# 2016 Eastern Province Kings season

In 2016, the Eastern Province Kings participated in the Currie Cup competition. The Eastern Province U21 team played in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship and the Eastern Province U19 team in the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship.
In addition, the formally affiliated Super Rugby franchise, the Southern Kings, participateD in the Super Rugby competition between February and July. From 2016, the team is controlled directly by SARU, and has no affiliation with the Eastern Province Rugby Union or Eastern Province Kings.

## Chronological list of events

* 2 November 2015: The Eastern Province Rugby Union announced the departure of several players; Enrico Acker, Karlo Aspeling, Eben Barnard, Albé de Swardt, Samora Fihlani, Andile Jho, Paul Schoeman, Kuhle Sonkosi, Claude Tshidibi and George Whitehead all left after their contracts expired, Jaco Grobler and Jan Uys were both given an early release of their contracts and Marlou van Niekerk joined the Pumas on loan.
* 11 November 2015: Following the failure of the EPRU to meet a deadline to pay their players' salaries, South African Rugby Players Association spokesperson Nyaniso Sam confirmed that all contracted players could sign contracts with other teams. Centre Tim Whitehead announced that he would be one of the players to leave the Kings.
* 12 November 2015: Two more players left the EP Kings, with Lizo Gqoboka joining the Blue Bulls and Tim Agaba also announcing his intention to leave.
* 14 November 2015: A fourth Kings player announced his departure, with winger Luther Obi joining the Bulls.
* 16 November 2015: The EP Rugby Union confirmed that Obi and fellow winger Sylvian Mahuza both stated their intention to leave, but also confirmed that Louis Fouché, Carel Greeff, James Hilterbrand, SP Marais, Caylib Oosthuizen, Mark Richards, JC Roos, Jurgen Visser and Stefan Watermeyer have joined the squad and started pre-season training.
* 17 November 2015: The South African Rugby Union announced that they would take control of the Southern Kings Super Rugby franchise following the ongoing cashflow problems.
* 27 November 2015: Loose-forward Tim Agaba – who previously stated his intention to leave – and outside back Siviwe Soyizwapi are both contracted by the South African Rugby Union for the South African Sevens team on two-year contracts.
* 2 December 2015: Head coach Brent Janse van Rensburg resigned from his position, with the Boland Cavaliers confirming ongoing talks with Janse van Rensburg about joining their coaching staff.
* 4 December 2015: The South African Rugby Union, who took control of the Southern Kings Super Rugby side on 17 November, announced their operational plan. As part of the plan, SARU would operate the franchise independently from the Eastern Province Kings, which meant that they would negotiate Super Rugby contracts with identified players, and not necessarily the same players previously signed to Super Rugby contract by the Eastern Province Rugby Union.
* 7 December 2015: Eastern Province Kings players representative handed a petition to president Cheeky Watson, in which players announced their refusal to play for the Eastern Province Kings or Southern Kings until certain issues were sorted out; these issues included outstanding player salaries, a vote of confidence in the current EPRU executive committee and the appointment of specialists to propose a sustainable funding model for the rugby union.
* 12 January 2016: English RFU Championship side Jersey announced the signing of EP Kings prop Simon Kerrod.
* 26 January 2016: Three scholars from Linkside High School were given contracts to join the EP Kings Rugby Academy - lock Hussayn Banzi, fly-half Thabo Matiso and flank Lubabalo Ndamase.
* 28 January 2016: The South African Rugby Players' Association submitted a liquidation application against EP Rugby (Pty) Ltd on behalf of eighteen Eastern Province Kings players who were not included in the Southern Kings Super Rugby squad for 2016 and have not received their salaries since September 2015.
* 9 March 2016: The Eastern Province Rugby Union confirm that Kings Academy manager Robbi Kempson would be the head coach of the Eastern Province Kings for the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series.
* 10 March 2016: The Port Elizabeth High Court provisionally liquidates Eastern Province Rugby, while a failure to pay outstanding player salaries before 10 May 2016 could see the liquidation order being made final.

