2016 Eastern Province Kings season

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2016 Eastern Province Kings season
Team Information
StadiumNelson Mandela Bay Stadium
PresidentCheeky Watson
Currie Cup qualification
CoachRobbi Kempson
CaptainsLusanda Badiyana,
Cornell Hess,
Sintu Manjezi and
Jeremy Ward
Rank14th
RecordWon 2, Drew 1, Lost 11
Top points scorerGarrick Mattheus (66)
Top try scorerSomila Jho (5)
Currie Cup Premier Division
CoachBarend Pieterse
CaptainsMartin Bezuidenhout,
Schalk Ferreira and
Ricky Schroeder
Rank9th
RecordLost 8
Top points scorerPieter-Steyn de Wet (27)
Top try scorerJohann Tromp (3)
Other seasons
Previous season← 2015
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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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Squad[edit]

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
South Africa Louis Albertse Prop (1990-04-02)2 April 1990 (aged 26) 6 0
South Africa Lusanda Badiyana Lock (1996-09-01)1 September 1996 (aged 19)
South Africa Tango Balekile Hooker (1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 20)
South Africa Martin Bezuidenhout Hooker (1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 26) 85 50
South Africa Thaki Boloko Fullback (1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 19)
South Africa Simon Bolze Fly-half (1995-07-30)30 July 1995 (aged 20)
South Africa Brandon Brown Flanker (1994-11-16)16 November 1994 (aged 21)
South Africa Michael Brink Fly-half (1996-09-24)24 September 1996 (aged 19)
South Africa Davron Cameron Scrum-half (1996-06-08)8 June 1996 (aged 19)
South Africa Wihan Coetzer Lock (1996-08-30)30 August 1996 (aged 19)
South Africa Stephan Deyzel Flanker (1992-04-24)24 April 1992 (aged 23)
South Africa JP du Plessis Centre (1991-04-29)29 April 1991 (aged 24) 40 30 10 5
South Africa Ivan-John du Preez Winger (1994-06-23)23 June 1994 (aged 21) 5 10 5 10
South Africa Philip du Preez Lock (1993-08-01)1 August 1993 (aged 22) 3 0
South Africa Jacques Engelbrecht Number eight (1985-06-10)10 June 1985 (aged 30) 102 40 31 25
South Africa Riaan Esterhuizen Centre (1994-08-08)8 August 1994 (aged 21)
South Africa Chuma Faas Scrum-half (1990-01-22)22 January 1990 (aged 26)
South Africa Tazz Fuzani Lock (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 25) 21 0 6 0
South Africa Wynand Grassmann Lock (1995-01-19)19 January 1995 (aged 21)
South Africa Liam Hendricks Prop (1994-05-31)31 May 1994 (aged 21)
South Africa Cornell Hess Lock (1989-03-01)1 March 1989 (aged 27) 51 0 12 0
South Africa Justin Hollis Flanker (1995-10-17)17 October 1995 (aged 20)
South Africa Gerrit Huisamen Lock (1995-03-07)7 March 1995 (aged 21)
South Africa Hannes Huisamen Lock (1989-04-09)9 April 1989 (aged 27)
South Africa Greg Jackson Prop (1995-03-07)7 March 1995 (aged 21)
South Africa JP Jamieson Hooker (1995-02-15)15 February 1995 (aged 21)
South Africa Andile Jho Centre (1992-04-21)21 April 1992 (aged 23) 10 0 10 0
South Africa Somila Jho Centre (1995-08-25)25 August 1995 (aged 20)
South Africa JP Jonck Flanker (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 24) 8 0
South Africa Jordan Koekemoer Fly-half (1996-06-20)20 June 1996 (aged 19)
South Africa Rob Lyons Lock (1996-06-26)26 June 1996 (aged 19)
South Africa Sintu Manjezi Lock / Flanker (1995-04-07)7 April 1995 (aged 21)
South Africa Garrick Mattheus Fly-half (1996-03-23)23 March 1996 (aged 20)
South Africa Athi Mayinje Winger (1996-01-18)18 January 1996 (aged 20)
South Africa Jixie Molapo Winger (1995-01-02)2 January 1995 (aged 21)
South Africa Sphu Msutwana Winger (1993-10-31)31 October 1993 (aged 22) 6 0 6 0
South Africa David Murray Prop (1995-03-07)7 March 1995 (aged 21)
South Africa Rouche Nel Scrum-half (1996-03-26)26 March 1996 (aged 20)
South Africa Sibusiso Ngcokovane Scrum-half (1996-02-17)17 February 1996 (aged 20)
South Africa SF Nieuwoudt Flanker (1996-08-27)27 August 1996 (aged 19)
South Africa NJ Oosthuizen Prop (1996-11-19)19 November 1996 (aged 19)
South Africa Tyler Paul Flanker (1995-01-20)20 January 1995 (aged 21) 3 0 3 0
South Africa Yaw Penxe Winger (1997-04-03)3 April 1997 (aged 19)
South Africa Mabhutana Peter Fullback / Winger (1996-07-04)4 July 1996 (aged 19)
South Africa Junior Pokomela Number eight (1996-12-10)10 December 1996 (aged 19)
South Africa Jayson Reinecke Flanker (1995-12-08)8 December 1995 (aged 20)
South Africa Vukile Sofisa Prop (1993-04-06)6 April 1993 (aged 23) 5 0 5 0
South Africa Warren Swarts Fly-half (1994-12-12)12 December 1994 (aged 21)
South Africa Hayden Tharratt Flanker (1996-02-16)16 February 1996 (aged 20)
South Africa Franswa Ueckermann Scrum-half (1994-01-06)6 January 1994 (aged 22)
South Africa Jaco van Tonder Fullback (1991-04-07)7 April 1991 (aged 25) 21 28
South Africa Roché van Zyl Prop (1996-06-14)14 June 1996 (aged 19)
South Africa Warrick Venter Hooker (1993-02-12)12 February 1993 (aged 23)
South Africa Keanu Vers Fullback (1996-02-04)4 February 1996 (aged 20)
South Africa Jeremy Ward Centre (1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 20)
South Africa Elgar Watts Fly-half (1985-09-24)24 September 1985 (aged 30) 119 557 6 5
South Africa Courtney Winnaar Fullback (1997-03-27)27 March 1997 (aged 19)
South Africa Stephan Zaayman Flanker (1993-06-18)18 June 1993 (aged 22) 5 0 5 0
South Africa 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[edit]

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

2016 Currie Cup qualification log
Pos Team 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 0 0 52 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division
2 Griquas 14 11 0 3 485 333 +152 63 47 0 0 44
3 Boland Cavaliers 14 11 0 3 502 290 +212 67 38 0 0 44
4 Pumas 14 10 0 4 417 261 +156 55 34 0 0 40
5 Golden Lions XV 14 8 1 5 594 353 +241 83 45 0 0 34
6 Free State XV 14 8 0 6 372 337 +35 52 41 0 0 32
7 Blue Bulls 14 7 0 7 459 376 +83 65 45 0 0 28
8 Leopards 14 6 0 8 448 450 −2 58 62 0 0 24 2016 Currie Cup First Division
9 Griffons 14 7 0 7 519 498 +21 69 70 0 0 28
10 Sharks XV 14 6 0 8 338 399 −61 43 58 0 0 24 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division
11 SWD Eagles 14 5 0 9 409 365 +44 52 44 0 0 20 2016 Currie Cup First Division
12 Falcons 14 5 0 9 407 473 −66 57 64 0 0 20
13 Border Bulldogs 14 5 0 9 364 424 −60 49 55 0 0 20
14 Eastern Province Kings 14 2 1 11 278 513 −235 35 72 0 0 10 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division
15 Welwitschias 14 0 0 14 171 936 −765 25 141 0 0 0 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[edit]

