2015 Eastern Province Kings season explained

2015 Eastern Province Kings season
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Labelstyle:	background:#ddf;
Header1:	Team Information
Label2:	Stadium
Label3:	President
Data3:	Cheeky Watson
Label4:	Director of Rugby
Header5:	Currie Cup
Label6:	Coach
Data6:	Brent Janse van Rensburg
Label7:	Captain
Data7:	Luke Watson / Steven Sykes / Tim Whitehead
Label8:	Rank
Data8:	7th
Label9:	Record
Data9:	Won 2, Lost 6
Label10:	Top points scorer
Data10:	Scott van Breda (68)
Label11:	Top try scorer
Data11:	Paul Schoeman (4)
Header12:	Vodacom Cup (South)
Label20:	Coach
Data20:	Mzwandile Stick
Label21:	Captain
Data21:	Shane Gates / Edgar Marutlulle / Tim Whitehead
Label22:	Rank
Data22:	5th
Label23:	Record
Data23:	Won 3, Lost 4
Label24:	Top points scorer
Data24:	Scott van Breda (29)
Label25:	Top try scorers
Data25:	Paul Schoeman (4)
Header26:	Other seasons
Label27:	Previous season
Data27:	← 2014
Label28:	Next season
Data28:	2016 →

In 2015, the will participate in the Currie Cup and the Vodacom Cup competitions. The team will also play in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A and the 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 .^[1]
• 14 November 2014: Winger Paul Perez's contract is terminated with immediate effect after an incident of absenteeism.^[2]
• 17 November 2014: fly-half Tony Jantjies joins the Kings ahead of the 2015 season,^[3] defensive coach Michael Horak joins Durban-based side the prior to the 2015 Super Rugby season.^[4] and the 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 as a forwards coach.^[6]
• 14 January 2015: Three players join the Kings on a trial basis – scrum-half Dylon Frylinck, who represented in the 2014 Vodacom Cup, the in the 2014 Super Rugby season and the in the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division; lock Cornell Hess, who spent 2014 at, but failed to make any appearances following a knee injury and hooker Martin van der Heever, who previously played for 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: 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 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 .^[14]
• 27 February 2015: The EP Kings announce that they have come to an arrangement with the 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 .^[16]
• 6 March 2015: The 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 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 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.
• 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 since 2012 and also played in 2 Super Rugby matches for the, plus one leg of the relegation play-off series against the .^[19]
• 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.^[20]
• 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.^[21]
• 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.^[22]
• 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.^[23]

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 Siviwe 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 Siviwe Soyizwapi Scott van Breda

Player movements

In

Position	Player Name	From	Reference
align=center	LK			align=center
align=center	LK			align=center
align=center	LK			align=center
align=center	FL			align=center
align=center	SH	Dylon Frylinck		align=center
align=center	FH			align=center
align=center	WG			align=center
align=center	WG			align=center

Out

Position	Player Name	To	Reference
Players that played in the 2014 Currie Cup
align=center	PR		Retired	align=center
align=center	PR	BG Uys		align=center	^[24]
align=center	LK			align=center	^[25]
align=center	LK		Not named (injured)	align=center
align=center	LK		(loan)	align=center
align=center	FL	Devin Oosthuizen		align=center	^[26]
align=center	SH		Released	align=center
align=center	FH			align=center	^[27]
align=center	CE	Dwayne Jenner	Not named (injured)	align=center
Players that played in the 2014 Vodacom Cup
align=center	PR	Brenden Olivier		align=center
align=center	PR	Pieter Stemmet		align=center	^[28]
align=center	HK		Released	align=center
align=center	HK	Dane van der Westhuyzen		align=center
align=center	LK			align=center	^[29]
align=center	LK		Released	align=center
align=center	LK	Brendan Hector	Released	align=center
align=center	LK			align=center
align=center	LK		Released	align=center
align=center	FL	Ivan-John du Preez		align=center
align=center	FL			align=center
align=center	FL	Claude Tshidibi	Released	align=center
align=center	FL	Stephan Zaayman		align=center
align=center	SH			align=center	^[30]
align=center	SH		Despatch	align=center
align=center	SH	Sonwabo Majola		align=center
align=center	SH			align=center	^[31] ^[32]
align=center	FH	Morné Hugo		align=center
align=center	CE	Michael Bernardt		align=center
align=center	CE		Despatch	align=center
align=center	CE		Retired	align=center	^[33]
align=center	CE	Luan Nieuwoudt		align=center
align=center	WG			align=center
align=center	WG		Released	align=center
align=center	WG		Retired	align=center	^[34]
align=center	WG	Lance Louw	Released	align=center
align=center	WG			align=center	^[35]
align=center	WG			align=center	^[36]
align=center	FB			align=center
align=center	FB			align=center
Players named in squads, but did not play
align=center	HK	Lumko Mbane	Released	align=center
align=center	LK	Ben Jacobs	Released	align=center
align=center	LK			align=center
align=center	SH	Kevin Plaatjies	Port Elizabeth Police	align=center
align=center	FH	MC Venter		align=center
align=center	CE	Foxy Ntleki	Old Selbornians	align=center
align=center	WG	Aya Dlepu		align=center
align=center	WG			align=center

