2016 Eastern Province Kings season

2016 Eastern Province Kings season

Team Information
Stadium	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
President	Cheeky Watson
Currie Cup qualification
Coach	Robbi Kempson
Captains	Lusanda Badiyana, Cornell Hess, Sintu Manjezi and Jeremy Ward
Rank	14th
Record	Won 2, Drew 1, Lost 11
Top points scorer	Garrick Mattheus (66)
Top try scorer	Somila Jho (5)
Currie Cup Premier Division
Coach	Barend Pieterse
Captains	Martin Bezuidenhout, Schalk Ferreira and Ricky Schroeder
Rank	9th
Record	Lost 8
Top points scorer	Pieter-Steyn de Wet (27)
Top try scorer	Johann Tromp (3)
Other seasons
Previous season	← 2015
Next season	2017 →

In 2016, the Eastern Province Kings participated in the Currie Cup competition. The Eastern Province U21 team played in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship and the Eastern Province U19 team in the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship.

In addition, the formally affiliated Super Rugby franchise, the Southern Kings, participateD in the Super Rugby competition between February and July.^[1] From 2016, the team is controlled directly by SARU, and has no affiliation with the Eastern Province Rugby Union or Eastern Province Kings.^[2]

Chronological list of events

• 2 November 2015: The Eastern Province Rugby Union announced the departure of several players; Enrico Acker, Karlo Aspeling, Eben Barnard, Albé de Swardt, Samora Fihlani, Andile Jho, Paul Schoeman, Kuhle Sonkosi, Claude Tshidibi and George Whitehead all left after their contracts expired, Jaco Grobler and Jan Uys were both given an early release of their contracts and Marlou van Niekerk joined the Pumas on loan.^[3]
• 11 November 2015: Following the failure of the EPRU to meet a deadline to pay their players' salaries, South African Rugby Players Association spokesperson Nyaniso Sam confirmed that all contracted players could sign contracts with other teams.^[4] Centre Tim Whitehead announced that he would be one of the players to leave the Kings.^[5]
• 12 November 2015: Two more players left the EP Kings, with Lizo Gqoboka joining the Blue Bulls^[6] and Tim Agaba also announcing his intention to leave.^[7]
• 14 November 2015: A fourth Kings player announced his departure, with winger Luther Obi joining the Bulls.^[8]
• 16 November 2015: The EP Rugby Union confirmed that Obi and fellow winger Sylvian Mahuza both stated their intention to leave, but also confirmed that Louis Fouché, Carel Greeff, James Hilterbrand, SP Marais, Caylib Oosthuizen, Mark Richards, JC Roos, Jurgen Visser and Stefan Watermeyer have joined the squad and started pre-season training.^[9]
• 17 November 2015: The South African Rugby Union announced that they would take control of the Southern Kings Super Rugby franchise following the ongoing cashflow problems.^[10]
• 27 November 2015: Loose-forward Tim Agaba – who previously stated his intention to leave – and outside back Siviwe Soyizwapi are both contracted by the South African Rugby Union for the South African Sevens team on two-year contracts.^[11]
• 2 December 2015: Head coach Brent Janse van Rensburg resigned from his position, with the Boland Cavaliers confirming ongoing talks with Janse van Rensburg about joining their coaching staff.^[12]
• 4 December 2015: The South African Rugby Union, who took control of the Southern Kings Super Rugby side on 17 November, announced their operational plan. As part of the plan, SARU would operate the franchise independently from the Eastern Province Kings, which meant that they would negotiate Super Rugby contracts with identified players, and not necessarily the same players previously signed to Super Rugby contract by the Eastern Province Rugby Union.^[13]
• 7 December 2015: Eastern Province Kings players representative handed a petition to president Cheeky Watson, in which players announced their refusal to play for the Eastern Province Kings or Southern Kings until certain issues were sorted out; these issues included outstanding player salaries, a vote of confidence in the current EPRU executive committee and the appointment of specialists to propose a sustainable funding model for the rugby union.^[14]
• 12 January 2016: English RFU Championship side Jersey announced the signing of EP Kings prop Simon Kerrod.^[15]
• 26 January 2016: Three scholars from Linkside High School were given contracts to join the EP Kings Rugby Academy - lock Hussayn Banzi, fly-half Thabo Matiso and flank Lubabalo Ndamase.^[16]
• 28 January 2016: The South African Rugby Players' Association submitted a liquidation application against EP Rugby (Pty) Ltd on behalf of eighteen Eastern Province Kings players who were not included in the Southern Kings Super Rugby squad for 2016 and have not received their salaries since September 2015.^[17]
• 9 March 2016: The Eastern Province Rugby Union confirm that Kings Academy manager Robbi Kempson would be the head coach of the Eastern Province Kings for the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series.^[18]
• 10 March 2016: The Port Elizabeth High Court provisionally liquidates Eastern Province Rugby, while a failure to pay outstanding player salaries before 10 May 2016 could see the liquidation order being made final.^[19]

Currie Cup qualification

Squad

The following players were named in the Eastern Province Kings squad for 2016 Currie Cup qualification series:^[20]

2016 Eastern Province Kings Currie Cup qualification squad
Player	Position/s	Date of birth (age)	First class		EP Kings
			Apps	Pts	Apps	Pts
Louis Albertse	Prop	(1990-04-02)2 April 1990 (aged 26)	6	0	–	–
Lusanda Badiyana	Lock	(1996-09-01)1 September 1996 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–
Tango Balekile	Hooker	(1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Martin Bezuidenhout	Hooker	(1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 26)	85	50	–	–
Thaki Boloko	Fullback	(1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–
Simon Bolze	Fly-half	(1995-07-30)30 July 1995 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Brandon Brown	Flanker	(1994-11-16)16 November 1994 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Michael Brink	Fly-half	(1996-09-24)24 September 1996 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–
Davron Cameron	Scrum-half	(1996-06-08)8 June 1996 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–
Wihan Coetzer	Lock	(1996-08-30)30 August 1996 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–
Stephan Deyzel	Flanker	(1992-04-24)24 April 1992 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
JP du Plessis	Centre	(1991-04-29)29 April 1991 (aged 24)	40	30	10	5
Ivan-John du Preez	Winger	(1994-06-23)23 June 1994 (aged 21)	5	10	5	10
Philip du Preez	Lock	(1993-08-01)1 August 1993 (aged 22)	3	0	–	–
Jacques Engelbrecht	Number eight	(1985-06-10)10 June 1985 (aged 30)	102	40	31	25
Riaan Esterhuizen	Centre	(1994-08-08)8 August 1994 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Chuma Faas	Scrum-half	(1990-01-22)22 January 1990 (aged 26)	–	–	–	–
Tazz Fuzani	Lock	(1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 25)	21	0	6	0
Wynand Grassmann	Lock	(1995-01-19)19 January 1995 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Liam Hendricks	Prop	(1994-05-31)31 May 1994 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Cornell Hess	Lock	(1989-03-01)1 March 1989 (aged 27)	51	0	12	0
Justin Hollis	Flanker	(1995-10-17)17 October 1995 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Gerrit Huisamen	Lock	(1995-03-07)7 March 1995 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Hannes Huisamen	Lock	(1989-04-09)9 April 1989 (aged 27)	–	–	–	–
Greg Jackson	Prop	(1995-03-07)7 March 1995 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
JP Jamieson	Hooker	(1995-02-15)15 February 1995 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Andile Jho	Centre	(1992-04-21)21 April 1992 (aged 23)	10	0	10	0
Somila Jho	Centre	(1995-08-25)25 August 1995 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
JP Jonck	Flanker	(1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 24)	8	0	–	–
Jordan Koekemoer	Fly-half	(1996-06-20)20 June 1996 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–
Rob Lyons	Lock	(1996-06-26)26 June 1996 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–
Sintu Manjezi	Lock / Flanker	(1995-04-07)7 April 1995 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Garrick Mattheus	Fly-half	(1996-03-23)23 March 1996 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Athi Mayinje	Winger	(1996-01-18)18 January 1996 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Jixie Molapo	Winger	(1995-01-02)2 January 1995 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Sphu Msutwana	Winger	(1993-10-31)31 October 1993 (aged 22)	6	0	6	0
David Murray	Prop	(1995-03-07)7 March 1995 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Rouche Nel	Scrum-half	(1996-03-26)26 March 1996 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Sibusiso Ngcokovane	Scrum-half	(1996-02-17)17 February 1996 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
SF Nieuwoudt	Flanker	(1996-08-27)27 August 1996 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–
NJ Oosthuizen	Prop	(1996-11-19)19 November 1996 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–
Tyler Paul	Flanker	(1995-01-20)20 January 1995 (aged 21)	3	0	3	0
Yaw Penxe	Winger	(1997-04-03)3 April 1997 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–
Mabhutana Peter	Fullback / Winger	(1996-07-04)4 July 1996 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–
Junior Pokomela	Number eight	(1996-12-10)10 December 1996 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–
Jayson Reinecke	Flanker	(1995-12-08)8 December 1995 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Vukile Sofisa	Prop	(1993-04-06)6 April 1993 (aged 23)	5	0	5	0
Warren Swarts	Fly-half	(1994-12-12)12 December 1994 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Hayden Tharratt	Flanker	(1996-02-16)16 February 1996 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Franswa Ueckermann	Scrum-half	(1994-01-06)6 January 1994 (aged 22)	–	–	–	–
Jaco van Tonder	Fullback	(1991-04-07)7 April 1991 (aged 25)	21	28	–	–
Roché van Zyl	Prop	(1996-06-14)14 June 1996 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–
Warrick Venter	Hooker	(1993-02-12)12 February 1993 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–
Keanu Vers	Fullback	(1996-02-04)4 February 1996 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Jeremy Ward	Centre	(1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Elgar Watts	Fly-half	(1985-09-24)24 September 1985 (aged 30)	119	557	6	5
Courtney Winnaar	Fullback	(1997-03-27)27 March 1997 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–
Stephan Zaayman	Flanker	(1993-06-18)18 June 1993 (aged 22)	5	0	5	0
Lindelwe Zungu	Winger	(1995-05-16)16 May 1995 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–
Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 9 April 2016, the date of the opening round of the competition. Appearances and points refer to the first class domestic competitions only. Appearances for Super Rugby franchises, at representative level or for foreign teams are not included.