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 FNH
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[edit]

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 rugby ball 1'
Jeremy Ward rugby ball 65'
Con: Michael Brink rugby goalposts icon 2', 65' (2/2)
Report[22]
Scoreboard[23]
Try: Daniel Roberts rugby ball 3'
Martin du Toit rugby ball 19'
Riaan Arends rugby ball 53'
Leighton Eksteen rugby ball 75'
Con: Hansie Graaff rugby goalposts icon 4', 20', 54' (3/3)
Jacquin Jansen rugby goalposts icon 76' (1/1)
Pen: Hansie Graaff rugby goalposts icon 47', 49', 62' (3/3)
Cards: Mzo Dyantyi yellow card 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 rugby ball 3'
Chadley Wenn rugby ball 17'
Zandré Jordaan rugby ball 54'
Danwel Demas rugby ball 64'70'
Con: Nico Scheepers rugby goalposts icon 4', 18', 71' (3/5)
Pen: Nico Scheepers rugby goalposts icon 24', 44' (2/2)
Report[24]
Scoreboard[25]
Try: Somila Jho rugby ball 33'
Courtney Winnaar rugby ball 58'
Con: Courtney Winnaar (0/1)
Simon Bolze rugby goalposts icon 59' (1/1)
Pen: Courtney Winnaar rugby goalposts icon 13', 20' (2/3)
Simon Bolze (0/1)
Cards: Tazz Fuzani yellow card 16' to 26'
Sintu Manjezi yellow card 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 rugby ball 30'
Courtney Winnaar rugby ball 80'
Con: Simon Bolze rugby goalposts icon 31' (1/1)
Courtney Winnaar rugby goalposts icon 81' (1/1)
Cards: Franswa Ueckermann yellow card 43' to 53'
Report[26]
Scoreboard[27]
Try: Michael Makase rugby ball 46'
Siyamthanda Ngande rugby ball 60'
Ludwe Booi rugby ball 71'
Oliver Zono rugby ball 77'
Con: Oliver Zono rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 20'57'
Con: Shaun Kaizemi rugby goalposts icon 58' (1/2)
Pen: Shaun Kaizemi rugby goalposts icon 38', 45' (2/2)
Cards: Shaun du Preez yellow card 14' to 24'
Leneve Damens yellow card 15' to 25'
Report[28]
Scoreboard[29]
Try: SF Nieuwoudt rugby ball 9'
Courtney Winnaar rugby ball 17'
Somila Jho rugby ball 34'
Sphu Msutwana rugby ball 51'
Athi Mayinje rugby ball 74'
Con: Simon Bolze rugby goalposts icon 18' (1/2)
Athi Mayinje rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 30'
Con: Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 31' (1/1)
Pen: Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 4', 25', 45', 50' (4/5)
Drop: Garrick Mattheus (0/1)
Report[30]
Scoreboard[31]
Try: Joshua Stander rugby ball 15'
Dean Greyling rugby ball 54'
Con: Joshua Stander rugby goalposts icon 16', 55' (2/2)
Cards: Nqoba Mxoli yellow card 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 rugby ball 8'
Devon Williams rugby ball 14'
Justin Phillips rugby ball 34'
Daniël du Plessis rugby ball 43'
Scott van Breda rugby ball 46'55'
Mike Willemse rugby ball 51'
Luke Stringer rugby ball 69'
Con: Grant Hermanus rugby goalposts icon 15' (1/3)
Scott van Breda rugby goalposts icon 44', 47', 52', 56' (4/5)
Cards: Meyer Swanepoel yellow card 49' to 60'
Report[32]
Scoreboard[33]
Try: Andile Jho rugby ball 37'
Con: Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 38' (1/1)
Pen: Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 1' (1/2)
Cards: Martin Bezuidenhout yellow card 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 rugby ball 27'
Somila Jho rugby ball 78'
Con: Michael Brink rugby goalposts icon 28' (1/1)
Jordan Koekemoer (0/1)
Pen: Michael Brink rugby goalposts icon 6' (1/2)
Cards: Vukile Sofisa yellow card 67' to 77'
Report[34]
Scoreboard[35]
Try: Joseph Dweba rugby ball 8'39'
Ruan van Rensburg rugby ball 17'
Elandré Huggett rugby ball 68'
BG Uys rugby ball 72'
Con: Sias Ebersohn rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 16'
Ruaan Lerm rugby ball 24'
Ramone Samuels rugby ball 63'
Ricky Schroeder rugby ball 73'
Con: Shaun Reynolds rugby goalposts icon 17', 25', 74' (3/4)
Pen: Shaun Reynolds rugby goalposts icon 32', 39', 46' (3/4)
Cards: Bobby de Wee yellow card 51' to 61'
Report[36]
Scoreboard[37]
Try: Somila Jho rugby ball 22'
penalty try rugby ball 51'
Greg Jackson rugby ball 69'
JP Jonck rugby ball 80'
Con: Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 23', 52', 70' (3/4)
Pen: Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 6', 30', 57' (3/5)
Cards: Sphu Msutwana Yellow card 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 rugby ball 12'
Franswa Ueckermann rugby ball 69'
Con: Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 13', 70' (2/2)
Pen: Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 2', 18', 26', 43' (4/5)
Cards: Martin Bezuidenhout yellow card 39' to 49'
Report[38]
Scoreboard[39]
Try: Khaya Majola rugby ball 20'
Ruan Botha rugby ball 28'
Heimar Williams rugby ball 46'
Alrin Eksteen rugby ball 49'
Wandile Mjekevu rugby ball 75'
Con: Marcel Coetzee rugby goalposts icon 29', 50', 76' (3/5)
Pen: Marcel Coetzee rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 10'18'
De-Jay Terblanche rugby ball 32'
Lambert Groenewald rugby ball 38'55'62'
Reuben Johannes rugby ball 69'
Deon Helberg rugby ball 75'
Con: Justin van Staden rugby goalposts icon 11', 19', 39', 70', 76' (5/8)
Pen: Justin van Staden rugby goalposts icon 14' (1/1)
Cards: Reynier van Rooyen yellow card 41' to 51'
Report[40]
Scoreboard[41]
Try: Yaw Penxe rugby ball 1'
Somila Jho rugby ball 42'
Courtney Winnaar rugby ball 59'
Con: Michael Brink rugby goalposts icon 44' (1/3)
Pen: Michael Brink rugby goalposts icon 24' (1/1)
Cards: Warrick Venter yellow card 23' to 33'
Courtney Winnaar yellow card 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 rugby ball 52'
JP Jamieson rugby ball 79'
Con: Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 53' (1/2)
Drop: Garrick Mattheus (0/1)
Cards: Cornell Hess yellow card 18' to 28'
Report[42]
Scoreboard[43]
Try: Ntabeni Dukisa rugby ball 4'32'
Alshaun Bock rugby ball 23'
André Swarts rugby ball 58'
Con: André Swarts rugby goalposts icon 24', 33', 59' (3/4)
Pen: André Swarts rugby goalposts icon 19' (1/1)
Referee: Jaco van Heerden


