2015 Eastern Province Kings season
In 2015, the Eastern Province Kings will participate in the Currie Cup and the Vodacom Cup competitions. The Eastern Province U21 team will also play in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A and the Eastern Province U19 team in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A. As part of the Southern Kings franchise, a number of players will also participate in friendlies for this franchise.
| Team Information | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
| President | Cheeky Watson |
| Currie Cup | |
| Coach | Brent Janse van Rensburg |
| Captain | Luke Watson / Steven Sykes / Tim Whitehead |
| Rank | 7th |
| Record | Won 2, Lost 6 |
| Top points scorer | Scott van Breda (68) |
| Top try scorer | Paul Schoeman (4) |
| Vodacom Cup (South) | |
| Coach | Mzwandile Stick |
| Captain | Shane Gates / Edgar Marutlulle / Tim Whitehead |
| Rank | 5th |
| Record | Won 3, Lost 4 |
| Top points scorer | Scott van Breda (29) |
| Top try scorers | Paul Schoeman (4) |
| Other seasons | |
| Previous season | ← 2014 |
| Next season | 2016 → |
Chronological list of events
- 5 November 2014: The squad for the 2015 season is revealed. New recruits include Eital Bredenkamp, Tazz Fuzani and Jan Uys from Western Province.[1]
- 14 November 2014: Winger Paul Perez's contract is terminated with immediate effect after an incident of absenteeism.[2]
- 17 November 2014: Blue Bulls fly-half Tony Jantjies joins the Kings ahead of the 2015 season,[3] defensive coach Michael Horak joins Durban-based side the Sharks prior to the 2015 Super Rugby season.[4] and the Sharks confirm that Paul Perez joined them on a trial basis.[5]
- 29 December 2014: Forwards coach Shaun Sowerby also leaves the Kings' coaching staff, returning to France (where he spent ten years as a player) to join Montpellier as a forwards coach.[6]
- 14 January 2015: Three players join the Kings on a trial basis – scrum-half Dylon Frylinck, who represented Western Province in the 2014 Vodacom Cup, the Stormers in the 2014 Super Rugby season and the Pumas in the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division; lock Cornell Hess, who spent 2014 at Griquas, but failed to make any appearances following a knee injury and hooker Martin van der Heever, who previously played for Toulouse in France.[7]
- 15 January 2015: The Kings officially confirm that Omar Mouneimne rejoined the side as defensive coach. He had a previous spell with the side before following Alan Solomons to Edinburgh in 2013. James Fleming, who previously had a spell at the Kings as a physiotherapist before joining the Sharks for 2014, also returns to the Kings in his new role of Head of High Performance.[8]
- 19 January 2015: The Eastern Province Kings Academy hand a scholarship to Craven Week and South African Schools prop Lupumlo Mguca to finish his schooling at Burnside High School in Christchurch, New Zealand.[9]
- 30 January 2015: A 38-man squad for the 2015 Vodacom Cup is revealed. The Kings also confirm that Dylon Frylinck and Cornell Hess were offered contracts for the duration of the Vodacom Cup competition.[10]
- 2 February 2015: Leopards wingers Sylvian Mahuza and Luther Obi are training with the EP Kings.[11]
- 8 February 2015: Eastern Province and South African Schools fly-half Curwin Bosch is named the 2014 Craven Week Player of the Tournament at the annual South African Rugby Union awards ceremony.[12]
- 12 February 2015: Lock Steven Sykes joins the Cheetahs on loan for the 2015 Super Rugby season.[13]
- 25 February 2015: Just over a month after confirming his appointment, the EP Kings announce that defensive coach Omar Mouneimne is leaving them again to take up a consultancy role at French Top 14 side Lyon.[14]
- 27 February 2015: The EP Kings announce that they have come to an arrangement with the Leopards for the services of their wingers Sylvian Mahuza and Luther Obi, who will be included in their squad for the 2015 Vodacom Cup.[15]
- 2 March 2015: Brent Janse van Rensburg is appointed the new Head of Defence at the Kings following his release from the Golden Lions.[16]
- 6 March 2015: The Free State Cheetahs beat the Eastern Province Kings 31–30 in a pre-season trial match in Port Elizabeth. The Kings scored four tries through Hansie Graaff, George Whitehead, Kevin Luiters and Dylon Frylinck, with Scott van Breda and Tony Jantjies each converting one of those tries. George Whitehead also kicked two penalties in the match.[17]
- 14 March 2015: The Eastern Province Kings beat the Golden Lions 13–8 in a pre-season trial match. Eital Bredenkamp scored the Kings' only try of the match, with Gary van Aswegen converting the try and kicking two penalties.[18]
- 25 March 2015: Three Eastern Province Kings players are named in an extended South Africa Under-20 training group as part of their preparation for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship – fullback Malcolm Jaer and flankers Tyler Paul and CJ Velleman.[19]
- 27 March 2015: Prop Charl du Plessis announces his retirement from rugby following medical advice regarding persistent back problems. He made 31 appearances for the Eastern Province Kings since 2012 and also played in 2 Super Rugby matches for the Southern Kings, plus one leg of the relegation play-off series against the Lions.[20]
- 9 June 2015: Defense coach Brent Janse van Rensburg is appointed the new head coach of the Eastern Province Kings for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division.
- 24 June 2015: Fly-half Tony Jantjies' contract is terminated with immediate effect following a breach of team protocol.[21]
- 21 July 2015: Former head coach and the current kicking and specialist skills coach, Carlos Spencer, leaves the EP Kings after being involved with the side since December 2013.[22]
- 24 July 2015: Grey High School players Curwin Bosch (fly-half) and Khwezi Mafu (loose forward) are both named in the 2015 South African Schools squad to play internationals against Wales, France and England, while Grey lock Kamva Dilima is named in the South African Schools 'A' squad to play against Italy, England and Wales, alongside Hoërskool Framesby players André Lategan (hooker) and Riaan van Rensburg (fullback) and HTS Daniel Pienaar centre Heino Bezuidenhout.[23]
- 17 August 2015: The Kings announced a three-year apparel sponsorship deal with BLK, starting in 2016. The deal would see BLK supply the kit for the Eastern Province Kings Currie Cup side, as well as the Southern Kings Super Rugby side.[24]
Players
Player list
The following players were named in a pre-season training squad:
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Props
Hookers Locks |
Loose forwards
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres Wingers Fullbacks |
Vodacom Cup squad
The following players were included in their 2015 Vodacom Cup squad:
|
Props
Hookers Locks |
Loose forwards
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres Wingers Fullbacks |
In
| Position | Player Name | From | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| LK | Tazz Fuzani | Western Province | [1] |
| LK | Cornell Hess | Griquas | [10] |
| LK | Jan Uys | Western Province | [1] |
| FL | Eital Bredenkamp | Western Province | [1] |
| SH | Dylon Frylinck | Pumas | [10] |
| FH | Tony Jantjies | Pumas | [3] |
| WG | Sylvian Mahuza | Leopards | [15] |
| WG | Luther Obi | Leopards | [15] |
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Vodacom Cup
Log
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Province | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 103 | +85 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 32 | Qualified for quarter-finals |
| 2 | Griquas | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 205 | 138 | +67 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 28 | |
| 3 | Free State XV | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 215 | 170 | +45 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 22 | |