## Currie Cup qualification
### Squad

The following players were named in the Eastern Province Kings squad for 2016 Currie Cup qualification series:
| 2016 Eastern Province Kings Currie Cup qualification squad |
| Player | Position/s | Date of birth (age) | First class | First class | EP Kings | EP Kings |
| Player | Position/s | Date of birth (age) | Apps | Pts | Apps | Pts |
| Louis Albertse | Prop | (1990-04-02)2 April 1990 (aged 26) | 6 | 0 | – | – |
| Lusanda Badiyana | Lock | (1996-09-01)1 September 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Tango Balekile | Hooker | (1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Martin Bezuidenhout | Hooker | (1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 26) | 85 | 50 | – | – |
| Thaki Boloko | Fullback | (1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Simon Bolze | Fly-half | (1995-07-30)30 July 1995 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Brandon Brown | Flanker | (1994-11-16)16 November 1994 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Michael Brink | Fly-half | (1996-09-24)24 September 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Davron Cameron | Scrum-half | (1996-06-08)8 June 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Wihan Coetzer | Lock | (1996-08-30)30 August 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Stephan Deyzel | Flanker | (1992-04-24)24 April 1992 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| JP du Plessis | Centre | (1991-04-29)29 April 1991 (aged 24) | 40 | 30 | 10 | 5 |
| Ivan-John du Preez | Winger | (1994-06-23)23 June 1994 (aged 21) | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| Philip du Preez | Lock | (1993-08-01)1 August 1993 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 | – | – |
| Jacques Engelbrecht | Number eight | (1985-06-10)10 June 1985 (aged 30) | 102 | 40 | 31 | 25 |
| Riaan Esterhuizen | Centre | (1994-08-08)8 August 1994 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Chuma Faas | Scrum-half | (1990-01-22)22 January 1990 (aged 26) | – | – | – | – |
| Tazz Fuzani | Lock | (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 25) | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Wynand Grassmann | Lock | (1995-01-19)19 January 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Liam Hendricks | Prop | (1994-05-31)31 May 1994 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Cornell Hess | Lock | (1989-03-01)1 March 1989 (aged 27) | 51 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Justin Hollis | Flanker | (1995-10-17)17 October 1995 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Gerrit Huisamen | Lock | (1995-03-07)7 March 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Hannes Huisamen | Lock | (1989-04-09)9 April 1989 (aged 27) | – | – | – | – |
| Greg Jackson | Prop | (1995-03-07)7 March 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| JP Jamieson | Hooker | (1995-02-15)15 February 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Andile Jho | Centre | (1992-04-21)21 April 1992 (aged 23) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Somila Jho | Centre | (1995-08-25)25 August 1995 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| JP Jonck | Flanker | (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 24) | 8 | 0 | – | – |
| Jordan Koekemoer | Fly-half | (1996-06-20)20 June 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Rob Lyons | Lock | (1996-06-26)26 June 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Sintu Manjezi | Lock / Flanker | (1995-04-07)7 April 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Garrick Mattheus | Fly-half | (1996-03-23)23 March 1996 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Athi Mayinje | Winger | (1996-01-18)18 January 1996 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Jixie Molapo | Winger | (1995-01-02)2 January 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Sphu Msutwana | Winger | (1993-10-31)31 October 1993 (aged 22) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| David Murray | Prop | (1995-03-07)7 March 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Rouche Nel | Scrum-half | (1996-03-26)26 March 1996 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Sibusiso Ngcokovane | Scrum-half | (1996-02-17)17 February 1996 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| SF Nieuwoudt | Flanker | (1996-08-27)27 August 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| NJ Oosthuizen | Prop | (1996-11-19)19 November 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Tyler Paul | Flanker | (1995-01-20)20 January 1995 (aged 21) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yaw Penxe | Winger | (1997-04-03)3 April 1997 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Mabhutana Peter | Fullback / Winger | (1996-07-04)4 July 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Junior Pokomela | Number eight | (1996-12-10)10 December 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Jayson Reinecke | Flanker | (1995-12-08)8 December 1995 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Vukile Sofisa | Prop | (1993-04-06)6 April 1993 (aged 23) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Warren Swarts | Fly-half | (1994-12-12)12 December 1994 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Hayden Tharratt | Flanker | (1996-02-16)16 February 1996 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Franswa Ueckermann | Scrum-half | (1994-01-06)6 January 1994 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Jaco van Tonder | Fullback | (1991-04-07)7 April 1991 (aged 25) | 21 | 28 | – | – |
| Roché van Zyl | Prop | (1996-06-14)14 June 1996 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Warrick Venter | Hooker | (1993-02-12)12 February 1993 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – |
| Keanu Vers | Fullback | (1996-02-04)4 February 1996 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Jeremy Ward | Centre | (1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Elgar Watts | Fly-half | (1985-09-24)24 September 1985 (aged 30) | 119 | 557 | 6 | 5 |
| Courtney Winnaar | Fullback | (1997-03-27)27 March 1997 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – |
| Stephan Zaayman | Flanker | (1993-06-18)18 June 1993 (aged 22) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lindelwe Zungu | Winger | (1995-05-16)16 May 1995 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – |
| Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 9 April 2016, the date of the opening round of the competition. Appearances and points refer to the first class domestic competitions only. Appearances for Super Rugby franchises, at representative level or for foreign teams are not included. |

