2015 Eastern Province Kings season

2015 Eastern Province Kings season

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 →

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.

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 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:

Props Tom Botha Charl du Plessis Lizo Gqoboka Simon Kerrod Charles Marais Enoch Mnyaka Brenden Olivier Vukile Sofisa CJ van der Linde Hookers Albé de Swardt Martin Ferreira Edgar Marutlulle Michael van Vuuren Locks David Bulbring Armand du Preez Tazz Fuzani Cameron Lindsay Shaun McDonald Darron Nell Kuhle Sonkosi Steven Sykes Jan Uys

Loose Forwards Tim Agaba Thembelani Bholi Eital Bredenkamp Aidon Davis Paul Schoeman Claude Tshidibi Luke Watson (c) Stefan Willemse Stephan Zaayman Scrum-halves Enrico Acker Jaco Grobler Kevin Luiters Fly-halves Tony Jantjies Gary van Aswegen George Whitehead

Centres Michael Bernardt Ronnie Cooke Shane Gates Dwayne Jenner Andile Jho Marlou van Niekerk Tim Whitehead Wingers Eben Barnard Siyanda Grey Sphu Msutwana Fullbacks Hansie Graaff Shakes Soyizwapi Scott van Breda

Vodacom Cup squad

The following players were included in their 2015 Vodacom Cup squad:

Props Tom Botha Charl du Plessis Lizo Gqoboka Simon Kerrod Charles Marais Enoch Mnyaka Vukile Sofisa CJ van der Linde Hookers Albé de Swardt Martin Ferreira Edgar Marutlulle Michael van Vuuren Locks David Bulbring Tazz Fuzani Cornell Hess Cameron Lindsay Shaun McDonald Jan Uys

Loose Forwards Tim Agaba Thembelani Bholi Eital Bredenkamp Aidon Davis Paul Schoeman CJ Velleman Luke Watson (c) Stefan Willemse Scrum-halves Enrico Acker Dylon Frylinck Jaco Grobler Kevin Luiters Fly-halves Tony Jantjies Gary van Aswegen George Whitehead

Centres Ronnie Cooke Shane Gates Andile Jho Marlou van Niekerk Tim Whitehead Wingers Siyanda Grey Sylvian Mahuza Sphu Msutwana Luther Obi Fullbacks Hansie Graaff Malcolm Jaer Shakes Soyizwapi Scott van Breda

Player movements

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]

Out

Position	Player Name	To	Reference
Players that played in the 2014 Currie Cup
PR	Charl du Plessis	Retired	[20]
PR	BG Uys	Free State Cheetahs	[25]
LK	Steve Cummins	Rebels	[26]
LK	Darron Nell	Not named (injured)	[10]
LK	Steven Sykes	Cheetahs (loan)	[13]
FL	Devin Oosthuizen	Free State Cheetahs	[27]
SH	Tobie Botes	Released	[1]
FH	Ntabeni Dukisa	Griquas	[28]
CE	Dwayne Jenner	Not named (injured)	[10]
Players that played in the 2014 Vodacom Cup
PR	Brenden Olivier	NMMU Madibaz	[29]
PR	Pieter Stemmet	Pumas	[30]
HK	Tabbie du Plessis	Released	[31]
HK	Dane van der Westhuyzen	NMMU Madibaz	[29]
LK	Rynier Bernardo	Ospreys	[32]
LK	Louis Fourie	Released	[31]
LK	Brendan Hector	Released	[31]
LK	Tyler Paul	NMMU Madibaz	[29]
LK	Kuhle Sonkosi	Released	[31]
FL	Ivan-John du Preez	NMMU Madibaz	[29]
FL	Siphesihle Punguzwa	UFH Blues	[33]
FL	Claude Tshidibi	Released	[31]
FL	Stephan Zaayman	NMMU Madibaz	[29]
SH	Dwayne Kelly	SWD Eagles	[34]
SH	Kalvano King	Despatch	[31]
SH	Sonwabo Majola	Eastern Province U21	[35]
SH	Kayle van Zyl	Mogliano	[36][37]
FH	Morné Hugo	Boland Cavaliers	[38]
CE	Michael Bernardt	NMMU Madibaz	[29]
CE	Selvyn Davids	Despatch	[39]
CE	Tiger Mangweni	Retired	[40]
CE	Luan Nieuwoudt	NMMU Madibaz	[29]
WG	Eben Barnard	NMMU Madibaz	[29]
WG	Ofentse Boloko	Released	[1]
WG	Michael Killian	Retired	[41]
WG	Lance Louw	Released	[31]
WG	Sergeal Petersen	Free State Cheetahs	[42]
WG	Brian Skosana	SWD Eagles	[43]
FB	Coyi Banda	Border Bulldogs	[44]
FB	Malcolm Jaer	Eastern Province U21	[35]
Players named in squads, but did not play
HK	Lumko Mbane	Released	[31]
LK	Ben Jacobs	Released	[31]
LK	Kevin Kaba	NMMU Madibaz	[29]
SH	Kevin Plaatjies	Port Elizabeth Police	[31]
FH	MC Venter	NMMU Madibaz	[29]
CE	Foxy Ntleki	Old Selbornians	[31]
WG	Aya Dlepu	NMMU Madibaz	[29]
WG	Paul Perez	Sharks	[5]