| 4 | SWD Eagles | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 193 | 137 | +56 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 20 | |
| 5 | Eastern Province Kings | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 181 | 162 | +19 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| 6 | Sharks XV | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 180 | 165 | +15 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 7 | Border Bulldogs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 104 | 206 | −102 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 8 | Boland Cavaliers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 105 | 290 | −185 | 15 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Source: [45]
Rules for classification:
Points breakdown:
Rules for classification:
- Log points
- Overall points difference
- Number of tries scored
- Points scored in away matches
- Fewest red cards
- Toss of a coin
- 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 – 2015 Vodacom Cup Southern Section | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 |
| Opposition | GRQ | BDR | WPr | FSt | SWD | BOL | SHA |
| Cumulative Points | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 17 |
| Southern Section Position | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th |
| Key: | win | draw | loss |
Fixtures & Results
| 21 March 2015 | Eastern Province Kings | 19–27 | Griquas | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Thembelani Bholi  17' Kevin Luiters 25' Jaco Grobler 73'Con: Gary van Aswegen  18' (1/2) Scott van Breda 74' (1/1)Pen: Gary van Aswegen (0/1) |
Report[46] Scoreboard[47] |
Try: Carel Greeff 14' Steph Roberts 62' Abrie Griesel 65'Con: Gouws Prinsloo 15', 63', 66' (3/3)Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 39', 53' (2/3)Cards: RJ Liebenberg  68' Wendal Wehr 71' to 78' |
Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza |
| 27 March 2015 | Border Bulldogs | 17–27 | Eastern Province Kings | Buffalo City Stadium, East London | ||
| 19:10 | Try: Ntando Kebe 57' Sipho Nofemele 73'Con: Oliver Zono 58', 74' (2/2)Pen: Masixole Banda 32' (1/2) Oliver Zono (0/1) Cards: Wandile Putuma 13' to 23' |
Report[48] Scoreboard[49] |
Try: Paul Schoeman 14', 51', 66' Simon Kerrod 24'Con: Gary van Aswegen 25' (1/3) Scott van Breda 67' (1/1)Pen: Gary van Aswegen 3' (1/1) |
Referee: Archie Sehlako |
| 11 April 2015 | Eastern Province Kings | 13–19 | Western Province | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 19:00 | Try: George Whitehead 35' Sylvian Mahuza 61'Con: George Whitehead (0/1) Pen: Scott van Breda 49' (1/1)Cards: Martin Ferreira 39' to 50' |
Report[50] Scoreboard[51] |
Try: Godlen Masimla 68' Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis 69' (1/1)Pen: Jean-Luc du Plessis 5', 20', 38', 40' (4/4)Cards: JP Lewis 78' |
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys |
| 18 April 2015 | Free State XV | 50–45 | Eastern Province Kings | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 16:30 | Try: JP du Plessis 5' Sergeal Petersen 15', 56' Shaun Venter 25' Joubert Engelbrecht 42' Zingisa April 65' Ludwig Erasmus 77'Con: Niel Marais 6', 16', 26', 43', 57', 66' (6/6) Ludwig Erasmus (0/1) Pen: Ludwig Erasmus 76' (1/1)Cards: Shaun Venter 80' |
Report[52] Scoreboard[53] |
Try: Tim Agaba 18' Luther Obi 31' Tim Whitehead 54', 59' Siviwe Soyizwapi 70'Con: Scott van Breda 19', 32', 54', 60' (4/5)Pen: Gary van Aswegen 8' (1/1) Scott van Breda 30', 63', 82' (3/4) |
Referee: Quinton Immelman |
| 25 April 2015 | Eastern Province Kings | 10–31 | SWD Eagles | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Luther Obi 20' Simon Kerrod 80'Con: Tony Jantjies (0/1) Hansie Graaff (0/1) |
Report[54] Scoreboard[55] |
Try: Alshaun Bock 8' Clinton Wagman 35' Dwayne Kelly 72'Con: Elric van Vuuren 9' (1/2) Gerrit Smith 73' (1/1)Pen: Elric van Vuuren 10', 15', 30' (3/3) Gerrit Smith 77' (1/1)Cards: Junior Bester 68' |
Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza |
| 2 May 2015 | Boland Cavaliers | 10–44 | Eastern Province Kings | Central Sports Grounds, Citrusdal | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Granville Adams 20' Con: Granville Adams 21' (1/1)Pen: Christian Rust (0/2) Granville Adams 38' (1/1) |
Report[56] Scoreboard[57] |
Try: Aidon Davis 7', 31', 63' Siviwe Soyizwapi 22' Eital Bredenkamp 54' Hansie Graaff 59' Dylon Frylinck 74'Con: Hansie Graaff 8', 32', 60' (3/7)Pen: Hansie Graaff 46' (1/1) |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Pro Legoete |
| 8 May 2015 | Eastern Province Kings | 23–8 | Sharks XV | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 19:00 | Try: Luther Obi 21' Paul Schoeman 46' Enrico Acker 74'Con: Hansie Graaff (0/2) Scott van Breda 75' (1/1)Pen: Hansie Graaff 6' (1/1) Scott van Breda 70' (1/1) |
Report[58] Scoreboard[59] |
Try: Hanco Venter 23' Con: Garth April (0/1) Pen: Garth April 15' (1/2)Cards: Paul Jordaan 20' to 30' |
Attendance: 2,650 Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni |
Player Statistics
The following table shows players statistics for the 2015 Vodacom Cup season:
- Albé de Swardt, Malcolm Jaer, Shaun McDonald, Vukile Sofisa, Jan Uys and CJ Velleman were named in the 2015 Vodacom Cup squad, but never included in a matchday 22.
Player Appearances
The following players appeared for the Eastern Province Kings during the 2015 Vodacom Cup:
| Player Appearances – 2015 Vodacom Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | GRQ | BDR | WPr | FSt | SWD | BOL | SHA | ||
| Lizo Gqoboka | 1 | 17  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Martin Ferreira | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Tom Botha | 3 | ||||||||
| Tazz Fuzani | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| David Bulbring | 5 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | |||
| Eital Bredenkamp | 6 | 6 | 19 | ||||||
| Thembelani Bholi | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |||
| Tim Agaba | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Kevin Luiters | 9 | 9 | 20 | ||||||
| Gary van Aswegen | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Siyanda Grey | 11 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 14 | |||
| Shane Gates | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||||||
| Hansie Graaff | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Siviwe Soyizwapi | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | ||
| Sylvian Mahuza | 15 | 15 | |||||||
| Michael van Vuuren | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Charles Marais | 17 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Cameron Lindsay | 18 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 4 | ||||
| Aidon Davis | 19 | 18 | 8 | ||||||
| Jaco Grobler | 20 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||
| George Whitehead | 21 | 21 | 10 | ||||||
| Scott van Breda | 22 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 22 | |||
| Simon Kerrod | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Paul Schoeman | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Edgar Marutlulle | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Cornell Hess | 18 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Stefan Willemse | 19 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 7 | |||
| Ronnie Cooke | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 13 | ||||
| Tim Whitehead | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |||||
| Luther Obi | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||
| Enoch Mnyaka | 17 | 17 | |||||||
| Dylon Frylinck | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
| Tony Jantjies | 21 | 10 | |||||||
| CJ van der Linde | 17 | 17 | 3 | ||||||
| Luke Watson | 19 | 19 | |||||||
| Sphu Msutwana | 14 | 21 | |||||||
| Marlou van Niekerk | 21 | ||||||||
| Andile Jho | 22 | ||||||||
| Enrico Acker | 20 | ||||||||
- Albé de Swardt, Malcolm Jaer, Shaun McDonald, Vukile Sofisa, Jan Uys and CJ Velleman were named in the 2015 Vodacom Cup squad, but never included in a matchday 22.