Standings

The final log for the 2016 Currie Cup qualification tournament is:^[21]

2016 Currie Cup qualification log

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Western Province	14	13	0	1	548	303	+245	77	34	9	0	61	2016 Currie Cup Premier Division
2	Griquas	14	11	0	3	485	333	+152	63	47	11	1	56
3	Boland Cavaliers	14	11	0	3	502	290	+212	67	38	9	1	54
4	Pumas	14	10	0	4	417	261	+156	55	34	8	3	51
5	Golden Lions XV	14	8	1	5	594	353	+241	83	45	10	3	47
6	Free State XV	14	8	0	6	372	337	+35	52	41	8	4	44
7	Blue Bulls	14	7	0	7	459	376	+83	65	45	8	2	38
8	Leopards	14	6	0	8	448	450	−2	58	62	10	3	37	2016 Currie Cup First Division
9	Griffons	14	7	0	7	519	498	+21	69	70	8	0	36
10	Sharks XV	14	6	0	8	338	399	−61	43	58	6	3	33	2016 Currie Cup Premier Division
11	SWD Eagles	14	5	0	9	409	365	+44	52	44	6	4	30	2016 Currie Cup First Division
12	Falcons	14	5	0	9	407	473	−66	57	64	6	4	30
13	Border Bulldogs	14	5	0	9	364	424	−60	49	55	5	1	26
14	Eastern Province Kings	14	2	1	11	278	513	−235	35	72	3	0	13	2016 Currie Cup Premier Division
15	Welwitschias	14	0	0	14	171	936	−765	25	141	1	0	1	2016 Currie Cup First Division

Source: ^[21]
Rules for classification: 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less; 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match.
The six franchise teams, plus the three highest-placed non-franchise teams will qualify to the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division, the remaining six teams will qualify to the 2016 Currie Cup First Division.

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2016 Currie Cup qualification
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16
Opposition	SWD	BOL	BDR	WEL	BUL	WPr	FSC	LIO	SHA	Bye	Bye	PMA	GRQ	LEO	GRF	GFA
Cumulative Points	0	0	0	5	9	9	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13
Position	15th	14th	14th	13th	11th	13th	13th	13th	14th	14th	14th	14th	14th	14th	14th	14th
Key:	win	draw	loss

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series:

	9 April 2016	Eastern Province Kings	14–37	SWD Eagles	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:30	Try: penalty try  1' Jeremy Ward  65' Con: Michael Brink  2', 65' (2/2)	Report[22] Scoreboard[23]	Try: Daniel Roberts  3' Martin du Toit  19' Riaan Arends  53' Leighton Eksteen  75' Con: Hansie Graaff  4', 20', 54' (3/3) Jacquin Jansen  76' (1/1) Pen: Hansie Graaff  47', 49', 62' (3/3) Cards: Mzo Dyantyi 2' to 12'	Attendance: 1,346 Referee: Craig Joubert

	16 April 2016	Boland Cavaliers	37–18	Eastern Province Kings	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	16:00	Try: Ockie van Zyl  3' Chadley Wenn  17' Zandré Jordaan  54' Danwel Demas  64', 70' Con: Nico Scheepers  4', 18', 71' (3/5) Pen: Nico Scheepers  24', 44' (2/2)	Report[24] Scoreboard[25]	Try: Somila Jho  33' Courtney Winnaar  58' Con: Courtney Winnaar (0/1) Simon Bolze  59' (1/1) Pen: Courtney Winnaar  13', 20' (2/3) Simon Bolze (0/1) Cards: Tazz Fuzani 16' to 26' Sintu Manjezi 51' to 61'	Referee: Francois Pretorius

	23 April 2016	Eastern Province Kings	14–28	Border Bulldogs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	14:00	Try: Simon Bolze  30' Courtney Winnaar  80' Con: Simon Bolze  31' (1/1) Courtney Winnaar  81' (1/1) Cards: Franswa Ueckermann 43' to 53'	Report[26] Scoreboard[27]	Try: Michael Makase  46' Siyamthanda Ngande  60' Ludwe Booi  71' Oliver Zono  77' Con: Oliver Zono  47', 61', 72', 78' (4/4) Pen: Masixole Banda (0/1) Oliver Zono (0/2)	Referee: AJ Jacobs

	30 April 2016	Welwitschias	18–31	Eastern Province Kings	Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
	16:00	Try: Johann Tromp  20', 57' Con: Shaun Kaizemi  58' (1/2) Pen: Shaun Kaizemi  38', 45' (2/2) Cards: Shaun du Preez 14' to 24' Leneve Damens 15' to 25'	Report[28] Scoreboard[29]	Try: SF Nieuwoudt  9' Courtney Winnaar  17' Somila Jho  34' Sphu Msutwana  51' Athi Mayinje  74' Con: Simon Bolze  18' (1/2) Athi Mayinje  35', 75' (2/3)	Referee: Pro Legoete

	7 May 2016	Eastern Province Kings	19–14	Blue Bulls	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	14:15	Try: Liam Hendricks  30' Con: Garrick Mattheus  31' (1/1) Pen: Garrick Mattheus  4', 25', 45', 50' (4/5) Drop: Garrick Mattheus (0/1)	Report[30] Scoreboard[31]	Try: Joshua Stander  15' Dean Greyling  54' Con: Joshua Stander  16', 55' (2/2) Cards: Nqoba Mxoli 49' to 59'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	14 May 2016	Western Province	50–10	Eastern Province Kings	City Park Stadium, Athlone
	16:00	Try: Frans van Wyk  8' Devon Williams  14' Justin Phillips  34' Daniël du Plessis  43' Scott van Breda  46', 55' Mike Willemse  51' Luke Stringer  69' Con: Grant Hermanus  15' (1/3) Scott van Breda  44', 47', 52', 56' (4/5) Cards: Meyer Swanepoel 49' to 60'	Report[32] Scoreboard[33]	Try: Andile Jho  37' Con: Garrick Mattheus  38' (1/1) Pen: Garrick Mattheus  1' (1/2) Cards: Martin Bezuidenhout 49' to 60'	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

	20 May 2016	Eastern Province Kings	15–35	Free State XV	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:00	Try: Athi Mayinje  27' Somila Jho  78' Con: Michael Brink  28' (1/1) Jordan Koekemoer (0/1) Pen: Michael Brink  6' (1/2) Cards: Vukile Sofisa 67' to 77'	Report[34] Scoreboard[35]	Try: Joseph Dweba  8', 39' Ruan van Rensburg  17' Elandré Huggett  68' BG Uys  72' Con: Sias Ebersohn  9', 18', 40', 69', 73' (5/5)	Referee: Rodney Boneparte

	28 May 2016	Golden Lions XV	35–35	Eastern Province Kings	Pirates Rugby Club, Greenside
	15:00	Try: Bobby de Wee  16' Ruaan Lerm  24' Ramone Samuels  63' Ricky Schroeder  73' Con: Shaun Reynolds  17', 25', 74' (3/4) Pen: Shaun Reynolds  32', 39', 46' (3/4) Cards: Bobby de Wee 51' to 61'	Report[36] Scoreboard[37]	Try: Somila Jho  22' penalty try  51' Greg Jackson  69' JP Jonck  80' Con: Garrick Mattheus  23', 52', 70' (3/4) Pen: Garrick Mattheus  6', 30', 57' (3/5) Cards: Sphu Msutwana  71'	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	3 June 2016	Eastern Province Kings	26–34	Sharks XV	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Garrick Mattheus  12' Franswa Ueckermann  69' Con: Garrick Mattheus  13', 70' (2/2) Pen: Garrick Mattheus  2', 18', 26', 43' (4/5) Cards: Martin Bezuidenhout 39' to 49'	Report[38] Scoreboard[39]	Try: Khaya Majola  20' Ruan Botha  28' Heimar Williams  46' Alrin Eksteen  49' Wandile Mjekevu  75' Con: Marcel Coetzee  29', 50', 76' (3/5) Pen: Marcel Coetzee  16' (1/3)	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	24 June 2016	Pumas	53–20	Eastern Province Kings	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	17:00	Try: Frank Herne  10', 18' De-Jay Terblanche  32' Lambert Groenewald  38', 55', 62' Reuben Johannes  69' Deon Helberg  75' Con: Justin van Staden  11', 19', 39', 70', 76' (5/8) Pen: Justin van Staden  14' (1/1) Cards: Reynier van Rooyen 41' to 51'	Report[40] Scoreboard[41]	Try: Yaw Penxe  1' Somila Jho  42' Courtney Winnaar  59' Con: Michael Brink  44' (1/3) Pen: Michael Brink  24' (1/1) Cards: Warrick Venter 23' to 33' Courtney Winnaar 36' to 45'	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	2 July 2016	Eastern Province Kings	12–29	Griquas	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:00	Try: Lusanda Badiyana  52' JP Jamieson  79' Con: Garrick Mattheus  53' (1/2) Drop: Garrick Mattheus (0/1) Cards: Cornell Hess 18' to 28'	Report[42] Scoreboard[43]	Try: Ntabeni Dukisa  4', 32' Alshaun Bock  23' André Swarts  58' Con: André Swarts  24', 33', 59' (3/4) Pen: André Swarts  19' (1/1)	Referee: Jaco van Heerden

	8 July 2016	Leopards	54–14	Eastern Province Kings	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	15:00	Try: Jaco Hayward  2', 5' Rowayne Beukman  16' Gene Willemse  35' Benhard Janse van Rensburg  47' Juan Language  51', 79' Ryno Wepener  69' Con: Benhard Janse van Rensburg  3', 6', 17', 36', 48' (5/6) Schalk Hugo  70', 80' (2/2)	Report[44] Scoreboard[45]	Try: Tazz Fuzani  21' JP Jonck  57' Con: Garrick Mattheus  22', 58' (2/2) Pen: Garrick Mattheus (0/1) Cards: Wihan Coetzer 67' to 77'	Referee: Juan Sylvestre