8 July 2016 Leopards 54–14 Eastern Province Kings Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
15:00 Try: Jaco Hayward rugby ball 2'5'
Rowayne Beukman rugby ball 16'
Gene Willemse rugby ball 35'
Benhard Janse van Rensburg rugby ball 47'
Juan Language rugby ball 51'79'
Ryno Wepener rugby ball 69'
Con: Benhard Janse van Rensburg rugby goalposts icon 3', 6', 17', 36', 48' (5/6)
Schalk Hugo rugby goalposts icon 70', 80' (2/2)
Report[44]
Scoreboard[45]
Try: Tazz Fuzani rugby ball 21'
JP Jonck rugby ball 57'
Con: Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 22', 58' (2/2)
Pen: Garrick Mattheus (0/1)
Cards: Wihan Coetzer yellow card 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 rugby ball 38'
Lindelwe Zungu rugby ball 51'
Garrick Mattheus rugby ball 76'
Con: Simon Bolze rugby goalposts icon 39', 52' (2/2)
Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 77' (1/1)
Pen: Simon Bolze rugby goalposts icon 8' (1/1)
Scoreboard[46] Try: Selvyn Davids rugby ball 22'78'
Warren Williams rugby ball 33'
Japie Nel rugby ball 64'
Con: Duan Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 23', 34', 65' (3/4)
Pen: Duan Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 1', 18' (2/2)
Cards: Selvyn Davids yellow card 39' to 49'
Referee: Pro Legoete


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

Player Appearances[edit]

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 FNH App Try Kck Pts
David Murray 1 1 17 upward-facing green arrow 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 0 5
Warrick Venter 2 2 2 2 16 upward-facing green arrow 2 16 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 4 0 0 0
Michael Brink 10 10 15 15 15 12 15 7 0 14 14
Athi Mayinje 11 22 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 13 5 0 25
Jixie Molapo 14 14 14 3 0 0 0
Keanu Vers 15 22 upward-facing green arrow 14 14 4 1 0 5
JP Jamieson 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 2 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 2 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 11 1 0 5
Vukile Sofisa 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 3 3 9 0 0 0
Stephan Zaayman 18 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 6 8 18 upward-facing green arrow 7 7 0 0 0
SF Nieuwoudt 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 6 7 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 6 7 9 1 0 5
Cornell Hess 20 upward-facing green arrow 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 18 upward-facing green arrow 5 5 11 0 0 0
Davron Cameron 21 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 9 3 0 0 0
Courtney Winnaar 22 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 11 11 14 12 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 13 13 12 1 0 5
Riaan Esterhuizen 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 12 12 4 0 0 0
NJ Oosthuizen 1 3 17 upward-facing green arrow 3 0 0 0
Tango Balekile 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 2 3 0 0 0
Greg Jackson 17 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 2 1 0 5
Liam Hendricks 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 21 14 3 1 0 5
Martin Bezuidenhout 2 2 2 3 0 0 0
Garrick Mattheus 10 10 10 10 22 upward-facing green arrow 10 10 21 upward-facing green arrow 8 2 56 66
Sibusiso Ngcokovane 20 upward-facing green arrow 9 20 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 9 20 upward-facing green arrow 6 0 0 0
Jordan Koekemoer 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 3 0 0 0
Roché van Zyl 3 17 17 upward-facing green arrow 2 0 0 0
Andile Jho 12 1 1 0 5
Gerrit Huisamen 18 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 2 0 0 0
Lusanda Badiyana 19 upward-facing green arrow 6 8 19 upward-facing green arrow 8 8 8 8 8 9 2 0 10
Mabhutana Peter 22 upward-facing green arrow 11 21 upward-facing green arrow 3 0 0 0
Rouche Nel 20 20 upward-facing green arrow 9 9 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 5 0 0 0
Ivan-John du Preez 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 2 0 0 0
Jaco van Tonder 15 15 2 0 0 0
Rob Lyons 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 6 6 4 0 0 0
Wihan Coetzer 19 upward-facing green arrow 1 0 0 0
Hannes Huisamen 4 5 2 0 0 0
Wynand Grassmann 5 4 2 0 0 0
Jayson Reinecke 7 19 upward-facing green arrow 2 0 0 0
Justin Hollis 18 upward-facing green arrow 1 0 0 0
Stephan Deyzel 19 upward-facing green arrow 1 0 0 0
Brandon Brown 18 upward-facing green arrow 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[edit]

Squad[edit]

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
South Africa David Antonites Lock (1991-03-25)25 March 1991 (aged 25) 2 0
South Africa Martin Bezuidenhout Hooker (1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 26) 88 50 3 0
South Africa Dolph Botha Prop (1993-01-15)15 January 1993 (aged 23) 8 0
South Africa Brandon Brown Flanker (1994-11-16)16 November 1994 (aged 21) 1 0 1 0
South Africa Cullen Collopy Hooker (1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 23) 7 10
South Africa Christiaan de Bruin Number eight (1993-01-20)20 January 1993 (aged 23) 17 0
South Africa Pieter-Steyn de Wet Fly-half (1991-01-08)8 January 1991 (aged 25) 22 99
South Africa Schalk Ferreira Prop (1984-02-09)9 February 1984 (aged 32) 80 15 21 5
South Africa Sebastian Ferreira Lock / flanker (1994-02-10)10 February 1994 (aged 22)
South Africa Jacques Fick Scrum-half (1994-03-29)29 March 1994 (aged 22)
South Africa Justin Forwood Prop (1993-09-19)19 September 1993 (aged 22) 2 0
South Africa Tazz Fuzani Lock (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 25) 32 5 17 5
South Africa Lungelo Gosa Fly-half / fullback (1995-01-31)31 January 1995 (aged 21)
Namibia JC Greyling Centre (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 25) 19 10
South Africa Dirk Grobbelaar Number eight (1992-02-08)8 February 1992 (aged 24) 15 0
South Africa Hannes Huisamen Lock (1989-04-09)9 April 1989 (aged 27) 2 0 2 0
Namibia Alcino Izaacs Winger (1993-11-16)16 November 1993 (aged 22) 25 20
South Africa Vince Jobo Flanker (1991-02-01)1 February 1991 (aged 25) 18 25
South Africa Berton Klaasen Centre (1990-01-24)24 January 1990 (aged 26) 28 10
South Africa Kobus Marais Fly-half (1994-07-05)5 July 1994 (aged 22) 11 85
South Africa Sampie Mastriet Winger (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 26) 58 160
South Africa Ganfried May Fullback (1994-07-25)25 July 1994 (aged 22) 3 0
South Africa Sphu Msutwana Winger (1993-10-31)31 October 1993 (aged 22) 18 5 18 5
South Africa Minenhle Mthethwa Winger (1991-08-05)5 August 1991 (aged 25)
South Africa Waylon Murray Centre (1986-04-27)27 April 1986 (aged 30) 95 125 1 0
South Africa Caylib Oosthuizen Prop (1989-09-01)1 September 1989 (aged 26) 22 0
South Africa Etienne Oosthuizen Flanker (1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 22)
South Africa Dylan Pieterse Lock (1995-01-28)28 January 1995 (aged 21)
South Africa Barend Potgieter Prop (1994-12-28)28 December 1994 (aged 21) 8 10
South Africa Ricky Schroeder Scrum-half (1991-01-05)5 January 1991 (aged 25) 51 10
South Africa Vukile Sofisa Prop (1993-04-06)6 April 1993 (aged 23) 14 0 14 0
South Africa Siviwe Soyizwapi Outside back (1992-12-07)7 December 1992 (aged 23) 28 40 28 40
South Africa Pieter Stemmet Prop (1992-02-18)18 February 1992 (aged 24) 18 15 6 5
Namibia Johann Tromp Centre / Fullback (1990-12-23)23 December 1990 (aged 25) 14 41
Namibia Luke van der Smit Flanker (1994-06-29)29 June 1994 (aged 22) 4 5
South Africa Vian van der Watt Scrum-half (1992-11-18)18 November 1992 (aged 23) 10 10
South Africa Warrick Venter Hooker (1993-02-12)12 February 1993 (aged 23) 10 0 10 0
South Africa 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[edit]