Vodacom Cup

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2015 Vodacom Cup Southern Section
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7
align=left	Opposition	style="background:#FFCCCC;"		style="background:#E8FFD8;"		style="background:#FFCCCC;"		style="background:#FFCCCC;"		style="background:#FFCCCC;"		style="background:#E8FFD8;"		style="background:#E8FFD8;"
align=left	Cumulative Points	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	5	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	6	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	8	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	8	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	13	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	17
align=left	Southern Section Position	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	5th	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	6th	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	5th	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	5th	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	6th	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	5th	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	5th
Key:	win	draw	loss

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<	--Player Name	Sta	Sub	Unu	Pts	Try	Con	Pen	DGs	YCs	RCs-->
align=left	Tom Botha	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Lizo Gqoboka	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Simon Kerrod	4	1	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
align=left		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Enoch Mnyaka	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left		1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Martin Ferreira	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
align=left		4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left		0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left		3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Tazz Fuzani	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Cornell Hess	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Cameron Lindsay	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Tim Agaba	5	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
align=left		6	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
align=left		2	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Aidon Davis	1	2	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Paul Schoeman	5	0	0	20	4	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Luke Watson	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left		3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Enrico Acker	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Dylon Frylinck	0	3	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Jaco Grobler	5	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Kevin Luiters	2	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Tony Jantjies	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left		3	0	0	10	0	2	2	0	0	0
align=left	George Whitehead	1	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Ronnie Cooke	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Shane Gates	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Hansie Graaff	6	1	0	17	1	3	2	0	0	0
align=left	Siyanda Grey	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Andile Jho	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Marlou van Niekerk	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Tim Whitehead	3	1	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Sphu Msutwana	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Luther Obi	4	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
align=left		7	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
align=left		2	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
align=left		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
align=left	Lizo Gqoboka	1	17	1	1	1	1	1
align=left	Martin Ferreira	2	2	2
align=left	Tom Botha	3
align=left	Tazz Fuzani	4	4	4	4			4
align=left		5		18	5	5	18	18
align=left		6					6	19
align=left		7	7	7	7		7	6
align=left	Tim Agaba	8	8	8	8	8
align=left	Kevin Luiters	9	9	20
align=left		10	10		10
align=left	Siyanda Grey	11	14	11		22	13	14
align=left	Shane Gates	12	12	12
align=left	Hansie Graaff	13	13	13	13	21	10	10
align=left		14	11	14	14	14	15	15
align=left		15		15
align=left		16			16	16	16	16
align=left		17	1	3
align=left	Cameron Lindsay	18	5	5	18	4
align=left	Aidon Davis	19				18	8
align=left	Jaco Grobler	20	20	9	9	9	9	9
align=left	George Whitehead	21	21	10
align=left		22	15	22	15	15		22
align=left	Simon Kerrod		3	17	3	3	3
align=left	Paul Schoeman		6	6	6	6		8
align=left			16	16	2	2	2	2
align=left	Cornell Hess		18				5	5
align=left			19	19	19	7	4	7
align=left	Ronnie Cooke		22		22	13	12	13
align=left	Tim Whitehead			21	12	12		12
align=left	Luther Obi				11	11	11	11
align=left	Enoch Mnyaka				17			17
align=left	Dylon Frylinck				20	20	20
align=left	Tony Jantjies				21	10
align=left						17	17	3
align=left	Luke Watson					19	19
align=left	Sphu Msutwana						14	21
align=left	Marlou van Niekerk						21
align=left	Andile Jho						22
align=left	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

See main article: 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division.