### Standings

The final log for the 2016 Currie Cup qualification tournament is:
2016 Currie Cup qualification log :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Western Province | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 548 | 303 | +245 | 77 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 61 | 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division |
| 2 | Griquas | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 485 | 333 | +152 | 63 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 56 | 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division |
| 3 | Boland Cavaliers | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 502 | 290 | +212 | 67 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 54 | 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division |
| 4 | Pumas | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 417 | 261 | +156 | 55 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division |
| 5 | Golden Lions XV | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 594 | 353 | +241 | 83 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 47 | 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division |
| 6 | Free State XV | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 372 | 337 | +35 | 52 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division |
| 7 | Blue Bulls | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 459 | 376 | +83 | 65 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division |
| 8 | Leopards | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 448 | 450 | −2 | 58 | 62 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 2016 Currie Cup First Division |
| 9 | Griffons | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 519 | 498 | +21 | 69 | 70 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 2016 Currie Cup First Division |
| 10 | Sharks XV | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 338 | 399 | −61 | 43 | 58 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division |
| 11 | SWD Eagles | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 409 | 365 | +44 | 52 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 2016 Currie Cup First Division |
| 12 | Falcons | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 407 | 473 | −66 | 57 | 64 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 2016 Currie Cup First Division |
| 13 | Border Bulldogs | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 364 | 424 | −60 | 49 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 2016 Currie Cup First Division |
| 14 | Eastern Province Kings | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 278 | 513 | −235 | 35 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division |
| 15 | Welwitschias | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 171 | 936 | −765 | 25 | 141 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2016 Currie Cup First Division |

### Round-by-round

| Team Progression – 2016 Currie Cup qualification |
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | R16 |
| Opposition | SWD | BOL | BDR | WEL | BUL | WPr | FSC | LIO | SHA | Bye | Bye | PMA | GRQ | LEO | GRF | FNH |
| Cumulative Points | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Position | 15th | 14th | 14th | 13th | 11th | 13th | 13th | 13th | 14th | 14th | 14th | 14th | 14th | 14th | 14th | 14th |
| Key: | win | draw | loss | |

### Matches

The following matches were played in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series:

### Player Appearances

The player appearance record in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series was as follows:
| Eastern Province Kings |
| Name | SWD | BOL | BDR | WEL | BUL | WPr | FSC | LIO | SHA | PMA | GRQ | LEO | GRF | FNH | App | Try | Kck | Pts |
| David Murray | 1 | 1 | | | 17 | 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Warrick Venter | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | | 2 | | 16 | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Albertse | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philip du Preez | 4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 18 | | | | | | | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tazz Fuzani | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| JP Jonck | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 6 | | | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 6 | | | 9 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Sintu Manjezi | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | | | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Pokomela | 8 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuma Faas | 9 | | 20 | 20 | | 20 | | | | | | | | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Brink | 10 | | | | | | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | 12 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Athi Mayinje | 11 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | | | 14 | | | 10 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Jeremy Ward | 12 | | 12 | | 12 | | | | | | | | | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Somila Jho | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| Jixie Molapo | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | 14 | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keanu Vers | 15 | | 22 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| JP Jamieson | 16 | 16 | | 16 | | 16 | 16 | 2 | | 16 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Vukile Sofisa | 17 | 17 | | 17 | | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | | | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephan Zaayman | 18 | | | 19 | 19 | 6 | 8 | | 18 | 7 | | | | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SF Nieuwoudt | 19 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 7 | | | 19 | | 19 | 6 | 7 | | | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Cornell Hess | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 5 | | | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davron Cameron | 21 | 20 | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Winnaar | 22 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | 10 | | | | | 5 | 4 | 8 | 28 |
| Franswa Ueckermann | | 9 | 9 | | 9 | | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Simon Bolze | | 10 | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | 21 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 26 |
| Lindelwe Zungu | | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Sphu Msutwana | | 12 | | 21 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Riaan Esterhuizen | | 21 | 21 | | | | 12 | | 12 | | | | | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NJ Oosthuizen | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tango Balekile | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | 16 | 2 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Jackson | | | 17 | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Liam Hendricks | | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | | | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Jacques Engelbrecht | | | | 8 | 8 | 8 | | | 8 | | | | | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JP du Plessis | | | | 12 | 13 | | | | | 12 | 12 | 12 | | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yaw Penxe | | | | 22 | | 22 | | 21 | | 14 | | | | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Martin Bezuidenhout | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrick Mattheus | | | | | 10 | 10 | | 10 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 21 | | 8 | 2 | 56 | 66 |
| Sibusiso Ngcokovane | | | | | 20 | 9 | 20 | | | 20 | 20 | 9 | | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Koekemoer | | | | | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roché van Zyl | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 17 | 17 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andile Jho | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Gerrit Huisamen | | | | | | 18 | 19 | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lusanda Badiyana | | | | | | 19 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Mabhutana Peter | | | | | | | 22 | | | | | | 11 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rouche Nel | | | | | | | | 20 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 20 | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan-John du Preez | | | | | | | | 22 | 22 | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaco van Tonder | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 15 | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Lyons | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wihan Coetzer | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannes Huisamen | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wynand Grassmann | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayson Reinecke | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Hollis | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephan Deyzel | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Brown | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | penalty try | – | 3 | – | 15 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 14 | 35 | 103 | 278 |
| Thaki Boloko, Tyler Paul, Warren Swarts, Hayden Tharratt and Elgar Watts were named in the Currie Cup qualification squad, but not included in a matchday squad. |

