2014 Eastern Province Kings season

2014 Eastern Province Kings season

Team Information
Stadium	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
President	Cheeky Watson
Currie Cup
Coach	Carlos Spencer
Captain	Luke Watson / Steven Sykes / Darron Nell / Ronnie Cooke
Rank	8th
Record	Won 1, Lost 9
Top points scorer	Scott van Breda (44)
Top try scorers	Shane Gates (5)
Vodacom Cup (South)
Coach	Mzwandile Stick
Captain	Paul Schoeman / Stephan Zaayman / Albé de Swardt
Rank	5th
Record	Won 3, Lost 4
Top points scorer	Ntabeni Dukisa (50)
Top try scorers	Coyi Banda / Eben Barnard / Selvyn Davids / Ntabeni Dukisa / Ivan-John du Preez / Brian Skosana (2)
Other seasons
Previous season	← 2013
Next season	2015 →

In 2014, 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 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship and the Eastern Province U19 team in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship. As part of the Southern Kings franchise, a number of players also participated in friendlies for this franchise.

Chronological list of events

• 5 November 2013: The squad for the 2014 season is revealed. New recruits include Jaco Grobler and BG Uys from the Leopards and Simon Kerrod from the Sharks.^[1]
• 11 November 2013: Rynier Bernardo and Shane Gates join the Cheetahs wider training group prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season.^[2]
• 11 November 2013: The Kings announce that eighteen players from clubs from the Eastern Province union will be included in the EP Kings wider training squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup. The players selected are: Raymond Darries (Progress), Monray Evans (Grahamstown Brumbies), Giovano Fourie (Despatch), Tildon Goliath (Hankey Villagers), Tashriq Hearn (SAPS), Ben Jacobs (Progress), Kalvano King (Trying Stars), Ben Kleynhans (SAPS), Lance Louw (Rosebuds), Ronwich Lovemore (Gardens), Vincent Mains (Grahamstown Brumbies), Athenhosi Manentsa (African Bombers), Lumko Mbane (African Bombers), Luvuyo Mhlobiso (Spring Rose), Kevin Plaatjies (SAPS), Curtis Sias (Progress), Wade Stuurman (Kruisfontein) and Ignick Windvogel (Hankey Villagers).^[3]
• 17 November 2013: Lizo Gqoboka and George Whitehead join the Sharks wider training group prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season.^[4]
• 19 November 2013: Giovano Fourie declines an invitation to join the wider training squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup due to work commitments in Rustenburg.^[5]
• 10 December 2013: Carlos Spencer joins the Kings as kicking and specialist skills coach on a five-year contract.^[6]
• 14 December 2013: Head coach Matt Sexton quits the Kings to return to New Zealand due to personal reasons.^[7]
• 17 December 2013: Although initially signing for Toulouse as a medical joker, prop Schalk Ferreira signs a new three-year deal with the side, ruling out a return to the Kings.^[8]
• 3 January 2014: The Kings announce that UFS Shimlas head coach and Cheetahs and Free State Cheetahs defensive coach Michael Horak will join them as a defensive coach following the completion of Shimlas' 2014 Varsity Cup campaign.^[9]
• 5 January 2014: Centre and vice-captain Andries Strauss joins Scottish side Edinburgh until 2016.^[10]
• 7 January 2014: Tiger Mangweni retires as a player and is appointed as the defensive coach for the EP Kings' Vodacom Cup side.^[11]
• 18 January 2014: Rynier Bernardo and Shane Gates, who were part of the Cheetahs wider training group, are not named in their final training group.^[12]
• 20 January 2014: Centre Dwayne Jenner joins the Kings from the Border Bulldogs, lock Stephan Greeff joins on a loan deal from the Golden Lions and hookers JC Oberholzer (from the Leopards) and Tabbie du Plessis (the younger brother of Springboks Bismarck and Jannie) join the Kings on trial.^[13]
• 25 January 2014: The Kings – made up entirely of Eastern Province Kings players – lose 21–36 to the Cheetahs in a warm-up match prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season.^[14]
• 28 January 2014: It is confirmed that Academy coach Mzwandile Stick would be the coach of the Eastern Province Kings during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition.^[15]
• 1 February 2014: The Kings lose 19–12 to the Lions in a Super Rugby warm-up match,^[16] while the Eastern Province Kings Vodacom Cup side draw 22–22 against 2013 SARU Community Cup champions GAP Despatch.^[17]
• 7 February 2014: The Kings lose their final warm-up match 7–40 to the Stormers.^[18]
• 13 February 2014: The Eastern Province Kings are promoted to the Premier Division of the Currie Cup competition after it was announced that the competition will be expanded from six to eight teams.^[19]
• 17 February 2014: Kings CEO Charl Crous confirms that full-back Shakes Soyizwapi joined Scott van Breda in signing for the Stormers on a loan deal, following injuries to Cheslin Kolbe and Jaco Taute.^[20]
• 20 February 2014: Kicking and specialist skills coach Carlos Spencer is also appointed as the head coach of the EP Kings for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season.^[21]
• 26 February 2014: The Eastern Province Vodacom Cup side lost 46–8 to Griquas in a pre-season trial match.^[22]
• 4 March 2014: Shakes Soyizwapi and Scott van Breda return from their loan spell at the Stormers to be named in the Eastern Province Kings side for their opening match of the 2014 Vodacom Cup season, against Kenyan side Simba XV in Cape Town.^[23]
• 5 March 2014: The Eastern Province Kings squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup is published.^[24]
• 8 March 2014: The EP Kings lose 17–10 to Kenyan side Simba XV in the opening match of the 2014 Vodacom Cup. The Kings try scorers were Claude Tshidibi and Pieter Stemmet.^[25]
• 10 March 2014: Edinburgh Rugby announce that lock Izak van der Westhuizen will join the Eastern Province Kings prior to the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season.^[26]
• 15 March 2014: The EP Kings thrash Eastern Cape neighbours the Border Bulldogs 60–6 in a match played in Grahamstown. Coyi Banda and Brian Skosana both scored two tries, with Eben Barnard, Dwayne Kelly, Ivan-John du Preez, Selvyn Davids and Sonwabo Majola getting one each. Ntabeni Dukisa scored five conversions and a penalty while Dwayne Kelly also slotted a conversion.^[27] This result sees the Kings move up to fourth in the log.
• 22 March 2014: The EP Kings suffer a heavy defeat to Western Province to drop down to fifth position in the league. Tries from Michael Killian, Selvyn Davids and Kuhle Sonkosi, as well as seven points from the boot of Ntabeni Dukisa weren't enough as Western Province ran out 56–22 winners at the same venue of their Round One loss to Simba XV – City Park Stadium, Crawford.^[28]
• 26 March 2014: The Kings confirm three new signings for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division. Hooker Michael van Vuuren will join them from French Top 14 side Stade Français, along with two players from the Sharks – centre Tim Whitehead and utility back Hansie Graaff.^[29]
• 28 March 2014: The Welsh Rugby Union confirm that Wales will play a match against the Eastern Province Kings as preparation for their 2014 test series against South Africa. The match will take place at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on 10 June 2014.^[30]
• 29 March 2014: The EP Kings suffer their third defeat of the 2014 Vodacom Cup season by losing 31–3 to the Free State XV in a match played in Cradock as part of the town's 200-year anniversary. George Whitehead scored the Kings' only points of the match when he opened the scoring with a fifth-minute penalty.^[31]
• 4 April 2014: A late drop goal from SWD Eagles fly-half Karlo Aspeling condemn the EP Kings to their third consecutive defeat and effectively out of contention for a quarter final spot. The SWD Eagles won 23–21 in George, leaving the Kings nine points off a top four spot with just two matches left to play. Ivan-John du Preez and Ntabeni Dukisa scored second-half tries for the Kings, with full-back Coyi Banda adding eleven points with the boot – one conversion and three penalties.^[32]
• 7 April 2014: The Kings confirm the signing of Free State Cheetahs scrum-half Kevin Luiters on a three-and-a-half year deal.^[33]
• 8 April 2014: Former Kings winger Paul Perez arrives in Port Elizabeth ahead of joining the Kings for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, pending a full recovery from a knee injury.^[34]
• 11 April 2014: The Eastern Province Kings record their first win in four matches, beating the Boland Cavaliers 28–21 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. The Kings were awarded a penalty try late in the first half, with Cameron Lindsay and Siphesihle Punguzwa adding two more in the second half. Ntabeni Dukisa converted two tries and scored three penalties to complete the scoring.^[35]
• 22 April 2014: Aidon Davis and Sergeal Petersen are included in the Baby Boks squad for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.^[36] However, results elsewhere confirmed that the Kings would not qualify for the Quarter Finals.
• 25 April 2014: The Kings end their 2014 Vodacom Cup campaign by winning 27–11 against the previously-undefeated Sharks XV in Durban.^[37] They scored three tries through Sergeal Petersen, Ntabeni Dukisa and Brian Skosana. Dukisa added another seven points by converting two tries and kicking a penalty and Kayle van Zyl converted the third try and also kicked a penalty to weigh in with five points. The result meant that the Kings consolidated fifth position in the Southern Section. Ntabeni Dukisa finished as top scorer for the competition with 50 points, while six players are tied in the top try-scoring charts with two tries apiece.
• 28 April 2014: Lock Rynier Bernardo joins Welsh Pro12 side Ospreys on a three-year deal.^[38] Another departure is winger Michael Killian, who announced his retirement from professional rugby.^[39]
• 13 May 2014: Fly-half Ntabeni Dukisa is another departure, joining the Boland Cavaliers, initially on a loan deal for the 2014 Currie Cup qualification tournament only.
• 14 May 2014: Two front-rowers join the Kings, with experienced Springbok prop CJ van der Linde undergoing test to prove his fitness prior to the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season and NMMU Madibaz hooker Martin Ferreira also at training, despite previous expectations that he would join the SWD Eagles.^[40]
• 20 May 2014: Leopards hooker Edgar Marutlulle, who played four matches for the Kings during the 2013 Super Rugby season, also join in training sessions with the Eastern Province Kings.^[41] Meanwhile, scrum-half Dwayne Kelly join franchise partners SWD Eagles on a deal for the remainder of 2014.
• 21 May 2014: The Eastern Province Rugby Union officially announces the signings of CJ van der Linde until the end of 2014 and Edgar Marutlulle until the end of 2015.^[42]
• 26 May 2014: Winger/centre Brian Skosana leaves the Eastern Province Kings to join neighbours SWD Eagles until the end of 2015.^[43]
• 29 May 2014: Ntabeni Dukisa's very short loan spell at Boland Cavaliers ends as he returns to the Eastern Cape to be closer to his sick mother.^[44] Fullback Coyi Banda is named in the Border Bulldogs squad for the 2014 Currie Cup qualification competition.
• 3 June 2014: Another trio of new players are announced for the EP Kings – South African-born Italian international scrum-half Tobie Botes from Treviso, prop Tom Botha from French side Montpellier and Australian lock Steve Cummins from Shute Shield side Eastwood.^[45] All three players join the Kings for the duration of the Currie Cup competition only. The Boland Cavaliers winger Cheslyn Roberts also joined the Kings on a ten-day trial basis, while prop Pieter Stemmet joined the Pumas on loan.^[46]
• 10 June 2014: The EP Kings lose 12–34 to Wales in a tour match during their 2014 tour of South Africa.^[47]
• 13 June 2014: The side boost their lock options by re-signing David Bulbring from the Blue Bulls. Bulbring previously played first class rugby in Port Elizabeth in 2012 and 2013.^[48]
• 17 June 2014: The previously-announced transfer of lock Izak van der Westhuizen is cancelled after he failed a medical. Van der Westhuizen suffered three concussions since the start of 2014 and a specialist advised that he should not play rugby for six months to a year.^[49] Western Province and Stormers fly-half Gary van Aswegen also joins the Kings for a one-month trial period.^[50]
• 20 June 2014: The Southern Kings ran in ten tries as they beat a weakened Blue Bulls side 66–28 in a friendly match in Port Elizabeth.^[51]
• 25 June 2014: Another new recruit for the Kings is UCT Ikey Tigers lock/flanker Shaun McDonald, who joins the side on a deal for the duration of the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division.^[52]
• 3 July 2014: The agent of Western Province lock Tazz Fuzani confirm that he would leave Cape Town at the end of the 2014 season and join the Kings on a two-year contract.^[53]
• 4 July 2014: The Southern Kings get yet another convincing victory as they scored seven tries in a 50–24 victory over the Sharks XV in another friendly match.^[54]
• 19 July 2014: The Eastern Province U18 side end the Craven Week as the top team by winning the unofficial final match, beating SWD U18 to win the tournament for the first time in 37 years.^[55]
• 21 July 2014: Henning van der Merwe is appointed as the new kicking coach for the Kings until 2017. He previously worked with the Leopards and NWU Pukke.^[56]
• 31 July 2014: The South African Schools side for 2014 is released. Four Eastern Province players that played at the Craven Week tournament are named in the squad – prop Lupumlo Mguca, loose-forward Junior Pokomela, fly-half Curwin Bosch and fullback Keanu Vers.^[57]
• 19 August 2014: Centre Heino Bezuidenhout is also called up to the South African Schools team as a replacement for Morné Joubert.^[58]