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10
align=left	Opposition	style="background:#FFCCCC;"		style="background:#FFCCCC;"		style="background:#FFCCCC;"		style="background:#FFCCCC;"		style="background:#FFCCCC;"		style="background:#E8FFD8;"		style="background:#FFCCCC;"		style="background:#E8FFD8;"		style="background:#FFCCCC;"		style="background:#FFCCCC;"
align=left	Cumulative Points	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	1	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	2	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	3	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	3	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	7	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	12	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	12	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	12
align=left	Position	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7th	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7th	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7th	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7th	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7th	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	7th	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7th	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	7th	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7th	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7th
Key:	win	draw	loss

Player appearances

The player appearance record in the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division is as follows:

Eastern Province Kings
Name											SF	F		App	Try	Kck	Pts
	1	1	1	17		17	1	1	17	17				9	0	0	0
Martin Ferreira	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	16				9	0	0	0
Tom Botha	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3					8	0	0	0
Steven Sykes	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4					8	1	0	5
Cornell Hess	5	5	5	5	18	19	19	5	5	5				9	0	0	0
Luke Watson (c)	6	6		6										3	0	0	0
	7	7		19	7	5	5	7	7	4				9	0	0	0
Tim Agaba	8	8	8	8		8	8	20	20	8				8	1	0	5
Enrico Acker	9	9	9	9	20	9	9	21	9	9				10	2	0	10
George Whitehead	10	10												2	1	5	10
Luther Obi	11	11	11	11		11	11	11	11	11				9	2	0	10
Tim Whitehead	12	12			12	12	12	12	12					7	3	0	15
JP du Plessis	13	13	12	12	22	13	13	13	13	12				10	1	0	5
Sylvian Mahuza	14				11			14	14	14				5	1	0	5
	15	15	15	15		15	15	15	15	15				9	0	89	89
	16				16									2	0	0	0
Simon Kerrod	17	18	18	18	3	18	18	18	18	3				10	1	0	5
	18	19	7			20	20	8	8	7				7	0	0	0
Paul Schoeman	19		20	20	8	6	6	6	19	20				9	4	0	20
Kevin Luiters	20	21	21											3	0	0	0
Karlo Aspeling	21	22	10	10	10	10	10	10	22	22				9	0	6	6
Siyanda Grey	22	14	14	14	14	14	14							7	2	0	10
		16	16	16	2	16	16	16	16	2				9	0	0	0
Lizo Gqoboka		17	17	1	1	1	17		1	1				8	1	0	5
		20	6	7	6	7	7	19	6	6				9	1	0	5
Ronnie Cooke			13	13	13					13				4	0	0	0
Cameron Lindsay			19		5									1	0	0	0
Hansie Graaff			22	22	15									1	0	0	0
Dwayne Kelly				21	9	21	21	9	21	21				6	0	0	0
Tazz Fuzani					4									1	0	0	0
Basil Short					17			17		18				3	0	0	0
					19									1	0	0	0
Elgar Watts					21	22	22	22	10	10				6	1	0	5
David Bulbring										19				1	0	0	0
														–	1	–	5
Total														10	23	100	215
Michael Bernardt, Albé de Swardt, Shane Gates, Siviwe Soyizwapi, Gary van Aswegen and Marlou van Niekerk were named in the Currie Cup Premier Division squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

Under-21 Provincial Championship

Log

The final league standings for the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A were:

2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts<	-- Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts-->
1	align=left		12	10	1	1	451	267	+184	59	36	9	1	52
2	align=left		12	8	1	3	475	265	+210	68	35	9	2	45
3	align=left		12	7	1	4	323	316	+7	39	43	6	1	37
4	align=left		12	6	0	6	411	284	+127	56	36	7	4	35
5	align=left		12	6	1	5	353	376	−23	49	47	7	1	34
6	align=left		12	2	0	10	262	501	−239	37	71	4	0	12
7	align=left		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:

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
align=left	Opposition	style="background:#FFCCCC;"		style="background:#FFCCCC;"		style="background:#FFCCCC;"		style="background:#FFCCCC;"		style="background:#FFCCCC;"		style="background:#FFCCCC;"			style="background:#E8FFD8;"		style="background:#FFCCCC;"		style="background:#FFCCCC;"			style="background:#FFCCCC;"		style="background:#FFCCCC;"		style="background:#FFCCCC;"
align=left	Cumulative Points	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0	style="background:#ECECEC;"	0	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	4	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	4	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	4	style="background:#ECECEC;"	4	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	4	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	4	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	5
align=left	Position	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7th	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7th	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7th	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7th	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7th	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7th	style="background:#ECECEC;"	7th	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	7th	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7th	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7th	style="background:#ECECEC;"	7th	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7th	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7th	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7th
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Player Record