## Currie Cup Premier Division
### Squad

The following players were named in the Eastern Province Kings squad for 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division:
| 2016 Eastern Province Kings Currie Cup Premier Division squad |
| Player | Position/s | Date of birth (age) | First class | First class | EP Kings | EP Kings |
| Player | Position/s | Date of birth (age) | Apps | Pts | Apps | Pts |
| David Antonites | Lock | (1991-03-25)25 March 1991 (aged 25) | 2 | 0 | – | – |
| Martin Bezuidenhout | Hooker | (1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 26) | 88 | 50 | 3 | 0 |
| Dolph Botha | Prop | (1993-01-15)15 January 1993 (aged 23) | 8 | 0 | – | – |
| Brandon Brown | Flanker | (1994-11-16)16 November 1994 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cullen Collopy | Hooker | (1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 23) | 7 | 10 | – | – |
| Christiaan de Bruin | Number eight | (1993-01-20)20 January 1993 (aged 23) | 17 | 0 | – | – |
| Pieter-Steyn de Wet | Fly-half | (1991-01-08)8 January 1991 (aged 25) | 22 | 99 | – | – |
| Schalk Ferreira | Prop | (1984-02-09)9 February 1984 (aged 32) | 80 | 15 | 21 | 5 |
| Sebastian Ferreira | Lock / flanker | (1994-02-10)10 February 1994 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Jacques Fick | Scrum-half | (1994-03-29)29 March 1994 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Justin Forwood | Prop | (1993-09-19)19 September 1993 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | – | – |
| Tazz Fuzani | Lock | (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 25) | 32 | 5 | 17 | 5 |
| Lungelo Gosa | Fly-half / fullback | (1995-01-31)31 January 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| JC Greyling | Centre | (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 25) | 19 | 10 | – | – |
| Dirk Grobbelaar | Number eight | (1992-02-08)8 February 1992 (aged 24) | 15 | 0 | – | – |
| Hannes Huisamen | Lock | (1989-04-09)9 April 1989 (aged 27) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alcino Izaacs | Winger | (1993-11-16)16 November 1993 (aged 22) | 25 | 20 | – | – |
| Vince Jobo | Flanker | (1991-02-01)1 February 1991 (aged 25) | 18 | 25 | – | – |
| Berton Klaasen | Centre | (1990-01-24)24 January 1990 (aged 26) | 28 | 10 | – | – |
| Kobus Marais | Fly-half | (1994-07-05)5 July 1994 (aged 22) | 11 | 85 | – | – |
| Sampie Mastriet | Winger | (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 26) | 58 | 160 | – | – |
| Ganfried May | Fullback | (1994-07-25)25 July 1994 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 | – | – |
| Sphu Msutwana | Winger | (1993-10-31)31 October 1993 (aged 22) | 18 | 5 | 18 | 5 |
| Minenhle Mthethwa | Winger | (1991-08-05)5 August 1991 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – |
| Waylon Murray | Centre | (1986-04-27)27 April 1986 (aged 30) | 95 | 125 | 1 | 0 |
| Caylib Oosthuizen | Prop | (1989-09-01)1 September 1989 (aged 26) | 22 | 0 | – | – |
| Etienne Oosthuizen | Flanker | (1994-07-20)20 July 1994 (aged 22) | – | – | – | – |
| Dylan Pieterse | Lock | (1995-01-28)28 January 1995 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – |
| Barend Potgieter | Prop | (1994-12-28)28 December 1994 (aged 21) | 8 | 10 | – | – |
| Ricky Schroeder | Scrum-half | (1991-01-05)5 January 1991 (aged 25) | 51 | 10 | – | – |
| Vukile Sofisa | Prop | (1993-04-06)6 April 1993 (aged 23) | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Siviwe Soyizwapi | Outside back | (1992-12-07)7 December 1992 (aged 23) | 28 | 40 | 28 | 40 |
| Pieter Stemmet | Prop | (1992-02-18)18 February 1992 (aged 24) | 18 | 15 | 6 | 5 |
| Johann Tromp | Centre / Fullback | (1990-12-23)23 December 1990 (aged 25) | 14 | 41 | – | – |
| Luke van der Smit | Flanker | (1994-06-29)29 June 1994 (aged 22) | 4 | 5 | – | – |
| Vian van der Watt | Scrum-half | (1992-11-18)18 November 1992 (aged 23) | 10 | 10 | – | – |
| Warrick Venter | Hooker | (1993-02-12)12 February 1993 (aged 23) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Willemse | Hooker | (1993-02-14)14 February 1993 (aged 23) | 31 | 20 | – | – |
| Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 5 August 2016, the date of the opening round of the competition. Appearances and points refer to the first class domestic competitions only. Appearances for Super Rugby franchises, at representative level or for foreign teams are not included. |