Players

2013 players

Player movements

In
Date	Player Name	From	Reference
PR	Simon Kerrod	Sharks / NMMU Madibaz
PR	Vukile Sofisa	Eastern Province U21
PR	BG Uys	Leopards	[59]
HK	Tabbie du Plessis		[13]
HK	Lumko Mbane	African Bombers
HK	Michael van Vuuren	Stade Français	[29]
LK	Louis Fourie	NMMU Madibaz
LK	Brendan Hector	Eastern Province U21
LK	Ben Jacobs	Eastern Province U21
LK	Kevin Kaba	Eastern Province U21
LK	Cameron Lindsay	NMMU Madibaz
LK	Izak van der Westhuizen	Edinburgh	[26]
FL	Ivan-John du Preez	Stellenbosch Rugby Academy
FL	Tyler Paul	Eastern Province U19
FL	Siphesihle Punguzwa	Eastern Province U21
FL	Claude Tshidibi	Eastern Province U21
FL	CJ Velleman	Eastern Province U19
SH	Jaco Grobler	Leopards	[60]
SH	Kalvano King	Trying Stars
SH	Kevin Luiters	Free State Cheetahs	[33]
SH	Sonwabo Majola	Eastern Province U21
SH	Kevin Plaatjies	SAPS
FH	Morné Hugo	TUT Vikings
FH	MC Venter	Falcons U19
CE	Michael Bernardt	Sharks U21 / NMMU Madibaz
CE	Selvyn Davids	Eastern Province U19
CE	Dwayne Jenner	Border Bulldogs	[13]
CE	Luan Nieuwoudt	Eastern Province U19
CE	Tim Whitehead	Sharks	[29]
WG	Aya Dlepu	Eastern Province U21 / NMMU Madibaz
WG	Lance Louw	Rosebuds
WG	Sphu Msutwana	Eastern Province U21
FB	Coyi Banda	African Bombers
FB	Hansie Graaff	Sharks	[29]
FB	Malcolm Jaer	Eastern Province Craven Week squad
Out
Position	Player Name	To	Reference
PR	Kevin Buys	CA Brive	[61]
PR	Jaco Engels	Wanderers	[62]
PR	Zolani Faku	UCT Ikey Tigers	[63]
PR	Schalk Ferreira	Toulouse	[8][64]
PR	Ross Geldenhuys	Waitohi	[65]
PR	Marzuq Maarman	NMMU Madibaz	[66]
PR	Sphephelo Mayaba	Released
PR	Thabiso Mngomezulu	Released
PR	Enoch Mnyaka	NMMU Madibaz	[66]
HK	Boetie Britz	Released
HK	Bobby Dyer	Returned to Despatch
HK	Hannes Franklin	SWD Eagles
HK	Virgile Lacombe	Racing Métro	[67]
HK	Bandise Maku	Blue Bulls	[68]
HK	Madoda Yako	Spring Rose
LK	Daniel Adongo	Indianapolis Colts	[69]
LK	David Bulbring	Blue Bulls	[68]
LK	Armand du Preez	Not named in squad
LK	Samora Fihlani	Not named in squad
LK	Thabo Mamojele	Golden Lions	[70]
LK	Schalk Oelofse	SWD Eagles	[71]
LK	Wayne van Heerden	Retired	[72]
LK	Mzwanele Zito	SWD Eagles	[71]
FL	Dalton Davis	Griquas	[73]
FL	Cornell du Preez	Edinburgh	[74]
FL	Jacques Engelbrecht	Blue Bulls	[68]
FL	Renier Erasmus	Despatch
FL	Heinrich Leonard	Not named in squad
FL	Tomás Leonardi	S.I.C.	[75]
FL	Siya Mangaliso	Not named in squad
FL	Mpho Mbiyozo	Released
FL	Kuselo Moyake	Baie Mare	[76]
FL	Wimpie van der Walt	NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes	[77]
SH	Boela Abrahams	Griquas
SH	Scott Mathie	Retired
SH	Nicolás Vergallo	Lyon	[78]
FH	Demetri Catrakilis	Western Province	[79]
FH	Wesley Dunlop	US Montauban	[80]
CE	Waylon Murray	Blue Bulls	[68]
CE	Hadleigh Parkes	Auckland	[81]
CE	Wayne Stevens	Griquas	[82]
CE	Andries Strauss	Edinburgh	[10]
WG	Norman Nelson	Griffons
WG	Yamkela Ngam	NMMU Madibaz	[66]
WG	Marcello Sampson	Pumas	[70]
WG	Andile Witbooi	Released
FB	SP Marais	Sharks	[83]

• SWD Eagles players Johan Herbst, Grant Kemp and Elric van Vuuren, Leopards player Edgar Marutlulle and Pumas player Shaun Venter were part of the Kings Super Rugby squad, but not contracted to the Eastern Province Kings. They returned to their provinces after the 2013 Super Rugby season.