The player record in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A is as follows:

Eastern Province Kings Under-21
Player													SF	F		Sta	Sub	Unu	Pts	Try	Con	Pen	DG
align=left	David Murray	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	JP Jamieson	2	2	2	2	16	2	16	2	2	2	2	2				10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
align=left		3						3									2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Gerrit Huisamen	4	4	4	4	4	4	4									7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Jan Uys	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	18	4	4	4					10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
align=left	CJ Velleman	6	6					6	6		6	6	6				7	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	4
align=left	Brandon Brown	7		6	18	18	6	18	7	7	7	7	7				8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Wynand Grassmann	8	18			19	19	19	4	18	18	18	4				3	6	1	15	3	0	0	0	0	1
align=left	Franswa Ueckermann	9	9	9				9	9	9		9	9				8	0	0	18	3	0	1	0	0	0
align=left	Simon Bolze	10	10	10	10	10						21					5	1	0	16	0	2	4	0	0	0
align=left	Lindelwe Zungu	11	14	14	11	14	14	14	11	11	11		22				10	1	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Luan Nieuwoudt	12	12	21	22	21											2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Somila Jho	13	13	11	14	22	13	13	13	13	21	13	13				10	2	0	25	5	0	0	0	0	1
align=left	Mihlali Nchukana	14	22	22	21		22		22								1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Malcolm Jaer	15	15	15	15	15		15		15	15	15	15				10	0	0	24	4	2	0	0	0	1
align=left	Jedwyn Harty	16	16				16	2	16	16	16	16					1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Matthew Moore	17	3					17	17			17					1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Tyler Paul	18	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5				11	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Elandré van der Merwe	19															0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Luvo Claassen	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20				0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
align=left	Warren Swarts	21	11				15	11	15	22		10	10				6	2	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Jacquis Oosthuizen	22															0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Kevin Kaba		8	8	8		8	8	8	8	8	8	8				10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Thembelihle Yase		17	17	3	3	3		3	3							5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Andrew Hughes		19	19	19	8											1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Riaan Esterhuizen		21	12	12	12	12										4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Ronnie Beyl			3	17	17	17			17	17		17				1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Sam Bedlow			13	13	13		12	12	21	12						6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Cameron van Heerden			16	16	2											1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Jayson Reinecke			18	6	6	18		19	6	19	19	19				3	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
align=left	Davron Cameron				9	9											2	0	0	7	1	1	0	0	0	0
align=left	Ivan-John du Preez					11					22	11	11				3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Sibusiso Ngcokovane						9				9						2	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	MC Venter						10	10	10	10	10	22					5	1	0	29	0	7	5	0	0	0
align=left	Khaya Malotana						11	22	14	14	14	14	14				6	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Anelisa Mteto						21						21				0	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Leighton van Wyk							21	21	12	13	12	12				4	2	0	19	1	4	2	0	0	1
align=left	Justin Hollis									19			18				0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Stephan Ebersohn										3	3	3				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
align=left	Arno Lotter												16				0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Legend: SF = semi-final, F = final, Sta = Starts, Sub = Substitute appearances, Unu = Unused substitute, Pts = Points, Try = Tries, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, DG = Drop goals, = Sent off, = Sin-binned. Martin Keller, Qhama Mvimbi, Rameez Nell, Philip Odendaal and Erwin Slabbert were named in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A squad, but not yet included in a matchday 22.