Vodacom Cup

Log

2015 Vodacom Cup logs
Northern Section
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Golden Lions	7	7	0	0	279	108	+171	38	15	5	0	33
2	Blue Bulls	7	6	0	1	282	114	+168	40	11	5	0	29
3	Pumas	7	5	0	2	263	114	+149	32	13	3	1	24
4	Leopards XV	7	4	0	3	208	217	−9	28	28	4	0	20
5	Falcons	7	3	0	4	213	200	+13	31	26	5	2	19
6	Griffons	7	2	0	5	160	286	−126	23	40	3	0	11
7	Welwitschias	7	1	0	6	94	285	−191	13	41	2	1	7
8	Limpopo Blue Bulls	7	0	0	7	115	290	−175	12	43	1	1	2
Southern Section
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Western Province	7	7	0	0	188	103	+85	23	11	4	0	32
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
Final standings.[45]

Legend and Competition rules
Legend:
	Top four sides, qualify to quarter 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:
Qualification: The top four teams in each section will qualify to the quarter finals, with their final log positions determining their seedings in the quarter finals. In the quarter finals, the teams that finish first in each section will have home advantage against the teams that finish fourth in the other section and the teams that finish second in each section will have home advantage against the teams that finish third in the other section. The winners of these quarter finals will then play each other in the semi-finals, with the higher-placed team having home advantage. The two semi-final winners will then meet in the final.[46] 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 Classification: Teams standings are calculated as follows: * Log points * Overall points difference * Number of tries scored * Points scored in away matches * Least number of red cards * Toss of a coin

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2015 Vodacom Cup Southern Section
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7
Opposition	GRQ	BDR	WPr	FSC	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[47] Scoreboard[48]	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: Coyi Banda  32' (1/2) Oliver Zono (0/1) Cards: Wandile Putuma 13' to 23'	Report[49] Scoreboard[50]	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[51] Scoreboard[52]	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[53] Scoreboard[54]	Try: Tim Agaba  18' Luther Obi  31' Tim Whitehead  54', 59' Shakes 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[55] Scoreboard[56]	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[57] Scoreboard[58]	Try: Aidon Davis  7', 31', 63' Shakes 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[59] Scoreboard[60]	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:

Player Statistics – 2015 Vodacom Cup
Player	Starts	Used Sub	Unused Sub	Points	Tries	Cons	Pens	DGs	YC	RC
Tom Botha	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lizo Gqoboka	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Simon Kerrod	4	1	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Charles Marais	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Enoch Mnyaka	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CJ van der Linde	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Martin Ferreira	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Edgar Marutlulle	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael van Vuuren	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Bulbring	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tazz Fuzani	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cornell Hess	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Lindsay	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Agaba	5	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Thembelani Bholi	6	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eital Bredenkamp	2	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Aidon Davis	1	2	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Schoeman	5	0	0	20	4	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Watson	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stefan Willemse	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Enrico Acker	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dylon Frylinck	0	3	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaco Grobler	5	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Luiters	2	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Jantjies	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gary van Aswegen	3	0	0	10	0	2	2	0	0	0
George Whitehead	1	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ronnie Cooke	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Gates	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hansie Graaff	6	1	0	17	1	3	2	0	0	0
Siyanda Grey	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andile Jho	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marlou van Niekerk	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Whitehead	3	1	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Sphu Msutwana	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luther Obi	4	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
Shakes Soyizwapi	7	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Sylvian Mahuza	2	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Scott van Breda	3	3	0	29	0	7	5	0	0	0

• 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	FSC	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
Shakes 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:^[61]

2015 Currie Cup Premier Division log
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Golden Lions	10	10	0	0	430	217	+213	52	28	8	0	48
2	Blue Bulls	10	8	0	2	342	238	+104	41	26	7	0	39
3	Western Province	10	7	0	3	328	248	+80	38	27	6	1	35
4	Free State Cheetahs	10	3	2	5	268	320	−52	35	33	6	2	24
5	Sharks	10	4	1	5	261	269	−8	29	30	3	1	22
6	Pumas	10	3	1	6	227	302	−75	23	36	1	2	17
7	Eastern Province Kings	10	2	0	8	215	334	−119	23	42	2	2	12
8	Griquas	10	1	0	9	219	362	−143	27	46	3	1	8
Updated 11 October 2015.

Legend and Competition rules
Legend:
	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:
Qualification: The top four teams qualified to the semi-finals.
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 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[62] Scoreboard[63]	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[64] Scoreboard[65]	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[66] Scoreboard[67]	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[68] Scoreboard[69]	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[70] Scoreboard[71]	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[72] Scoreboard[73]	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, Nelspruit
	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[74] Scoreboard[75]	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[76] Scoreboard[77]	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[78] Scoreboard[79]	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[80] Scoreboard[81]	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	N/A	N/A		9	0	0	0
Martin Ferreira	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	16	N/A	N/A		9	0	0	0
Tom Botha	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3		N/A	N/A		8	0	0	0
Steven Sykes	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4		N/A	N/A		8	1	0	5
Cornell Hess	5	5	5	5	18	19	19	5	5	5	N/A	N/A		9	0	0	0
Luke Watson (c)	6	6		6							N/A	N/A		3	0	0	0
Stefan Willemse	7	7		19	7	5	5	7	7	4	N/A	N/A		9	0	0	0
Tim Agaba	8	8	8	8		8	8	20	20	8	N/A	N/A		8	1	0	5
Enrico Acker	9	9	9	9	20	9	9	21	9	9	N/A	N/A		10	2	0	10
George Whitehead	10	10									N/A	N/A		2	1	5	10
Luther Obi	11	11	11	11		11	11	11	11	11	N/A	N/A		9	2	0	10
Tim Whitehead	12	12			12	12	12	12	12		N/A	N/A		7	3	0	15
JP du Plessis	13	13	12	12	22	13	13	13	13	12	N/A	N/A		10	1	0	5
Sylvian Mahuza	14				11			14	14	14	N/A	N/A		5	1	0	5
Scott van Breda	15	15	15	15		15	15	15	15	15	N/A	N/A		9	0	89	89
Michael van Vuuren	16				16						N/A	N/A		2	0	0	0
Simon Kerrod	17	18	18	18	3	18	18	18	18	3	N/A	N/A		10	1	0	5
Jacques Engelbrecht	18	19	7			20	20	8	8	7	N/A	N/A		7	0	0	0
Paul Schoeman	19		20	20	8	6	6	6	19	20	N/A	N/A		9	4	0	20
Kevin Luiters	20	21	21								N/A	N/A		3	0	0	0
Karlo Aspeling	21	22	10	10	10	10	10	10	22	22	N/A	N/A		9	0	6	6
Siyanda Grey	22	14	14	14	14	14	14				N/A	N/A		7	2	0	10
Edgar Marutlulle		16	16	16	2	16	16	16	16	2	N/A	N/A		9	0	0	0
Lizo Gqoboka		17	17	1	1	1	17		1	1	N/A	N/A		8	1	0	5
Thembelani Bholi		20	6	7	6	7	7	19	6	6	N/A	N/A		9	1	0	5
Ronnie Cooke			13	13	13					13	N/A	N/A		4	0	0	0
Cameron Lindsay			19		5						N/A	N/A		1	0	0	0
Hansie Graaff			22	22	15						N/A	N/A		1	0	0	0
Dwayne Kelly				21	9	21	21	9	21	21	N/A	N/A		6	0	0	0
Tazz Fuzani					4						N/A	N/A		1	0	0	0
Basil Short					17			17		18	N/A	N/A		3	0	0	0
Eital Bredenkamp					19						N/A	N/A		1	0	0	0
Elgar Watts					21	22	22	22	10	10	N/A	N/A		6	1	0	5
David Bulbring										19	N/A	N/A		1	0	0	0
penalty try														–	1	–	5
Total														10	23	100	215
Michael Bernardt, Albé de Swardt, Shane Gates, Shakes 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:^{[82] [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	N/A	SHA	LIO	FSC	N/A	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' CJ 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[85] Scoreboard[86]	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[87] Scoreboard[88]	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[89] Scoreboard[90]	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, Port Elizabeth
	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[91] Scoreboard[92]	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[93] Scoreboard[94]	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[95] Scoreboard[96]	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[97] Scoreboard[98]	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[99] Scoreboard[100]	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[101] Scoreboard[102]	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[103] Scoreboard[104]	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' Njabula Gumede  79' Con: Joshua Stander  4', 28', 35', 72' (4/6) Dewald Human (0/1)	Report[105] Scoreboard[106]	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[107] Scoreboard[108]	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:^[109]