2014 players

Vodacom Cup

Log

2014 Vodacom Cup Southern Section log
Pos	Team	Rnd	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Sharks XV	7	6	0	1	215	120	+95	25	14	3	0	27
2	Free State XV	7	5	0	2	279	148	+131	40	17	5	1	26
3	SWD Eagles	7	5	0	2	240	164	+76	32	20	4	1	25
4	Western Province	7	5	0	2	215	138	+77	32	16	3	0	23
5	Eastern Province Kings	7	3	0	4	171	165	+6	22	20	1	2	15
6	Boland Cavaliers	7	2	0	5	158	197	–39	20	26	2	1	11
7	Simba XV	7	1	0	6	102	285	–183	14	45	1	2	7
8	Border Bulldogs	7	1	0	6	124	287	–163	15	42	1	0	5
Free State XV, Sharks XV, SWD Eagles and Western Province qualified to the Quarter Finals. * Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, Pts = Log Points 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 – 2014 Vodacom Cup Southern Section
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7
Opposition	SIM	BDR	WPr	FSC	SWD	BOL	SHA
Cumulative Points	1	6	6	6	7	11	15
Southern Section Position	6th	4th	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th
Key:	win	draw	loss

Results

	8 March 2014	Simba XV	17–10	Eastern Province Kings	City Park Stadium, Crawford
	15:00	Try: Leonard Mugaisi  11', 46' Max Adaka  49' Con: Kenny Andola  46' (1/3) Pen: Kenny Andola (0/2) Cards: Wilson Kopondo  32'  42' Edwin Achayo 65' to 75' Max Adaka  74'	Report[84] Scoreboard[85]	Try: Claude Tshidibi  2' Pieter Stemmet  74' Con: Scott van Breda (0/2) Cards: Vukile Sofisa 37' to 47'	Attendance: 600 Referee: Rodney Boneparte

	15 March 2014	Eastern Province Kings	60–6	Border Bulldogs	Rhodes Great Field, Grahamstown
	15:00	Try: Eben Barnard  4', 44' Coyi Banda  22', 27' Brian Skosana  24' Dwayne Kelly  39' Ivan-John du Preez  72' Selvyn Davids  75' Sonwabo Majola  77' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa  5', 23', 25', 40', 76' (5/8) Dwayne Kelly  78' (1/1) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa  14' (1/2)	Report[86] Scoreboard[87]	Pen: Jeff Taljard  2', 8' (2/2) Cards: Lolo Waka 13' to 23'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Pro Legoete

	22 March 2014	Western Province	56–22	Eastern Province Kings	City Park Stadium, Crawford
	15:30	Try: Rayn Smid  7', 15', 35' JP Lewis  31' Sikhumbuzo Notshe  52' Rohan Kitshoff  65' Kyle Lombard  75' Devon Williams  79' Con: Gary van Aswegen  32', 36', 53', 66', 80' (5/7) Janco Gunter (0/1) Pen: Gary van Aswegen  26', 45' (2/2)	Report[88] Scoreboard[89]	Try: Michael Killian  11' Selvyn Davids  41' Kuhle Sonkosi  56' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa  12', 57' (2/3) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa  22' (1/1) Cards: Vukile Sofisa  70'	Referee: Rodney Boneparte

	29 March 2014	Eastern Province Kings	3–31	Free State XV	Cradock Rovers Field, Cradock
	16:00	Pen: George Whitehead  5' (1/1)	Report[90] Scoreboard[31]	Try: Oupa Mohojé  27' Nico Lee  59' Alvin Brandt  72', 81' Con: Niel Marais  28', 60', 73', 82' (4/4) Pen: Niel Marais  37' (1/1)	Referee: Jaco van Heerden

	4 April 2014	SWD Eagles	23–21	Eastern Province Kings	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Alshaun Bock  69' Shaun Raubenheimer  76' Con: Karlo Aspeling  69', 76' (2/2) Pen: Karlo Aspeling  2', 10' (2/2) Drop: Karlo Aspeling  78' (1/1) Cards: Hannes Franklin 23' to 33' Schalk Oelofse 57' to 67'	Report[91] Scoreboard[32]	Try: Ivan-John du Preez  44' Ntabeni Dukisa  59' Con: Coyi Banda  45' (1/2) Pen: Coyi Banda  17', 22', 29' (3/3) Drop: Coyi Banda (0/1) Cards: Lizo Gqoboka 68' to 77'	Attendance: 1,235 Referee: Ben Crouse

	11 April 2014	Eastern Province Kings	28–21	Boland Cavaliers	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: penalty try  39' Cameron Lindsay  45' Siphesihle Punguzwa  79' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa  39', 46' (2/3) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa  18', 52', 61' (3/4)	Report[92] Scoreboard[35]	Try: JC Astle  23' Harlon Klaasen  53' Con: Christian Rust  54' (1/2) Pen: Christian Rust  8', 43', 60' (3/3) Cards: Martin Dreyer 33' to 43'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Sylvestre

	25 April 2014	Sharks XV	11–27	Eastern Province Kings	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	16:30	Try: Sizo Maseko  11' Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis (0/1) Pen: André Esterhuizen (0/1) Jean-Luc du Plessis  23', 49' (2/2)	Scoreboard[37]	Try: Sergeal Petersen  19' Ntabeni Dukisa  38' Brian Skosana  71' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa  19', 39' (2/2) Kayle van Zyl  72' (1/1) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa  47' (1/3) Kayle van Zyl  53' (1/1)	Referee: Shaun Veldsman

Player Statistics

The following table shows players statistics for the 2014 Vodacom Cup season:

Player Statistics – 2014 Vodacom Cup
Player	Starts	Used Sub	Unused Sub	Points	Tries	Cons	Pens	DGs	YC	RC
Lizo Gqoboka	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Simon Kerrod	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brenden Olivier	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vukile Sofisa	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Pieter Stemmet	3	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
BG Uys	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Albé de Swardt	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tabbie du Plessis	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dane van der Westhuyzen	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rynier Bernardo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aidon Davis	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Louis Fourie	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brendan Hector	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Lindsay	3	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Paul	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kuhle Sonkosi	2	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Thembelani Bholi	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan-John du Preez	3	2	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Siphesihle Punguzwa	1	5	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Schoeman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Claude Tshidibi	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
CJ Velleman	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stefan Willemse	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stephan Zaayman	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaco Grobler	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dwayne Kelly	5	1	0	7	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kayle van Zyl	0	3	0	5	0	1	1	0	0	0
Kalvano King	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sonwabo Majola	0	3	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ntabeni Dukisa	6	1	0	50	2	11	6	0	0	0
Morné Hugo	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George Whitehead	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
Michael Bernardt	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selvyn Davids	1	3	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Andile Jho	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tiger Mangweni	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luan Nieuwoudt	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scott van Breda	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eben Barnard	5	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ofentse Boloko	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Killian	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lance Louw	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sphu Msutwana	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sergeal Petersen	2	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Skosana	4	3	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Coyi Banda	5	0	0	21	2	1	3	0	0	0
Malcolm Jaer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shakes Soyizwapi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
penalty try	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0

• Tim Agaba, Ronnie Cooke, Aya Dlepu, Charl du Plessis, Shane Gates, Siyanda Grey, Ben Jacobs, Dwayne Jenner, Kevin Kaba, Lumko Mbane, Darron Nell, Foxy Ntleki, Devin Oosthuizen, Kevin Plaatjies, Steven Sykes, Marlou van Niekerk, MC Venter and Luke Watson were named in the 2014 Vodacom Cup squad, but never included in a matchday 22.

Player Appearances

The following players appeared for the Eastern Province Kings during the 2014 Vodacom Cup:

Player Appearances – 2014 Vodacom Cup
Player	SIM	BDR	WPr	FSC	SWD	BOL	SHA
Brenden Olivier	1	1	1
Albé de Swardt	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Vukile Sofisa	3	3	3	3	17
Kuhle Sonkosi	4		4
Brendan Hector	5		5
Thembelani Bholi	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Claude Tshidibi	7
Stephan Zaayman	8	5		4
Kalvano King	9
Ntabeni Dukisa	10	10	10	22	10	10	10
Lance Louw	11	11	11
Tiger Mangweni	12	12	12		20
Scott van Breda	13
Eben Barnard	14	14			14	14	14
Shakes Soyizwapi	15
Tabbie du Plessis	16	16	16
Pieter Stemmet	17	17			3	3	3
Ivan-John du Preez	18	8	8		8		19
Siphesihle Punguzwa	19	19		19	19	19	7
Dwayne Kelly	20	9	9		9	9	9
Brian Skosana	21	13	13	13	13	22	22
Selvyn Davids	22	22	22	11
Rynier Bernardo		4		5
CJ Velleman		7	19		7
Coyi Banda		15	15	15	15	15
Aidon Davis		18	18	8		8	8
Sonwabo Majola		20	20	20
Sphu Msutwana		21	21	21	21
Paul Schoeman			7	7
Michael Killian			14
Lizo Gqoboka			17	1	1	1	1
Jaco Grobler				9
George Whitehead				10
Luan Nieuwoudt				12
Sergeal Petersen				14			11
Dane van der Westhuyzen				16	16	16	16
BG Uys				17
Tyler Paul				18	18	18	18
Louis Fourie					4	4
Cameron Lindsay					5	5	5
Ofentse Boloko					11	11
Andile Jho					12	12	12
Kayle van Zyl					22	20	20
Stefan Willemse						7	4
Michael Bernardt						13	13
Simon Kerrod						17	17
Morné Hugo						21	21
Malcolm Jaer							15

• Tim Agaba, Ronnie Cooke, Aya Dlepu, Charl du Plessis, Shane Gates, Siyanda Grey, Ben Jacobs, Dwayne Jenner, Kevin Kaba, Lumko Mbane, Darron Nell, Foxy Ntleki, Devin Oosthuizen, Kevin Plaatjies, Steven Sykes, Marlou van Niekerk, MC Venter and Luke Watson were named in the 2014 Vodacom Cup squad, but never included in a matchday 22.

International match

The Eastern Province Kings also hosted Wales in a warm-up match during their 2014 test series against South Africa.^[30]

	10 June 2014	Eastern Province Kings	12–34	Wales	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Shakes Soyizwapi  57' Simon Kerrod  79' Con: George Whitehead  80' (1/2)	Report Scoreboard[47]	Try: Josh Turnbull  10' Cory Allen  15' James Hook  45' Alex Cuthbert  47' Gareth Davies  62' Con: James Hook  11', 16', 46' (3/5) Pen: James Hook  40' (1/1) Cards: Rhodri Jones 21' to 32'	Attendance: 11,828 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Currie Cup

Log

The final log of the round-robin stage of the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division is:^[93]

2014 Currie Cup Premier Division log
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Western Province	10	8	0	2	335	206	+129	40	23	6	1	39
2	Golden Lions	10	7	0	3	362	206	+156	44	21	7	1	36
3	Sharks	10	7	1	2	287	222	+65	26	20	2	1	33
4	Blue Bulls	10	6	0	4	271	235	+36	27	23	3	1	28
5	Free State Cheetahs	10	3	1	6	249	294	−45	28	33	4	3	21
6	Pumas	10	4	0	6	237	269	−32	25	28	2	2	20
7	Griquas	10	3	0	7	220	332	−112	25	41	2	2	16
8	Eastern Province Kings	10	1	0	9	206	403	−197	27	53	1	1	6
Blue Bulls, Golden Lions, Sharks and Western Province qualified for the semi-finals. Griquas qualified to the 2015 Currie Cup qualification series.