	15 July 2016	Eastern Province Kings	24–32	Griffons	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: penalty try  38' Lindelwe Zungu  51' Garrick Mattheus  76' Con: Simon Bolze  39', 52' (2/2) Garrick Mattheus  77' (1/1) Pen: Simon Bolze  8' (1/1)	Scoreboard[46]	Try: Selvyn Davids  22', 78' Warren Williams  33' Japie Nel  64' Con: Duan Pretorius  23', 34', 65' (3/4) Pen: Duan Pretorius  1', 18' (2/2) Cards: Selvyn Davids 39' to 49'	Referee: Pro Legoete

	22 July 2016	Falcons	59–26	Eastern Province Kings	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Grant Janke  9', 67' Etienne Taljaard  13', 80' Shane Kirkwood  24' Andries Schutte  34' Johan Pretorius  49', 52' Karlo Aspeling  76' Con: Warren Potgieter  10', 25', 35' (3/4) Karlo Aspeling  53', 68', 77', 81' (4/5) Cards: Ernst Ladendorf 57' to 67' Etienne Taljaard 69' to 79'	Scoreboard[47]	Try: Keanu Vers  18' David Murray  38' Lusanda Badiyana  41' Franswa Ueckermann  57' Con: Simon Bolze  19', 39', 58' (3/4)	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Player Appearances

The player appearance record in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series was as follows:

Eastern Province Kings
Name	SWD	BOL	BDR	WEL	BUL	WPr	FSC	LIO	SHA	PMA	GRQ	LEO	GRF	GFA		App	Try	Kck	Pts
David Murray	1	1			17	1					1	1	1	1		8	1	0	5
Warrick Venter	2	2	2	2	16		2		16	2	2			2		10	0	0	0
Louis Albertse	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3						9	0	0	0
Philip du Preez	4	18	18	18	18	5	18	18								6	0	0	0
Tazz Fuzani	5	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4				11	1	0	5
JP Jonck	6	6	6		6			6	6	6	19	6				9	2	0	10
Sintu Manjezi	7	7	7	7	4	7	7	7	7	5	7			7		12	0	0	0
Junior Pokomela	8	8	8													3	0	0	0
Chuma Faas	9		20	20		20										4	0	0	0
Michael Brink	10						10	15	15	15			12	15		7	0	14	14
Athi Mayinje	11	22	14	14	14	14	11	14	14			14				10	2	4	14
Jeremy Ward	12		12		12									12		4	1	0	5
Somila Jho	13	13	13	13	22	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	22	22		13	5	0	25
Jixie Molapo	14	14									14					3	0	0	0
Keanu Vers	15		22										14	14		4	1	0	5
JP Jamieson	16	16		16		16	16	2		16	16	2	16	16		11	1	0	5
Vukile Sofisa	17	17		17		17	17	17	17	17	3			3		9	0	0	0
Stephan Zaayman	18			19	19	6	8		18	7						7	0	0	0
SF Nieuwoudt	19	19	19	6	7			19		19	6	7				9	1	0	5
Cornell Hess	20	5	5	5	5		5	5	5	18	5	5				11	0	0	0
Davron Cameron	21	20		9												3	0	0	0
Courtney Winnaar	22	15	15	15						10						5	4	8	28
Franswa Ueckermann		9	9		9		9	9	9				9	9		8	2	0	10
Simon Bolze		10	10	10							21	22	10	10		7	1	21	26
Lindelwe Zungu		11	11	11	15	15	15	11	11	11	11	11	15	11		13	1	0	5
Sphu Msutwana		12		21	11	11	14	12	21	21	22	21	13	13		12	1	0	5
Riaan Esterhuizen		21	21				12		12							4	0	0	0
NJ Oosthuizen			1										3	17		3	0	0	0
Tango Balekile			16									16	2			3	0	0	0
Greg Jackson			17					16								2	1	0	5
Liam Hendricks				1	1		1	1	1	1	17	3				8	1	0	5
Jacques Engelbrecht				8	8	8			8							4	0	0	0
JP du Plessis				12	13					12	12	12				5	0	0	0
Yaw Penxe				22		22		21		14						3	1	0	5
Martin Bezuidenhout					2	2			2							3	0	0	0
Garrick Mattheus					10	10		10	10	22	10	10	21			8	2	56	66
Sibusiso Ngcokovane					20	9	20			20	20	9		20		6	0	0	0
Jordan Koekemoer					21	21	21									3	0	0	0
Roché van Zyl						3						17	17			2	0	0	0
Andile Jho						12										1	1	0	5
Gerrit Huisamen						18	19									2	0	0	0
Lusanda Badiyana						19	6	8	19	8	8	8	8	8		9	2	0	10
Mabhutana Peter							22						11	21		3	0	0	0
Rouche Nel								20	20	9	9	20	20			5	0	0	0
Ivan-John du Preez								22	22							2	0	0	0
Jaco van Tonder											15	15				2	0	0	0
Rob Lyons											18	18	6	6		4	0	0	0
Wihan Coetzer												19				1	0	0	0
Hannes Huisamen													4	5		2	0	0	0
Wynand Grassmann													5	4		2	0	0	0
Jayson Reinecke													7	19		2	0	0	0
Justin Hollis													18			1	0	0	0
Stephan Deyzel													19			1	0	0	0
Brandon Brown														18		1	0	0	0
penalty try																–	3	–	15
Total																14	35	103	278
Thaki Boloko, Tyler Paul, Warren Swarts, Hayden Tharratt and Elgar Watts were named in the Currie Cup qualification squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

Currie Cup Premier Division

Squad

The following players were named in the Eastern Province Kings squad for 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division:^[48]

2016 Eastern Province Kings Currie Cup Premier Division squad
Player	Position/s	Date of birth (age)	First class		EP Kings
			Apps	Pts	Apps	Pts
David Antonites	Lock	(1991-03-25)25 March 1991 (aged 25)	2	0	–	–
Martin Bezuidenhout	Hooker	(1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 26)	88	50	3	0
Dolph Botha	Prop	(1993-01-15)15 January 1993 (aged 23)	8	0	–	–
Brandon Brown	Flanker	(1994-11-16)16 November 1994 (aged 21)	1	0	1	0
Cullen Collopy	Hooker	(1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 23)	7	10	–	–
Christiaan de Bruin	Number eight	(1993-01-20)20 January 1993 (aged 23)	17	0	–	–
Pieter-Steyn de Wet	Fly-half	(1991-01-08)8 January 1991 (aged 25)	22	99	–	–
Schalk Ferreira	Prop	(1984-02-09)9 February 1984 (aged 32)	80	15	21	5
Sebastian Ferreira	Lock / flanker	(1994-02-10)10 February 1994 (aged 22)	–	–	–	–
Jacques Fick	Scrum-half	(1994-03-29)29 March 1994 (aged 22)	–	–	–	–
Justin Forwood	Prop	(1993-09-19)19 September 1993 (aged 22)	2	0	–	–
Tazz Fuzani	Lock	(1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 25)	32	5	17	5
Lungelo Gosa	Fly-half / fullback	(1995-01-31)31 January 1995 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
JC Greyling	Centre	(1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 25)	19	10	–	–
Dirk Grobbelaar	Number eight	(1992-02-08)8 February 1992 (aged 24)	15	0	–	–
Hannes Huisamen	Lock	(1989-04-09)9 April 1989 (aged 27)	2	0	2	0
Alcino Izaacs	Winger	(1993-11-16)16 November 1993 (aged 22)	25	20	–	–
Vince Jobo	Flanker	(1991-02-01)1 February 1991 (aged 25)	18	25	–	–
Berton Klaasen	Centre	(1990-01-24)24 January 1990 (aged 26)	28	10	–	–
Kobus Marais	Fly-half	(1994-07-05)5 July 1994 (aged 22)	11	85	–	–
Sampie Mastriet	Winger	(1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 26)	58	160	–	–
Ganfried May	Fullback	(1994-07-25)25 July 1994 (aged 22)	3	0	–	–
Sphu Msutwana	Winger	(1993-10-31)31 October 1993 (aged 22)	18	5	18	5
Minenhle Mthethwa	Winger	(1991-08-05)5 August 1991 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–
Waylon Murray	Centre	(1986-04-27)27 April 1986 (aged 30)	95	125	1	0
Caylib Oosthuizen	Prop	(1989-09-01)1 September 1989 (aged 26)	22	0	–	–
Etienne Oosthuizen	Flanker	(1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 22)	–	–	–	–
Dylan Pieterse	Lock	(1995-01-28)28 January 1995 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–
Barend Potgieter	Prop	(1994-12-28)28 December 1994 (aged 21)	8	10	–	–
Ricky Schroeder	Scrum-half	(1991-01-05)5 January 1991 (aged 25)	51	10	–	–
Vukile Sofisa	Prop	(1993-04-06)6 April 1993 (aged 23)	14	0	14	0
Siviwe Soyizwapi	Outside back	(1992-12-07)7 December 1992 (aged 23)	28	40	28	40
Pieter Stemmet	Prop	(1992-02-18)18 February 1992 (aged 24)	18	15	6	5
Johann Tromp	Centre / Fullback	(1990-12-23)23 December 1990 (aged 25)	14	41	–	–
Luke van der Smit	Flanker	(1994-06-29)29 June 1994 (aged 22)	4	5	–	–
Vian van der Watt	Scrum-half	(1992-11-18)18 November 1992 (aged 23)	10	10	–	–
Warrick Venter	Hooker	(1993-02-12)12 February 1993 (aged 23)	10	0	10	0
Mike Willemse	Hooker	(1993-02-14)14 February 1993 (aged 23)	31	20	–	–
Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 5 August 2016, the date of the opening round of the competition. Appearances and points refer to the first class domestic competitions only. Appearances for Super Rugby franchises, at representative level or for foreign teams are not included.