Currie Cup
Log
The final log of the round-robin stage of the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division was:[60]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Lions | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 430 | 217 | +213 | 52 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 40 | semi-finals |
| 2 | Blue Bulls | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 342 | 238 | +104 | 41 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
| 3 | Western Province | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 328 | 248 | +80 | 38 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| 4 | Free State Cheetahs | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 268 | 320 | −52 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 5 | Sharks | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 261 | 269 | −8 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 6 | Pumas | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 227 | 302 | −75 | 23 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 7 | Eastern Province Kings | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 215 | 334 | −119 | 23 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 8 | Griquas | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 219 | 362 | −143 | 27 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 October 2015. Source: [60]
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
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
Round-by-round
| Team Progression – 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 |
| Opposition | LIO | SHA | PMA | SHA | LIO | FSC | PMA | GRQ | BUL | WPr |
| Cumulative Points | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Position | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th |
| Key: | win | draw | loss |
Fixtures & Results
| 8 August 2015 | Eastern Province Kings | 14–51 | Golden Lions | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 14:15 | Try: Sylvian Mahuza 19' Simon Kerrod 53'Con: Scott van Breda 20', 54' (2/2)Cards: Schalk Ferreira 66' to 76' |
Report[61] Scoreboard[62] |
Try: Kwagga Smith 1', 16', 68' Courtnall Skosan 6' Howard Mnisi 13' Anthony Volmink 77'Con: Marnitz Boshoff 69', 78', 2', 7', 14', 17' (6/6)Pen: Marnitz Boshoff 34', 50', 58' (3/3)Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1) |
Referee: Quinton Immelman |
| 15 August 2015 | Sharks | 33–25 | Eastern Province Kings | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| 17:05 | Try: André Esterhuizen 15' Lionel Cronjé 17' Dan du Preez 55' Paul Jordaan 66'Con: Joe Pietersen 18', 67' (2/4)Pen: Joe Pietersen 7', 25', 62' (3/3)Cards: Philip van der Walt 40' to 50' Odwa Ndungane 73' |
Report[63] Scoreboard[64] |
Try: George Whitehead 12' Tim Agaba 40' Steven Sykes 44' Enrico Acker 47'Con: Scott van Breda (0/2) George Whitehead 44' (1/2)Pen: Scott van Breda (0/1) George Whitehead 58' (1/1) |
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen |
| 21 August 2015 | Eastern Province Kings | 13–15 | Pumas | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 19:00 | Try: Lizo Gqoboka 61' Con: Scott van Breda 62' (1/1)Pen: Scott van Breda 10', 48' (2/3)Cards: Steven Sykes 35' to 45' |
Report[65] Scoreboard[66] |
Pen: JC Roos 3', 12', 56', 65', 76' (5/5) |
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge |
| 29 August 2015 | Eastern Province Kings | 20–24 | Sharks | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 17:05 | Try: Thembelani Bholi 3' penalty try 75'Con: Scott van Breda 4', 75' (2/2)Pen: Scott van Breda 9', 32' (2/3)Cards: Siyanda Grey 25' to 35' |
Report[67] Scoreboard[68] |
Try: Joe Pietersen 39' Francois Kleinhans 48' Dan du Preez 56'Con: Joe Pietersen 40', 49', 57' (3/3)Pen: Joe Pietersen 61' (1/2)Cards: S'bura Sithole 75' |
Referee: Jaco van Heerden |
| 5 September 2015 | Golden Lions | 37–21 | Eastern Province Kings | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
| 19:10 | Try: penalty try 4' Kwagga Smith 11' Stokkies Hanekom 13' Stephan de Wit 30' Ruan Combrinck 83'Con: Jaco van der Walt 5', 13' (2/4) Marnitz Boshoff 84' (1/1)Pen: Jaco van der Walt 40' (1/1) Marnitz Boshoff 70' (1/1)Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1) |
Report[69] Scoreboard[70] |
Try: Siyanda Grey 15' Paul Schoeman 23', 55'Con: Karlo Aspeling 16', 25', 56' (3/3)Cards: Eital Bredenkamp 76' Hansie Graaff  83' |
Referee: Stuart Berry |
| 11 September 2015 | Eastern Province Kings | 32–24 | Free State Cheetahs | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 19:10 | Try: Luther Obi 30' Siyanda Grey 55'Con: Scott van Breda 31', 56' (2/2)Pen: Scott van Breda 8', 14', 40', 61', 64', 70' (6/6)Cards: JP du Plessis 46' |
Report[71] Scoreboard[72] |
Try: Gerhard Olivier 17' Shaun Venter 21' Clayton Blommetjies 34' Cornal Hendricks 78'Con: Fred Zeilinga 18', 22' (2/4) |
Referee: Quinton Immelman |
| 18 September 2015 | Pumas | 20–9 | Eastern Province Kings | Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela | ||
| 17:00 | Try: Jason Fraser 14' Marnus Schoeman 27'Con: Justin van Staden 15', 28' (2/2)Pen: Justin van Staden 19', 43' (2/3) |
Report[73] Scoreboard[74] |
Pen: Scott van Breda 8', 12', 30' (3/4) Cards: Thembelani Bholi 19' to 30' |
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni |
| 26 September 2015 | Eastern Province Kings | 40–37 | Griquas | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 15:30 | Try: Luther Obi 34' Paul Schoeman 39', 50' Tim Whitehead 57', 80'Con: Scott van Breda 40', 58', 81' (3/5)Pen: Scott van Breda 2', 22', 27' (3/3) |
Report[75] Scoreboard[76] |
Try: Danie Dames 4', 37' Clinton Swart 24' Carel Greeff 46' AJ le Roux 68'Con: Clinton Swart 25', 38', 47' (3/5)Pen: Clinton Swart 7', 32' (2/3) |
Referee: Quinton Immelman |
| 2 October 2015 | Blue Bulls | 48–27 | Eastern Province Kings | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| 19:10 | Try: Lappies Labuschagné 26', 31' Dries Swanepoel 49' Francois Hougaard 55', 65' Ruan Steenkamp 70' Jacques du Plessis 78'Con: Tian Schoeman 27', 32', 50', 56' (4/5) Louis Fouché 79' (1/2)Pen: Tian Schoeman 11' (1/1)Cards: Ruan Steenkamp 73' |
Report[77] Scoreboard[78] |
Try: Tim Whitehead 20' Elgar Watts 38' JP du Plessis 74'Con: Scott van Breda 21', 39', 75' (3/3)Pen: Scott van Breda 7', 35' (2/2)Cards: Edgar Marutlulle 48' to 58' Schalk Ferreira 69' |
Referee: Pro Legoete |
| 9 October 2015 | Western Province | 45–14 | Eastern Province Kings | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
| 18:00 | Try: Nizaam Carr 2' Juan de Jongh 30' Godlen Masimla 34' Dillyn Leyds 42', 80' Justin Benn 57'Con: Robert du Preez 3', 31', 35', 43' (4/4) Kurt Coleman 58', 81' (2/2)Pen: Robert du Preez 13' (1/1) |
Report[79] Scoreboard[80] |
Try: Enrico Acker 36' Con: Scott van Breda (0/1) Pen: Scott van Breda 8', 17', 28' (3/3) |
Referee: Pro Legoete |
Player Appearances
The player appearance record in the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division is as follows:
| Eastern Province Kings | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | LIO | SHA | PMA | SHA | LIO | FSC | PMA | GRQ | BUL | WPr | SF | F | App | Try | Kck | Pts | |
| Schalk Ferreira | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 |
1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Martin Ferreira | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Botha | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Steven Sykes | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Cornell Hess | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luke Watson (c) | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Stefan Willemse | 7 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Agaba | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Enrico Acker | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| George Whitehead | 10 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||
| Luther Obi | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Tim Whitehead | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| JP du Plessis | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Sylvian Mahuza | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Scott van Breda | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 89 | 89 | ||
| Michael van Vuuren | 16 | 16 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Simon Kerrod | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 18 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Jacques Engelbrecht | 18 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Paul Schoeman | 19 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 0 | 20 | ||