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

2016 Currie Cup Premier Division log
Pos Team 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 0 0 32 Semi-finals
2 Blue Bulls 8 6 0 2 310 207 +103 40 26 0 0 24
3 Western Province 8 5 0 3 266 250 +16 35 29 0 0 20
4 Golden Lions 8 5 0 3 355 191 +164 49 23 0 0 20
5 Sharks 8 5 0 3 272 173 +99 33 21 0 0 20
6 Griquas 8 4 0 4 265 323 −58 33 43 0 0 16
7 Boland Cavaliers 8 2 0 6 177 301 −124 24 41 0 0 8 Relegated
8 Pumas 8 1 0 7 178 321 −143 24 43 0 0 4
9 Eastern Province Kings 8 0 0 8 137 379 −242 16 59 0 0 0 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[edit]

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[edit]

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 rugby ball 74'
Con: Lungelo Gosa rugby goalposts icon 75' (1/1)
Pen: Kobus Marais rugby goalposts icon 36' (1/3)
Cards: Tazz Fuzani yellow card 18' to 28'
Alcino Izaacs yellow card 59' to 69'
Report[53]
Scoreboard[54]
Try: Sergio Torrens rugby ball 24'
Zandré Jordaan rugby ball 46'
Christopher Bosch rugby ball 64'
Kenan Cronjé rugby ball 69'
Con: Nico Scheepers rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 12'
Jamba Ulengo rugby ball 19'64'
Jannes Kirsten rugby ball 28'
Bjorn Basson rugby ball 32'
Burger Odendaal rugby ball 59'
Joshua Stander rugby ball 70'
Con: Tian Schoeman rugby goalposts icon 13', 20', 29', 33', 60', 65', 71' (7/7)
Cards: RG Snyman Yellow card 32'
Report[55]
Scoreboard[56]
Try: Mike Willemse rugby ball 1'
Berton Klaasen rugby ball 5'
Johann Tromp rugby ball 39'
Siviwe Soyizwapi rugby ball 54'
Martin Bezuidenhout rugby ball 67'
Con: Kobus Marais rugby goalposts icon 2', 6' (2/4)
Lungelo Gosa (0/1)
Pen: Kobus Marais rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby goalposts icon 3', 32' (2/2)
Cards: Christiaan de Bruin yellow card 23' to 33'
Etienne Oosthuizen Yellow card 39'
Report[57]
Scoreboard[58]
Try: Leolin Zas rugby ball 11'
Huw Jones rugby ball 18'72'75'
Sikhumbuzo Notshe rugby ball 40'
Jano Vermaak rugby ball 58'
Con: Brandon Thomson rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 17'
Jono Janse van Rensburg rugby ball 29'
Ederies Arendse rugby ball 46'
Alshaun Bock rugby ball 49'
AJ Coertzen rugby ball 52'68'
Eric Zana rugby ball 74'
Con: Clinton Swart rugby goalposts icon 18', 30', 47', 50', 53' (5/5)
André Swarts rugby goalposts icon 75' (1/2)
Report[59]
Scoreboard[60]
Try: Alcino Izaacs rugby ball 21'38'
Cullen Collopy rugby ball 79'
Con: Lungelo Gosa rugby goalposts icon 22', 39' (2/2)
Pieter-Steyn de Wet rugby goalposts icon 80' (1/1)
Pen: Lungelo Gosa rugby goalposts icon 36' (1/1)
Cards: Siviwe Soyizwapi Yellow card 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 rugby ball 20'71'
Tom Botha rugby ball 26'
Paul Schoeman rugby ball 32'53'
Charles Marais rugby ball 59'78'
Niel Marais rugby ball 68'
Ox Nché rugby ball 75'
Con: Fred Zeilinga rugby goalposts icon 27' (1/4)
Niel Marais rugby goalposts icon 72', 75' (2/5)
Pen: Fred Zeilinga rugby goalposts icon 14', 18' (2/3)
Report[61]
Scoreboard[62]
Try: JC Greyling rugby ball 11'
Berton Klaasen rugby ball 76'
Vince Jobo rugby ball 82'
Con: Pieter-Steyn de Wet rugby goalposts icon 12' (1/1)
Kobus Marais rugby goalposts icon 83' (1/2)
Pen: Pieter-Steyn de Wet rugby goalposts icon 31' (1/1)
Drop: Pieter-Steyn de Wet rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 4'
Chiliboy Ralepelle rugby ball 13'
Jean-Luc du Preez rugby ball 18'
Inny Radebe rugby ball 31'
Michael Claassens rugby ball 44'
Francois Kleinhans rugby ball 48'
Etienne Oosthuizen rugby ball 54'
Wandile Mjekevu rugby ball 60'
Khaya Majola rugby ball 80'
Con: Curwin Bosch rugby goalposts icon 14', 32' (2/5)
Patrick Lambie rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 22'
Con: Pieter-Steyn de Wet rugby goalposts icon 23' (1/1)
Report[65]
Scoreboard[66]
Try: Ruan Ackermann rugby ball 18'
Howard Mnisi rugby ball 30'69'
Koch Marx rugby ball 38'
Kwagga Smith rugby ball 40'63'66'
Anthony Volmink rugby ball 42'
Jacques Nel rugby ball 45'80'
Sylvian Mahuza rugby ball 76'
Con: Jaco van der Walt rugby goalposts icon 19', 39', 40', 43', 64' (5/7)
Andries Coetzee rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 17'
Brandon Brown rugby ball 28'
Ricky Schroeder rugby ball 46'
Con: Pieter-Steyn de Wet rugby goalposts icon 18', 29', 47' (3/3)
Pen: Pieter-Steyn de Wet rugby goalposts icon 2', 8', 63' (3/3)
Cards: Brandon Brown yellow card 38' to 48'
Etienne Oosthuizen Yellow card 70'
Report[67]
Scoreboard[68]
Try: Brian Shabangu rugby ball 11'
Frank Herne rugby ball 23'38'71'
Kevin Luiters rugby ball 58'
JP Lewis rugby ball 78'
Con: Heinrich Steyl rugby goalposts icon 24', 39' (2/3)
Devon Williams rugby goalposts icon 72', 79' (2/3)
Cards: Carel Greeff yellow card 44' to 54'
Attendance: 791
Referee: Quinton Immelman

Player Appearances[edit]