### Standings

The final log for the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division was:
2016 Currie Cup Premier Division log :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Free State Cheetahs | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 366 | 181 | +185 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 39 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Blue Bulls | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 310 | 207 | +103 | 40 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 30 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Western Province | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 266 | 250 | +16 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 27 | Semi-finals |
| 4 | Golden Lions | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 355 | 191 | +164 | 49 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 26 | Semi-finals |
| 5 | Sharks | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 272 | 173 | +99 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
| 6 | Griquas | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 265 | 323 | −58 | 33 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 21 | |
| 7 | Boland Cavaliers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 177 | 301 | −124 | 24 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 12 | Relegated |
| 8 | Pumas | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 178 | 321 | −143 | 24 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| 9 | Eastern Province Kings | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 137 | 379 | −242 | 16 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Relegated |
* ↑ According to the match report summary on the South African Rugby Union website, the Sharks scored five tries in their match against Griquas; however, according to the detailed scorecard, they scored six tries. Similarly, the match report summary indicates that the Blue Bulls scored eight tries in their match against Griquas, while the detailed scorecard lists nine tries. These missing tries are also missing from the log on the official website, and have been added into the log below.

### Round-by-round

| Team Progression – 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division |
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R1 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | SF | F |
| Opposition | Bye | BOL | BUL | WPr | GRQ | FSC | Bye | SHA | LIO | PMA | — | — |
| Cumulative Points | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Position | 5th | 8th | 8th | 9th | 9th | 9th | 9th | 9th | 9th | 9th | — | — |
| Key: | win | draw | loss | |

### Matches

The following matches were played in the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division:

### Player Appearances

The player appearance record in the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division was as follows:
| Eastern Province Kings |
| Name | BOL | BUL | WPr | GRQ | FSC | SHA | LIO | PMA | SF | F | App | Try | Kck | Pts |
| Schalk Ferreira (c) | 1 | | | | | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Willemse | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | | | | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Vukile Sofisa | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 3 | 17 | 17 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tazz Fuzani | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | 4 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Antonites | 5 | 5 | | | | | 4 | | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Jobo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 6 | 6 | 19 | | — | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Sebastian Ferreira | 7 | 7 | 5 | | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christiaan de Bruin | 8 | 8 | 8 | | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Schroeder | 9 | 9 | 9 | | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Kobus Marais | 10 | 10 | 10 | | 21 | | | | — | — | 4 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Sampie Mastriet | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Waylon Murray | 12 | 12 | | | | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johann Tromp | 13 | 15 | 15 | | 15 | | 15 | 15 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Alcino Izaacs | 14 | | | 11 | | 22 | 14 | | — | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Siviwe Soyizwapi | 15 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 14 | | 14 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Martin Bezuidenhout | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Justin Forwood | 17 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 3 | 1 | | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dirk Grobbelaar | 18 | | | 8 | | | | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Brown | 19 | | 20 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Jacques Fick | 20 | 20 | | 9 | | | | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Berton Klaasen | 21 | 13 | 12 | | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Lungelo Gosa | 22 | 22 | 21 | 10 | | 15 | 21 | 22 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Barend Potgieter | | 17 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | | 1 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Etienne Oosthuizen | | 18 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke van der Smit | | 19 | 19 | 6 | | 19 | 6 | 19 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minenhle Mthethwa | | 21 | | 14 | | 21 | | | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JC Greyling | | | 13 | 12 | 13 | | 22 | | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Dylan Pieterse | | | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | 5 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ganfried May | | | 22 | 15 | 22 | | | | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pieter Stemmet | | | | 3 | | | 3 | 17 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannes Huisamen | | | | 4 | 18 | | | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sphu Msutwana | | | | 13 | | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warrick Venter | | | | 16 | | 16 | | 16 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caylib Oosthuizen | | | | 17 | | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cullen Collopy | | | | 19 | | | 16 | 20 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Vian van der Watt | | | | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pieter-Steyn de Wet | | | | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 16 | 57 | 137 |
| Dolph Botha was named in the Currie Cup Premier Division squad, but not included in a matchday squad. |

## Under-21
### Squad

The following players were named in the Eastern Province U21 squad for the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship:
Eastern Province U21 squad :
| Forwards | Lusanda Badiyana • Wihan Coetzer • Wynand Grassmann • Jedwyn Harty • Justin Hollis • Gerrit Huisamen • JP Jamieson • Arno Lotter • Rob Lyons • David Murray • SF Nieuwoudt • NJ Oosthuizen • Jayson Reinecke • Hayden Tharratt • Roché van Zyl • Xandré Vos • Did not play: • Tango Balekile • JP Barkhuizen • Ronnie Beyl • Matt Howes • Sintu Manjezi • Tyler Paul • Junior Pokomela • Elandré van der Merwe |
| Backs | Simon Bolze • Michael Brink • Luvo Claassen • Malcolm Jaer • Somila Jho • Garrick Mattheus • Jixie Molapo • Rouche Nel • Sibusiso Ngcokovane • Luan Nieuwoudt • Mabhutana Peter • Stephen Rautenbach • Keanu Vers • Jeremy Ward • Lindelwe Zungu • Did not play: • Nathan Augustus • Davron Cameron • Avelo Jubase • Jordan Koekemoer • Athi Mayinje |