| Kevin Luiters | 20 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Karlo Aspeling | 21 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 22 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| Siyanda Grey | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Edgar Marutlulle | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 16 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lizo Gqoboka | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Thembelani Bholi | 20 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Ronnie Cooke | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Cameron Lindsay | 19 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Hansie Graaff | 22 | 22 | 15 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dwayne Kelly | 21 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tazz Fuzani | 4 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Basil Short | 17 | 17 | 18 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Eital Bredenkamp | 19 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Elgar Watts | 21 | 22 |
22 | 22 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| David Bulbring | 19 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| penalty try | – | 1 | – | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Total | 10 | 23 | 100 | 215 | |||||||||||||
| Michael Bernardt, Albé de Swardt, Shane Gates, Siviwe Soyizwapi, Gary van Aswegen and Marlou van Niekerk were named in the Currie Cup Premier Division squad, but not included in a matchday squad. | |||||||||||||||||
Under-21 Provincial Championship
Log
The final league standings for the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A were:[81] [note 1]
| 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A standings | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Province U21 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 451 | 267 | +184 | 59 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 52 |
| 2 | Free State U21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 475 | 265 | +210 | 68 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 45 |
| 3 | Sharks U21 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 323 | 316 | +7 | 39 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 37 |
| 4 | Golden Lions U21 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 411 | 284 | +127 | 56 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 35 |
| 5 | Blue Bulls U21 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 353 | 376 | −23 | 49 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 34 |
| 6 | Leopards U21 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 262 | 501 | −239 | 37 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Eastern Province U21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 208 | 474 | −266 | 28 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 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 – 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 |
| Opposition | FSC | LEO | WPR | BUL | LIO | SHA | — | SHA | LIO | FSC | — | LEO | BUL | WPR |
| Cumulative Points | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Position | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th |
| Key: | win | draw | loss | bye |
Fixtures & Results
| 11 July 2015 | Free State U21 | 58–12 | Eastern Province U21 | Shimla Park, Bloemfontein | ||
| 14:45 | Try: Steven Meiring 11', 60' Carel-Jan Coetzee 18' Boela Venter 21' Henry Immelman 52' Jasper Wiese 56' André Swarts 63' Günther Janse van Vuuren 65' Nico Lee 74'Con: André Swarts 22', 53', 57', 64', 75' (5/9)Pen: André Swarts 33' (1/1)Cards: Daniel Maartens 49' to 59' |
Report[84] Scoreboard[85] |
Try: Wynand Grassmann 68', 71' Con: Malcolm Jaer 72' (1/2)Cards: CJ Velleman 14' to 24' |
Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza |
| 18 July 2015 | Leopards U21 | 28–8 | Eastern Province U21 | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
| 13:00 | Try: Jaco Hayward 17', 44' Walt Steenkamp 38' Jeandré Rudolph 57'Con: Schalk Hugo 18', 39', 45', 58' (4/4) |
Report[86] Scoreboard[87] |
Try: Malcolm Jaer 11' Con: Simon Bolze (0/1) Pen: Simon Bolze 43' (1/1)Cards: CJ Velleman 35' to 45' |
Referee: Rodney Boneparte |
| 25 July 2015 | Eastern Province U21 | 13–44 | Western Province U21 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 16:15 | Try: Malcolm Jaer 10' Somila Jho 74'Con: Simon Bolze (0/2) Pen: Simon Bolze 2' (1/1)Cards: Jayson Reinecke 67' to 77' |
Report[88] Scoreboard[89] |
Try: Johan Momsen 16' Ryan Oosthuizen 26' Daniël du Plessis 57' Luke Stringer 62' penalty try 66' Jason Worrall 78'Con: Brandon Thomson 58', 63', 67', 79' (4/6)Pen: Brandon Thomson 9', 47' (2/4) |
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe |
| 31 July 2015 | Eastern Province U21 | 20–39 | Blue Bulls U21 | Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele | ||
| 17:00 | Try: Tyler Paul 46' Lindelwe Zungu 79'Con: Simon Bolze 47' (1/1) Malcolm Jaer 80' (1/1)Pen: Simon Bolze 21', 31' (2/2) |
Report[90] Scoreboard[91] |
Try: Marco van Staden 38', 74' Marquit September 57', 69' Jixie Molapo 65'Con: Kobus Marais 39', 58' (2/2) Joshua Stander 66', 70' (2/3)Pen: Kobus Marais 42', 45' (2/2)Cards: Matthys Basson 19' to 29' |
| 8 August 2015 | Eastern Province U21 | 14–73 | Golden Lions U21 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 11:30 | Try: Lindelwe Zungu 58' Davron Cameron 71'Con: Simon Bolze 59' (1/1) Davron Cameron 72' (1/1) |
Report[92] Scoreboard[93] |
Try: Brandan Hewitt 9' Jano Venter 14', 79' Christiaan Meyer 18' Cyle Brink 38' Bobby de Wee 40' Ramone Samuels 51' Rohan Janse van Rensburg 54', 81' Koch Marx 66' Gavin Delport 77'Con: Brandan Hewitt 10', 15', 19', 39', 52', 55', 67' (7/8) Shaun Reynolds 78', 80' (2/3) |
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys |
| 15 August 2015 | Sharks U21 | 32–20 | Eastern Province U21 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| 14:45 | Try: Alrin Eksteen 5' Inny Radebe 8', 22' Graham Geldenhuys 29'Con: Inny Radebe 9', 23', 30' (3/4)Pen: Inny Radebe 60', 70' (2/2) |
Report[94] Scoreboard[95] |
Try: Khaya Malotana 35' Warren Swarts 54' Anelisa Mteto 67'Con: MC Venter 55' (1/3)Pen: MC Venter 7' (1/2) |
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni |
| 29 August 2015 | Eastern Province U21 | 25–15 | Sharks U21 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 14:30 | Try: Franswa Ueckermann 36' Somila Jho 53', 56'Con: MC Venter 37', 54' (2/3)Pen: MC Venter 24' (1/1) Franswa Ueckermann 75' (1/1) |
Report[96] Scoreboard[97] |
Pen: Inny Radebe 5', 9', 39', 46' (4/5) Rowan Gouws 70' (1/2) |
Referee: Jaco Pretorius |
| 5 September 2015 | Golden Lions U21 | 40–24 | Eastern Province U21 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
| 16:45 | Try: Ramone Samuels 4' Aphiwe Dyantyi 14' Cyle Brink 42' Victor Sekekete 62' Thabo Mabuza 67' Gerdus van der Walt 79'Con: Brandan Hewitt 5', 15', 43' (3/3) Shaun Reynolds 63', 68' (2/3)Cards: Pieter Jansen 82' |
Report[98] Scoreboard[99] |
Try: CJ Velleman 6', 75' Leighton van Wyk 51'Con: MC Venter 7', 52', 76' (3/3)Pen: MC Venter 40' (1/2)Cards: Somila Jho 62' Luvo Claassen 82' |
Referee: AJ Jacobs |
| 11 September 2015 | Eastern Province U21 | 15–33 | Free State U21 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 16:30 | Try: Somila Jho 7', 29' Con: MC Venter 8' (1/2)Pen: Leighton van Wyk 24' (1/2) |
Report[100] Scoreboard[101] |
Try: Steven Meiring 16', 34' JC Fourie 42' Stephan Janse van Rensburg 54', 65'Con: Arrie Vosloo 17', 35' (2/2) Barend Bornman 43', 55' (2/2) Stephan Janse van Rensburg (0/1) |
Referee: Archie Sehlako |
| 26 September 2015 | Eastern Province U21 | 16–24 | Leopards U21 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 12:45 | Try: Sibusiso Ngcokovane 22' Malcolm Jaer 65'Con: MC Venter (0/2) Pen: MC Venter 10', 14' (2/3)Cards: Malcolm Jaer 26' to 36' JP Jamieson 35' to 45' |
Report[102] Scoreboard[103] |
Try: Estehan Visagie 7', 78' Myburgh Briers 38' Gene Willemse 68'Con: Myburgh Briers 69', 79' (2/4)Pen: Myburgh Briers (0/1) Cards: Gideon van der Merwe 13' to 23' |
Referee: Renier Vermeulen |
| 2 October 2015 | Blue Bulls U21 | 43–10 | Eastern Province U21 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| 16:40 | Try: Dayan van der Westhuizen 3' Duhan van der Merwe 11' Joshua Stander 27' Philip Orffer 34' Dan Kriel 41' Jason Jenkins 71' Njabulo Gumede 79'Con: Joshua Stander 4', 28', 35', 72' (4/6) Dewald Human (0/1) |
Report[104] Scoreboard[105] |
Try: Malcolm Jaer 1' Con: Leighton van Wyk 2' (1/1)Pen: Leighton van Wyk 4' (1/1)Cards: Leighton van Wyk 31' to 42' CJ Velleman 32' to 42' Jan Uys 77' |
Referee: AJ Jacobs |
| 9 October 2015 | Western Province U21 | 45–31 | Eastern Province U21 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
| 15:45 | Try: Marcus Kleinbooi 6' EW Viljoen 16', 31' JD Schickerling 22' Christo van der Merwe 28', 66' penalty try 52'Con: Brandon Thomson 17', 23', 32', 53', 67' (5/7) |
Report[106] Scoreboard[107] |
Try: CJ Velleman 9' Warren Swarts 39' Franswa Ueckermann 44', 65' Wynand Grassmann 79'Con: Leighton van Wyk 40', 45', 66' (3/4) Lindelwe Zungu (0/1) Cards: Stephan Ebersohn 48' CJ Velleman 50' Wynand Grassmann 57' |