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 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 14 4 2 0 10
Siviwe Soyizwapi 15 14 14 22 upward-facing green arrow 14 14 14 7 1 0 5
Martin Bezuidenhout 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 2 16 upward-facing green arrow 2 2 2 8 1 0 5
Justin Forwood 17 upward-facing green arrow 1 1 1 3 1 6 0 0 0
Dirk Grobbelaar 18 upward-facing green arrow 8 2 0 0 0
Brandon Brown 19 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 7 19 upward-facing green arrow 7 7 6 7 1 0 5
Jacques Fick 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 9 2 0 0 0
Berton Klaasen 21 upward-facing green arrow 13 12 12 13 13 13 7 2 0 10
Lungelo Gosa 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 10 15 21 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 7 0 9 9
Barend Potgieter 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 1 17 upward-facing green arrow 1 1 6 0 0 0
Etienne Oosthuizen 18 upward-facing green arrow 7 18 upward-facing green arrow 7 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 7 0 0 0
Luke van der Smit 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 6 19 upward-facing green arrow 6 19 upward-facing green arrow 6 0 0 0
Minenhle Mthethwa 21 upward-facing green arrow 14 21 upward-facing green arrow 3 0 0 0
JC Greyling 13 12 13 22 upward-facing green arrow 4 1 0 5
Dylan Pieterse 18 upward-facing green arrow 5 4 4 5 5 0 0 0
Ganfried May 22 upward-facing green arrow 15 22 upward-facing green arrow 3 0 0 0
Pieter Stemmet 3 3 17 upward-facing green arrow 3 0 0 0
Hannes Huisamen 4 18 upward-facing green arrow 2 0 0 0
Sphu Msutwana 13 1 0 0 0
Warrick Venter 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 2 0 0 0
Caylib Oosthuizen 17 upward-facing green arrow 1 0 0 0
Cullen Collopy 19 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 20 2 1 0 5
Vian van der Watt 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 5 0 0 0
Pieter-Steyn de Wet 21 upward-facing green arrow 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[edit]

Squad[edit]

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[edit]

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.

Round-by-round[edit]

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[edit]

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 rugby ball 21'
Marcel Coetzee rugby ball 41'
Graham Geldenhuys rugby ball 45'
Con: Jaywinn Juries rugby goalposts icon 22' (1/1)
Ruben de Vos rugby goalposts icon 42', 46' (2/2)
Pen: Jaywinn Juries (0/1)
Cards: Ayron Schramm yellow card 24' to 34'
Report
Scoreboard[73]
Try: JP Jamieson rugby ball 12'
Malcolm Jaer rugby ball 34'
Con: Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 13', 35' (2/2)
Pen: Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 3', 16' (2/3)
Simon Bolze (0/1)
Malcolm Jaer rugby goalposts icon 81' (1/1)
Cards: Jeremy Ward yellow card 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 rugby ball 3'35'
Jayson Reinecke rugby ball 11'
Lindelwe Zungu rugby ball 16'
Malcolm Jaer rugby ball 41'
Jeremy Ward rugby ball 64'
Con: Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 4', 12', 36', 42' (4/6)
Report
Scoreboard[74]
Pen: Marco Donges rugby goalposts icon 8' (1/1)
Cards: Timothy Prince yellow card 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 rugby ball 35'
Ivan van Zyl rugby ball 45'
JT Jackson rugby ball 52'
Mervano da Silva rugby ball 71'80'
Con: Tinus de Beer rugby goalposts icon 53', 72', 81' (3/5)
Pen: Tinus de Beer rugby goalposts icon 51' (1/1)
Cards: Theo Maree yellow card 66' to 78'
Report
Scoreboard[75]
Try: Jeremy Ward rugby ball 14'
Michael Brink rugby ball 68'
Malcolm Jaer rugby ball 78'
Con: Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 15', 69', 78' (3/3)
Pen: Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 39', 55' (2/2)
Cards: JP Jamieson yellow card 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 rugby ball 15'
Con: Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 16' (1/1)
Pen: Simon Bolze rugby goalposts icon 57' (1/1)
Report
Scoreboard[76]
Try: Christo van der Merwe rugby ball 29'
Herschel Jantjies rugby ball 37'
Eduan Keyter rugby ball 50'
Mitchell Carstens rugby ball 70'
Con: Brandon Thomson rugby goalposts icon 30', 38' (2/4)
Pen: Brandon Thomson rugby goalposts icon 10' (1/1)
Cards: Ryan Oosthuizen yellow card 59' to 69'
Grant Hermanus Red card 64'
Referee: Jaco Pretorius


15 September 2016 Free State U21 44–45 Eastern Province U21 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
16:45 Try: penalty try rugby ball 19'
Nardus Erasmus rugby ball 22'
Gerrie Labuschagné rugby ball 49'
Dian Badenhorst rugby ball 61'
Fiffy Rampeta rugby ball 65'
Con: Heinrich Bitzi rugby goalposts icon 20', 23', 50', 62', 66' (5/5)
Pen: Heinrich Bitzi rugby goalposts icon 8', 31', 75' (3/3)
Cards: Ruben Schoeman yellow card 15' to 26'
Report
Scoreboard[77]
Try: Keanu Vers rugby ball 16'43'
Malcolm Jaer rugby ball 25'
Jixie Molapo rugby ball 34'
Xandré Vos rugby ball 80'
Con: Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 17', 26', 44', 80' (4/5)
Pen: Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 12', 29', 39', 57' (4/4)
Cards: Justin Hollis yellow card 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 rugby ball 56'
Jixie Molapo rugby ball 72'
Con: Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 57' (1/2)
Pen: Garrick Mattheus rugby goalposts icon 9', 19', 39' (3/3)
Drop: Garrick Mattheus (0/1)
Report
Scoreboard[78]
Try: James Venter rugby ball 26'
Jarryd Sage rugby ball 52'
Con: Shaun Reynolds rugby goalposts icon 27', 53' (2/2)
Pen: Shaun Reynolds rugby goalposts icon 2', 12', 75' (3/5)
Kobus Engelbrecht rugby goalposts icon 77' (1/1)
Cards: Jo-Hanko de Villiers Yellow card 80'
Referee: Egon Seconds

Player Appearances[edit]

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 upward-facing green arrow 3 17 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 4 1 0 5
Jeremy Ward 12 12 12 13 13 13 6 2 0 10
Somila Jho 13 13 22 22 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 19 1 0 0 0
Roché van Zyl 17 upward-facing green arrow 3 3 17 17 3 0 0 0
Justin Hollis 18 upward-facing green arrow 8 8 8 7 7 6 0 0 0
Jedwyn Harty 19 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 5 0 0 0
Rouche Nel 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 2 0 0 0
Simon Bolze 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 21 upward-facing green arrow 3 0 3 3
Mabhutana Peter 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 14 4 0 0 0
Wihan Coetzer 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 4 0 0 0
Hayden Tharratt 19 upward-facing green arrow 7 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 5 0 0 0
Luvo Claassen 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 2 0 0 0
Michael Brink 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 2 1 0 5
Luan Nieuwoudt 12 12 2 0 0 0
SF Nieuwoudt 19 upward-facing green arrow 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[edit]

Squad[edit]

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[edit]

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.