Standings

The final log for the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division was:^{[49][note 1]}

2016 Currie Cup Premier Division log

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Free State Cheetahs	8	8	0	0	366	181	+185	49	18	7	0	39	Semi-finals
2	Blue Bulls	8	6	0	2	310	207	+103	40	26	5	1	30
3	Western Province	8	5	0	3	266	250	+16	35	29	6	1	27
4	Golden Lions	8	5	0	3	355	191	+164	49	23	5	1	26
5	Sharks	8	5	0	3	272	173	+99	33	21	4	1	25
6	Griquas	8	4	0	4	265	323	−58	33	43	5	0	21
7	Boland Cavaliers	8	2	0	6	177	301	−124	24	41	3	1	12	Relegated
8	Pumas	8	1	0	7	178	321	−143	24	43	4	2	10
9	Eastern Province Kings	8	0	0	8	137	379	−242	16	59	1	0	1	Relegated

Source: ^[49]
Rules for classification: 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less; 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

1. According to the match report summary on the South African Rugby Union website, the Sharks scored five tries in their match against Griquas; however, according to the detailed scorecard, they scored six tries.^[50] Similarly, the match report summary indicates that the Blue Bulls scored eight tries in their match against Griquas, while the detailed scorecard lists nine tries.^[51] These missing tries are also missing from the log on the official website, and have been added into the log below.

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R1 [a]	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	SF	F
Opposition	Bye	BOL	BUL	WPr	GRQ	FSC	Bye	SHA	LIO	PMA	—	—
Cumulative Points	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—
Position	5th	8th	8th	9th	9th	9th	9th	9th	9th	9th	—	—
Key:	win	draw	loss

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division:

	12 August 2016	Eastern Province Kings	10–28	Boland Cavaliers	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:00	Try: Johann Tromp  74' Con: Lungelo Gosa  75' (1/1) Pen: Kobus Marais  36' (1/3) Cards: Tazz Fuzani 18' to 28' Alcino Izaacs 59' to 69'	Report[53] Scoreboard[54]	Try: Sergio Torrens  24' Zandré Jordaan  46' Christopher Bosch  64' Kenan Cronjé  69' Con: Nico Scheepers  25', 47', 65', 70' (4/4) Pen: Nico Scheepers (0/1)	Attendance: 464 Referee: Rodney Boneparte

	19 August 2016	Blue Bulls	49–35	Eastern Province Kings	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:20	Try: Tian Schoeman  12' Jamba Ulengo  19', 64' Jannes Kirsten  28' Bjorn Basson  32' Burger Odendaal  59' Joshua Stander  70' Con: Tian Schoeman  13', 20', 29', 33', 60', 65', 71' (7/7) Cards: RG Snyman  32'	Report[55] Scoreboard[56]	Try: Mike Willemse  1' Berton Klaasen  5' Johann Tromp  39' Siviwe Soyizwapi  54' Martin Bezuidenhout  67' Con: Kobus Marais  2', 6' (2/4) Lungelo Gosa (0/1) Pen: Kobus Marais  24', 32' (2/2)	Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	27 August 2016	Eastern Province Kings	6–36	Western Province	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:00	Pen: Kobus Marais  3', 32' (2/2) Cards: Christiaan de Bruin 23' to 33' Etienne Oosthuizen  39'	Report[57] Scoreboard[58]	Try: Leolin Zas  11' Huw Jones  18', 72', 75' Sikhumbuzo Notshe  40' Jano Vermaak  58' Con: Brandon Thomson  12', 59', 76' (3/6)	Referee: Pro Legoete

	31 August 2016 [a]	Griquas	47–24	Eastern Province Kings	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	17:00	Try: Wandile Putuma  17' Jono Janse van Rensburg  29' Ederies Arendse  46' Alshaun Bock  49' AJ Coertzen  52', 68' Eric Zana  74' Con: Clinton Swart  18', 30', 47', 50', 53' (5/5) André Swarts  75' (1/2)	Report[59] Scoreboard[60]	Try: Alcino Izaacs  21', 38' Cullen Collopy  79' Con: Lungelo Gosa  22', 39' (2/2) Pieter-Steyn de Wet  80' (1/1) Pen: Lungelo Gosa  36' (1/1) Cards: Siviwe Soyizwapi  73'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: AJ Jacobs

	3 September 2016	Free State Cheetahs	57–25	Eastern Province Kings	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	15:00	Try: Nico Lee  20', 71' Tom Botha  26' Paul Schoeman  32', 53' Charles Marais  59', 78' Niel Marais  68' Ox Nché  75' Con: Fred Zeilinga  27' (1/4) Niel Marais  72', 75' (2/5) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  14', 18' (2/3)	Report[61] Scoreboard[62]	Try: JC Greyling  11' Berton Klaasen  76' Vince Jobo  82' Con: Pieter-Steyn de Wet  12' (1/1) Kobus Marais  83' (1/2) Pen: Pieter-Steyn de Wet  31' (1/1) Drop: Pieter-Steyn de Wet  58' (1/1)	Attendance: 3,710 Referee: Jaco van Heerden

	17 September 2016	Sharks	53–0	Eastern Province Kings	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	15:00	Try: André Esterhuizen  4' Chiliboy Ralepelle  13' Jean-Luc du Preez  18' Inny Radebe  31' Michael Claassens  44' Francois Kleinhans  48' Etienne Oosthuizen  54' Wandile Mjekevu  60' Khaya Majola  80' Con: Curwin Bosch  14', 32' (2/5) Patrick Lambie  50', 81' (2/4)	Report[63] Scoreboard[64]		Attendance: 5,186 Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	24 September 2016	Eastern Province Kings	7–71	Golden Lions	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:10	Try: Sampie Mastriet  22' Con: Pieter-Steyn de Wet  23' (1/1)	Report[65] Scoreboard[66]	Try: Ruan Ackermann  18' Howard Mnisi  30', 69' Koch Marx  38' Kwagga Smith  40', 63', 66' Anthony Volmink  42' Jacques Nel  45', 80' Sylvian Mahuza  76' Con: Jaco van der Walt  19', 39', 40', 43', 64' (5/7) Andries Coetzee  70', 77', 81' (3/4)	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	30 September 2016	Eastern Province Kings	30–38	Pumas	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	18:00	Try: Johann Tromp  17' Brandon Brown  28' Ricky Schroeder  46' Con: Pieter-Steyn de Wet  18', 29', 47' (3/3) Pen: Pieter-Steyn de Wet  2', 8', 63' (3/3) Cards: Brandon Brown 38' to 48' Etienne Oosthuizen  70'	Report[67] Scoreboard[68]	Try: Brian Shabangu  11' Frank Herne  23', 38', 71' Kevin Luiters  58' JP Lewis  78' Con: Heinrich Steyl  24', 39' (2/3) Devon Williams  72', 79' (2/3) Cards: Carel Greeff 44' to 54'	Attendance: 791 Referee: Quinton Immelman

Player Appearances

The player appearance record in the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division was as follows:

Eastern Province Kings
Name	BOL	BUL	WPr	GRQ	FSC	SHA	LIO	PMA	SF	F		App	Try	Kck	Pts
Schalk Ferreira (c)	1								—	—		1	0	0	0
Mike Willemse	2	2	2		2				—	—		4	1	0	5
Vukile Sofisa	3	3	3		3	17	17	3	—	—		7	0	0	0
Tazz Fuzani	4	4	4					4	—	—		4	0	0	0
David Antonites	5	5					4		—	—		3	0	0	0
Vince Jobo	6	6	6		6	6	19		—	—		6	1	0	5
Sebastian Ferreira	7	7	5		5	5	5	7	—	—		7	0	0	0
Christiaan de Bruin	8	8	8		8	8	8	8	—	—		7	0	0	0
Ricky Schroeder	9	9	9		9	9	9	9	—	—		7	1	0	5
Kobus Marais	10	10	10		21				—	—		4	0	21	21
Sampie Mastriet	11	11	11		11	11	11	11	—	—		7	1	0	5
Waylon Murray	12	12				12	12	12	—	—		5	0	0	0
Johann Tromp	13	15	15		15		15	15	—	—		6	3	0	15
Alcino Izaacs	14			11		22	14		—	—		4	2	0	10
Siviwe Soyizwapi	15	14	14	22	14	14		14	—	—		7	1	0	5
Martin Bezuidenhout	16	16	16	2	16	2	2	2	—	—		8	1	0	5
Justin Forwood	17	1	1		1	3	1		—	—		6	0	0	0
Dirk Grobbelaar	18			8					—	—		2	0	0	0
Brandon Brown	19		20	7	19	7	7	6	—	—		7	1	0	5
Jacques Fick	20	20		9					—	—		2	0	0	0
Berton Klaasen	21	13	12		12	13	13	13	—	—		7	2	0	10
Lungelo Gosa	22	22	21	10		15	21	22	—	—		7	0	9	9
Barend Potgieter		17	17	1	17	1		1	—	—		6	0	0	0
Etienne Oosthuizen		18	7	18	7	18	18	18	—	—		7	0	0	0
Luke van der Smit		19	19	6		19	6	19	—	—		6	0	0	0
Minenhle Mthethwa		21		14		21			—	—		3	0	0	0
JC Greyling			13	12	13		22		—	—		4	1	0	5
Dylan Pieterse			18	5	4	4		5	—	—		5	0	0	0
Ganfried May			22	15	22				—	—		3	0	0	0
Pieter Stemmet				3			3	17	—	—		3	0	0	0
Hannes Huisamen				4	18				—	—		2	0	0	0
Sphu Msutwana				13					—	—		1	0	0	0
Warrick Venter				16		16		16	—	—		2	0	0	0
Caylib Oosthuizen				17					—	—		1	0	0	0
Cullen Collopy				19			16	20	—	—		2	1	0	5
Vian van der Watt				20	20	20	20	21	—	—		5	0	0	0
Pieter-Steyn de Wet				21	10	10	10	10	—	—		5	0	27	27
Total												8	16	57	137
Dolph Botha was named in the Currie Cup Premier Division squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

Under-21

Squad

The following players were named in the Eastern Province U21 squad for the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship:

Eastern Province U21 squad^[69]

Forwards	Lusanda Badiyana • Wihan Coetzer • Wynand Grassmann • Jedwyn Harty • Justin Hollis • Gerrit Huisamen • JP Jamieson • Arno Lotter • Rob Lyons • David Murray • SF Nieuwoudt • NJ Oosthuizen • Jayson Reinecke • Hayden Tharratt • Roché van Zyl • Xandré Vos • Did not play: • Tango Balekile • JP Barkhuizen • Ronnie Beyl • Matt Howes • Sintu Manjezi • Tyler Paul • Junior Pokomela • Elandré van der Merwe
Backs	Simon Bolze • Michael Brink • Luvo Claassen • Malcolm Jaer • Somila Jho • Garrick Mattheus • Jixie Molapo • Rouche Nel • Sibusiso Ngcokovane • Luan Nieuwoudt • Mabhutana Peter • Stephen Rautenbach • Keanu Vers • Jeremy Ward • Lindelwe Zungu • Did not play: • Nathan Augustus • Davron Cameron • Avelo Jubase • Jordan Koekemoer • Athi Mayinje

Standings

The final league standings for the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship was:^[70]

2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Western Province U21	6	4	1	1	200	140	+60	28	17	6	1	25
2	Golden Lions U21	6	5	0	1	198	144	+54	22	21	2	1	23
3	Blue Bulls U21	6	3	1	2	185	171	+14	26	22	4	2	20
4	Free State U21	6	3	0	3	177	184	-7	24	21	4	1	17
5	Eastern Province U21	6	3	0	3	164	155	+9	19	19	2	2	16
6	Sharks U21	6	2	0	4	152	189	-37	20	25	2	2	12
7	Leopards U21	6	0	0	6	153	246	-93	22	36	4	2	6
Final standings.