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys |
Player Record
The player record in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A is as follows:[108]
| Eastern Province Kings Under-21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | FSC | LEO | WPR | BUL | LIO | SHA | SHA | LIO | FSC | LEO | BUL | WPR | SF | F | Sta | Sub | Unu | Pts | Try | Con | Pen | DG | |
| |
| David Murray | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| JP Jamieson | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 16 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kabous van Schalkwyk | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Gerrit Huisamen | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jan Uys | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| CJ Velleman | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Brandon Brown | 7 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 18 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wynand Grassmann | 8 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Franswa Ueckermann | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Simon Bolze | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Lindelwe Zungu | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 22 | — | — | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Luan Nieuwoudt | 12 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 21 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Somila Jho | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mihlali Nchukana | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Malcolm Jaer | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Jedwyn Harty | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Matthew Moore | 17 | 3 | 17 |
17 | 17 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tyler Paul | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elandré van der Merwe | 19 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Luvo Claassen | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | — | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Warren Swarts | 21 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jacquis Oosthuizen | 22 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Kevin Kaba | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Thembelihle Yase | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Andrew Hughes | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Riaan Esterhuizen | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ronnie Beyl | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Sam Bedlow | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Cameron van Heerden | 16 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jayson Reinecke | 18 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Davron Cameron | 9 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Ivan-John du Preez | 11 | 22 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Sibusiso Ngcokovane | 9 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| MC Venter | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Khaya Malotana | 11 | 22 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Anelisa Mteto | 21 | 21 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Leighton van Wyk | 21 |
21 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Justin Hollis | 19 | 18 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Stephan Ebersohn | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Arno Lotter | 16 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Legend: SF = semi-final, F = final, Sta = Starts, Sub = Substitute appearances, Unu = Unused substitute, Pts = Points, Try = Tries, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, DG = Drop goals, = Sent off, = Sin-binned. Martin Keller, Qhama Mvimbi, Rameez Nell, Philip Odendaal and Erwin Slabbert were named in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A squad, but not yet included in a matchday 22. |
Under-19 Provincial Championship
The final league standings for the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A were:[109] [note 2]
| 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A standings | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Province U19 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 339 | 215 | +124 | 41 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 50 |
| 2 | Blue Bulls U19 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 425 | 319 | +106 | 59 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 44 |
| 3 | Western Province U19 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 333 | 265 | +68 | 40 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 42 |
| 4 | Free State U19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 336 | 398 | −62 | 53 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 28 |
| 5 | Golden Lions U19 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 324 | 300 | +24 | 44 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 27 |
| 6 | Leopards U19 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 303 | 459 | −156 | 47 | 65 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | Sharks U19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 233 | 337 | −104 | 29 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 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 – 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | SF | F |
| Opposition | FSC | LEO | WPR | BUL | LIO | SHA | — | SHA | LIO | FSC | — | LEO | BUL | WPR | FSC | BUL |
| Cumulative Points | 4 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 41 | 41 | 46 | 46 | 50 | ||
| Log Position | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| Key: | win | draw | loss | bye |
Matches
| 11 July 2015 | Free State U19 | 15–28 | Eastern Province U19 | Shimla Park, Bloemfontein | ||
| 13:00 | Try: Charl Pretorius 8' Rohan Roelofse 33', 36'Con: Christiaan Nel (0/3) |
Report[84] Scoreboard[110] |
Try: Junior Pokomela 42' Mabhutana Peter 56' Dominik Uytenbogaardt 69'Con: Michael Brink (0/1) James Hall 57', 70' (2/2)Pen: Michael Brink 7', 30' (2/3) James Hall 67' (1/1)Drop: Michael Brink (0/1) |
Referee: Ricus van der Hoven |
| 18 July 2015 | Leopards U19 | 24–41 | Eastern Province U19 | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
| 11:00 | Try: Wilbri Gunter 51' Benhard Janse van Rensburg 62' James Engelbrecht 66' Eon Buhrmann 70'Con: Benhard Janse van Rensburg (0/1) Siya Masuku 71' (1/2) James Engelbrecht 67' (1/1) |
Report[86] Scoreboard[111] |
Try: Junior Pokomela 10' Jeremy Ward 17' Mabhutana Peter 33' NJ Oosthuizen 38' Tango Balekile 47' Hayden Tharratt 54'Con: Jordan Koekemoer 11' (1/1) James Hall 18', 39', 48' (3/5)Pen: James Hall 41' (1/1)Cards: James Hall 4' to 14' |
Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza |
| 25 July 2015 | Eastern Province U19 | 13–10 | Western Province U19 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 14:00 | Try: Jeremy Ward 29' Con: Michael Brink 30' (1/1)Pen: Michael Brink 22', 42' (2/2) |
Report[88] Scoreboard[112] |
Try: Michael Kumbirai 7' Con: Aidynn Cupido 8' (1/1)Pen: Aidynn Cupido 11' (1/2)Cards: Mitchell Carstens 28' to 38' |
Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi |
| 31 July 2015 | Eastern Province U19 | 24–15 | Blue Bulls U19 | Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Athi Mayinje 17' Junior Pokomela 56'Con: Michael Brink 18' (1/2)Pen: Michael Brink 4', 46', 54', 63' (4/5) |
Report[90] Scoreboard[113] |
Try: Sam Mitchell 13' Divan Rossouw 22'Con: Tinus de Beer 23' (1/2)Pen: Tinus de Beer 6' (1/1)Cards: Stephan Enslin 16' to 26' Gavin van den Berg 45' to 55' |
Referee: Vusi Msibi |
| 8 August 2015 | Eastern Province U19 | 28–19 | Golden Lions U19 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 09:30 | Try: Lusanda Badiyana 52' Yamkela Nyalambisa 57' Athi Mayinje 68'Con: Jeremy Ward 53', 69' (2/3)Pen: Michael Brink 5', 39', 62' (3/5) |
Report[92] Scoreboard[114] |
Try: Mac Muller 47' Con: Hendrik Mulder 48' (1/1)Pen: Hendrik Mulder 11', 17', 28', 34' (4/4) |
Referee: Francois Pretorius |
| 15 August 2015 | Sharks U19 | 24–34 | Eastern Province U19 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| 13:00 | Try: Cameron McNab 4', 47' Tristan Blewett 22' Morné Joubert 66'Con: Tristan Tedder 4', 22' (2/4)Pen: Tristan Tedder (0/1) Cards: Tristan Blewett 51' to 61' |
Report[115] Scoreboard[116] |
Try: Athi Mayinje 8' Lusanda Badiyana 35' penalty try 51' Hayden Tharratt 57' Yamkela Nyalambisa 60'Con: Jordan Koekemoer 35' (1/2) Michael Brink 51', 60' (2/3)Pen: Jordan Koekemoer 17' (1/1)Cards: SF Nieuwoudt 46' to 56' |
Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza |
| 29 August 2015 | Eastern Province U19 | 26–7 | Sharks U19 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 12:15 | Try: Michael Brink 5' Junior Pokomela 10' Keanu Vers 47' SF Nieuwoudt 65'Con: Michael Brink 6', 11', 48' (3/4) |