Round-by-round[edit]

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[edit]

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 rugby ball 25'
Duan du Plessis rugby ball 39'
Yaw Penxe rugby ball 45'
Courtney Winnaar rugby ball 54'
Con: Victor Foster rugby goalposts icon 46', 55' (2/4)
Pen: Victor Foster rugby goalposts icon 7', 18' (2/2)
Cards: Jonathan Booysen yellow card 50' to 60'
Scoreboard[83] Try: Samuel Swanepoel rugby ball 30'
Khuthu Mchunu rugby ball 49'
Con: Gareth Simpson rugby goalposts icon 31', 50' (2/2)
Pen: Gareth Simpson rugby goalposts icon 6' (1/1)
Referee: Pieter Maritz


1 July 2016 Leopards U19 36–39 Eastern Province U19 Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
12:00 Try: Hein Steenkamp rugby ball 23'36'
Craig Ellis rugby ball 33'
Ryno Visagie rugby ball 54'
Con: Quintin Bayards rugby goalposts icon 34' (1/3)
Slabber la Grange rugby goalposts icon 55' (1/1)
Pen: Quintin Bayards rugby goalposts icon 6', 12', 43' (3/3)
Slabber La Grange rugby goalposts icon 60' (1/1)
Scoreboard[84] Try: Jonathan Booysen rugby ball 9'
Victor Foster rugby ball 15'35'
Yaw Penxe rugby ball 45'
Daniel Voigt rugby ball 48'
Con: Victor Foster rugby goalposts icon 10', 16', 35', 49' (4/5)
Pen: Victor Foster rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 1'32'
CJ van Niekerk rugby ball 50'
Con: Victor Foster rugby goalposts icon 2', 33', 51' (3/3)
Pen: Victor Foster rugby goalposts icon 59' (1/2)
Cards: CJ van Niekerk Yellow card 16'
Scoreboard[85] Try: Irvin Ali rugby ball 14'
Luvuyo Ndevu rugby ball 17'46'
Nico Peyper rugby ball 70'
Con: Louwtjie Steenkamp rugby goalposts icon 18' (1/4)
Pen: Louwtjie Steenkamp rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 11'28'
Ricky Nwagbara rugby ball 19'
Tumi Mogoje rugby ball 31'43'
Tristan Leyds rugby ball 37'
George Lourens rugby ball 58'
David Brits rugby ball 68'
Con: Jondré Williams rugby goalposts icon 12', 29', 32', 59' (4/7)
Troy Payne rugby goalposts icon 69' (1/1)
Pen: Jondré Williams rugby goalposts icon 7' (1/2)
Scoreboard[86] Try: Courtney Winnaar rugby ball 2'33'
Jonathan Booysen rugby ball 15'
Michael Botha rugby ball 50'
Con: Victor Foster rugby goalposts icon 16', 34', 51' (3/4)
Pen: Victor Foster rugby goalposts icon 39' (1/1)
Cards: Mylo Sadiki yellow card 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 rugby ball 14'30'
Yomi Keswa rugby ball 44'
Mylo Sadiki rugby ball 55'
Con: Cliven Loubser (0/1)
Victor Foster rugby goalposts icon 31', 45', 56' (3/3)
Pen: Victor Foster rugby goalposts icon 61' (1/1)
Cards: Lupumlo Mguca Yellow card 64'
Scoreboard[87] Try: Jurie Burger rugby ball 7'
Sibabalo Qoma rugby ball 17'
Marnus van der Merwe rugby ball 39'
Berco Venter rugby ball 47'
Jan Lourens Schreuder rugby ball 58'
Abri Coetzee rugby ball 65'
Con: Christiaan Schutte rugby goalposts icon 18', 66' (2/5)
Ruan Henning rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 11'
Bader Pretorius rugby ball 24'
Stean Pienaar rugby ball 28'33'
Patrick Wait rugby ball 38'
HP van Schoor rugby ball 51'
Madosh Tambwe rugby ball 55'
Len Massyn rugby ball 61'
Con: Jeanluc Cilliers rugby goalposts icon 12', 25', 29', 34', 38' (5/6)
Bader Pretorius rugby goalposts icon 56' (1/2)
Cards: Reinhard Nothnagel yellow card 17' to 27'
Rouxbann Baumann yellow card 59' to 69'
Scoreboard[88] Try: Mylo Sadiki rugby ball 36'
Jonathan Booysen rugby ball 47'
Reinhardt Engelbrecht rugby ball 57'
Con: Cliven Loubser rugby goalposts icon 37', 48', 58' (3/3)
Pen: Courtney Winnaar (0/1)
Cliven Loubser rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 5'
André Coetzee rugby ball 15'
Clifferd Jacobs rugby ball 32'
Taigh Schoor rugby ball 39'58'
Francois de Villiers rugby ball 50'65'
Con: James Tedder rugby goalposts icon 6', 33', 40', 51', 59' (5/7)
Pen: James Tedder (0/1)
Scoreboard[89] Try: Michael Botha rugby ball 3'
Yomi Keswa rugby ball 8'36'
Thaki Boloko rugby ball 11'
Courtney Winnaar rugby ball 19'
Jonathan Booysen rugby ball 26'
Con: Courtney Winnaar rugby goalposts icon 4', 9', 12', 20' (4/6)
Pen: Courtney Winnaar rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 8'
Jonathan Booysen rugby ball 12'
Con: Victor Foster rugby goalposts icon 9', 13' (2/2)
Pen: Victor Foster rugby goalposts icon 5', 28', 40' (3/4)
Cards: Lutho Selem Yellow card 69'
Scoreboard[90] Try: Edmund Rheeder rugby ball 24'
Reuben du Plooy rugby ball 38'
Andries Engelbrecht rugby ball 57'
Con: Tiaan Schoonraad rugby goalposts icon 25', 39' (2/3)
Cards: Franco Tiedt yellow card 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 rugby ball 5'70'
Stedman Gans rugby ball 8'
Manie Libbok rugby ball 21'53'
Ciaran Dayaram rugby ball 47'
Con: Josh Allderman (0/1)
Manie Libbok rugby goalposts icon 9', 22', 48', 54', 71' (5/5)
Scoreboard[91] Try: Yaw Penxe rugby ball 24'
Courtney Winnaar rugby ball 68'
Con: Victor Foster rugby goalposts icon 25' (1/2)
Pen: Victor Foster rugby goalposts icon 2' (1/1)
Courtney Winnaar rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 23'
Jonathan Booysen rugby ball 56'
Con: Victor Foster (0/1)
Yomi Keswa rugby goalposts icon 57' (1/1)
Pen: Victor Foster rugby goalposts icon 10' (1/4)
Cards: Janse Roux yellow card 37' to 47'
Scoreboard[92] Try: Cornel Smit rugby ball 6'
Shane Farmer rugby ball 26'
Jondré Williams rugby ball 38'
Cobus Wiese rugby ball 42'52'63'
David Brits rugby ball 46'
Juarno Augustus rugby ball 61'
Nico Leonard rugby ball 70'
Con: Jondré Williams rugby goalposts icon 7', 39', 43', 47', 53' (5/6)
Adriaan van der Bank rugby goalposts icon 62', 64', 71' (3/3)
Pen: Jondré Williams rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 17'
Kurt Eybers rugby ball 22'38'
George Rossouw rugby ball 29'
Rewan Kruger rugby ball 46'
Bertie de Bod rugby ball 62'
Dawid Snyman rugby ball 69'
Con: Justin Taylor rugby goalposts icon 23', 30', 39', 47', 70' (5/7)
Pen: Justin Taylor rugby goalposts icon 11' (1/1)
Scoreboard[93] Try: Oyisa Hackula rugby ball 13'
Yaw Penxe rugby ball 50'54'
Con: Victor Foster rugby goalposts icon 14', 55' (2/3)
Pen: Victor Foster rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 3'
Con: Victor Foster (0/1)
Scoreboard[94] Try: Madosh Tambwe rugby ball 8'12'48'61'
Hacjivah Dayimani rugby ball 18'22'
Reinhard Nothnagel rugby ball 30'
Jan-Louis la Grange rugby ball 54'
Morné van den Berg rugby ball 67'
Con: Jeanluc Cilliers rugby goalposts icon 13', 19', 23', 31', 49', 62', 68' (7/9)
Referee: Ruhan Meiring