Legend and competition rules
Legend:
	The top four teams qualified to the semi-finals.		P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points
Competition rules:
Play-offs: The top four teams qualified to the semi-finals, with the higher-placed team having home advantage. Points breakdown: * 4 points for a win * 2 points for a draw * 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less * 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Semi	Final
Opposition	Bye	SHA	Bye	LEO	BUL	WPR	FSC	LIO	—	—
Cumulative Points	0	4	4	9	10	10	15	16	—	—
Position	5th	3rd	6th	6th	5th	6th	5th	5th	—	—
Key:	win	draw	loss

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series:^[71][72]

	12 August 2016	Sharks U21	21–23	Eastern Province U21	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	17:10	Try: Tristan Blewett  21' Marcel Coetzee  41' Graham Geldenhuys  45' Con: Jaywinn Juries  22' (1/1) Ruben de Vos  42', 46' (2/2) Pen: Jaywinn Juries (0/1) Cards: Ayron Schramm 24' to 34'	Report Scoreboard[73]	Try: JP Jamieson  12' Malcolm Jaer  34' Con: Garrick Mattheus  13', 35' (2/2) Pen: Garrick Mattheus  3', 16' (2/3) Simon Bolze (0/1) Malcolm Jaer  81' (1/1) Cards: Jeremy Ward 52' to 63'	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

	26 August 2016	Eastern Province U21	38–3	Leopards U21	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Somila Jho  3', 35' Jayson Reinecke  11' Lindelwe Zungu  16' Malcolm Jaer  41' Jeremy Ward  64' Con: Garrick Mattheus  4', 12', 36', 42' (4/6)	Report Scoreboard[74]	Pen: Marco Donges  8' (1/1) Cards: Timothy Prince 49' to 59'	Referee: Ben Crouse

	2 September 2016	Blue Bulls U21	34–27	Eastern Province U21	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	16:35	Try: Alandré van Rooyen  35' Ivan van Zyl  45' JT Jackson  52' Mervano da Silva  71', 80' Con: Tinus de Beer  53', 72', 81' (3/5) Pen: Tinus de Beer  51' (1/1) Cards: Theo Maree 66' to 78'	Report Scoreboard[75]	Try: Jeremy Ward  14' Michael Brink  68' Malcolm Jaer  78' Con: Garrick Mattheus  15', 69', 78' (3/3) Pen: Garrick Mattheus  39', 55' (2/2) Cards: JP Jamieson 59' to 69'	Referee: Francois Pretorius

	9 September 2016	Eastern Province U21	10–27	Western Province U21	Hoërskool Framesby, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Jixie Molapo  15' Con: Garrick Mattheus  16' (1/1) Pen: Simon Bolze  57' (1/1)	Report Scoreboard[76]	Try: Christo van der Merwe  29' Herschel Jantjies  37' Eduan Keyter  50' Mitchell Carstens  70' Con: Brandon Thomson  30', 38' (2/4) Pen: Brandon Thomson  10' (1/1) Cards: Ryan Oosthuizen 59' to 69' Grant Hermanus  64'	Referee: Jaco Pretorius

	15 September 2016	Free State U21	44–45	Eastern Province U21	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	16:45	Try: penalty try  19' Nardus Erasmus  22' Gerrie Labuschagné  49' Dian Badenhorst  61' Fiffy Rampeta  65' Con: Heinrich Bitzi  20', 23', 50', 62', 66' (5/5) Pen: Heinrich Bitzi  8', 31', 75' (3/3) Cards: Ruben Schoeman 15' to 26'	Report Scoreboard[77]	Try: Keanu Vers  16', 43' Malcolm Jaer  25' Jixie Molapo  34' Xandré Vos  80' Con: Garrick Mattheus  17', 26', 44', 80' (4/5) Pen: Garrick Mattheus  12', 29', 39', 57' (4/4) Cards: Justin Hollis 21' to 29'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	24 September 2016	Eastern Province U21	21–26	Golden Lions U21	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	14:30	Try: Garrick Mattheus  56' Jixie Molapo  72' Con: Garrick Mattheus  57' (1/2) Pen: Garrick Mattheus  9', 19', 39' (3/3) Drop: Garrick Mattheus (0/1)	Report Scoreboard[78]	Try: James Venter  26' Jarryd Sage  52' Con: Shaun Reynolds  27', 53' (2/2) Pen: Shaun Reynolds  2', 12', 75' (3/5) Kobus Engelbrecht  77' (1/1) Cards: Jo-Hanko de Villiers  80'	Referee: Egon Seconds

Player Appearances

The player appearance record in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship is as follows:

Eastern Province U21
Name	SHA	LEO	BUL	WPR	FSC	LIO	SF	F		App	Try	Kck	Pts
David Murray	1	1	1	1		1	—	—		5	0	0	0
JP Jamieson	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	—		6	1	0	5
NJ Oosthuizen	3	17	3	17	3	3	—	—		6	0	0	0
Wynand Grassmann	4	4	4	4	4	4	—	—		6	0	0	0
Gerrit Huisamen	5	5	5	5	5	5	—	—		6	0	0	0
Jayson Reinecke	6	6	6	6	6	6	—	—		6	1	0	5
Rob Lyons	7	7		7		8	—	—		4	0	0	0
Lusanda Badiyana	8				8		—	—		2	0	0	0
Sibusiso Ngcokovane	9	9	9	9	9	9	—	—		6	0	0	0
Garrick Mattheus	10	10	10	10	10	10	—	—		6	1	63	68
Lindelwe Zungu	11	11	11	22			—	—		4	1	0	5
Jeremy Ward	12	12	12	13	13	13	—	—		6	2	0	10
Somila Jho	13	13			22	22	—	—		3	2	0	10
Keanu Vers	14	14	14		14	14	—	—		5	2	0	10
Malcolm Jaer	15	15	15	15	15	15	—	—		6	4	3	23
Arno Lotter	16		19				—	—		1	0	0	0
Roché van Zyl	17	3		3	17	17	—	—		3	0	0	0
Justin Hollis	18	8	8	8	7	7	—	—		6	0	0	0
Jedwyn Harty	19	16	16	16	16	16	—	—		5	0	0	0
Rouche Nel	20			20			—	—		2	0	0	0
Simon Bolze	21			21	21	21	—	—		3	0	3	3
Mabhutana Peter	22	22	22	14			—	—		4	0	0	0
Wihan Coetzer		18	18	18	18		—	—		4	0	0	0
Hayden Tharratt		19	7	19	19	20	—	—		5	0	0	0
Luvo Claassen		20	20		20		—	—		2	0	0	0
Michael Brink		21	21	12			—	—		3	1	0	5
Stephen Rautenbach			13				—	—		1	0	0	0
Ronnie Beyl			17				—	—		0	0	0	0
Jixie Molapo				11	11	11	—	—		3	3	0	15
Xandré Vos					1	18	—	—		2	1	0	5
Luan Nieuwoudt					12	12	—	—		2	0	0	0
SF Nieuwoudt						19	—	—		1	0	0	0
Total										6	19	69	164
Nathan Augustus, Tango Balekile, JP Barkhuizen, Davron Cameron, Matt Howes, Avelo Jubase, Jordan Koekemoer, Sintu Manjezi, Athi Mayinje, Tyler Paul, Junior Pokomela and Elandré van der Merwe were named in the Under-21 Provincial Championship squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

Under-19

Squad

The following players were named in the Eastern Province U19 squad for 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship:

Eastern Province U19 squad^[79]

Forwards

Siyanda Am • Dylan Barendse • Liam Blake-Taylor • Temba Boltina • Michael de Marco • Kamva Dilima • Duan du Plessis • Apiwe Febana • Nico Grobler • Matthew King • André Lategan • Ruben le Roux • Leon Lyons • Sive Mazosiwe • Lupumlo Mguca • Thapelo Molapo • Lourens Oosthuizen • Janse Roux • Mylo Sadiki • Lutho Selem • Donavan Stevens • CJ van Niekerk • Grant Venter • Daniel Voigt • Shane Weweje • Did not play: • Connor Thalrose

Backs

Thaki Boloko • Jonathan Booysen • Michael Botha • Reinhardt Engelbrecht • Victor Foster • Oyisa Hackula • Yomi Keswa • Cliven Loubser • Malan Marais • Wayne Moss • Siba Mzanywa • Yaw Penxe • Leslie Sharp • Morgan Steyn • Louis Strydom • Josiah Twum-Boafo • Jac van der Walt • Riaan van Rensburg • Courtney Winnaar • Did not play: • Sihle Njezula

Standings

The final league standings for the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship was:^[80]

2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Western Province U19	12	10	0	2	493	278	+215	66	35	9	1	50
2	Blue Bulls U19	12	10	0	2	427	225	+202	62	27	8	2	50
3	Golden Lions U19	12	9	0	3	537	236	+301	73	30	8	2	46
4	Free State U19	12	6	0	6	366	308	+58	49	39	5	1	30
5	Sharks U19	12	4	0	8	294	426	−132	44	61	6	2	24
6	Eastern Province U19	12	3	0	9	308	497	−189	39	73	5	3	20
7	Leopards U19	12	0	0	12	167	622	−455	22	90	1	2	3
Final standings.