### Standings

The final league standings for the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship was:
| 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship standings |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Western Province U21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 200 | 140 | +60 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | Golden Lions U21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 144 | +54 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| 3 | Blue Bulls U21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 185 | 171 | +14 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| 4 | Free State U21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 177 | 184 | -7 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 5 | Eastern Province U21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 155 | +9 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Sharks U21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 152 | 189 | -37 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Leopards U21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 153 | 246 | -93 | 22 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Final standings. |
| 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 – 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship |
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Semi | Final |
| Opposition | Bye | SHA | Bye | LEO | BUL | WPR | FSC | LIO | — | — |
| Cumulative Points | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | — | — |
| Position | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | — | — |
| Key: | win | draw | loss | |

### Matches

The following matches were played in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series:

### Player Appearances

The player appearance record in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship is as follows:
| Eastern Province U21 |
| Name | SHA | LEO | BUL | WPR | FSC | LIO | SF | F | App | Try | Kck | Pts |
| David Murray | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JP Jamieson | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| NJ Oosthuizen | 3 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wynand Grassmann | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerrit Huisamen | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayson Reinecke | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Rob Lyons | 7 | 7 | | 7 | | 8 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lusanda Badiyana | 8 | | | | 8 | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sibusiso Ngcokovane | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrick Mattheus | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 63 | 68 |
| Lindelwe Zungu | 11 | 11 | 11 | 22 | | | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Jeremy Ward | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Somila Jho | 13 | 13 | | | 22 | 22 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Keanu Vers | 14 | 14 | 14 | | 14 | 14 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Malcolm Jaer | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
| Arno Lotter | 16 | | 19 | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roché van Zyl | 17 | 3 | | 3 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Hollis | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jedwyn Harty | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rouche Nel | 20 | | | 20 | | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Bolze | 21 | | | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Mabhutana Peter | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | | | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wihan Coetzer | | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Tharratt | | 19 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 20 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luvo Claassen | | 20 | 20 | | 20 | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Brink | | 21 | 21 | 12 | | | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Stephen Rautenbach | | | 13 | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Beyl | | | 17 | | | | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jixie Molapo | | | | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Xandré Vos | | | | | 1 | 18 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Luan Nieuwoudt | | | | | 12 | 12 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SF Nieuwoudt | | | | | | 19 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 19 | 69 | 164 |
| Nathan Augustus, Tango Balekile, JP Barkhuizen, Davron Cameron, Matt Howes, Avelo Jubase, Jordan Koekemoer, Sintu Manjezi, Athi Mayinje, Tyler Paul, Junior Pokomela and Elandré van der Merwe were named in the Under-21 Provincial Championship squad, but not included in a matchday squad. |

## Under-19
### Squad

The following players were named in the Eastern Province U19 squad for 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship:
Eastern Province U19 squad :
| Forwards | Siyanda Am • Dylan Barendse • Liam Blake-Taylor • Temba Boltina • Michael de Marco • Kamva Dilima • Duan du Plessis • Apiwe Febana • Nico Grobler • Matthew King • André Lategan • Ruben le Roux • Leon Lyons • Sive Mazosiwe • Lupumlo Mguca • Thapelo Molapo • Lourens Oosthuizen • Janse Roux • Mylo Sadiki • Lutho Selem • Donavan Stevens • CJ van Niekerk • Grant Venter • Daniel Voigt • Shane Weweje • Did not play: • Connor Thalrose |
| Backs | Thaki Boloko • Jonathan Booysen • Michael Botha • Reinhardt Engelbrecht • Victor Foster • Oyisa Hackula • Yomi Keswa • Cliven Loubser • Malan Marais • Wayne Moss • Siba Mzanywa • Yaw Penxe • Leslie Sharp • Morgan Steyn • Louis Strydom • Josiah Twum-Boafo • Jac van der Walt • Riaan van Rensburg • Courtney Winnaar • Did not play: • Sihle Njezula |

### Standings

The final league standings for the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship was:
| 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship standings |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Western Province U19 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 493 | 278 | +215 | 66 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Blue Bulls U19 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 427 | 225 | +202 | 62 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 50 |
| 3 | Golden Lions U19 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 537 | 236 | +301 | 73 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 46 |
| 4 | Free State U19 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 366 | 308 | +58 | 49 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 30 |
| 5 | Sharks U19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 294 | 426 | −132 | 44 | 61 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| 6 | Eastern Province U19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 308 | 497 | −189 | 39 | 73 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Leopards U19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 167 | 622 | −455 | 22 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Final standings. |
| Legend and competition rules |
| Legend: |
| | 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 – 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship |
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | SF | F |
| Opposition | SHA | Bye | LEO | BUL | WPR | FSC | LIO | SHA | Bye | LEO | BUL | WPR | FSC | LIO | — | — |
| Cumulative Points | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | — |
| Position | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 6th | — | — |
| Key: | win | draw | loss | |