Player Appearances[edit]

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 upward-facing green arrow 3 3 0 0 0
Grant Venter 2 2 2 2 2 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 9 0 0 0
Daniel Voigt 3 3 3 3 3 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 18 18 upward-facing green arrow 9 1 0 5
Kamva Dilima 4 5 5 19 upward-facing green arrow 5 19 upward-facing green arrow 5 7 7 5 10 0 0 0
Thapelo Molapo 5 5 18 7 6 5 19 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 8 6 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 19 20 upward-facing green arrow 11 0 0 0
Mylo Sadiki 8 8 8 8 8 20 upward-facing green arrow 8 8 8 9 2 0 10
Yomi Keswa 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 21 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 22 12 12 22 22 upward-facing green arrow 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 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 2 0 0 0
CJ van Niekerk 17 upward-facing green arrow 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 1 0 5
Dylan Barendse 18 18 upward-facing green arrow 17 18 upward-facing green arrow 18 18 upward-facing green arrow 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 0 0 0
Janse Roux 19 upward-facing green arrow 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 10 0 0 0
Siyanda Am 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 3 0 0 0
Wayne Moss 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 3 0 0 0
Cliven Loubser 22 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 10 15 4 0 15 15
Michael Botha 23 23 upward-facing green arrow 15 15 15 14 15 6 2 0 10
Leon Lyons 17 upward-facing green arrow 1 0 0 0
Michael de Marco 19 upward-facing green arrow 7 7 5 7 7 7 8 8 7 10 0 0 0
Josiah Twum-Boafo 22 upward-facing green arrow 22 22 upward-facing green arrow 2 0 0 0
Sive Mazosiwe 16 17 upward-facing green arrow 17 upward-facing green arrow 2 0 0 0
Thaki Boloko 23 22 upward-facing green arrow 23 23 upward-facing green arrow 14 3 1 0 5
André Lategan 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 2 2 2 16 upward-facing green arrow 16 upward-facing green arrow 8 0 0 0
Shane Weweje 19 upward-facing green arrow 19 upward-facing green arrow 4 3 0 0 0
Jac van der Walt 21 upward-facing green arrow 1 0 0 0
Oyisa Hackula 12 12 12 12 13 5 1 0 5
Reinhardt Engelbrecht 21 21 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 22 upward-facing green arrow 21 upward-facing green arrow 4 1 0 5
Temba Boltina 16 16 16 upward-facing green arrow 19 1 0 0 0
Matthew King 17 upward-facing green arrow 1 0 0 0
Lourens Oosthuizen 20 upward-facing green arrow 1 0 0 0
Siba Mzanywa 23 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 2 0 0 0
Ruben le Roux 5 6 2 0 0 0
Liam Blake-Taylor 19 21 upward-facing green arrow 20 upward-facing green arrow 20 6 3 0 0 0
Louis Strydom 21 upward-facing green arrow 9 21 upward-facing green arrow 3 0 0 0
Riaan van Rensburg 22 upward-facing green arrow 23 upward-facing green arrow 23 14 23 upward-facing green arrow 4 0 0 0
Donavan Stevens 19 upward-facing green arrow 5 5 4 4 0 0 0
Nico Grobler 23 upward-facing green arrow 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 rugby ball 1'
Mayibongwe Maduna rugby ball 14'
Dylan Richardson rugby ball 34'
Luke Crowshaw rugby ball 61'
Maartin Holtzhausen rugby ball 65'
Con: Maartin Holtzhausen (0/4)
Cameron Ritchie rugby goalposts icon 66' (1/1)
Pen: Maartin Holtzhausen rugby goalposts icon 6', 47', 57' (3/3)
Cards: Mayibongwe Maduna yellow card 17' to 27'
Report
Scoreboard[98]
Try: Sicelo Tole rugby ball 45'
Keagan Tait rugby ball 50'
Aya Oliphant rugby ball 69'
Con: Riaan van Rensburg rugby goalposts icon 46', 51', 70' (3/3)
Pen: Riaan van Rensburg rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 4'
Wayne Wilschut rugby ball 41'
Michael Goodall rugby ball 59'70'
James Mao-Cheia rugby ball 67'
Con: Anton Du Toit rugby goalposts icon 5', 60', 68', 71' (4/5)
Report
Scoreboard[99]
Try: Ayabonga Matroos rugby ball 11'
Sicelo Tole rugby ball 16'21'
Le-Kleu Stokes rugby ball 34'
Lubabalo Dobela rugby ball 56'
Con: Riaan van Rensburg rugby goalposts icon 17', 22', 57' (3/5)
Pen: Riaan van Rensburg rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 7'
Viaan Wolmarans rugby ball 27'
Con: Riaan van Rensburg rugby goalposts icon 28' (1/2)
Report
Scoreboard[100]
Try: Lance Lamprecht rugby ball 13'
Nicolus van Eeden rugby ball 21'61'
Bradley Kiewitz rugby ball 23'
Dian Bleuler rugby ball 35'
Zinedene Booysen rugby ball 38'
Sean Swart rugby ball 42'
Damian Bonaparte rugby ball 50'
Wilhelm van Heerden rugby ball 58'
Adriaan-Lee du Preez rugby ball 65'
Con: Darren Adonis rugby goalposts icon 14', 22', 40', 43', 51' (5/7)
Darryle Kameel rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 17'
Keanen Murray rugby ball 30'
Matt Moore rugby ball 51'
Athenkosi Halom rugby ball 65'
Con: Vaughen Isaacs rugby goalposts icon 18' (1/3)
Izak Conradie rugby goalposts icon 66' (1/1)
Pen: Vaughen Isaacs (0/2)
Cards: Johan Maartens yellow card 39' to 49'
Report
Scoreboard[102]
Try: Gerhard Fourie rugby ball 9'
Nathan Jordan rugby ball 23'
Zimosa Nokama rugby ball 54'
Con: Gerhard Fourie rugby goalposts icon 24' (1/3)
Pen: Gerhard Fourie rugby goalposts icon 29', 33', 58' (3/3)
Cards: Rudolf Hatting Yellow card 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 rugby ball 16'25'
Lutho Nomoyi rugby ball 31'
Chulu Chutu rugby ball 35'50'
Lourens Oosthuizen rugby ball 36'
Ewan Pieters rugby ball 58'
Athenkosi Halom rugby ball 61'
Sibabalwe Mzanywa rugby ball 70'
Con: Vaughen Isaacs rugby goalposts icon 17', 32', 35', 51', 59', 62' (6/8)
Jonathan Crankshaw rugby goalposts icon 71' (1/1)
Pen: Vaughen Isaacs rugby goalposts icon 49' (1/1)
Cards: Bongi Ziya Yellow card 62'
Report
Scoreboard[103]
Try: Bonisile Mapongwane rugby ball 66'
Con: Litha Nkula (0/1)
Pen: Litha Nkula (0/2)
Tabiso Stenge (0/1)
Cards: Siphosoxolo Dlongodlongo yellow card 29' to 39'
Litha Nkula yellow card 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 rugby ball 2'7'
Stefan Engelbrecht rugby ball 12'
Jan Coertze rugby ball 38'55'
Con: Wernich Kachelhoffer rugby goalposts icon 3', 8', 13', 39', 56' (5/5)
Report
Scoreboard[104]
Try: Sazi Sandi rugby ball 49'
Con: Vaughen Isaacs (0/1)
Referee: Mpho Matsaung