Legend and competition rules
Legend:
	Top four teams qualified to the semi-finals.		P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points
Competition rules:
Play-offs: The top four teams qualified to the semi-finals, with the higher-placed team having home advantage. Points breakdown: * 4 points for a win * 2 points for a draw * 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less * 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	SF	F
Opposition	SHA	Bye	LEO	BUL	WPR	FSC	LIO	SHA	Bye	LEO	BUL	WPR	FSC	LIO	—	—
Cumulative Points	5	5	10	11	12	14	14	16	16	20	20	20	20	20	—	—
Position	2nd	4th	2nd	3rd	3rd	4th	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th	6th	6th	—	—
Key:	win	draw	loss

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series:^[81][82]

	17 June 2016	Eastern Province U19	30–17	Sharks U19	Hoërskool Framesby, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Victor Foster  25' Duan du Plessis  39' Yaw Penxe  45' Courtney Winnaar  54' Con: Victor Foster  46', 55' (2/4) Pen: Victor Foster  7', 18' (2/2) Cards: Jonathan Booysen 50' to 60'	Scoreboard[83]	Try: Samuel Swanepoel  30' Khuthu Mchunu  49' Con: Gareth Simpson  31', 50' (2/2) Pen: Gareth Simpson  6' (1/1)	Referee: Pieter Maritz

	1 July 2016	Leopards U19	36–39	Eastern Province U19	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	12:00	Try: Hein Steenkamp  23', 36' Craig Ellis  33' Ryno Visagie  54' Con: Quintin Bayards  34' (1/3) Slabber la Grange  55' (1/1) Pen: Quintin Bayards  6', 12', 43' (3/3) Slabber La Grange  60' (1/1)	Scoreboard[84]	Try: Jonathan Booysen  9' Victor Foster  15', 35' Yaw Penxe  45' Daniel Voigt  48' Con: Victor Foster  10', 16', 35', 49' (4/5) Pen: Victor Foster  31', 65' (2/4)	Referee: Ruhan Meiring

	8 July 2016	Eastern Province U19	24–28	Blue Bulls U19	Hoërskool Framesby, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Yaw Penxe  1', 32' CJ van Niekerk  50' Con: Victor Foster  2', 33', 51' (3/3) Pen: Victor Foster  59' (1/2) Cards: CJ van Niekerk  16'	Scoreboard[85]	Try: Irvin Ali  14' Luvuyo Ndevu  17', 46' Nico Peyper  70' Con: Louwtjie Steenkamp  18' (1/4) Pen: Louwtjie Steenkamp  6', 11' (2/2)	Referee: Sindile Ngcese

	16 July 2016	Western Province U19	53–29	Eastern Province U19	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	12:00	Try: Jondré Williams  11', 28' Ricky Nwagbara  19' Tumi Mogoje  31', 43' Tristan Leyds  37' George Lourens  58' David Brits  68' Con: Jondré Williams  12', 29', 32', 59' (4/7) Troy Payne  69' (1/1) Pen: Jondré Williams  7' (1/2)	Scoreboard[86]	Try: Courtney Winnaar  2', 33' Jonathan Booysen  15' Michael Botha  50' Con: Victor Foster  16', 34', 51' (3/4) Pen: Victor Foster  39' (1/1) Cards: Mylo Sadiki 25' to 36'	Referee: Francois Pretorius

	22 July 2016	Eastern Province U19	29–36	Free State U19	Hoërskool Framesby, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Victor Foster  14', 30' Yomi Keswa  44' Mylo Sadiki  55' Con: Cliven Loubser (0/1) Victor Foster  31', 45', 56' (3/3) Pen: Victor Foster  61' (1/1) Cards: Lupumlo Mguca  64'	Scoreboard[87]	Try: Jurie Burger  7' Sibabalo Qoma  17' Marnus van der Merwe  39' Berco Venter  47' Jan Lourens Schreuder  58' Abri Coetzee  65' Con: Christiaan Schutte  18', 66' (2/5) Ruan Henning  59' (1/1)	Referee: Pieter Maritz

	5 August 2016	Golden Lions U19	52–30	Eastern Province U19	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	14:30	Try: Tyreeq February  11' Bader Pretorius  24' Stean Pienaar  28', 33' Patrick Wait  38' HP van Schoor  51' Madosh Tambwe  55' Len Massyn  61' Con: Jeanluc Cilliers  12', 25', 29', 34', 38' (5/6) Bader Pretorius  56' (1/2) Cards: Reinhard Nothnagel 17' to 27' Rouxbann Baumann 59' to 69'	Scoreboard[88]	Try: Mylo Sadiki  36' Jonathan Booysen  47' Reinhardt Engelbrecht  57' Con: Cliven Loubser  37', 48', 58' (3/3) Pen: Courtney Winnaar (0/1) Cliven Loubser  6', 19', 31' (3/3)	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	12 August 2016	Sharks U19	45–41	Eastern Province U19	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	15:30	Try: Mfundu Ndhlovu  5' André Coetzee  15' Clifferd Jacobs  32' Taigh Schoor  39', 58' Francois de Villiers  50', 65' Con: James Tedder  6', 33', 40', 51', 59' (5/7) Pen: James Tedder (0/1)	Scoreboard[89]	Try: Michael Botha  3' Yomi Keswa  8', 36' Thaki Boloko  11' Courtney Winnaar  19' Jonathan Booysen  26' Con: Courtney Winnaar  4', 9', 12', 20' (4/6) Pen: Courtney Winnaar  60' (1/1)	Referee: Ricus van der Hoven

	26 August 2016	Eastern Province U19	23–19	Leopards U19	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	13:00	Try: Yaw Penxe  8' Jonathan Booysen  12' Con: Victor Foster  9', 13' (2/2) Pen: Victor Foster  5', 28', 40' (3/4) Cards: Lutho Selem  69'	Scoreboard[90]	Try: Edmund Rheeder  24' Reuben du Plooy  38' Andries Engelbrecht  57' Con: Tiaan Schoonraad  25', 39' (2/3) Cards: Franco Tiedt 42' to 53'	Referee: Vusi Msibi

	2 September 2016	Blue Bulls U19	40–21	Eastern Province U19	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:00	Try: Eduan Lubbe  5', 70' Stedman Gans  8' Manie Libbok  21', 53' Ciaran Dayaram  47' Con: Josh Allderman (0/1) Manie Libbok  9', 22', 48', 54', 71' (5/5)	Scoreboard[91]	Try: Yaw Penxe  24' Courtney Winnaar  68' Con: Victor Foster  25' (1/2) Pen: Victor Foster  2' (1/1) Courtney Winnaar  16', 34' (2/3)	Referee: Jaco Pretorius

	9 September 2016	Eastern Province U19	15–64	Western Province U19	Hoërskool Framesby, Port Elizabeth
	13:00	Try: Victor Foster  23' Jonathan Booysen  56' Con: Victor Foster (0/1) Yomi Keswa  57' (1/1) Pen: Victor Foster  10' (1/4) Cards: Janse Roux 37' to 47'	Scoreboard[92]	Try: Cornel Smit  6' Shane Farmer  26' Jondré Williams  38' Cobus Wiese  42', 52', 63' David Brits  46' Juarno Augustus  61' Nico Leonard  70' Con: Jondré Williams  7', 39', 43', 47', 53' (5/6) Adriaan van der Bank  62', 64', 71' (3/3) Pen: Jondré Williams  17' (1/1)	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	15 September 2016	Free State U19	48–22	Eastern Province U19	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	14:30	Try: Warren Brits  17' Kurt Eybers  22', 38' George Rossouw  29' Rewan Kruger  46' Bertie de Bod  62' Dawid Snyman  69' Con: Justin Taylor  23', 30', 39', 47', 70' (5/7) Pen: Justin Taylor  11' (1/1)	Scoreboard[93]	Try: Oyisa Hackula  13' Yaw Penxe  50', 54' Con: Victor Foster  14', 55' (2/3) Pen: Victor Foster  3' (1/1)	Attendance: 200 Referee: Jaco Kotze

	24 September 2016	Eastern Province U19	5–59	Golden Lions U19	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	12:30	Try: Jonathan Booysen  3' Con: Victor Foster (0/1)	Scoreboard[94]	Try: Madosh Tambwe  8', 12', 48', 61' Hacjivah Dayimani  18', 22' Reinhard Nothnagel  30' Jan-Louis la Grange  54' Morné van den Berg  67' Con: Jeanluc Cilliers  13', 19', 23', 31', 49', 62', 68' (7/9)	Referee: Ruhan Meiring

Player Appearances

The player appearance record in the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship is as follows:

Eastern Province U19
Name	SHA	LEO	BUL	WPR	FSC	LIO	SHA	LEO	BUL	WPR	FSC	LIO				App	Try	Kck	Pts
Lupumlo Mguca	1				17	3							—	—		3	0	0	0
Grant Venter	2	2	2	2	2			17	17	17	17	17	—	—		9	0	0	0
Daniel Voigt	3	3	3	3	3		18	18	18	18	18	18	—	—		9	1	0	5
Kamva Dilima	4		5	5	19	5	19		5	7	7	5	—	—		10	0	0	0
Thapelo Molapo	5	5	18		7	6	5			19	6		—	—		7	0	0	0
Duan du Plessis	6	7	6	6	6	2	7	6	6	2	2	2	—	—		12	1	0	5
Lutho Selem	7	6	19	20	20	8	6	20	20	16	19	20	—	—		11	0	0	0
Mylo Sadiki	8	8	8	8	8	20	8	8	8				—	—		9	2	0	10
Yomi Keswa	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	21	9	9	—	—		12	3	2	17
Morgan Steyn	10	10	12	12		12		10	10	10			—	—		8	0	0	0
Yaw Penxe	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11		—	—		11	8	0	40
Malan Marais	12	12			22	22	22	12	12	22	22	12	—	—		7	0	0	0
Jonathan Booysen	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	—	—		12	7	0	35
Victor Foster	14	14	14	14	14			14	14	14	15	10	—	—		10	6	79	109
Courtney Winnaar	15	15	10	10		10	10	15	15	15	10	15	—	—		11	5	17	42
Apiwe Febana	16	16											—	—		2	0	0	0
CJ van Niekerk	17	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—		12	1	0	5
Dylan Barendse	18	18	17	18	18	18	3	3	3	3	3	3	—	—		9	0	0	0
Janse Roux	19	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4		—	—		10	0	0	0
Siyanda Am	20	20	20										—	—		3	0	0	0
Wayne Moss	21	21	21										—	—		3	0	0	0
Cliven Loubser	22			23	10	15							—	—		4	0	15	15
Michael Botha	23	23	15	15	15	14	15						—	—		6	2	0	10
Leon Lyons		17											—	—		1	0	0	0
Michael de Marco		19	7	7	5	7		7	7	8	8	7	—	—		10	0	0	0
Josiah Twum-Boafo		22	22									22	—	—		2	0	0	0
Sive Mazosiwe			16	17		17							—	—		2	0	0	0
Thaki Boloko			23	22	23	23	14						—	—		3	1	0	5
André Lategan				16	16	16	2	2	2		16	16	—	—		8	0	0	0
Shane Weweje				19		19	4						—	—		3	0	0	0
Jac van der Walt				21									—	—		1	0	0	0
Oyisa Hackula					12		12			12	12	13	—	—		5	1	0	5
Reinhardt Engelbrecht					21	21	21		22		21		—	—		4	1	0	5
Temba Boltina							16	16	16			19	—	—		1	0	0	0
Matthew King							17						—	—		1	0	0	0
Lourens Oosthuizen							20						—	—		1	0	0	0
Siba Mzanywa							23	23					—	—		2	0	0	0
Ruben le Roux								5		6			—	—		2	0	0	0
Liam Blake-Taylor								19	21	20	20	6	—	—		3	0	0	0
Louis Strydom								21		9		21	—	—		3	0	0	0
Riaan van Rensburg								22	23	23	14	23	—	—		4	0	0	0
Donavan Stevens									19	5	5	4	—	—		4	0	0	0
Nico Grobler											23	8	—	—		2	0	0	0
Leslie Sharp												14	—	—		1	0	0	0
Total																12	39	113	308
Sihle Njezula and Connor Thalrose were named in the Under-19 Provincial Championship squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

Varsity Rugby

The Eastern Province Kings Rugby Academy is based at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth and most of the academy players played Varsity Rugby; either for the NMMU Madibaz in the Varsity Cup or for the NMMU Young Guns in the Under-20 competition.

The following players were included in the Varsity Cup squad:

2016 NMMU Madibaz squad^[95]

Forwards		Tango Balekile • Ronnie Beyl • Brandon Brown • Wynand Grassmann • Jedwyn Harty • Gerrit Huisamen • JP Jamieson • Kevin Kaba • Marzuq Maarman • SF Nieuwoudt • Andisa Ntsila • NJ Oosthuizen • Tyler Paul • Junior Pokomela • Jayson Reinecke • Nemo Roelofse • Hayden Tharratt • Elandré van der Merwe • Warrick Venter • Did not play: • Lusanda Badiyana • Greg Jackson • JP Jonck • Sintu Manjezi • Roché van Zyl • CJ Velleman • Xandré Vos
Backs		Simon Bolze • Luvo Claassen • Ivan-John du Preez • Riaan Esterhuizen • Andile Jho • Tom Kean • Ivan Ludick • Khaya Malotana • Yamkela Ngam • Sibusiso Ngcokovane • Luan Nieuwoudt • Warren Swarts • Keanu Vers • Jeremy Ward • Lindelwe Zungu • Did not play: • Davron Cameron • Malcolm Jaer • Somila Jho • Garrick Mattheus • Athi Mayinje • Charles Radebe • Franswa Ueckermann • Courtney Winnaar
Coach		David Maidza

Youth weeks

The Eastern Province Rugby Union announced their squads for the 2016 Under-18 Craven Week, the 2016 Under-18 Academy Week and the 2016 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournaments on 24 May 2016:

Under-18 Craven Week

The 2016 Under-18 Craven Week competition was held between 11 and 16 July 2016 in Durban.^[96] Eastern Province Rugby Union entered two sides – Eastern Province U18 and Eastern Province Country Districts U18.

Eastern Province U18 – Craven Week^[97]

Forwards		Zane Barnard • William Duckit • Gregan Glover • Tertius Groenewald • Etienne Janeke • Ruan Jonker • Ruben le Roux • Khwezi Mafu • Roelof Roodt • Donavan Stevens • Le-Kleu Stokes • Stefan van der Poel • Viaan Wolmarans
Backs		Lubabalo Dobela • Zukhanye Mafunda • Ayabonga Matroos • Sihle Njezula • Aya Oliphant • Waqar Solaan • Louis Strydom • Keagan Tait • Sicelo Tole • Riaan van Rensburg
Coach		Derik Olivier

Match 1	11 July 2016	Sharks U18	36–24	Eastern Province U18	Kearsney College, Durban
	15:15	Try: Tonderai Ndudzo  1' Mayibongwe Maduna  14' Dylan Richardson  34' Luke Crowshaw  61' Maartin Holtzhausen  65' Con: Maartin Holtzhausen (0/4) Cameron Ritchie  66' (1/1) Pen: Maartin Holtzhausen  6', 47', 57' (3/3) Cards: Mayibongwe Maduna 17' to 27'	Report Scoreboard[98]	Try: Sicelo Tole  45' Keagan Tait  50' Aya Oliphant  69' Con: Riaan van Rensburg  46', 51', 70' (3/3) Pen: Riaan van Rensburg  24' (1/3)	Referee: Egon Seconds

Match 2	13 July 2016	Boland U18	33–37	Eastern Province U18	Kearsney College, Durban
	12:25	Try: Caleb Dingaan  4' Wayne Wilschut  41' Michael Goodall  59', 70' James Mao-Cheia  67' Con: Anton Du Toit  5', 60', 68', 71' (4/5)	Report Scoreboard[99]	Try: Ayabonga Matroos  11' Sicelo Tole  16', 21' Le-Kleu Stokes  34' Lubabalo Dobela  56' Con: Riaan van Rensburg  17', 22', 57' (3/5) Pen: Riaan van Rensburg  7', 25' (2/2)	Referee: Vusi Msibi

Match 3	16 July 2016	Eastern Province U18	12–64	SWD U18	Kearsney College, Durban
	10:25	Try: Riaan van Rensburg  7' Viaan Wolmarans  27' Con: Riaan van Rensburg  28' (1/2)	Report Scoreboard[100]	Try: Lance Lamprecht  13' Nicolus van Eeden  21', 61' Bradley Kiewitz  23' Dian Bleuler  35' Zinedene Booysen  38' Sean Swart  42' Damian Bonaparte  50' Wilhelm van Heerden  58' Adriaan-Lee du Preez  65' Con: Darren Adonis  14', 22', 40', 43', 51' (5/7) Darryle Kameel  62', 66' (2/3)	Referee: Vusi Msibi

Eastern Province Country Districts U18 – Craven Week^[101]

Forwards		Hentus Botha • Francu Dreyer • JJ Human • Ollie Losaba • Johan Maartens • Thembinkosi Mangwana • Stephanus Mentz • Keanen Murray • Dihan Odendaal • Lourens Oosthuizen • Ewan Pieters • Sazi Sandi • Bongi Ziya
Backs		Tim Bloem • Chulu Chutu • Izak Conradie • Jonathan Crankshaw • Athenkosi Halom • Vaughen Isaacs • Reynier Meyer • Matt Moore • Sibabalwe Mzanywa • Lutho Nomoyi
Coach		Damian Arends

Match 1	12 July 2016	Eastern Province Country Districts U18	24–26	Leopards U18	Kearsney College, Durban
	11:00	Try: Sazi Sandi  17' Keanen Murray  30' Matt Moore  51' Athenkosi Halom  65' Con: Vaughen Isaacs  18' (1/3) Izak Conradie  66' (1/1) Pen: Vaughen Isaacs (0/2) Cards: Johan Maartens 39' to 49'	Report Scoreboard[102]	Try: Gerhard Fourie  9' Nathan Jordan  23' Zimosa Nokama  54' Con: Gerhard Fourie  24' (1/3) Pen: Gerhard Fourie  29', 33', 58' (3/3) Cards: Rudolf Hatting  61'	Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Match 2	14 July 2016	Eastern Province Country Districts U18	62–5	Border Country Districts U18	Kearsney College, Durban
	9:35	Try: Jonathan Crankshaw  16', 25' Lutho Nomoyi  31' Chulu Chutu  35', 50' Lourens Oosthuizen  36' Ewan Pieters  58' Athenkosi Halom  61' Sibabalwe Mzanywa  70' Con: Vaughen Isaacs  17', 32', 35', 51', 59', 62' (6/8) Jonathan Crankshaw  71' (1/1) Pen: Vaughen Isaacs  49' (1/1) Cards: Bongi Ziya  62'	Report Scoreboard[103]	Try: Bonisile Mapongwane  66' Con: Litha Nkula (0/1) Pen: Litha Nkula (0/2) Tabiso Stenge (0/1) Cards: Siphosoxolo Dlongodlongo 29' to 39' Litha Nkula 49' to 59'	Referee: Sindile Ngcese

Match 3	16 July 2016	Limpopo Blue Bulls U18	35–5	Eastern Province Country Districts U18	Kearsney College, Durban
	10:50	Try: Danny Mokhoabane  2', 7' Stefan Engelbrecht  12' Jan Coertze  38', 55' Con: Wernich Kachelhoffer  3', 8', 13', 39', 56' (5/5)	Report Scoreboard[104]	Try: Sazi Sandi  49' Con: Vaughen Isaacs (0/1)	Referee: Mpho Matsaung

Under-18 Academy Week

The 2016 Under-18 Academy Week competition was held between 11 and 16 July 2016 in Durban.^[105] Eastern Province Rugby Union entered two sides – Eastern Province U18 and Eastern Province Country Districts U18.