Report[117] Scoreboard[118] |
Try: Wikus Badenhorst 14' Con: Tristan Tedder 15' (1/1)Cards: Tristan Blewett 57' |
Referee: Jacques Nieuwenhuis |
| 5 September 2015 | Golden Lions U19 | 22–34 | Eastern Province U19 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
| 14:45 | Try: Curtis Jonas 40' Jaydrin Kotze 55' Jo-Hanko de Villiers 67'Con: Hendrik Mulder 56', 68' (2/3)Pen: Hendrik Mulder 9' (1/1)Cards: Juandré Michau 71' |
Report[119] Scoreboard[120] |
Try: Jeremy Ward 5' SF Nieuwoudt 17' Keanu Vers 24' Athi Mayinje 46'Con: Michael Brink 6', 18', 25', 47' (4/4)Pen: Michael Brink 12', 61' (2/2) |
Referee: Ricus van der Hoven |
| 11 September 2015 | Eastern Province U19 | 29–10 | Free State U19 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 14:15 | Try: Junior Pokomela 26', 32' Athi Mayinje 43' Jordan Koekemoer 67'Con: Michael Brink 27', 33', 44' (3/4)Pen: Michael Brink 2' (1/1) |
Report[121] Scoreboard[122] |
Try: Ruan Wasserman 63' Con: Ruan Wasserman 64' (1/1)Pen: Ruan Wasserman 29' (1/2) |
Referee: Jacques Nieuwenhuis |
| 26 September 2015 | Eastern Province U19 | 33–14 | Leopards U19 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 10:30 | Try: Lusanda Badiyana 3' James Hall 18' SF Nieuwoudt 32' Athi Mayinje 45' Jeremy Ward 58'Con: Michael Brink 4', 19' (2/2) James Hall 33', 46' (2/3)Cards: SF Nieuwoudt 47' to 57' |
Report[123] Scoreboard[124] |
Try: De Wet Terblanche 20' Zweli Silaule 53'Con: Benhard Janse van Rensburg 21', 54' (2/2)Pen: Benhard Janse van Rensburg (0/1) |
Referee: Jabian Jeftha |
| 2 October 2015 | Blue Bulls U19 | 49–26 | Eastern Province U19 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Franco Naudé 2', 12', 21' Divan Rossouw 40' Ruan de Beer 55' Kurt Webster 66'Con: JT Jackson 2', 12', 22', 41', 56' (5/6)Pen: JT Jackson 45', 60', 64' (3/3)Cards: Justin Meintjies 24' to 34' Hendré Stassen 52' to 64' |
Report[125] Scoreboard[126] |
Try: SF Nieuwoudt 26', 34' Con: James Hall 26', 34' (2/2)Pen: James Hall 17', 38', 44', 52' (4/4)Drop: Garrick Mattheus (0/1) |
Referee: Francois Pretorius |
| 9 October 2015 | Western Province U19 | 6–23 | Eastern Province U19 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
| 13:45 | Pen: Tiaan Swanepoel 21', 35' (2/3) |
Report[127] Scoreboard[128] |
Try: Junior Pokomela 11' SF Nieuwoudt 24'Con: Michael Brink 12', 25' (2/2)Pen: James Hall 3' (1/2) Michael Brink 14', 33' (2/3) |
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe |
| Semi-final | 16 October 2015 | Eastern Province U19 | 31–15 | Free State U19 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | |
| 15:00 | Try: Mabhutana Peter 6' NJ Oosthuizen 13' Junior Pokomela 52'Con: Michael Brink 7', 53' (2/3)Pen: Michael Brink 4', 45', 50', 63' (4/4) Garrick Mattheus (0/1) Cards: Tango Balekile 40' to 55' SF Nieuwoudt 65' |
Report[129] Scoreboard[130] |
Try: Janu Botha 22' Victor Maruping 46' Glen Eriksen 67'Con: Ruan Wasserman (0/2) Glen Eriksen (0/1) |
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys |
| Final | 24 October 2015 | Eastern Province U19 | 25–23 | Blue Bulls U19 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | |
| 09:30 | Try: Jeremy Ward 9', 44' Mabhutana Peter 65'Con: Michael Brink 10', 45' (2/3)Pen: Michael Brink 15', 24' (2/3) |
Report[131] Scoreboard[132] |
Try: Gavin van den Berg 37' Tinus de Beer 39'Con: Tinus de Beer 38', 40' (2/2)Pen: Tinus de Beer 18', 31', 56' (3/4)Drop: Tinus de Beer (0/1) |
Referee: Sindile Ngcese |
Player Record
The player record in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A is as follows:[133]
| Eastern Province Kings Under-19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | FSC | LEO | WPR | BUL | LIO | SHA | SHA | LIO | FSC | LEO | BUL | WPR | SF | F | Sta | Sub | Unu | Pts | Try | Con | Pen | DG | |
| |
| NJ Oosthuizen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Masikane Mazwi | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Roché van Zyl | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rob Lyons | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wihan Coetzer | 5 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SF Nieuwoudt | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Lusanda Badiyana | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Junior Pokomela | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Hall | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Garrick Mattheus | 10 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Athi Mayinje | 11 | 11 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael Brink | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jeremy Ward | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Yamkela Nyalambisa | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mabhutana Peter | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Tango Balekile | 16 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Xandré Vos | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Keegan Branford | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mihlali Mosi | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Hayden Tharratt | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sibusiso Ngcokovane | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Avelo Jubase | 22 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Dominik Uytenbogaardt | 23 | 23 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jordan Koekemoer | 10 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 22 |
22 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jacquis Oosthuizen | 22 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Craig Hume | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Matt Howes | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Kuhle Makhoabane | 18 | 18 | 18 |
18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jason Lizamore | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Pieter Swanepoel | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mike van Brede | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Davron Cameron | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Rivan Lemmer | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Keanu Vers | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Greg Jackson | 17 |
17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Xolisa Matshoba | 19 |
19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Austin Fredericks | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Michael de Marco | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Michael Botha | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Legend: SF = semi-final, F = final, Sta = Starts, Sub = Substitute appearances, Unu = Unused substitute, Pts = Points, Try = Tries, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, DG = Drop goals, = Sent off, = Sin-binned. Sage Hayman and Stefan Janse van Vuuren were named in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A, but never included in a matchday 22. |
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 Rugby squads:[29]
| Forwards | Laurence Christie • Ivan-John du Preez • Arno Ebersohn • Wynand Grassmann • Rob Louw • Marzuq Maarman • Andisa Ntsila • Philip Odendaal • Brenden Olivier • Tyler Paul • Jody Reyneke • Steven-Floyd Robbeson • Elandré van der Merwe • Dane van der Westhuyzen • CJ Velleman • Warrick Venter • Stephan Zaayman • Did not play: • Cody Basson • Ruben Fourie • Kevin Kaba • Marius le Roux • Sintu Manjezi • Zaine Marx • Tyrone Rankin • Nic Roebeck | |
| Backs | Enrico Acker • Tythan Adams • Ruan Allerston • Eben Barnard • Michael Bernardt • Jarryd Buys • Steven Hansel • Andile Jho • Creswin Joseph • Devon Lailvaux • Ivan Ludick • Khaya Molotana • Yamkela Ngam • Brian Skosana • Did not play: • Aya Dlepu • Luan Nieuwoudt • Juan Smit • Franswa Ueckermann • MC Venter • Lindelwe Zungu | |
| Coach | David Maidza | |
| Forwards | Lusanda Badiyana • Tango Balekile • Ronnie Beyl • Ronnie Beyl • Wihan Coetzer • Wynand Grassmann • Matt Howes • Gerrit Huisamen • Greg Jackson • JP Jamieson • Kuhle Mokhoabane • Qhama Mvimbi • SF Nieuwoudt • Junior Pokomela • Jayson Reinecke • Hayden Tharratt • Elandré van der Merwe • Roché van Zyl • CJ Velleman | |
| Backs | Jason Baggott • Michael Brink • Davron Cameron • James Hall • Martin Keller • Athi Mayinje • Sibusiso Ngcokovane • Luan Nieuwoudt • Dominik Uytenbogaardt • Jeremy Ward • Lindelwe Zungu | |
| Coach | Robbi Kempson | |
Youth weeks
The Eastern Province Rugby Union announced their squads for the 2015 Under-18 Craven Week, the 2015 Under-18 Academy Week and the 2015 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournaments on 20 May 2015:[134]
Under-18 Craven Week
The 2015 Under-18 Craven Week competition was held between 13 and 18 July 2015 in Stellenbosch.[135] Eastern Province Rugby Union entered two sides – Eastern Province U18 and Eastern Province Country Districts U18.