Under-19 Provincial Championship

The final league standings for the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A were:

2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts<	-- Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts-->
1	align=left		12	11	0	1	339	215	+124	41	28	6	0	50
2	align=left		12	9	0	3	425	319	+106	59	41	8	0	44
3	align=left		12	8	1	3	333	265	+68	40	37	7	1	42
4	align=left		12	4	2	6	336	398	−62	53	54	7	1	28
5	align=left		12	5	0	7	324	300	+24	44	40	5	2	27
6	align=left		12	2	0	10	303	459	−156	47	65	7	2	17
7	align=left		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:

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
align=left	Opposition	style="background:#E8FFD8;"		style="background:#E8FFD8;"		style="background:#E8FFD8;"		style="background:#E8FFD8;"		style="background:#E8FFD8;"		style="background:#E8FFD8;"			style="background:#E8FFD8;"		style="background:#E8FFD8;"		style="background:#E8FFD8;"			style="background:#E8FFD8;"		style="background:#FFCCCC;"		style="background:#E8FFD8;"		style="background:#E8FFD8;"		style="background:#E8FFD8;"
align=left	Cumulative Points	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	4	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	9	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	13	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	17	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	21	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	26	style="background:#ECECEC;"	26	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	31	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	36	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	41	style="background:#ECECEC;"	41	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	46	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	46	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	50	style="background:#E8FFD8;"		style="background:#E8FFD8;"
align=left	Log Position	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	2nd	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	2nd	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	1st	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	1st	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	1st	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	1st	style="background:#ECECEC;"	1st	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	1st	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	1st	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	1st	style="background:#ECECEC;"	1st	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	1st	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	1st	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	1st	style="background:#E8FFD8;"		style="background:#E8FFD8;"
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Player Record

The player record in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A is as follows:

Eastern Province Kings Under-19
Player													SF	F		Sta	Sub	Unu	Pts	Try	Con	Pen	DG
align=left	NJ Oosthuizen	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3		18	3	3	3	3		12	1	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Masikane Mazwi	2	2			16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16		2	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Roché van Zyl	3	3	3	3					18	3						5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	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
align=left	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
align=left	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
align=left		7	5		5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5		13	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
align=left		8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8		14	0	0	40	8	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	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
align=left		10							22	10		22	22	22	22		2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	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
align=left	Michael Brink	12		10	12	10	15	10	10	15	10		10	10	10		12	0	0	115	1	22	22	0	0	0
align=left	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
align=left	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
align=left	Mabhutana Peter	15	15	15	15	15					14	23	14	14	14		9	0	1	20	4	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	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
align=left	Xandré Vos	17	17			17	17	1	1	1	17	17	17	17	17		3	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Keegan Branford	18	18														0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Mihlali Mosi	19	19														0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	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
align=left	Sibusiso Ngcokovane	21	21	21	21	21		21	21	21			21		21		0	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Avelo Jubase	22	14	11	11	11	23	23	23	14	23						5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Dominik Uytenbogaardt	23	23	14	22	23	11	14	14	23				23	23		4	6	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Jordan Koekemoer		10	22	10	22	10	22		22	22	10					4	4	1	12	1	2	1	0	0	0
align=left	Jacquis Oosthuizen		22		23												0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Craig Hume			16	2												1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Matt Howes			17	17	1	1					18	18	18	18		2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Kuhle Makhoabane			18	18			18	18	3							1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Jason Lizamore			19	20	20	20										0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Pieter Swanepoel			20													0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Mike van Brede					18	18										0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Davron Cameron						21				21	21		21			0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Rivan Lemmer						22										0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Keanu Vers							15	15		15	15	15	15	15		7	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Greg Jackson							17	17	17	1	1	1	1	1		5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Xolisa Matshoba							19	19	20	19	20		20	20		0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Austin Fredericks											14					1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	Michael de Marco												19				0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
align=left	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 in the Varsity Cup or for the in the Under-20 competition.

The following players were included in the Varsity Rugby squads:

NMMU Madibaz – Varsity Cup

Forwards		Laurence Christie Ivan-John du Preez Arno Ebersohn Wynand Grassmann Rob Louw Marzuq Maarman Andisa Ntsila Philip Odendaal Brenden Olivier Tyler Paul Jody Reyneke Steven-Floyd Robbeson Elandré van der Merwe Dane van der Westhuyzen CJ Velleman Warrick Venter Stephan Zaayman Did not play: Cody Basson Ruben Fourie Kevin Kaba Marius le Roux Sintu Manjezi Zaine Marx Tyrone Rankin Nic Roebeck
Backs		Enrico Acker Tythan Adams Ruan Allerston Eben Barnard Michael Bernardt Jarryd Buys Steven Hansel Andile Jho Creswin Joseph Devon Lailvaux Ivan Ludick Khaya Molotana Yamkela Ngam Brian Skosana Did not play: Aya Dlepu Luan Nieuwoudt Juan Smit Franswa Ueckermann MC Venter Lindelwe Zungu
Coach		David Maidza