Legend and Competition rules
Legend:
	Qualify 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
	Qualify to 2015 Currie Cup qualification.
Competition rules:
Qualification: The top four teams will qualify to the semi-finals.
Relegation: The bottom two teams will qualify to the 2015 Currie Cup qualification tournament. The Blue Bulls, Eastern Province Kings, Free State Cheetahs, Golden Lions, Sharks and Western Province are exempt from relegation.
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 – 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10
Opposition	WPr	LIO	BUL	LIO	WPr	BUL	FSC	SHA	GRQ	PMA
Cumulative Points	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	6
Position	7th	8th	8th	8th	8th	8th	8th	8th	8th	8th
Key:	win	draw	loss

Results

Section X	8 August 2014	Eastern Province Kings	16–35	Western Province	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Luke Watson  33' Kevin Luiters  68' Con: Scott van Breda (0/2) Pen: Scott van Breda  15', 18' (2/2)	Report[94] Scoreboard[95]	Try: Patrick Howard  7' Nizaam Carr  45' Michael van der Spuy  55' Cheslin Kolbe  83' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  8', 46', 56' (3/3) Robert du Preez (0/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  20', 52', 60' (3/3) Cards: Manuel Carizza 18' to 28' Pat Cilliers 27' to 37' Seabelo Senatla 65' to 75'	Attendance: 20,564 Referee: Jaco Peyper

Section X	16 August 2014	Golden Lions	60–19	Eastern Province Kings	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	14:30	Try: Stokkies Hanekom  5' Jaco Kriel  23', 38' Ruan Combrinck  29' Robbie Coetzee  44' Derick Minnie  52' Willie Britz  61' Andries Coetzee  67' Kwagga Smith  82' Con: Jaco van der Walt  6', 45', 53', 62', 68', 83' (6/9) Pen: Jaco van der Walt  36' (1/2)	Report[96] Scoreboard[97]	Try: Ronnie Cooke  2' Aidon Davis  59' Scott van Breda  70' Con: Gary van Aswegen  3' (1/1) George Whitehead (0/1) Scott van Breda  71' (1/1) Pen: Gary van Aswegen (0/1) Cards: Thembelani Bholi  22'	Attendance: 5,955 Referee: Craig Joubert

Section X	23 August 2014	Blue Bulls	30–25	Eastern Province Kings	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:00	Try: Deon Stegmann  15' Akona Ndungane  55', 59' Jesse Kriel  63' Con: Tony Jantjies  60', 64' (2/3) Jesse Kriel (0/1) Pen: Tony Jantjies  6', 27' (2/4) Cards: Tony Jantjies 45' to 56'	Report[98] Scoreboard[99]	Try: Shane Gates  7' Lizo Gqoboka  42' Michael van Vuuren  65' Con: Scott van Breda  43', 66' (2/3) Pen: Scott van Breda  37', 50' (2/2) Cards: Michael van Vuuren 54' to 65'	Attendance: 5,219[100] Referee: Pro Legoete

Section X	30 August 2014	Eastern Province Kings	22–41	Golden Lions	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: penalty try  28' Shane Gates  32' Shakes Soyizwapi  39' Con: Scott van Breda  29', 33' (2/3) Drop: George Whitehead  45' (1/1)	Report[101] Scoreboard[102]	Try: Jaco Kriel  3' Ruan Dreyer  17' Schalk van der Merwe  36' Franco Mostert  70' Derick Minnie  80' Con: Ruan Combrinck  4', 18', 37', 71', 81' (5/5) Pen: Ruan Combrinck  60', 64' (2/2) Cards: Lionel Mapoe 28' to 38' Ross Cronjé  73'	Attendance: 9,034 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Section X	5 September 2014	Western Province	49–14	Eastern Province Kings	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	19:10	Try: Juan de Jongh  11', 22' Siya Kolisi  17', 78' Cheslin Kolbe  48' Kobus van Wyk  58' Rynhardt Elstadt  72' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  12', 18', 23', 49', 59' (5/5) Kurt Coleman  73', 79' (2/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1) Cards: Rynhardt Elstadt 57' to 67'	Report[103] Scoreboard[104]	Try: Paul Schoeman  30' Tim Whitehead  81' Con: Scott van Breda  31', 82' (2/2) Pen: Scott van Breda (0/1) Cards: David Bulbring 70' to 80'	Attendance: 11,210[100] Referee: Stuart Berry

Section X	12 September 2014	Eastern Province Kings	13–28	Blue Bulls	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Darron Nell  82' Con: Tobie Botes  83' (1/1) Pen: Scott van Breda  29', 33' (2/3) Cards: David Bulbring 68' to 78'	Report[105] Scoreboard[106]	Try: William Small-Smith  24' Bjorn Basson  46' Deon Stegmann  64' Con: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  47', 65' (2/3) Pen: Jacques-Louis Potgieter  8', 40', 60' (3/3) Drop: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (0/1) Cards: Bongi Mbonambi 12' to 22' Deon Stegmann  69'	Attendance: 13,400 Referee: Quinton Immelman

Cross-Section	20 September 2014	Eastern Province Kings	22–37	Free State Cheetahs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Ntabeni Dukisa  31' Siyanda Grey  55' Dwayne Jenner  77' Con: Gary van Aswegen  32' (1/2) Scott van Breda  78' (1/1) Pen: Gary van Aswegen  22' (1/1) Cards: Martin Ferreira 33' to 46' Darron Nell 52' to 62'	Report[107] Scoreboard[108]	Try: Francois Venter  29' Sarel Pretorius  44' Willie du Plessis  60' Raymond Rhule  71' Con: Willie du Plessis  30', 45', 61' (3/3) Pieter-Steyn de Wet  72' (1/1) Pen: Willie du Plessis  7', 15', 39' (3/4)	Attendance: 5,988 Referee: Marius Jonker

Cross-Section	27 September 2014	Sharks	53–24	Eastern Province Kings	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	14:00	Try: Lourens Adriaanse  7' Lwazi Mvovo  19' André Esterhuizen  23' Lionel Cronjé  32' Paul Jordaan  54', 78' Stephan Lewies  77' Con: Lionel Cronjé  8', 20', 24', 33', 78', 79' (6/7) Pen: Lionel Cronjé  11', 49' (2/3)	Report[109] Scoreboard[110]	Try: Paul Schoeman  37' Shane Gates  43' Tim Whitehead  52' Con: Gary van Aswegen  38', 44', 53' (3/3) Pen: Gary van Aswegen  12' (1/1) Cards: Martin Ferreira 17' to 28'	Attendance: 8,718 Referee: Ben Crouse

Cross-Section	4 October 2014	Griquas	45–25	Eastern Province Kings	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	14:30	Try: Marnus Schoeman  7', 58', 65' Martin Bezuidenhout  32' Janro van Niekerk  56' PJ Vermeulen  67', 75' Con: Gouws Prinsloo  8', 33' (2/2) Dean Grant  59', 66', 68' (3/4) Jacquin Jansen (0/1) Cards: Marnus Schoeman 19' to 29'	Report[111] Scoreboard[112]	Try: penalty try  18' Shane Gates  73', 80' Con: Gary van Aswegen  19' (1/1) Ntabeni Dukisa (0/1) George Whitehead  81' (1/1) Pen: Gary van Aswegen  14', 28' (2/2) Cards: Shane Gates 55' to 66'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stuart Berry

Cross-Section	10 October 2014	Eastern Province Kings	26–25	Pumas	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Tobie Botes  13' Ronnie Cooke  21' Paul Schoeman  28' Scott van Breda  74' Con: Gary van Aswegen  22', 29', 75' (3/4) Pen: Scott van Breda (0/1) Gary van Aswegen (0/2)	Report Scoreboard[113]	Try: Frank Herne  36' Justin van Staden  40' Stefan Watermeyer  45' Con: Justin van Staden  37', 40' (2/3) Pen: Justin van Staden  16', 65' (2/2) Drop: JW Jonker (0/1) Cards: Giant Mtyanda 12' to 22' Roscko Speckman 27' to 37'	Referee: Marius Jonker

Player Statistics

The following table shows players statistics for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season:

Player Statistics – 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division
Player	Starts	Used Sub	Unused Sub	Points	Tries	Cons	Pens	DGs	YC	RC
Tom Botha	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charl du Plessis	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lizo Gqoboka	6	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Simon Kerrod	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charles Marais	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BG Uys	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CJ van der Linde	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Albé de Swardt	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Martin Ferreira	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Edgar Marutlulle	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael van Vuuren	0	4	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0
David Bulbring	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Steve Cummins	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Lindsay	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Darron Nell	3	2	1	5	1	0	0	0	1	0
Steven Sykes	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thembelani Bholi	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Shaun McDonald	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devin Oosthuizen	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Schoeman	8	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
Stefan Willemse	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Agaba	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aidon Davis	3	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Watson	2	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tobie Botes	5	3	1	7	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jaco Grobler	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Luiters	5	3	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ntabeni Dukisa	3	3	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gary van Aswegen	8	0	0	30	0	9	4	0	0	0
George Whitehead	2	2	2	5	0	1	0	1	0	0
Ronnie Cooke	10	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Gates	9	1	0	25	5	0	0	0	1	0
Dwayne Jenner	1	1	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Whitehead	8	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Siyanda Grey	2	1	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Shakes Soyizwapi	10	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Scott van Breda	7	1	2	44	2	8	6	0	0	0

• Enrico Acker, Eben Barnard, Hansie Graaff, Brenden Olivier, Paul Perez, Sergeal Petersen, Dane van der Westhuyzen and Marlou van Niekerk were named in the 2014 Currie Cup squad, but never included in a matchday 22.