| Forwards | Michael de Marco • Kamva Dilima • Duan du Plessis • Andre Lategan • Kwezi Mafu • Ruben Pretorius • CJ van Niekerk • Pieter van Taak | |
| Backs | Heino Bezuidenhout • Josiah Boafo • Curwin Bosch • Mohamed Connelly • Sihle Njezulu • Louis Strydom • Riaan van Rensburg | |
| Reserves | Lubabalo Dobela • Arno le Roux • Ruben le Roux • Khanyo Mafunda • Malan Marais • Siwe Masosiwe • Zaci Sandi | |
| Coach | Louis Gerber | |
| Match 1 | 14 July 2015 | Eastern Province U18 | 41–31 | SWD U18 | A.F. Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch | |
| 15:00 | Try: Riaan van Rensburg 3' Khwezi Mafu 17' Mohamed Connelly 43' Lubabalo Dobela 48'Con: Curwin Bosch 17', 44', 49' (3/4)Pen: Curwin Bosch 54', 69' (2/3)Drop: Curwin Bosch 26', 60', 67' (3/4)Cards: Malan Marais 39' to 51' |
Report[136] | Try: Luvuyo Ndevu 40' Manie Libbok 46', 65' Boeta Hamman 57'Con: Manie Libbok 41', 47', 58', 66' (4/4)Pen: Manie Libbok 12' (1/3) |
| Match 2 | 16 July 2015 | Eastern Province U18 | 23–22 | KwaZulu-Natal U18 | A.F. Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch | |
| 15:00 | Try: Khwezi Mafu 25' Heino Bezuidenhout 37'Con: Curwin Bosch 26', 38' (2/2)Pen: Curwin Bosch 69', 71' (2/2)Drop: Curwin Bosch 32' (1/4)Cards: Malan Marais 53' to 63' |
Report[137] | Try: Marco Palvie 53', 74' Bader Pretorius 62'Con: Bader Pretorius 63', 74' (2/3)Pen: Bader Pretorius 16' (1/3)Cards: Victor Foster 23' to 33' Hendrik Prinsloo 31' |
| Match 3 | 18 July 2015 | Western Province U18 | 95–0 | Eastern Province U18 | A.F. Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch | |
| 15:00 | Try: Nico Leonard 1', 47' Jondre Williams 12' Damian Willemse 21' Manuel Rass 28', 35', 49' Ruben de Villiers 37', 65' Khanya Ncusane 55' Ryan Muller 58' Tyreeq February 60', 63' Leo Kruger 64'Con: Jondre Williams 1', 13', 22', 29', 35', 48', 50' (7/8) George Lourens 56', 59', 64', 65' (4/6)Pen: Jondre Williams 6' (1/1) |
Report[138] |
| Forwards | Janco Kruger • Janse Roux • Dirk Staats • Pieter Swanepoel • Luyolo Tshongweni • Michael Uys • Mike van Breda • MC van Damme | |
| Backs | Kwezi Ansah • Gevanhier Blom • Anthony Dakin • Athi Halom • Siba Mzanywa • Josie Niewoudt • Zander Stotter | |
| Reserves | Grant Dixie • Wian Ferreira • Jason Liesmore • Thembi Mangwana • Xolile Mdlokovana • Ewan Pieters • Khanyisa Thsuni | |
| Coach | John de Vos | |
| Match 1 | 14 July 2015 | Falcons U18 | 43–27 | Eastern Province Country Districts U18 | A.F. Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch | |
| 10:30 | Try: Ntshepe Kokong 18' Marco Niemandt 21' Franklin Wagner 27' Xander Crause 30', 67' Erich Cronjé 50' Dylan van der Walt 61'Con: Xander Crause 19', 22', 31', 62' (4/7) |
Report[139] | Try: Xolile Mdlokovana 11', 40' Gevanhier Blom 34' Anthony Dakin 38'Con: Anthony Dakin 35', 39' (2/4)Pen: Anthony Dakin 54' (1/1) |
| Match 2 | 16 July 2015 | Zimbabwe U18 | 20–51 | Eastern Province Country Districts U18 | A.F. Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch | |
| 10:30 | Try: Russel Dinha 5' Tinotenda Vheriwa 8' Ernest Mudzengerere 13' Stuart Marriott-Dodington 21'Con: Ben Meredith (0/4) |
Report[140] | Try: Grant Dixie 15', 68' Gevanhier Blom 19', 39', 63' Josie Nieuwoudt 54' Chulu Chutu 65'Con: Anthony Dakin 20', 40', 55', 66', 69' (5/7)Pen: Anthony Dakin 26', 54' (2/3)Cards: Herman du Plessis 56' to 66' |
| Match 3 | 18 July 2015 | Eastern Province Country Districts U18 | 10–51 | Griquas U18 | A.F. Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch | |
| 9:00 | Try: Xolile Mdlokovana 56' Con: Anthony Dakin 57' (1/1)Pen: Anthony Dakin 9' (1/1) |
Report[141] | Try: De-An Ackermann 13' Boan Venter 19' Rian Kotze 26' Lihan Viljoen 35' Jacques Beukes 35', 47' Janco Cloete 43' Johan Joubert 45'Con: Gert Nortjé (0/2) Cameron Huffke 35', 35', 46', 48' (4/6)Pen: Boan Venter 7' (1/1) |
Under-18 Academy Week
The 2015 Under-18 Academy Week competition was held between 6 and 9 July 2015 in Vanderbijlpark.[142] Eastern Province Rugby Union entered two sides – Eastern Province U18 and Eastern Province Country Districts U18.
| Forwards | Tristan Brown • Apiwe Febana • Matthew Lawson • Sisona Makala • Jean Smal • Patrick van Taak • Ancel Velkers • Lwando Zinto | |
| Backs | Emile du Plessis • Nicky Ferreira • Yomelila Keswa • Denver Kleu • Aya Oliphant • Levert Pieterse • Sicole Tole | |
| Reserves | Dylan Barendse • Temba Boltina • Tiaan Coetzee • Ethan Jantjies • Henco Pieterse • Kyle Scott • Donavan Stevens | |
| Coach | Jaco Jansen van Rensburg | |
| Match 1 | 6 July 2015 | Border U18 | 29–34 | Eastern Province U18 | Isak Steyl Stadium, Vanderbijlpark | |
| 10:05 | Try: Lwazi Mnyute 23', 52' Jonathan Booysen 42' Glen Flitoor 44'Con: Albre Wagener 24', 45', 53' (3/4)Pen: Albre Wagener 11' (1/1) |
Report[143] | Try: Levert Pieterse 1', 57' Emile du Plessis 4' Denver Kleu 15' Jean Smal 39'Con: Denver Kleu 5', 16', 58' (3/5)Pen: Denver Kleu 65' (1/1)Drop: Denver Kleu (0/1) |
| Match 2 | 7 July 2015 | Western Province U18 | 53–17 | Eastern Province U18 | Isak Steyl Stadium, Vanderbijlpark | |
| 14:05 | Try: Mujaahid van der Hoven 6' Charl Serdyn 13' Lubelo Scott 30' Lazlo Pschorn 38' Tristan Leyds 50' Munier Hartzenberg 53' Jacobus Swart 64', 70' Taigh Schoor 68'Con: Tristan Leyds (0/2) Jordan Chait 39', 54', 65', 68' (4/7)Pen: Jordan Chait (0/1) |
Report[144] | Try: Levert Pieterse 44' Dylan Barendse 62'Con: Denver Kleu 45', 63' (2/2)Pen: Denver Kleu 27' (1/2) |
| Match 3 | 9 July 2015 | Pumas U18 | 31–33 | Eastern Province U18 | Isak Steyl Stadium, Vanderbijlpark | |
| 12:45 | Try: Brandon Parr-Bailey 5' Nefdt du Toit 25', 53' Eric Basson 45' Joseph Beeby 70'Con: Brandon Parr-Bailey 6', 46' (2/4) Jaco Joubert 55' (1/1)Pen: Brandon Parr-Bailey (0/1) |
Report[145] | Try: Donavan Stevens 15' Denver Kleu 34' Aya Oliphant 39'Con: Denver Kleu 16', 34', 40' (3/3)Pen: Denver Kleu 2', 31', 35', 36' (4/5)Drop: Denver Kleu (0/1) Cards: Tristan Brown 24' to 34' |
| Forwards | Franco Dreyer • Herman du Plessis • Herman Greeff • Renier Pretorius • Dwayne Temango • Lifa Thabaneng • Brian Welman • Bongi Ziya | |
| Backs | Stephan Botes • Chulumanco Chutu • Luciano Douglas • Courtly Kameel • Andre Kritzinger • Khaya Mdingi • Sinethemba Mkaza | |
| Reserves | Yonele Billie • Manona Bulela • JC Conradie • Rivaldo Marima • Dian Odendaal • Gerhard Potgieter • Juan van der Merwe | |
| Coach | Owen Stride | |
| Match 1 | 6 July 2015 | Red Falcons U18 | 71–7 | Eastern Province Country Districts U18 | Isak Steyl Stadium, Vanderbijlpark | |
| 16:05 | Try: Deam Koch 2', 24' Musawehkosi Tshabalala 11', 55' JJ Keyser 19', 51' Esihle Mbilini 32' Esuan van Niekerk 35' Zayvier Hawley 40' Leturno Petersen 46' Werner Coetzee 60'Con: Werner Coetzee 3', 25', 33', 35', 41', 52', 56', 61' (8/11) |