NMMU – Varsity Cup Young Guns

Forwards		Lusanda Badiyana Tango Balekile Ronnie Beyl Ronnie Beyl Wihan Coetzer Wynand Grassmann Matt Howes Gerrit Huisamen Greg Jackson JP Jamieson Kuhle Mokhoabane Qhama Mvimbi SF Nieuwoudt Junior Pokomela Jayson Reinecke Hayden Tharratt Elandré van der Merwe Roché van Zyl CJ Velleman
Backs		Jason Baggott Michael Brink Davron Cameron James Hall Martin Keller Athi Mayinje Sibusiso Ngcokovane Luan Nieuwoudt Dominik Uytenbogaardt Jeremy Ward Lindelwe Zungu
Coach		Robbi Kempson

Youth weeks

The Eastern Province Rugby Union announced their squads for the 2015 Under-18 Craven Week, the 2015 Under-18 Academy Week and the 2015 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournaments on 20 May 2015:^[37]

Under-18 Craven Week

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

Eastern Province U18 – Craven Week

Forwards		Michael de Marco Kamva Dilima Duan du Plessis Andre Lategan Kwezi Mafu Ruben Pretorius CJ van Niekerk Pieter van Taak
Backs		Heino Bezuidenhout Josiah Boafo Curwin Bosch Mohamed Connelly Sihle Njezulu Louis Strydom Riaan van Rensburg
Reserves		Lubabalo Dobela Arno le Roux Ruben le Roux Khanyo Mafunda Malan Marais Siwe Masosiwe Zaci Sandi
Coach		Louis Gerber

Eastern Province Country Districts U18 – Craven Week

Forwards		Janco Kruger Janse Roux Dirk Staats Pieter Swanepoel Luyolo Tshongweni Michael Uys Mike van Breda MC van Damme
Backs		Kwezi Ansah Gevanhier Blom Anthony Dakin Athi Halom Siba Mzanywa Josie Niewoudt Zander Stotter
Reserves		Grant Dixie Wian Ferreira Jason Liesmore Thembi Mangwana Xolile Mdlokovana Ewan Pieters Khanyisa Thsuni
Coach		John de Vos

Under-18 Academy Week

The 2015 Under-18 Academy Week competition was held between 6 and 9 July 2015 in Vanderbijlpark. Eastern Province Rugby Union entered two sides – Eastern Province U18 and Eastern Province Country Districts U18.

Eastern Province U18 – Academy Week

Forwards		Tristan Brown Apiwe Febana Matthew Lawson Sisona Makala Jean Smal Patrick van Taak Ancel Velkers Lwando Zinto
Backs		Emile du Plessis Nicky Ferreira Yomelila Keswa Denver Kleu Aya Oliphant Levert Pieterse Sicole Tole
Reserves		Dylan Barendse Temba Boltina Tiaan Coetzee Ethan Jantjies Henco Pieterse Kyle Scott Donavan Stevens
Coach		Jaco Jansen van Rensburg

Eastern Province Country Districts U18 – Academy Week

Forwards		Franco Dreyer Herman du Plessis Herman Greeff Renier Pretorius Dwayne Temango Lifa Thabaneng Brian Welman Bongi Ziya
Backs		Stephan Botes Chulumanco Chutu Luciano Douglas Courtly Kameel Andre Kritzinger Khaya Mdingi Sinethemba Mkaza
Reserves		Yonele Billie Manona Bulela JC Conradie Rivaldo Marima Dian Odendaal Gerhard Potgieter Juan van der Merwe
Coach		Owen Stride

Under-16 Grant Khomo Week

The 2015 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition was held between 6 and 9 July 2015 in Oudtshoorn.

Eastern Province U16 – Grant Khomo Week

Forwards		John-Douglas Allison Hendrik du Toit Ruan Jonker Desmick Kleinbooi Elandré Smit Dean van Dyk Viaan Wolmarans Philip Wyer-Henderson
Backs		Curtley Deysel Nevaldo Fleurs Vaughen Isaacs Chrispian Jaggers Ayabonga Matroos Waqar Solaan Uan Tait
Reserves		Carl Johnson Johannes Lombard Dillon Minaar Gert Rautenbach Carl Senyane Le-Kleu Stokes Sachin Toring
Coach		Derik Olivier

Under-13 Craven Week

The 2015 Under-13 Craven Week competition was held between 29 June and 3 July 2014 in White River.