Player Appearances

Player Appearances – 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division
Player	WPr	LIO	BUL	LIO	WPr	BUL	FSC	SHA	GRQ	PMA
Lizo Gqoboka	1	1	1		1	1	1			18
Edgar Marutlulle	2	2	2	2	2	2				16
Tom Botha	3	3	3	3	3		3
Steve Cummins	4	4	18				18	4	5	19
David Bulbring	5	5	5	5	5	5
Thembelani Bholi	6	6	19	6	19			19	19	20
Stefan Willemse	7	7	6	19	18	20	19	6
Luke Watson	8		8
Tobie Botes	9	9		20	20	21	20	9	9	9
Gary van Aswegen	10	10	10			10	10	10	10	10
Shakes Soyizwapi	11	11	11	11	11	11	15	15	15	11
Shane Gates	12	12	12	12	21	12	12	12	12	12
Tim Whitehead	13	13	13		13	13		13	13	13
Ronnie Cooke	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	14	14	14
Scott van Breda	15	15	15	15	15	15	22	22	22	15
Albé de Swardt	16	16					16	16	16
CJ van der Linde	17	17			17	3	17	3	3
Darron Nell	18					19	5	5	18	4
Aidon Davis	19	8		8	8
Kevin Luiters	20		9	9	9	9	9	21	20
George Whitehead	21	21	21	10	10				21
Ntabeni Dukisa	22	22		22		22	11	11	11	22
Steven Sykes		18	4	4	4	4	4
Shaun McDonald		19		18	6	6	6
Jaco Grobler		20	20							21
Paul Schoeman			7	7	7	8	8	8	6	6
Michael van Vuuren			16	16	16	16
Charles Marais			17	17				1	1
Siyanda Grey			22	14	22		14
BG Uys				1		18				3
Dwayne Jenner				21	12		21
Devin Oosthuizen						7	7	7	7	7
Simon Kerrod						17				1
Martin Ferreira							2	2	2	2
Charl du Plessis								17	17	17
Cameron Lindsay								18	4	5
Tim Agaba								20	8	8

• Enrico Acker, Eben Barnard, Hansie Graaff, Brenden Olivier, Paul Perez, Sergeal Petersen, Dane van der Westhuyzen and Marlou van Niekerk were named in the 2014 Currie Cup squad, but never included in a matchday 22.

Southern Kings

Results

The Southern Kings lost their Super Rugby status at the end of the 2013 Super Rugby season, but lined up some friendly fixtures against other South African Super Rugby franchises prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season:^[114]

	25 January 2014	Kings	21–36	Cheetahs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:00	Try: Shakes Soyizwapi Ronnie Cooke Con: George Whitehead	[14]	Try: Jean Cook Boom Prinsloo Adriaan Strauss Raymond Rhule Con: Elgar Watts Johan Goosen	Referee: Jason Jaftha

	1 February 2014	Kings	12–19	Lions	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Sergeal Petersen penalty try Con: George Whitehead	[16]	Try: Jaco Kriel Derick Minnie Robbie Coetzee Con: Marnitz Boshoff	Referee: Jason Jaftha

	7 February 2014	Kings	7–40	Stormers	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:30	Try: Paul Schoeman Con: George Whitehead	[18]	Try: Nic Groom Siya Kolisi Deon Fourie Con: Demetri Catrakilis Gary van Aswegen	Referee: Stuart Berry

	21 June 2014	Kings	66–28	Blue Bulls	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Paul Schoeman Luke Watson Jaco Grobler Tim Whitehead Ntabeni Dukisa Shane Gates Thembelani Bholi Scott van Breda Kevin Luiters Con: Scott van Breda	Report[51]	Try: Ruan Steenkamp Sidney Tobias Con: Kobus Marais Joshua Stander Pen: Kobus Marais	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	4 July 2014	Kings	50–24	Sharks XV	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Luke Watson Shane Gates Shaun McDonald Thembelani Bholi Tom Botha Siyanda Grey Con: Gary van Aswegen Scott van Breda	Report[54]	Try: Jongi Nokwe Sizo Maseko Quinton Crocker Con: Fred Zeilinga Jean-Luc du Plessis Pen: Fred Zeilinga Cards: Quinton Crocker

Under-21 Provincial Championship

Log

The final log of the round-robin stage of the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B is:^[115]

2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B log
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Eastern Province U21	7	7	0	0	261	90	+171	35	12	6	0	34
2	Boland U21	7	6	0	1	305	162	+143	47	23	6	0	30
3	SWD U21	7	5	0	2	202	171	+31	27	22	3	0	23
4	Limpopo Blue Bulls U21	7	3	0	4	230	177	+53	37	24	5	3	20
5	Griquas U21	7	3	0	4	136	190	−54	18	28	2	2	16
6	Falcons U21	7	3	0	4	173	212	−39	23	30	2	1	15
7	Pumas U21	7	1	0	6	136	212	−76	21	31	2	1	7
8	Griffons U21	7	0	0	7	133	362	−229	17	55	0	1	1
Boland U21, Eastern Province U21, Limpopo Blue Bulls U21 and SWD U21 qualified for the semi-finals. Eastern Province U21 qualified for the promotion/relegation play-offs.

Legend and Competition rules
Legend:
	Qualify 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
	Qualify to the promotion/relegation play-offs.
Competition rules:
Qualification: The top four teams will qualify to the semi-finals, the play-off winner will qualify to the promotion/relegation play-offs. 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 – 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Semi	Final	Promo
Opposition	FAL	GRF	BOL	LIM	PMA	SWD	GRQ	N/A	LIM	SWD	BDR
Cumulative Points	5	10	14	19	24	29	34	34
Position	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Fixtures & Results

	9 August 2014	Falcons U21	22–42	Eastern Province U21	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Marius Breytenbach  29' Koos Bosman  39' Andries Schutte  62' Angus Cleophas  79' Con: Kyle Hilton  30' (1/2) Wayne Gardner (0/2)	Report[116] Scoreboard[117]	Try: Selvyn Davids  15', 19' Sphu Msutwana  24' Sergeal Petersen  32' Aya Dlepu  35', 65' Con: MC Venter  16', 33', 36' (3/6) Pen: MC Venter  3', 13' (2/2) Cards: Claude Tshidibi 49' to 59'	Referee: Daniel Fortuin

	16 August 2014	Griffons U21	7–59	Eastern Province U21	North West Stadium, Welkom
	14:30	Try: Bren Marais  70' Con: Reynardt Muller  71' (1/1)	Report[118] Scoreboard[119]	Try: Sergeal Petersen  5', 20' Selvyn Davids  13', 65' Ivan-John du Preez  22' Mario Mowers  26' Sphu Msutwana  43', 59' Kevin Kaba  79' Con: MC Venter  14', 23', 27', 44', 60', 66', 80' (7/9)	Attendance: 200 Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi

	22 August 2014	Eastern Province U21	23–3	Boland U21	Central Grounds, Uitenhage
	19:00	Try: Siphesihle Punguzwa  55' Sergeal Petersen  75' Claude Tshidibi  78' Con: MC Venter  56' (1/2) Selvyn Davids (0/1) Pen: MC Venter  3', 45' (2/2) Cards: Ivan-John du Preez  65'	Report Scoreboard[120]	Pen: Anzo Stubbs (0/1) Ryno Conradie  34' (1/2) Cards: Erik Meyer 42' to 53'	Referee: Daniel Fortuin

	30 August 2014	Eastern Province U21	36–21	Limpopo Blue Bulls U21	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:30	Try: Sergeal Petersen  6' Ivan-John du Preez  38' Selvyn Davids  64', 69' Sphu Msutwana  72' Con: MC Venter  7', 39', 65', 73' (4/5) Pen: MC Venter  4' (1/1) Cards: MC Venter 20' to 30'	Scoreboard[121]	Try: Jean Grobler  14' Jovan Cookson  21' Jean Volkwyn  28' Con: Jean Grobler  15', 22', 29' (3/3) Pen: Jean Grobler (0/1) Cards: Juan van der Westhuizen 33' to 43' Pieter Kruger 37' to 47'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Francois Pretorius

	6 September 2014	Eastern Province U21	36–10	Pumas U21	SAPS Club Field, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Frans Gerber  16' Sonwabo Majola  34' penalty try  58' Sinethemba Skelem  63' Selvyn Davids  77' Con: MC Venter  17', 35', 59' (3/3) Juan Smit  64' (1/2) Pen: MC Venter  52' (1/2) Cards: Brendan Hector 47' to 57'	Scoreboard[122]	Try: Henry Badenhorst  10' Wian van Schalkwyk  74' Con: Ruben Carelse (0/2) Cards: Steven Jacobs 51' to 61'	Referee: Archie Sehlako

	12 September 2014	SWD U21	6–37	Eastern Province U21	Outeniqua Park, George
	17:00	Pen: Fizell Fredericks  10', 37' (2/3)	Scoreboard[123]	Try: Nic Roebeck  23' Frans Gerber  34' Ivan-John du Preez  59' Selvyn Davids  62' Con: Selvyn Davids  24', 35', 60', 63' (4/4) Pen: Selvyn Davids  4', 14', 47' (3/3) Cards: Stephan Zaayman 64' to 74' Warrick Venter 65' to 75'	Referee: Jaco Kotze