### Matches

The following matches were played in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series:

### Player Appearances

The player appearance record in the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship is as follows:
| Eastern Province U19 |
| Name | SHA | LEO | BUL | WPR | FSC | LIO | SHA | LEO | BUL | WPR | FSC | LIO | | | App | Try | Kck | Pts |
| Lupumlo Mguca | 1 | | | | 17 | 3 | | | | | | | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Venter | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Voigt | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Kamva Dilima | 4 | | 5 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 19 | | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thapelo Molapo | 5 | 5 | 18 | | 7 | 6 | 5 | | | 19 | 6 | | — | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duan du Plessis | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Lutho Selem | 7 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 20 | — | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mylo Sadiki | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | | | — | — | 9 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Yomi Keswa | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 12 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| Morgan Steyn | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | | 12 | | 10 | 10 | 10 | | | — | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yaw Penxe | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | — | — | 11 | 8 | 0 | 40 |
| Malan Marais | 12 | 12 | | | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 12 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Booysen | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | — | — | 12 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Victor Foster | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | | | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | — | — | 10 | 6 | 79 | 109 |
| Courtney Winnaar | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | — | — | 11 | 5 | 17 | 42 |
| Apiwe Febana | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ van Niekerk | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Dylan Barendse | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Janse Roux | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | — | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siyanda Am | 20 | 20 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Moss | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliven Loubser | 22 | | | 23 | 10 | 15 | | | | | | | — | — | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Michael Botha | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | | | | | | — | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Leon Lyons | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael de Marco | | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josiah Twum-Boafo | | 22 | 22 | | | | | | | | | 22 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sive Mazosiwe | | | 16 | 17 | | 17 | | | | | | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thaki Boloko | | | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 14 | | | | | | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| André Lategan | | | | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 16 | 16 | — | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Weweje | | | | 19 | | 19 | 4 | | | | | | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jac van der Walt | | | | 21 | | | | | | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oyisa Hackula | | | | | 12 | | 12 | | | 12 | 12 | 13 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Reinhardt Engelbrecht | | | | | 21 | 21 | 21 | | 22 | | 21 | | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Temba Boltina | | | | | | | 16 | 16 | 16 | | | 19 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew King | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lourens Oosthuizen | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siba Mzanywa | | | | | | | 23 | 23 | | | | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben le Roux | | | | | | | | 5 | | 6 | | | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Blake-Taylor | | | | | | | | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Strydom | | | | | | | | 21 | | 9 | | 21 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riaan van Rensburg | | | | | | | | 22 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 23 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donavan Stevens | | | | | | | | | 19 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Grobler | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leslie Sharp | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 12 | 39 | 113 | 308 |
| Sihle Njezula and Connor Thalrose were named in the Under-19 Provincial Championship squad, but not included in a matchday squad. |

## Varsity Rugby

The Eastern Province Kings Rugby Academy is based at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth and most of the academy players played Varsity Rugby; either for the NMMU Madibaz in the Varsity Cup or for the NMMU Young Guns in the Under-20 competition.
The following players were included in the Varsity Cup squad:
2016 NMMU Madibaz squad :
| Forwards | Forwards | Tango Balekile • Ronnie Beyl • Brandon Brown • Wynand Grassmann • Jedwyn Harty • Gerrit Huisamen • JP Jamieson • Kevin Kaba • Marzuq Maarman • SF Nieuwoudt • Andisa Ntsila • NJ Oosthuizen • Tyler Paul • Junior Pokomela • Jayson Reinecke • Nemo Roelofse • Hayden Tharratt • Elandré van der Merwe • Warrick Venter • Did not play: • Lusanda Badiyana • Greg Jackson • JP Jonck • Sintu Manjezi • Roché van Zyl • CJ Velleman • Xandré Vos |
| Backs | Backs | Simon Bolze • Luvo Claassen • Ivan-John du Preez • Riaan Esterhuizen • Andile Jho • Tom Kean • Ivan Ludick • Khaya Malotana • Yamkela Ngam • Sibusiso Ngcokovane • Luan Nieuwoudt • Warren Swarts • Keanu Vers • Jeremy Ward • Lindelwe Zungu • Did not play: • Davron Cameron • Malcolm Jaer • Somila Jho • Garrick Mattheus • Athi Mayinje • Charles Radebe • Franswa Ueckermann • Courtney Winnaar |
| Coach | Coach | David Maidza |

## Youth weeks

The Eastern Province Rugby Union announced their squads for the 2016 Under-18 Craven Week, the 2016 Under-18 Academy Week and the 2016 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournaments on 24 May 2016:

### Under-18 Craven Week

The 2016 Under-18 Craven Week competition was held between 11 and 16 July 2016 in Durban. Eastern Province Rugby Union entered two sides – Eastern Province U18 and Eastern Province Country Districts U18.
Eastern Province U18 – Craven Week :
| Forwards | Forwards | Zane Barnard • William Duckit • Gregan Glover • Tertius Groenewald • Etienne Janeke • Ruan Jonker • Ruben le Roux • Khwezi Mafu • Roelof Roodt • Donavan Stevens • Le-Kleu Stokes • Stefan van der Poel • Viaan Wolmarans |
| Backs | Backs | Lubabalo Dobela • Zukhanye Mafunda • Ayabonga Matroos • Sihle Njezula • Aya Oliphant • Waqar Solaan • Louis Strydom • Keagan Tait • Sicelo Tole • Riaan van Rensburg |
| Coach | Coach | Derik Olivier |
Eastern Province Country Districts U18 – Craven Week :
| Forwards | Forwards | Hentus Botha • Francu Dreyer • JJ Human • Ollie Losaba • Johan Maartens • Thembinkosi Mangwana • Stephanus Mentz • Keanen Murray • Dihan Odendaal • Lourens Oosthuizen • Ewan Pieters • Sazi Sandi • Bongi Ziya |
| Backs | Backs | Tim Bloem • Chulu Chutu • Izak Conradie • Jonathan Crankshaw • Athenkosi Halom • Vaughen Isaacs • Reynier Meyer • Matt Moore • Sibabalwe Mzanywa • Lutho Nomoyi |
| Coach | Coach | Damian Arends |

### Under-18 Academy Week

The 2016 Under-18 Academy Week competition was held between 11 and 16 July 2016 in Durban. Eastern Province Rugby Union entered two sides – Eastern Province U18 and Eastern Province Country Districts U18.
Eastern Province U18 – Academy Week :
| Forwards | Forwards | Ruan Botha • Janu Fourie • Desmick Kleinbooi • Shane Kluyts • Oyama Mgesisi • Dillon Minnaar • Landile Mlonzi • Henco Nel • Armand Pretorius • Gert Rautenbach • Carl Senyane • Elandré Smit • Leonardo Tshingane |
| Backs | Backs | Rodwill Baaitjies • Curtley Deysel • Jayren Draghoender • Ethan Jantjies • Bendré Jonck • Julian Kleyn • Dylan le Roux • Romario McCarthy • Henco Pieterse • Lindsay Potgieter |
| Coach | Coach | Elroy Swartz |
Eastern Province Country Districts U18 – Academy Week :
| Forwards | Forwards | Mihle Bobelo • Jandré Els • Rechardt Engelbrecht • Rivaldo Marima • Lwandile Ndzilendzila • Ikhetheleng Nkhereanye • Luvo Piliso • Henry Schoeman • Pieter Swanepoel • Johannes Swart • Gerhardus Terblanche • Zean van der Walt • Cornelius Vorster |
| Backs | Backs | Nevaldo Fleurs • Kyle Greyvenstein • Aden-Luke Masoling • Azizipho Mngcongo • Esona Mrwetyana • Ruan Pretorius • Enrico Saptoe • Kindness Sibanda • Keenan Stride • Andries van Wyk |
| Coach | Coach | Owen Stride |

### Under-16 Grant Khomo Week

The 2016 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition was held between 4 and 8 July 2016 in Paarl.
Eastern Province U16 – Grant Khomo Week :
| Forwards | Forwards | Ryan Adams • Shaq Adams • Hendrik du Toit • Laken Gray • Luther Greeff • Hlumelo Gumatana • Kelvin Kanenungo • Rohan Kruger • Elmar Lotz • Daniel Naudé • Corné Slabbert • Roché van As • Ryan Windvogel |
| Backs | Backs | Enrique Franks • Adrian Gouza • Claude Jacobs • Jayren Marlow • Naldo Pedro • Johann Smalberger • Luke Smuts • Emile Stevens • Heinrich van Rooyen • Andreleigh van Wyk |
| Coach | Coach | Christiaan van Schalkwyk |

### Under-13 Craven Week Week

The 2016 Under-13 Craven Week competition was held between 4 and 8 July 2016 in Paarl.
Eastern Province U13 – Craven Week :
| Forwards | Forwards | Cleavan Adams • Ruben Barnard • Jan-Hendrik Gouws • Ockert Greeff • Liyabonga Nathan Matabielie • Rayquin Michaels • Lwethu Ngcongco • Damien Rudman • Kyle van Jaarsveld • Roland van Wyk • Dylan Willis • Marnus Winter • Lazola Zatu |
| Backs | Backs | Luyolo Dambuza • Sive Jack • Hlombe Langa • Diego Lottering • Odwa Mdazana • Liyemi Moni • Divan Moss • Jared Rees • George van Heerden • Tiaan van Wyk |