Eastern Province U13 – Craven Week

Forwards		Sino Antonie Benji Breytenbach Zander du Preez Ruan Klasen Russell Lister Lubambo Maqutyana Damon Royle Hendrik Vermaak
Backs		Larquin Goliath Aliswa Mapuma Lathita Nqebe Nathan Sieberhagen Daniel Smith Grant Witbooi Siviwe Zondani
Reserves		Kuhle Desha Ethan Liberty Liyabona Matabiele Luphomlo Ndiniso Sisonke Ndoto Prince Thole Johan van Biljon
Coach		Ludwe Memese

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.

See also

• Eastern Province Elephants
• 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 and References

1. Web site: EP Kings Pre Season Training Squad announced . Rugby15 . 5 November 2014 . 5 November 2014 . https://archive.today/20141205153338/http://www.rugby15.co.za/2014/11/ep-kings-pre-season-training-squad-announced/ . 2014-12-05 . live .
2. Paul Perez contract with Kings terminated . Eastern Province Rugby . 14 November 2014 . 17 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141220055448/http://www.eprugby.co.za/paul-perez-contract-with-kings-terminated/ . 2014-12-20 . dead .
3. Tony Jantjies signs with the Kings . Eastern Province Rugby . 17 November 2014 . 17 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141220233023/http://www.eprugby.co.za/tony-jantjies-signs-with-the-kings/ . 2014-12-20 . dead .
4. Kings and Horak part ways . Eastern Province Rugby . 17 November 2014 . 17 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141130012901/http://www.eprugby.co.za/horak-and-kings-part-ways/ . 30 November 2014 .
5. Horak and Perez statement . Sharks . 17 November 2014 . 24 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150319231638/http://sharksrugby.co.za/index.php/component/articles/?view=article&id=2736234 . 19 March 2015 .
6. Web site: Forwards coach Sowerby set to leave EP Kings to return to France . Herald Live . 29 December 2014 . 30 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141230120155/http://www.heraldlive.co.za/forwards-coach-sowerby-set-leave-ep-kings-return-france/ . 30 December 2014 . dead .
7. Web site: Young stars out to impress Kings . Eastern Province Rugby . The Herald . 14 January 2015 . 14 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150120083518/http://www.eprugby.co.za/young-stars-out-to-impress-kings-the-herald/ . 2015-01-20 . dead .
8. Former Kings Super Rugby Defence Coach and Physio back . Eastern Province Rugby . 15 January 2015 . 16 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150119214259/http://www.eprugby.co.za/former-kings-super-rugby-defence-coach-and-physio-back/ . 2015-01-19 . dead .
9. Web site: Exciting Opportunity for EP Craven Week player in New Zealand . Eastern Province Rugby . 19 January 2015 . 19 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150119163417/http://www.eprugby.co.za/exciting-opportunity-for-ep-craven-week-player-in-new-zealand/ . 2015-01-19 . dead .
10. EP Kings announce their Vodacom Cup squad . Eastern Province Rugby . 30 January 2015 . 2 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150201231315/http://www.eprugby.co.za/ep-kings-announce-their-vodacom-cup-squad/ . 1 February 2015 .
11. Official Statement on Luther Obi and Sylvian Mahuza . Eastern Province Rugby . 2 February 2015 . 2 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150202185440/http://www.eprugby.co.za/official-statement-on-luther-obi-and-sylvian-mahuza/ . 2 February 2015 .
12. Web site: Vermeulen cleans up at SARU Player of the Year Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924201348/http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/22437?view=news . dead . 24 September 2015 . South African Rugby Union . 8 February 2015 . 10 February 2015.
13. Web site: Cheetahs place faith in Pietersen . BDlive . 12 February 2015 . 17 February 2015.
14. EP Kings and Defence Coach part ways . Eastern Province Rugby . 25 February 2015 . 26 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150226135233/http://www.eprugby.co.za/ep-kings-and-defence-coach-part-ways/ . 2015-02-26 . dead .
15. Kings secure services of Obi and Mahuza . Eastern Province Rugby . 27 February 2015 . 27 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150227162207/http://www.eprugby.co.za/kings-secure-services-of-obi-and-mahuza/ . 27 February 2015 .