Eastern Province U18 – Academy Week^[106]

Forwards		Ruan Botha • Janu Fourie • Desmick Kleinbooi • Shane Kluyts • Oyama Mgesisi • Dillon Minnaar • Landile Mlonzi • Henco Nel • Armand Pretorius • Gert Rautenbach • Carl Senyane • Elandré Smit • Leonardo Tshingane
Backs		Rodwill Baaitjies • Curtley Deysel • Jayren Draghoender • Ethan Jantjies • Bendré Jonck • Julian Kleyn • Dylan le Roux • Romario McCarthy • Henco Pieterse • Lindsay Potgieter
Coach		Elroy Swartz

Match 1	12 July 2016	Blue Bulls U18	57–15	Eastern Province U18	Kearsney College, Durban
	13:55	Try: Christian Strydom  5', 15' Hendré Eloff  26' Bjorkan Hendricks  31' Jack Hart  35', 68' Sean Thungo  37' Ruan Nortjé  52' Themba Mandlati  62' Con: Duhann Gunter  16', 32', 35', 38', 53', 63' (6/9) Cards: Jaco Labuschagné 20' to 30'	Report Scoreboard[107]	Try: Julian Kleyn  20' Curtley Deysel  46' Lindsay Potgieter  60' Con: Bendré Jonck (0/2) Dylan le Roux (0/1) Pen: Dylan le Roux (0/1) Bendré Jonck (0/1) Cards: Elandré Smit 20' to 30'

Match 2	14 July 2016	Eastern Province U18	21–21	Red Valke U18	Kearsney College, Durban
	13:55	Try: Leonardo Tshingane  22' Dylan le Roux  55' Con: Rodwill Baatjies  23' (1/2) Pen: Rodwill Baatjies  8', 37', 51' (3/3)	Report Scoreboard[108]	Try: Henry Pike  32' Ephraim Nkomo  41' Johan Botes  66' Con: Henry Pike  33', 42', 67' (3/3) Pen: Henry Pike (0/1)

Match 3	16 July 2016	Namibia	15–17	Eastern Province U18	Glenwood High School, Durban
	12:50	Try: Amos Loxton  39' Warren Ludwig  47' Con: Delron Brandt  40' (1/2) Pen: Delron Brandt (0/2) Isaiah Muhinda  50' (1/1)	Report Scoreboard[109]	Try: Henco Pieterse  11' Lindsay Potgieter  53' Con: Rodwill Baatjies  12', 54' (2/2) Pen: Dylan le Roux  9' (1/1)

Eastern Province Country Districts U18 – Academy Week^[110]

Forwards		Mihle Bobelo • Jandré Els • Rechardt Engelbrecht • Rivaldo Marima • Lwandile Ndzilendzila • Ikhetheleng Nkhereanye • Luvo Piliso • Henry Schoeman • Pieter Swanepoel • Johannes Swart • Gerhardus Terblanche • Zean van der Walt • Cornelius Vorster
Backs		Nevaldo Fleurs • Kyle Greyvenstein • Aden-Luke Masoling • Azizipho Mngcongo • Esona Mrwetyana • Ruan Pretorius • Enrico Saptoe • Kindness Sibanda • Keenan Stride • Andries van Wyk
Coach		Owen Stride

Match 1	11 July 2016	Griffons Country Districts U18	19–15	Eastern Province Country Districts U18	Kearsney College, Durban
	9:20	Try: Juan-Carlo Kleynhans  2' Albertus Pretorius  43' Komane Seeta  46' Con: Juan-Carlo Kleynhans  44', 47' (2/3) Pen: Juan-Carlo Kleynhans (0/2) Cards: Marthinus Klopper  61'	Report Scoreboard[111]	Try: Andries van Wyk  39' Cornelius Vorster  61' Con: Kyle Greyvenstein  40' (1/2) Pen: Kyle Greyvenstein  30' (1/2)

Match 2	13 July 2016	Eastern Province Country Districts U18	15–30	SWD U18	Kearsney College, Durban
	8:35	Try: Esona Mrwetyana  26' Enrico Saptoe  54' Con: Nevaldo Fleurs (0/1) Enrico Saptoe  55' (1/1) Pen: Kyle Greyvenstein (0/1) Nevaldo Fleurs  35' (1/2)	Report Scoreboard[112]	Try: Ruan Lamprecht  37', 57' JC Lourens  43' Tiaan Fourie  65' Peter Machal  70' Con: Darryn Fortuin (0/1) Cuan Belelie  66' (1/3) Pen: Cuan Belelie  41' (1/1) Cards: Tiaan Fourie 21' to 31'

Match 3	16 July 2016	Blue Valke U18	13–18	Eastern Province Country Districts U18	Glenwood High School, Durban
	11:40	Try: Tertius van Rensburg  53' Andries de Jager  68' Con: Dylan Schoeman (0/2) Pen: Dylan Schoeman  14' (1/1)	Report Scoreboard[113]	Try: Nevaldo Fleurs  58' Esona Mrwetyana  63' Con: Kyle Greyvenstein  63' (1/2) Pen: Nevaldo Fleurs  42' (1/1) Kyle Greyvenstein  51' (1/1)

Under-16 Grant Khomo Week

The 2016 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition was held between 4 and 8 July 2016 in Paarl.^[114]

Eastern Province U16 – Grant Khomo Week^[115]

Forwards		Ryan Adams • Shaq Adams • Hendrik du Toit • Laken Gray • Luther Greeff • Hlumelo Gumatana • Kelvin Kanenungo • Rohan Kruger • Elmar Lotz • Daniel Naudé • Corné Slabbert • Roché van As • Ryan Windvogel
Backs		Enrique Franks • Adrian Gouza • Claude Jacobs • Jayren Marlow • Naldo Pedro • Johann Smalberger • Luke Smuts • Emile Stevens • Heinrich van Rooyen • Andreleigh van Wyk
Coach		Christiaan van Schalkwyk

Match 1	4 July 2016	Eastern Province U16	10–13	Griquas U16	Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl
	12:45	Try: Heinrich van Rooyen  55' Con: Claude Jacobs  56' (1/1) Pen: Claude Jacobs  18' (1/1) Cards: Luther Greeff  21'	Report Scoreboard[116]	Try: Siseka Mvenya  23' Con: Salmon Oberholzer  24' (1/1) Pen: Handre Bruwer  13' (1/1) Salmon Oberholzer  58' (1/1)

Match 2	6 July 2016	Eastern Province U16	16–6	Griffons U16	Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl
	9:30	Try: Luke Smuts  5' Con: Claude Jacobs  6' (1/1) Pen: Claude Jacobs  16', 21', 27' (3/3)	Report Scoreboard[117]	Pen: Ruben Liebenberg  23', 41' (2/3)

Match 3	8 July 2016	Western Province U16	45–8	Eastern Province U16	Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl
	9:30	Try: Adrian Alberts  9' Justin Reynolds  15' Thoubaan Gabriels  39' Roubert Bester  49', 58' Noegh Hayward  60' Con: Nivan Petersen  10', 16', 40', 50', 59', 60' (6/6) Pen: Nivan Petersen  33' (1/1)	Report Scoreboard[118]	Try: Kelvin Kanenungo  29' Con: Claude Jacobs (0/1) Pen: Claude Jacobs  12' (1/1) Cards: Kelvin Kanenungo  39'

Under-13 Craven Week Week

The 2016 Under-13 Craven Week competition was held between 4 and 8 July 2016 in Paarl.^[119]

Eastern Province U13 – Craven Week^[120]

Forwards		Cleavan Adams • Ruben Barnard • Jan-Hendrik Gouws • Ockert Greeff • Liyabonga Nathan Matabielie • Rayquin Michaels • Lwethu Ngcongco • Damien Rudman • Kyle van Jaarsveld • Roland van Wyk • Dylan Willis • Marnus Winter • Lazola Zatu
Backs		Luyolo Dambuza • Sive Jack • Hlombe Langa • Diego Lottering • Odwa Mdazana • Liyemi Moni • Divan Moss • Jared Rees • George van Heerden • Tiaan van Wyk

Match 1	4 July 2016	Valke U13	19–7	Eastern Province U13	Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl
	9:30	Try: Ruan Slabbert  3' Diego Cupido  22' Njaqbulo Khulu  45' Con: Reynier Overweg  4', 23' (2/3)	Report Scoreboard[121]	Try: Liyabona Nathan Matabielie  30' Con: Divan Moss  31' (1/1)

Match 2	5 July 2016	Eastern Province U13	27–12	Pumas U13	Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl
	11:00	Try: Cleavan Adams  8', 50' Hlombe Langa  21' Jared Rees  25' Divan Moss  39' Con: Divan Moss (0/2) Jared Rees  50' (1/3)	Report Scoreboard[122]	Try: Thabiso Matheba  18' Pieter Willem Voges  41' Con: Christo Nel  19' (1/2)

Match 3	7 July 2016	Griffons U13	49–17	Eastern Province U13	Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl
	11:00	Try: Lerato Manyana  2', 25', 31' Wian Muller  14' David Liebenberg  21', 43', 49' Dendré Aucamp  23' Charlton Mettler  47' Con: David Liebenberg (0/3) Ivan Putter (0/2) Dendré Aucamp (0/1) Jandré van der Merwe  48', 50' (2/3) Cards: David Liebenberg 7' to 12'	Report Scoreboard[123]	Try: Roland van Wyk  20' Luyolo Dambuza  28' Cleavan Adams  39' Con: Jared Rees  21' (1/3)

Match 4	8 July 2016	Eastern Province U13	48–0	Border Country Districts U13	Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl
	08:30	Try: Liyabona Nathan Matabielie  1', 30', 39' Diego Lottering  8', 15', 51' Jared Rees  22', 48' Con: Jared Rees  2', 23' (2/6) George van Heerden  49' (1/1) Divan Moss  52' (1/1)	Report Scoreboard[124]

See also

• Eastern Province Elephants
• Southern Kings
• 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division
• 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship
• 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship

Notes

1. The Griquas v Eastern Province Kings from Round One was rescheduled between Rounds Four and Five.^[52]

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