Report[146] | Try: Ethan Settler 22' Con: Luciano Douglas 23' (1/1) |
| Match 2 | 7 July 2015 | Eastern Province Country Districts U18 | 40–12 | Border Country Districts U18 | Isak Steyl Stadium, Vanderbijlpark | |
| 10:05 | Try: Curtley Kameel 18' Tshepiso Thabaneng 22' Izak Potgieter 26', 63' Isaac Temengo 32', 56' Ethan Settler 68'Con: Izak Potgieter 57' (1/7)Pen: Izak Potgieter 15' (1/1) |
Report[147] | Try: Yafika Bovu 4', 9' Con: Tabiso Stenge (0/1) Litha Nkula 10' (1/1)Drop: Litha Nkula (0/1) Cards: Yafika Bovu 59' to 69' |
| Match 3 | 9 July 2015 | Eastern Province Country Districts U18 | 46–29 | Leopards U18 | Isak Steyl Stadium, Vanderbijlpark | |
| 11:25 | Try: Isaac Temengo 4' Dirk Louw 9' Yonele Billie 21', 25' Johannes Greeff 42' Sinethemba Mkaza 66'Con: Luciano Douglas 5', 22', 26', 43', 67' (5/6)Pen: Luciano Douglas 49', 54' (2/2) |
Report[148] | Try: John-Paul Booysen 13' Hendric Maree 31' Tiaan du Toit 37', 52' Neo Gaaname 65'Con: Gerhard Fourie 13' (1/1) Tiaan du Toit 31' (1/2) Gerhard Greyling (0/2) Cards: Naledi Khuzwayo 17' |
Under-16 Grant Khomo Week
The 2015 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition was held between 6 and 9 July 2015 in Oudtshoorn.[149]
| Forwards | John-Douglas Allison • Hendrik du Toit • Ruan Jonker • Desmick Kleinbooi • Elandré Smit • Dean van Dyk • Viaan Wolmarans • Philip Wyer-Henderson | |
| Backs | Curtley Deysel • Nevaldo Fleurs • Vaughen Isaacs • Chrispian Jaggers • Ayabonga Matroos • Waqar Solaan • Uan Tait | |
| Reserves | Carl Johnson • Johannes Lombard • Dillon Minaar • Gert Rautenbach • Carl Senyane • Le-Kleu Stokes • Sachin Toring | |
| Coach | Derik Olivier | |
| Match 1 | 6 July 2015 | KwaZulu-Natal U16 | 22–11 | Eastern Province U16 | Bridgton Sports Grounds, Oudtshoorn | |
| 10:30 | Try: Kamvelihle Fatyela 6' Malakiwe Zondeki 29' Morné van Rensburg 41' JJ van der Mescht 52'Con: Sanela Nohamba (0/2) Morné van Rensburg 53' (1/2) |
Report[150] | Try: Curtley Deysel 26' Con: Vaughen Isaacs (0/1) Pen: Vaughen Isaacs 9', 50' (2/4) |
| Match 2 | 7 July 2015 | Eastern Province U16 | 35–17 | Falcons U16 | Bridgton Sports Grounds, Oudtshoorn | |
| 14:00 | Try: Chrispian Jaggers 8' Waqar Solaan 17' Elandré Smit 42' Le-Kleu Stokes 56' Ayabonga Matroos 59'Con: Vaughen Isaacs 9', 18', 43', 58', 59' (5/5)Pen: Vaughen Isaacs (0/2) Cards: Le-Kleu Stokes 21' |
Report[151] | Try: Quan Eymann 23' Lee-Irwin Andries 33' Ruben Beytell 48'Con: Ruben Beytell 24' (1/2) Dwayne Fourie (0/1) Pen: Ruben Beytell (0/1) |
| Match 3 | 9 July 2015 | Eastern Province U16 | 34–17 | Free State U16 | Bridgton Sports Grounds, Oudtshoorn | |
| 10:30 | Try: Curtley Deysel 34', 44' Uan Tait 54' Elandré Smit 60'Con: Vaughen Isaacs 35', 45', 55', 61' (4/4)Pen: Vaughen Isaacs 3', 21' (2/3)Cards: Gert Rautenbach 58' |
Report[152] | Try: David Kriel 12' Wyclef Vlitoor 49' Ru-hann Greyling 59'Con: Christopher Schreuder 59' (1/3)Cards: Dwayne Arendse 25' |
Under-13 Craven Week
The 2015 Under-13 Craven Week competition was held between 29 June and 3 July 2014 in White River.[153]
| Forwards | Sino Antonie • Benji Breytenbach • Zander du Preez • Ruan Klasen • Russell Lister • Lubambo Maqutyana • Damon Royle • Hendrik Vermaak | |
| Backs | Larquin Goliath • Aliswa Mapuma • Lathita Nqebe • Nathan Sieberhagen • Daniel Smith • Grant Witbooi • Siviwe Zondani | |
| Reserves | Kuhle Desha • Ethan Liberty • Liyabona Matabiele • Luphomlo Ndiniso • Sisonke Ndoto • Prince Thole • Johan van Biljon | |
| Coach | Ludwe Memese | |
| Match 1 | 29 June 2015 | Eastern Province U13 | 12–13 | Golden Lions U13 | Hoërskool Rob Ferreira, White River | |
| 9:30 | Try: Lathita Nqebe 18', 43' Con: Daniel Smith 44' (1/2)Cards: Grant Witbooi 31' |
Report[154] | Try: Regardt Fourie 2' Denis Balt 23'Con: Heinrich Pieterse (0/1) Regardt Fourie (0/1) Pen: Sebastine Watney 47' (1/1) |
| Match 2 | 30 June 2015 | Eastern Province U13 | 17–18 | Leopards U13 | Hoërskool Rob Ferreira, White River | |
| 11:30 | Try: Sino Antonie 22' Siviwe Zondani 46'Con: Lathita Nqebe 23', 47' (2/2)Pen: Lathita Nqebe 14' (1/1)Cards: Damon Royle 35' to 40' |
Report[155] | Try: Armand Cloete 37', 41' Theuns Steyn 47'Con: Theuns Steyn (0/3) Pen: Theuns Steyn 22' (1/1) |
| Match 3 | 2 July 2015 | Eastern Province U13 | 31–12 | Limpopo Blue Bulls U13 | Hoërskool Rob Ferreira, White River | |
| 8:30 | Try: Ethan Liberty 14' Larquin Goliath 22' Kuhle Desha 24' Siviwe Zondani 27' Aliswa Mapuma 36'Con: Daniel Smith 11', 28' (2/3) Lathita Nqebe 11' (1/2) |
Report[156] | Try: Renzo du Plessis 10' Pieter Vorster 49'Con: Juan Smith 11' (1/2) |
| Match 4 | 3 July 2015 | Eastern Province U13 | 14–38 | Blue Bulls U13 | Hoërskool Rob Ferreira, White River | |
| 11:00 | Try: Larquin Goliath 23' Ethan Liberty 47'Con: Daniel Smith 24', 48' (2/2)Pen: Daniel Smith (0/1) |
Report[157] | Try: Zandré du Toit 5', 40' Rolen Visagie 13' Chris Schoombee 16' Jooste Nel 25'Con: Jooste Nel 6', 14', 17', 25', 41' (5/5)Pen: Jooste Nel 20' (1/2) |
Under-18 LSEN Week
The 2015 Under-18 LSEN Week (for Learners with Special Educational Needs) competition was held between 29 June and 2 July 2015 in Worcester.[158]
| Match 1 | 29 June 2015 | Eastern Province U18 | 12–13 | SWD U18 | HTS Drostdy, Worcester | |
| 9:50 | Report[159] |
| Match 2 | 30 June 2015 | Falcons U18 | 28–10 | Eastern Province U18 | HTS Drostdy, Worcester | |
| 8:30 | Report[160] |
| Match 3 | 2 July 2015 | Leopards U18 | 0–68 | Eastern Province U18 | HTS Drostdy, Worcester | |
| 10:00 | Report[161] |
See also
Notes
- There is a discrepancy with the result for the Round Three match between the Golden Lions U21 and Leopards U21 on the official South African Rugby Union website.[82] The Final Score is given as 17–29 – which was also the result reported by the Golden Lions' official Twitter account[83] – but the sum of the individual scores in the match add up to a 12–29 result. A third try for the Leopards U21s is seemingly missing from the match breakdown (this is also backed up by a 42nd-minute conversion being scored with no corresponding try), but has been included on this page. The tries for and tries against for the Golden Lions U21 don't correspond with the sum of tries in the match reports, plus the logs indicate that Leopards U21 got five four-try bonus points, while they only got four bonus points according to the match reports.
- Some tries are erroneously not included in the official log. Eastern Province U19 and the Free State Cheetahs U19 scored three tries apiece in their Round One match, which aren't included in the official logs.[110] Further tries by the Eastern Province U19 and Leopards U19 sides against the Sharks U19 are also not included.
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