Under-18 Academy Week[edit]

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 rugby ball 5'15'
Hendré Eloff rugby ball 26'
Bjorkan Hendricks rugby ball 31'
Jack Hart rugby ball 35'68'
Sean Thungo rugby ball 37'
Ruan Nortjé rugby ball 52'
Themba Mandlati rugby ball 62'
Con: Duhann Gunter rugby goalposts icon 16', 32', 35', 38', 53', 63' (6/9)
Cards: Jaco Labuschagné yellow card 20' to 30'
Report
Scoreboard[107]
Try: Julian Kleyn rugby ball 20'
Curtley Deysel rugby ball 46'
Lindsay Potgieter rugby ball 60'
Con: Bendré Jonck (0/2)
Dylan le Roux (0/1)
Pen: Dylan le Roux (0/1)
Bendré Jonck (0/1)
Cards: Elandré Smit yellow card 20' to 30'


Match 2 14 July 2016 Eastern Province U18 21–21 Red Valke U18 Kearsney College, Durban  
13:55 Try: Leonardo Tshingane rugby ball 22'
Dylan le Roux rugby ball 55'
Con: Rodwill Baatjies rugby goalposts icon 23' (1/2)
Pen: Rodwill Baatjies rugby goalposts icon 8', 37', 51' (3/3)
Report
Scoreboard[108]
Try: Henry Pike rugby ball 32'
Ephraim Nkomo rugby ball 41'
Johan Botes rugby ball 66'
Con: Henry Pike rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 39'
Warren Ludwig rugby ball 47'
Con: Delron Brandt rugby goalposts icon 40' (1/2)
Pen: Delron Brandt (0/2)
Isaiah Muhinda rugby goalposts icon 50' (1/1)
Report
Scoreboard[109]
Try: Henco Pieterse rugby ball 11'
Lindsay Potgieter rugby ball 53'
Con: Rodwill Baatjies rugby goalposts icon 12', 54' (2/2)
Pen: Dylan le Roux rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 2'
Albertus Pretorius rugby ball 43'
Komane Seeta rugby ball 46'
Con: Juan-Carlo Kleynhans rugby goalposts icon 44', 47' (2/3)
Pen: Juan-Carlo Kleynhans (0/2)
Cards: Marthinus Klopper Yellow card 61'
Report
Scoreboard[111]
Try: Andries van Wyk rugby ball 39'
Cornelius Vorster rugby ball 61'
Con: Kyle Greyvenstein rugby goalposts icon 40' (1/2)
Pen: Kyle Greyvenstein rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 26'
Enrico Saptoe rugby ball 54'
Con: Nevaldo Fleurs (0/1)
Enrico Saptoe rugby goalposts icon 55' (1/1)
Pen: Kyle Greyvenstein (0/1)
Nevaldo Fleurs rugby goalposts icon 35' (1/2)
Report
Scoreboard[112]
Try: Ruan Lamprecht rugby ball 37'57'
JC Lourens rugby ball 43'
Tiaan Fourie rugby ball 65'
Peter Machal rugby ball 70'
Con: Darryn Fortuin (0/1)
Cuan Belelie rugby goalposts icon 66' (1/3)
Pen: Cuan Belelie rugby goalposts icon 41' (1/1)
Cards: Tiaan Fourie yellow card 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 rugby ball 53'
Andries de Jager rugby ball 68'
Con: Dylan Schoeman (0/2)
Pen: Dylan Schoeman rugby goalposts icon 14' (1/1)
Report
Scoreboard[113]
Try: Nevaldo Fleurs rugby ball 58'
Esona Mrwetyana rugby ball 63'
Con: Kyle Greyvenstein rugby goalposts icon 63' (1/2)
Pen: Nevaldo Fleurs rugby goalposts icon 42' (1/1)
Kyle Greyvenstein rugby goalposts icon 51' (1/1)

Under-16 Grant Khomo Week[edit]

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 rugby ball 55'
Con: Claude Jacobs rugby goalposts icon 56' (1/1)
Pen: Claude Jacobs rugby goalposts icon 18' (1/1)
Cards: Luther Greeff Red card 21'
Report
Scoreboard[116]
Try: Siseka Mvenya rugby ball 23'
Con: Salmon Oberholzer rugby goalposts icon 24' (1/1)
Pen: Handre Bruwer rugby goalposts icon 13' (1/1)
Salmon Oberholzer rugby goalposts icon 58' (1/1)


Match 2 6 July 2016 Eastern Province U16 16–6 Griffons U16 Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl  
9:30 Try: Luke Smuts rugby ball 5'
Con: Claude Jacobs rugby goalposts icon 6' (1/1)
Pen: Claude Jacobs rugby goalposts icon 16', 21', 27' (3/3)
Report
Scoreboard[117]
Pen: Ruben Liebenberg rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 9'
Justin Reynolds rugby ball 15'
Thoubaan Gabriels rugby ball 39'
Roubert Bester rugby ball 49'58'
Noegh Hayward rugby ball 60'
Con: Nivan Petersen rugby goalposts icon 10', 16', 40', 50', 59', 60' (6/6)
Pen: Nivan Petersen rugby goalposts icon 33' (1/1)
Report
Scoreboard[118]
Try: Kelvin Kanenungo rugby ball 29'
Con: Claude Jacobs (0/1)
Pen: Claude Jacobs rugby goalposts icon 12' (1/1)
Cards: Kelvin Kanenungo Yellow card 39'

Under-13 Craven Week Week[edit]

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 rugby ball 3'
Diego Cupido rugby ball 22'
Njaqbulo Khulu rugby ball 45'
Con: Reynier Overweg rugby goalposts icon 4', 23' (2/3)
Report
Scoreboard[121]
Try: Liyabona Nathan Matabielie rugby ball 30'
Con: Divan Moss rugby goalposts icon 31' (1/1)


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


Match 3 7 July 2016 Griffons U13 49–17 Eastern Province U13 Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl  
11:00 Try: Lerato Manyana rugby ball 2'25'31'
Wian Muller rugby ball 14'
David Liebenberg rugby ball 21'43'49'
Dendré Aucamp rugby ball 23'
Charlton Mettler rugby ball 47'
Con: David Liebenberg (0/3)
Ivan Putter (0/2)
Dendré Aucamp (0/1)
Jandré van der Merwe rugby goalposts icon 48', 50' (2/3)
Cards: David Liebenberg yellow card 7' to 12'
Report
Scoreboard[123]
Try: Roland van Wyk rugby ball 20'
Luyolo Dambuza rugby ball 28'
Cleavan Adams rugby ball 39'
Con: Jared Rees rugby goalposts icon 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 rugby ball 1'30'39'
Diego Lottering rugby ball 8'15'51'
Jared Rees rugby ball 22'48'
Con: Jared Rees rugby goalposts icon 2', 23' (2/6)
George van Heerden rugby goalposts icon 49' (1/1)
Divan Moss rugby goalposts icon 52' (1/1)
Report
Scoreboard[124]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

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

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