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	N/A	N/A		12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JP Jamieson	2	2	2	2	16	2	16	2	2	2	2	2	N/A	N/A		10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Stefan van Schalkwyk	3						3						N/A	N/A		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gerrit Huisamen	4	4	4	4	4	4	4						N/A	N/A		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jan Uys	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	18	4	4	4		N/A	N/A		10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
CJ Velleman	6	6					6	6		6	6	6	N/A	N/A		7	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	4
Brandon Brown	7		6	18	18	6	18	7	7	7	7	7	N/A	N/A		8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wynand Grassmann	8	18			19	19	19	4	18	18	18	4	N/A	N/A		3	6	1	15	3	0	0	0	0	1
Franswa Ueckermann	9	9	9				9	9	9		9	9	N/A	N/A		8	0	0	18	3	0	1	0	0	0
Simon Bolze	10	10	10	10	10						21		N/A	N/A		5	1	0	16	0	2	4	0	0	0
Lindelwe Zungu	11	14	14	11	14	14	14	11	11	11		22	N/A	N/A		10	1	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Luan Nieuwoudt	12	12	21	22	21								N/A	N/A		2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Somila Jho	13	13	11	14	22	13	13	13	13	21	13	13	N/A	N/A		10	2	0	25	5	0	0	0	0	1
Mihlali Nchukana	14	22	22	21		22		22					N/A	N/A		1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malcolm Jaer	15	15	15	15	15		15		15	15	15	15	N/A	N/A		10	0	0	24	4	2	0	0	0	1
Jedwyn Harty	16	16				16	2	16	16	16	16		N/A	N/A		1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Moore	17	3					17	17			17		N/A	N/A		1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Paul	18	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	N/A	N/A		11	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elandré van der Merwe	19												N/A	N/A		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luvo Claassen	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	N/A	N/A		0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Warren Swarts	21	11				15	11	15	22		10	10	N/A	N/A		6	2	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jacquis Oosthuizen	22												N/A	N/A		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Kaba		8	8	8		8	8	8	8	8	8	8	N/A	N/A		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thembelihle Yase		17	17	3	3	3		3	3				N/A	N/A		5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Hughes		19	19	19	8								N/A	N/A		1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Riaan Esterhuizen		21	12	12	12	12							N/A	N/A		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ronnie Beyl			3	17	17	17			17	17		17	N/A	N/A		1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Bedlow			13	13	13		12	12	21	12			N/A	N/A		6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron van Heerden			16	16	2								N/A	N/A		1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jayson Reinecke			18	6	6	18		19	6	19	19	19	N/A	N/A		3	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Davron Cameron				9	9								N/A	N/A		2	0	0	7	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ivan-John du Preez					11					22	11	11	N/A	N/A		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sibusiso Ngcokovane						9				9			N/A	N/A		2	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
MC Venter						10	10	10	10	10	22		N/A	N/A		5	1	0	29	0	7	5	0	0	0
Khaya Malotana						11	22	14	14	14	14	14	N/A	N/A		6	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Anelisa Mteto						21						21	N/A	N/A		0	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Leighton van Wyk							21	21	12	13	12	12	N/A	N/A		4	2	0	19	1	4	2	0	0	1
Justin Hollis									19			18	N/A	N/A		0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stephan Ebersohn										3	3	3	N/A	N/A		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Arno Lotter												16	N/A	N/A		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:^{[110] [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	N/A	SHA	LIO	FSC	N/A	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[85] Scoreboard[111]	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[87] Scoreboard[112]	Try: Junior Pokomela  10' Jeremy Ward  17' Mabhutana Peter  33' Nicolaas 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[89] Scoreboard[113]	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, Port Elizabeth
	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[91] Scoreboard[114]	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[93] Scoreboard[115]	Try: McMillan 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[116] Scoreboard[117]	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[118] Scoreboard[119]	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-Hanco de Villiers  67' Con: Hendrik Mulder  56', 68' (2/3) Pen: Hendrik Mulder  9' (1/1) Cards: Juandré Michau  71'	Report[120] Scoreboard[121]	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[122] Scoreboard[123]	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[124] Scoreboard[125]	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[126] Scoreboard[127]	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[128] Scoreboard[129]	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' Nicolaas 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[130] Scoreboard[131]	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[132] Scoreboard[133]	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:^[134]