	20 September 2014	Eastern Province U21	28–21	Griquas U21	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	12:30	Try: Sonwabo Majola  5' Khaya Malotana  43' Vukile Sofisa  47' Aidon Davis  52' Con: Selvyn Davids  6', 44', 48', 53' (4/4) Cards: Stephan Zaayman  69'	Report[124] Scoreboard[125]	Try: Stephan Malan  18' Hillford Clarke  75' Con: Christo Coetzee  19' (1/2) Pen: Christo Coetzee  4', 13', 39' (3/3)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Semi-Final	3 October 2014	Eastern Province U21	28–26	Limpopo Blue Bulls U21	Framesby High School, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Sergeal Petersen  4' Riaan Esterhuizen  18' Selvyn Davids  28' Con: Selvyn Davids  5', 19' (2/3) Pen: Selvyn Davids  16', 34', 40' (3/3) Cards: CJ Velleman 67' to 77'	Scoreboard[126]	Try: Oskar Calitz  11' Jovan Cookson  31' Corné Ras  70' Wolta Mtsweni  74' Con: Jean Grobler  12', 32', 75' (3/4) Cards: Stephanus Smith 39' to 49'	Attendance: 250 Referee: Eduan Nel

Final	17 October 2014	Eastern Province U21	46–3	SWD U21	North West Stadium, Welkom
	13:00	Try: Franswa Ueckermann  20' Sphu Msutwana  23' Selvyn Davids  48' Sergeal Petersen  49' CJ Velleman  52' Aidon Davis  60' Con: Selvyn Davids  21', 24', 48', 50', 60' (5/6) Pen: Selvyn Davids  26', 7' (2/2)	Report Scoreboard[127]	Pen: Leighton Eksteen  5' (1/2) Drop: Leighton Eksteen (0/1)	Attendance: 200 Referee: Archie Sehlako

Promotion play-off	24 October 2014	Border U21	9–64	Eastern Province U21	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	18:00	Pen: Devandré Sissing  7', 30', 35' (3/5)	Scoreboard[128]	Try: Aidon Davis  20' Selvyn Davids  26' CJ Velleman  33', 42' Malcolm Jaer  37' Sergeal Petersen  44', 47' Stephan Zaayman  56' Warren Swarts  75' Jaco Bernardo  80' Con: Selvyn Davids  21', 27', 34', 43', 45', 57', 76' (7/9) Sergeal Petersen (0/1) Cards: Aidon Davis 35' to 45' Malcolm Jaer 54' to 64'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Francois Pretorius

Players

The Eastern Province Kings Under-21 squad for the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship:^[129]

Player Statistics

The following table shows players statistics for the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship season:

Player Statistics – 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship
Player	Starts	Used Sub	Unused Sub	Points	Tries	Cons	Pens	DGs	YC	RC
Enoch Mnyaka	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Moore	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nic Roebeck	8	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Vukile Sofisa	8	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyrone Rankin	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John-Henry Schmitt	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Warrick Venter	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Brendan Hector	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Kevin Kaba	9	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Paul	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Frans Gerber	2	5	1	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Siphesihle Punguzwa	4	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Claude Tshidibi	3	4	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0
CJ Velleman	2	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0
Elandré van der Merwe	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stephan Zaayman	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Aidon Davis	3	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan-John du Preez	9	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	1	0
Erwin Slabbert	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mario Mowers	0	4	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sonwabo Majola	2	3	2	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Franswa Ueckermann	7	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Baggott	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Malcolm Jaer	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Warren Swarts	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MC Venter	5	1	0	54	0	18	6	0	1	0
Jaco Bernardo	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Riaan Esterhuizen	8	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sphu Msutwana	9	0	0	25	5	0	0	0	0	0
Juan Smit	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Aya Dlepu	8	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Khaya Malotana	2	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sergeal Petersen	7	0	0	35	7	0	0	0	0	0
Sinethemba Skelem	0	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Selvyn Davids	9	0	0	104	10	15	8	0	0	0

Player Appearances

Player Appearances – 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship
Player	FAL	GRF	BOL	LIM	PMA	SWD	GRQ	LIM	SWD	BDR
Vukile Sofisa	1	3	3	1	3	3	17	3	3	3
John-Henry Schmitt	2	2	2	2	19	2	16	2	2
Nic Roebeck	3	1	1	17	1	1	1	1	1	1
Kevin Kaba	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Brendan Hector	5	5	5	5	5	5	5		18	18
Siphesihle Punguzwa	6	6	6	6
Stephan Zaayman	7		7		18	7	7	5	5	5
Ivan-John du Preez	8	8	8	8	8	8	6	8	8
Franswa Ueckermann	9	9	9	9		9		9	9	9
MC Venter	10	10	10	10	10		22
Aya Dlepu	11	11	11	11		11	11	11	11	11
Riaan Esterhuizen	12	12	12	12	13	12		12	12	12
Sphu Msutwana	13	13	13	13	11	13	13	13	13	13
Sergeal Petersen	14	14	14	14		14		14	14	14
Selvyn Davids	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Tyrone Rankin	16	16	16	16	2			16		16
Matthew Moore	17	17			17	17	3	17	17	17
Claude Tshidibi	18	7	18	7	7	19	19
Frans Gerber	19	19	19	19	6	6		19	19	19
Mario Mowers	20	20			20		20
Warren Swarts	21	21	21	21		10	10		21	21
Khaya Malotana	22	22			14		14
Enoch Mnyaka		18	17	3
Sonwabo Majola			20	20	9	20	9	20	20
Jaco Bernardo			22	22	12	22	12	22	22	22
Elandré van der Merwe				18
Warrick Venter					16	16	2		16	2
Juan Smit					21	21
Sinethemba Skelem					22		21
Erwin Slabbert						18	18
Aidon Davis							8	7	7	8
CJ Velleman								6	6	6
Malcolm Jaer								10	10	10
Tyler Paul								18
Jason Baggott								21		20
Wynand Grassmann										7

Under-19 Provincial Championship

Log

The current log of the round-robin stage of the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A is:^[130]

2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A log
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Blue Bulls U19	12	9	0	3	387	282	+105	53	34	9	2	47
2	Free State U19	12	8	0	4	310	204	+106	45	23	7	2	41
3	Western Province U19	12	9	0	3	332	270	+62	38	36	5	0	41
4	Sharks U19	12	6	0	6	287	256	+31	35	33	4	4	32
5	Golden Lions U19	12	4	0	8	222	313	−91	28	44	3	3	22
6	Eastern Province U19	12	4	0	8	227	253	−26	25	32	2	3	21
7	Leopards U19	12	2	0	10	243	430	−187	38	60	5	2	15
Blue Bulls U19, Free State U19, Sharks U19 and Western Province U19 qualified for the semi-finals. The Leopards U19 qualified for the promotion/relegation play-offs.

Legend and Competition rules
Legend:
	Champions		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
	Qualify to the semi-finals.
	Qualify to the promotion/relegation play-offs.
Competition rules:
Qualification: The top four teams qualified to the semi-finals, the bottom team qualified to the promotion/relegation play-offs. 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 – 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14
Opposition	BUL	LIO	FSC	LEO	WPR	LIO	FSC	N/A	SHA	LEO	WPR	SHA	N/A	BUL
Cumulative Points	0	1	1	6	6	10	14	14	14	19	20	21	21	21
Log Position	6th	6th	7th	7th	7th	5th	4th	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th	6th	6th
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Fixtures & Results

	11 July 2014	Blue Bulls U19	29–17	Eastern Province U19	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:00	Try: Jurie Linde  3', 17' Philip Orffer  5' RG Snyman  61' Con: Dewald Human  4', 5', 18' (3/4) Pen: Dewald Human  12' (1/1)	Scoreboard[128]	Try: Tyler Paul  19' CJ Velleman  51' Con: Jason Vers  20' (1/1) Kewan Gibb  52' (1/1) Pen: Jason Vers  25' (1/1) Cards: Jason Baggott 40' to 51' Luan Nieuwoudt 60' to 69'	Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi

	18 July 2014	Eastern Province U19	13–16	Golden Lions U19	NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:00	Try: Malcolm Jaer  42' CJ Velleman  55' Con: Jason Vers (0/1) Malcolm Jaer (0/1) Pen: Jason Vers  3' (1/2) Cards: Tyler Paul 7' to 17'	Scoreboard[131]	Try: Clinton Theron  63' Con: Shaun Reynolds  63' (1/1) Pen: Xander Cronjé  8' (1/1) Shaun Reynolds  29', 36' (2/2)	Attendance: 290 Referee: Lusanda Jam

	26 July 2014	Free State U19	26–9	Eastern Province U19	Shimla Park, Bloemfontein
	12:00	Try: Junior Burger  34', 55' Stephen Rautenbach  60' TJ Goddard  65' Con: André Swarts  35' (1/1) Sechaba Matsoele  56' (1/1) Gerrie Labuschagné  66' (1/2) Pen: André Swarts (0/1) Cards: Jasper Wiese  19'	Scoreboard[132]	Pen: Jason Vers  21', 28' (2/2) Malcolm Jaer  54' (1/2)	Attendance: 100 Referee: Archie Sehlako

	2 August 2014	Leopards U19	26–32	Eastern Province U19	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	11:00	Try: Allen Muller  12' Elden Schoeman  43', 55' Brendon Kahts  66' Con: Brendon Kahts  13', 44', 67' (3/4) Cards: Jacques van Zyl 27' to 38'	Scoreboard[133]	Try: CJ Velleman  16' Malcolm Jaer  33', 69' Wynand Grassmann  64' Con: Malcolm Jaer  17', 34', 65' (3/4) Pen: Malcolm Jaer  24', 29' (2/2) Cards: Tembelihle Yase 27' to 38'	Attendance: 100