16. GLRU release Brent Janse van Rensburg . Eastern Province Rugby . 2 March 2015 . 18 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150317140738/http://www.eprugby.co.za/glru-release-brent-janse-van-rensburg/ . 17 March 2015 .
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18. Web site: Stick bekommerd oor Kings-skete . Die Burger . 16 March 2015 . 18 March 2015 . Afrikaans . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141222/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/2015/03/16/18/mgopee_32_0_710618692.html . 2015-04-02 . dead .
19. Web site: O.P.-stut tree uit . Son . 30 March 2015 . 30 March 2015 . Afrikaans.
20. Web site: Kings give Jantjies the boot . Sport24 . 24 June 2015 . 24 June 2015.
21. Spencer ends link with Kings . Eastern Province Rugby Union . 21 July 2015 . 21 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160109215954/http://www.eprugby.co.za/spencer-ends-link-with-kings/ . 9 January 2016 .
22. SA Schools and SA Schools A squads announced . South African Rugby Union . 23 July 2015 . 24 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150724130530/http://www.sarugby.net/news/23394?view=news . 24 July 2015 .
23. Web site: Kings, BLK in apparel sponsorship deal . Rugby15 . 17 August 2015 . 18 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092927/http://www.rugby15.co.za/2015/08/kings-blk-in-apparel-sponsorship-deal/ . 24 September 2015 . live .
24. Web site: Kings-voorryman vervang Trevor . Volksblad . 24 July 2014 . 23 July 2014 . Afrikaans . 26 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140726181606/http://www.volksblad.com/sport/2014-07-24-kings-voorryman-vervang-trevor . dead .
25. RaboDirect Rebels sign Steve Cummins . Melbourne Rebels . 3 June 2014 . 3 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140608060820/http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/news/article/rabodirect-rebels-sign-steve-cummins . 8 June 2014 . dead .
26. Web site: Cheetahs gaps nog 'n ster van die Kings . Netwerk24 . 2 October 2014 . 1 October 2014 . Afrikaans.
27. Web site: OP se Dukisa sluit kontrak met Griekwas . Die Burger . 28 August 2014 . 28 August 2014 . Afrikaans . 3 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903145722/http://www.dieburger.com/sport/2014-08-28-op-se-dukisa-sluit-kontrak-met-griekwas . dead .
28. Web site: Italy test star set to sign up for the Kings . PE Herald . 3 June 2014 . 3 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606232934/http://www.heraldlive.co.za/italy-test-star-set-to-sign-up-for-the-kings/ . 6 June 2014 . dead .
29. Web site: Ospreys swoop for Rynier Bernardo from Southern Kings . SkySports . 28 April 2014 . 28 April 2014.
30. Web site: Luiperd word dalk 'n King . Die Burger . 20 May 2014 . 20 May 2014 . Afrikaans.
31. Web site: Colpo del Mogliano: preso il trequarti Van Zyl . La Nuova di Venezia e Mestre . 6 August 2014 . 5 November 2014 . Italian.
32. Web site: Alle 9 serate Mogliano incontra il Petrarca Padova . https://web.archive.org/web/20141105211111/http://www.rugbymogliano.it/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1242:alle-9-serate-mogliano-incontra-il-petrarca-padova&catid=38:news-prima-squadra&Itemid=78 . dead . 5 November 2014 . Mogliano Rugby . 11 September 2014 . 5 November 2014 . Italian .
33. Mangweni joins Eastern Province Rugby coaching staff . Eastern Province Kings . 7 January 2014 . 7 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140107165815/http://www.easternprovincerugby.com/news/mangweni-joins-eastern-province-rugby-coaching-staff . 7 January 2014 .
34. Web site: Michael Killian retires from professional rugby . Eastern Province Rugby . 28 April 2014 . 28 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140429045802/http://www.easternprovincerugby.com/news/michael-killian-retires-from-professional-rugby . 29 April 2014 .
35. Web site: Sergeal word nou ware Cheetah . Volksblad . 18 July 2014 . 18 July 2014 . Afrikaans . 25 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140725083505/http://www.volksblad.com/sport/2014-07-18-sergeal-word-nou-ware-cheetah . dead .
36. Web site: Skosana sit nou met huis in Baai, maar kontrak in George . Die Burger . 26 May 2014 . 27 May 2014 . Afrikaans.
37. Web site: EP Craven Week teams announced . Eastern Province Rugby Union . 20 May 2015 . 20 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150629115238/http://www.eprugby.co.za/ep-craven-week-teams-announced/ . 2015-06-29 . dead .