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
Nicolaas 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]

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:^[135]

Under-18 Craven Week

The 2015 Under-18 Craven Week competition was held between 13 and 18 July 2015 in Stellenbosch.^[136] Eastern Province Rugby Union entered two sides – Eastern Province U18 and Eastern Province Country Districts U18.

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[137]	Try: Luvuyo Ndevu  40' Manie Libbok  46', 65' Christo 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'  73'	Report[138]	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-Roubert 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[139]

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[140]	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[141]	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[142]	Try: De-An Ackermann  13' Abram 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: Abram 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.^[143] Eastern Province Rugby Union entered two sides – Eastern Province U18 and Eastern Province Country Districts U18.

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[144]	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[145]	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[146]	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'

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[147]	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[148]	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[149]	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.^[150]

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' Juan van der Mescht  52' Con: Sanela Nohamba (0/2) Morné van Rensburg  53' (1/2)	Report[151]	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[152]	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[153]	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.^[154]

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[155]	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[156]	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[157]	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[158]	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.^[159]

Match 1	29 June 2015	Eastern Province U18	12–13	SWD U18	HTS Drostdy, Worcester
	9:50		Report[160]

Match 2	30 June 2015	Falcons U18	28–10	Eastern Province U18	HTS Drostdy, Worcester
	8:30		Report[161]

Match 3	2 July 2015	Leopards U18	0–68	Eastern Province U18	HTS Drostdy, Worcester
	10:00		Report[162]

See also

• Eastern Province Kings
• Southern Kings
• 2015 Vodacom Cup
• 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division
• 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A
• 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A

Notes

References