	8 August 2014	Eastern Province U19	10–38	Western Province U19	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:30	Try: CJ Velleman  59' Con: Malcolm Jaer  60' (1/1) Pen: Malcolm Jaer  6' (1/2) Cameron Hertz (0/1)	Scoreboard[134]	Try: Heinrich Buhr  34' Charlton Jonas  54' Rikus Bothma  63' Dewald Naudé  70' Con: Ernst Stapelberg  35', 55' (2/2) Brandon Thomson  71' (1/2) Pen: Ernst Stapelberg  2', 20', 26', 38' (4/5)

	16 August 2014	Golden Lions U19	7–18	Eastern Province U19	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	10:30	Try: Derik Bezuidenhout  7' Con: Kobus Engelbrecht  8' (1/1)	Scoreboard[135]	Try: CJ Velleman  34' Lindelwe Zungu  68' Con: Malcolm Jaer  69' (1/2) Pen: Malcolm Jaer  9', 48' (2/3)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Archie Sehlako

	22 August 2014	Eastern Province U19	17–13	Free State U19	Central Grounds, Uitenhage
	17:00	Try: Jeremy Ward  25' Luan Nieuwoudt  40' Con: Malcolm Jaer  26', 41' (2/2) Pen: Malcolm Jaer  69' (1/1)	Scoreboard[136]	Try: Ox Nché  34' TJ Goddard  60' Con: André Swarts (0/2) Pen: André Swarts  2' (1/1)	Attendance: 400 Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi

	5 September 2014	Eastern Province U19	7–15	Sharks U19	NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:00	Try: Jeremy Ward  64' Con: Garrick Mattheus  65' (1/1) Pen: Malcolm Jaer (0/2) Garrick Mattheus (0/1) Cards: David Murray 34' to 47'	Scoreboard[137]	Try: Marcel Coetzee  26' Dan du Preez  51' Con: Joshua Bragman  27' (1/2) Pen: Joshua Bragman  57' (1/1) Cards: Wian Vosloo  68'	Referee: Ricus van der Hoven

	12 September 2014	Eastern Province U19	42–7	Leopards U19	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:30	Try: Malcolm Jaer  7', 53' Lindelwe Zungu  11' CJ Velleman  40' JP Jamieson  66' Con: Malcolm Jaer  12', 41', 67' (3/4) Garrick Mattheus  54' (1/1) Pen: Malcolm Jaer  20', 34', 52' (3/4) Cards: Jeremy Ward 10' to 21' David Murray 43' to 54' Tyler Paul 58' to 68'	Scoreboard[138]	Try: Gideon van der Merwe  5' Con: Stefan Coetzer  6' (1/1) Pen: Stefan Coetzer (0/1) Cards: Jacques van Zyl 51' to 61' Lourens Jacobus Abraham Basson 58' to 68'	Referee: Vusi Msibi

	20 September 2014	Western Province U19	21–20	Eastern Province U19	City Park Stadium, Crawford
	10:45	Try: David Ribbans  46' Justin Phillips  65' Con: Ernst Stapelberg  47' (1/2) Pen: Ernst Stapelberg  9', 50', 69' (3/3) Cards: Grant Hermanus  68'	Report[139] Scoreboard[140]	Try: Malcolm Jaer  30' Arno Lotter  61' Con: Kewan Gibb  31' (1/1) Jason Baggott  62' (1/1) Pen: Malcolm Jaer  2', 68' (2/6) Drop: Jason Baggott (0/1)	Referee: Renier Vermeulen

	27 September 2014	Sharks U19	24–21	Eastern Province U19	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	09:30	Try: Jean-Luc du Preez  11' Sphamandla Ngcobo  43' Inny Radebe  58' Con: Inny Radebe  12', 44', 59' (3/3) Pen: Inny Radebe  68' (1/2) Cards: Marius Louw  17'	Report[141] Scoreboard[142]	Try: Tyler Paul  54' Lindelwe Zungu  60' Con: Malcolm Jaer  55' (1/2) Pen: Garrick Mattheus  2' (1/3) Malcolm Jaer  36', 67' (2/2)	Attendance: 100 Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

	10 October 2014	Eastern Province U19	21–31	Blue Bulls U19	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:30	Try: Malcolm Jaer  54', 30' Con: Garrick Mattheus  31' (1/2) Pen: Garrick Mattheus  11', 20', 27' (3/3) Cards: Elandré van der Merwe  42'	Report[143] Scoreboard[144]	Try: Jurie Linde  62', 28', 51' Abongile Nonkontwana  23' Con: Simon Bolze  52', 24', 29' (3/3) Kurt Webster  63' (1/1) Pen: Simon Bolze  33' (1/1)	Attendance: 150 Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza

Players

The Eastern Province Kings Under-19 squad for the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship:^[145]

Player Statistics

The following table shows players statistics for the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship season:

Player Statistics – 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship
Player	Starts	Used Sub	Unused Sub	Points	Tries	Cons	Pens	DGs	YC	RC
Ronnie Beyl	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Howes	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mathew Jackson	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Murray	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Chris Whitting	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thembelihle Yase	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dyllon Domoney	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JP Jamieson	8	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Arno Lotter	0	4	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Reynecke	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wynand Grassmann	11	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gerrit Huisamen	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sintu Manjezi	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Paul	11	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	2	0
CJ Velleman	11	0	0	30	6	0	0	0	0	0
Qhama Mvimbi	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mihlali Nchukana	2	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elandré van der Merwe	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Baggott	11	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0
Luciano Daniels	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kewan Gibb	4	4	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
Julio Abels	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
James Hall	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Vers	2	2	2	14	0	1	4	0	0	0
Vinciënt Moss	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luan Nieuwoudt	9	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0
Dylan Pietersen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dominik Uytenbogaardt	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremy Ward	5	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	1	0
Luca Dalla-Vecchia	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Martin Keller	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thabani Mgugudo	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yamkela Nyalambisa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Athi Mayinje	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lindelwe Zungu	11	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Hertz	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malcolm Jaer	11	0	0	94	6	11	14	0	0	0
Luzuko Mase	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Garrick Mattheus	3	1	0	7	0	2	1	0	0	0

Player Appearances

Player Appearances – 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship
Player	BUL	LIO	FSC	LEO	WPR	LIO	FSC	SHA	LEO	WPR	SHA	BUL
Thembelihle Yase	1	18	18	3	3	18	1	18	18	18	18	16
JP Jamieson	2	2	2		16	2	2	2	16	2	2	2
Chris Whitting	3	3					17	17	17	17	17	17
Wynand Grassmann	4	4	4	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Sintu Manjezi	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
CJ Velleman	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Tyler Paul	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	4	4	7	7
Mihlali Nchukana	8	8		22	23	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Jason Baggott	9	9	10	9	9	10	10	9	9	10	9	9
Jason Vers	10	10	21	23	21	21
Lindelwe Zungu	11	11	11	15	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Luan Nieuwoudt	12	12	12			13	12	12	12	12	12	12
Dominik Uytenbogaardt	13	13
Thabani Mgugudo	14	23	22	13
Malcolm Jaer	15	15	15	10	10	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Arno Lotter	16	16	16	16						16
Ronnie Beyl	17	17	3	18	18	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
David Murray	18	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1
Gerrit Huisamen	19	19	19	4	4	4	4	19	19	19	4	18
Qhama Mvimbi	20	20		20	20
Kewan Gibb	21	22	9		22	9	9	21	21	9		21
Luzuko Mase	22
Julio Abels	23	14	23	11	11	23
Elandré van der Merwe		21	8	19	19	19	19	4	7	7	19	4
Dylan Peterson			13
Yamkela Nyalambisa			14
Mathew Jackson			17	17	17	17
Jayson Reinecke			20	2	2							6
Vinciënt Moss				12	12	12	22	22	22	22	22	22
Martin Keller				14	14	14	14			21		23
Luciano Daniels				21
Cameron Hertz					15	22
Dyllon Domoney						16	16	16	2		16
Jeremy Ward							13	13	13	13	13	13
Matthew Howes							18
Garrick Mattheus							21	10	10		10	10
Athi Mayinje							23	23	23	23	23	14
Luca Dalla-Vecchia								14	14	14	14
James Hall											21
Justin Hollis												19

Youth weeks

The Eastern Province Rugby Union announced their squads for the 2014 Under-18 Craven Week, the 2014 Under-18 Academy Week and the 2014 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournaments on 21 May 2014:^[146]

Under-18 Craven Week

The 2014 Under-18 Craven Week competition was held between 14 and 19 July 2014 in Middelburg.^[147] Eastern Province Rugby Union entered two sides – Eastern Province U18 and Eastern Province Country Districts U18. Eastern Province U18 became unofficial champions for the first time in 37 years as they won all three their matches and beat the SWD U18 team in the final match of the tournament.^[55]

	15 July 2014	Blue Bulls U18	25–26	Eastern Province U18	HTS Middelburg, Middelburg
	14:10	Try: Ettiene Matthys  30' Con: Tinus de Beer  31' (1/1) Pen: Tinus de Beer  5', 25', 33', 39', 63', 65' (6/6)	Scoreboard[148]	Try: Curwin Bosch  51' Athi Mayinje  70' Con: Curwin Bosch  52', 70' (2/2) Pen: Curwin Bosch  3', 16', 40', 59' (4/5)	Referee: Jaco Pretorius

	17 July 2014	Eastern Province U18	19–5	Rut Free State U18	HTS Middelburg, Middelburg
	15:30	Try: Keanu Vers  13' Athi Mayinje  23' Darren Lottering  30' Con: Curwin Bosch  13', 23' (2/3) Pen: Curwin Bosch (0/2)	Scoreboard[149]	Try: Julian Jordaan  63' Con: Jeandré Christian (0/1) Pen: Lourens Steenkamp (0/1)	Referee: Rodney Boneparte

