2017 Eastern Province Kings season

In 2017, the participated in the Currie Cup First Division and the Rugby Challenge competitions. The team played in the Under-21 Provincial Championship and the team in the Under-19 Provincial Championship.

Currie Cup

Squad

The Eastern Province Kings squad for the Currie Cup was:

2017 Eastern Province Kings Currie Cup squad Player Position/s Date of birth (age) Flanker Wing Hooker Prop Wing Number eight Wing Fly-half Fly-half Flanker Hooker Scrum-half / Fly-half Fly-half Wing Lock Flanker Centre Fullback N/A Scrum-half Lock Lock Centre Hooker Fullback N/A Flanker Lock Hooker Centre Centre / Fullback Hooker Fly-half Prop Lock N/A Scrum-half Wing Flanker Prop Wing Fullback Number eight Flanker Prop Prop Centre Lock Flanker Fly-half Fly-half Fullback Prop Lock Flanker / Lock N/A Prop Fullback Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 26 August 2017, the date of the opening round of the competition.

Standings

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2017 Currie Cup First Division Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Opposition Cumulative Points 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 Position 8th 8th 8th 8th 8th 8th 8th Key: win draw loss

Matches

Player statistics

The appearance record for players that represented the Eastern Province Kings in the 2017 Currie Cup First Division is as follows:

2017 Eastern Province Kings player statistics Player name App Try Kck Pts 1 1 1 17 1 1 6 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 18 5 6 1 0 5 5 18 2 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 19 19 6 0 0 0 7 7 7 7 7 5 2 0 10 8 8 8 8 8 5 2 0 10 9 9 9 20 20 9 9 7 1 9 14 10 1 0 7 7 11 11 11 11 22 5 1 0 5 12 12 21 21 4 1 0 5 13 13 13 13 21 13 13 7 3 0 15 14 14 14 22 3 1 0 5 15 15 15 3 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 4 0 0 0 17 1 0 0 0 18 18 4 4 4 0 0 0 19 19 18 2 0 0 0 20 20 20 9 10 4 0 4 4 21 21 12 12 4 0 0 0 22 22 21 14 22 11 11 7 5 0 25 3 3 17 1 17 17 6 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 18 6 3 0 15 10 1 0 0 0 17 1 2 0 0 0 18 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 10 1 0 8 8 15 1 0 0 0 17 3 3 3 0 0 0 19 6 19 20 4 0 0 0 22 21 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 2 2 19 6 6 3 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 10 1 0 4 4 11 1 1 0 5 12 12 12 3 1 0 5 13 15 2 4 0 20 14 14 14 3 0 0 0 15 15 22 3 0 0 0 16 2 2 3 1 0 5 7 7 2 1 0 5 8 8 2 0 0 0 16 16 2 0 0 0 20 10 2 0 0 0 Total 7 28 34 174

(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 22. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Kck" to the number of points scored via kicks (conversions, penalties or drop goals) and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.

Tango Balekile, Eben Barnard, Brandon Brown, Quewin Gawie, Gerrit Huisamen and Lindokuhle Welemu did not make any appearances.

Rugby Challenge

Squad

The Eastern Province Kings squad for the Rugby Challenge was:

2017 Eastern Province Kings Rugby Challenge squad Player Position/s Date of birth (age) Flanker Number eight Hooker Prop Flanker Wing Fly-half / Wing Fullback Centre Loose forward Lock Prop N/A Lock / Flanker Fly-half Lock / Flanker Centre Centre Prop Prop Fly-half Hooker Fullback Hooker Flanker Centre Lock Lock / Flanker Scrum-half / Wing Lock Centre / Wing Fly-half Wing Prop Prop Centre Wing Wing Lock Centre Scrum-half / Wing Scrum-half Flanker Number eight Fullback Lock Scrum-half Hooker Flanker Centre / Fullback Scrum-half Scrum-half Prop Prop Outside back Prop Hooker Lock / Flanker Lock Note: Players' ages and statistics are correct as of 23 April 2017, the date of the opening round of the competition.

Standings

The final log for the 2017 Rugby Challenge was:

2017 Rugby Challenge Southern Section log Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 8 8 0 0 312 171 +141 46 23 7 0 39 2 8 5 0 3 235 222 +13 34 30 4 1 25 3 8 4 0 4 215 264 −49 29 37 4 2 22 4 8 3 0 5 193 198 −5 24 28 4 2 18 5 8 0 0 8 183 283 −100 25 40 3 6 9 Final standings.

Legend and competition rules Legend: Qualify to the 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 will qualify 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 – 2017 Rugby Challenge Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 QF SF F Opposition Bye Bye N/A N/A Cumulative Points 0 5 5 6 11 11 15 15 20 25 Position 5th 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd Key: win draw loss

Matches

Player statistics

The appearance record for players that represented the Eastern Province Kings in the 2017 Rugby Challenge is as follows:

2017 Eastern Province Kings Rugby Challenge player statistics Player name App Try Kck Pts 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 16 16 2 2 2 16 2 9 3 0 15 3 1 0 0 0 4 7 7 3 1 0 5 5 5 5 4 4 0 0 0 6 6 6 19 8 6 6 7 3 0 15 7 7 7 18 7 5 1 0 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 19 8 8 1 0 5 9 9 9 9 9 20 5 3 0 15 10 21 21 21 10 21 21 21 7 0 16 16 11 11 2 1 0 5 12 13 13 12 14 14 14 7 5 0 25 13 13 22 22 4 2 0 10 14 1 0 0 0 15 15 15 3 0 0 0 16 1 0 0 0 17 17 17 3 3 5 0 0 0 18 18 4 4 4 1 0 5 19 4 2 0 0 0 20 20 22 14 20 22 20 7 0 0 0 21 10 10 10 14 22 6 1 19 24 22 14 14 15 11 15 15 11 15 9 6 0 30 3 17 1 3 17 5 1 0 5 12 15 2 0 0 0 16 2 2 16 4 1 0 5 19 19 4 4 18 5 0 0 0 22 12 21 12 4 1 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 5 5 4 18 4 0 0 0 11 11 20 14 11 11 6 3 0 15 17 3 3 3 17 5 1 0 5 18 7 7 7 18 5 0 0 0 20 20 9 9 9 5 0 0 0 1 1 17 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 19 5 1 0 5 17 1 0 0 0 18 19 2 0 0 0 19 1 0 0 0 22 21 11 3 0 0 0 12 12 12 3 1 0 5 13 13 13 3 1 0 5 18 4 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 4 0 34 34 16 16 2 0 0 0 13 22 13 3 0 0 0 16 2 2 1 0 5 19 0 0 0 0 20 9 2 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 15 1 1 0 5 penalty try – 1 – 7 Total 9 35 69 246

(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 22. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by . "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Kck" to the number of points scored via kicks (conversions, penalties or drop goals) and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.

Matt Howes, Vaughen Isaacs, Thapelo Molapo, Sibusiso Ngcokovane, Mabhutana Peter and Janse Roux did not make any appearances.

See also

Eastern Province Elephants

Notes

References