	19 July 2014	SWD U18	7–25	Eastern Province U18	HTS Middelburg, Middelburg
	12:45	Try: Domenic Donevan Smit  66' Con: JT Jackson  66' (1/1) Cards: Adre Smith  16'	Scoreboard[150]	Try: Athi Mayinje  19' Johann van Niekerk  28' SF Nieuwoudt  37' Con: Curwin Bosch  20', 29' (2/3) Pen: Curwin Bosch  22', 35' (2/4)

	14 July 2014	Eastern Province Country Districts U18	54–43	Zimbabwe U18	HTS Middelburg, Middelburg
	10:40	Try: Ethan September  6' Craig Williams  17' Joshua Shelly  19' Xandré Vos  23' Bradley Christian  28', 43' Nicolaas Oosthuizen  50' Con: Cameron Hertz  7', 20', 24', 29', 44' (5/7) Pen: Cameron Hertz  2', 10', 39' (3/3) Cards: Hannes Viljoen  64'	Scoreboard[151]	Try: Brian Mhuriyengwe  32' Tawanda Gabriel Rukudzo Ngosi  34', 66' Tinashe Martin Gonese  41' Matthew Ushewokunze  60' Matthew Ushewokunze  64' Con: Campbell Nyakudya  33', 35', 42', 60', 64' (5/6) Pen: Campbell Nyakudya  9' (1/2)	Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi

	16 July 2014	Griffons U18	33–15	Eastern Province Country Districts U18	HTS Middelburg, Middelburg
	12:50	Try: Siya Ngxesha  23', 29' Francois Stemmet  34' Johann Vermaak  49', 69' Con: Johan van Zyl  24', 30', 50' (3/4) Stephanus Johannes Vermaak  70' (1/1) Pen: Johan van Zyl (0/1)	Scoreboard[152]	Try: Bradley Christian  45' Davron Cameron  65' Con: Cameron Hertz  46' (1/2) Pen: Cameron Hertz  2' (1/1) Cards: Cameron Hertz 26' to 36'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	19 July 2014	Eastern Province Country Districts U18	13–35	Falcons U18	HTS Middelburg, Middelburg
	11:10	Try: Josiah Twum-Boafo  4' Arno le Roux  69' Con: Cameron Hertz (0/2) Pen: Cameron Hertz  21' (1/2)	Scoreboard[153]	Try: Forrest Roos  7' Martin van Wyk  9', 38', 48' Ntshepe Kokong  50' Con: Forrest Roos  8', 10', 39', 48', 51' (5/5) Pen: Forrest Roos (0/1)

Under-18 Academy Week

The 2014 Under-18 Academy Week competition was held between 7 and 10 July 2014 in Worcester.^[154] Eastern Province Rugby Union entered two sides – Eastern Province U18 and Eastern Province Country Districts U18.

	7 July 2014	Pumas U18	31–49	Eastern Province U18	HTS Drostdy, Worcester
	11:15	Try: Lukhanyiso Makaula  13' Fana Ngwenya  25', 53' Philani Nkosi  69' Con: Wessel Muller  13', 26', 54', 69' (4/4) Pen: Wessel Muller  2' (1/2)	Scoreboard[155]	Try: Dean van der Westhuizen  15', 50' Luciano Grootboom  30' Duan du Plessis  38' Duwayne Baartman  60' Denver Kleu  67' Con: Garrick Mattheus  16', 31', 39', 61', 68' (5/6) Pen: Garrick Mattheus  8', 33', 35' (3/3)

	8 July 2014	Eastern Province U18	12–61	KwaZulu-Natal U18	HTS Drostdy, Worcester
	17:00	Try: Yomalela Keswa  30' Michael de Marco  67' Con: Nkosi Ntebe  31' (1/1) Denver Kleu (0/1) Drop: Luciano Grootboom (0/1)	Scoreboard[156]	Try: Bader-Werner Pretorius  6', 50' Jaydon Ashley Morgan  17' Simiso Lindo Simphiwe Buthelezi  19' Marco Palvie  22' Teigan Erasmus  25', 52' Masikane Mazwi  40' Donovan Robert du Randt  61' Con: Bader-Werner Pretorius  6', 18', 20', 52' (4/8) Simiso Lindo Simphiwe Buthelezi  62' (1/1) Pen: Bader-Werner Pretorius  3', 33' (2/2)

	10 July 2014	Blue Bulls U18	7–7	Eastern Province U18	HTS Drostdy, Worcester
	09:25	Try: Carlo de Nysschen  67' Con: Hendrik Andries Mulder  67' (1/1)	Scoreboard[157]	Try: Yomelela Keswa  22' Con: Garrick Mattheus  23' (1/1) Pen: Garrick Mattheus (0/2)

	7 July 2014	Eastern Province Country Districts U18	37–0	Leopards U18	HTS Drostdy, Worcester
	11:15	Try: Glen Flitoor  13', 20', 43' Siya Siaw  51', 68' Con: Christiaan Philippus Nel  14', 21', 44' (3/5) Pen: Christiaan Philippus Nel  28', 37' (2/2)	Scoreboard[158]

	8 July 2014	Red Valke U18	7–19	Eastern Province Country Districts U18	HTS Drostdy, Worcester
	15:35	Try: Marnus Gruber  38' Con: Marnus Gruber  39' (1/1) Pen: Marnus Gruber (0/1)	Scoreboard[159]	Try: Christiaan Philippus Nel  45' Sinekhaya Bulelani Gladman Vulindlu  49' Glen Flitoor  67' Con: Christiaan Philippus Nel  49', 68' (2/3)

	10 July 2014	SWD U18	44–26	Eastern Province Country Districts U18	HTS Drostdy, Worcester
	10:50	Try: Chrisjan Gabriel du Toit  4' Cian Wagenaar  7' Logan Victor Stoffels  11' Taswin da Silva  36' Riaan Kleyn  48' Craig Duran Booysen  55' Lohan Potgieter  60' Con: Maurice White  4', 48', 61' (3/7) Pen: Maurice White  26' (1/1) Cards: Chrisjan Gabriel du Toit  65'	Scoreboard[160]	Try: Glen Flitoor  1', 23', 44' Brendan Engelbrecht  69' Con: Gevanhier Mitchum Blom  2' (1/1) Christiaan Philippus Nel  23', 44' (2/2) Warwick Meaker (0/1)

Under-16 Grant Khomo Week

The 2014 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition was held between 7 and 10 July 2014 in Pretoria.^[161]

	7 July 2014	Eastern Province U16	12–48	Free State U16	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
	12:30	Try: Sihle Njezula  5' Sazi Sandi  46' Con: Vaughen Isaacs  47' (1/2) Cards: Sihle Njezula  13'	Scoreboard[162]	Try: Kyle Kermis  22' Thian du Randt  32' Lucky Makhamba  35' Gerrie Koegelenberg  36', 56' Mfez Moyo  40' Mario Vieira  51' Con: Mario Vieira  23', 35', 37', 52', 57' (5/7) Pen: Mario Vieira  8' (1/3)

	8 July 2014	Pumas U16	26–28	Eastern Province U16	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
	10:30	Try: Waldo Conradie  17' JC Pretorius  34' Ryno Pieterse  38' Du Preez van der Merwe  60' Con: Du Preez van der Merwe  35', 39' (2/3) Cards: Vusi Mkhonza  41'	Scoreboard[163]	Try: Sihle Njezula  21' Sibabalwe Mzanywa  26', 37', 47' Con: Malan Olivier  22', 27', 38', 48' (4/4)

	10 July 2014	Boland U16	10–24	Eastern Province U16	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
	08:00	Try: Rick Jordaan  18' Con: Keenan Williams  19' (1/1) Pen: Keenan Williams  13' (1/1)	Scoreboard[164]	Try: Lance Smith  39' Sibabalwe Mzanywa  45' Pieter Gunter  54' Con: Malan Olivier  40', 46', 55' (3/3) Pen: Malan Olivier  58' (1/2)

Under-13 Craven Week

The 2014 Under-13 Craven Week competition was held between 30 June and 4 July 2014 in Durban.

	30 June 2014	Eastern Province U13	17–12	Limpopo Blue Bulls U13	Glenwood High School, Durban
	10:30	Try: Yolisa Dladla  29' Michael Paddock  38' Con: Michael Paddock  30', 39' (2/2) Pen: Michael Paddock  50' (1/2)	Scoreboard[165]	Try: Siphiwe Tjale  12' Roy Stewart  33' Con: Lucian Simpson  13' (1/2)

	1 July 2014	Eastern Province U13	22–7	Golden Lions U13	Glenwood High School, Durban
	12:30	Try: Enrico Bantom  29' Michael Paddock  40' Siyamthanda Hallom  50' Con: Michael Paddock  30', 50' (2/3) Pen: Michael Paddock  20' (1/2)	Scoreboard[166]	Try: Franku Muller  48' Con: Ian Small-Smith  49' (1/1) Pen: Ian Small-Smith (0/1)

	3 July 2014	Eastern Province U13	13–24	Border U13	Glenwood High School, Durban
	15:30	Try: Siyamthanda Hallom  12' Ayabulela Bulembo  18' Con: Matthew Easton (0/2) Pen: Matthew Easton  8' (1/1)	Scoreboard[167]	Try: Mntungwa Mapantsula  34' Olilitha Maya  40' Siposiso Javu  42' Lawuka Bata  46' Con: Rayden Masters  34', 47' (2/2) Siposiso Javu (0/2)

	4 July 2014	Leopards U13	13–14	Eastern Province U13	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	12:30	Try: Gideon van Wyk  35' Rossouw Karsten  46' Con: Estiaan Schonfeldt (0/2) Pen: Estiaan Schonfeldt  17' (1/1)	Scoreboard[168]	Try: Ayabulela Bulembo  10' Michael Paddock  32' Con: Michael Paddock  11', 33' (2/2)

See also

• Eastern Province Kings
• Southern Kings
• 2014 Vodacom Cup
• 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division
• 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship
• 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship

References