2012 Eastern Province Kings season

2012 Eastern Province Kings season

Team Information
Stadium	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
CEO	Anele Pamba
Director of Rugby	Alan Solomons
Coach	Alan Solomons (Vodacom Cup) Matt Sexton (Currie Cup)
Captain	Luke Watson
Currie Cup First Division
Rank	1st Champions
Record	Won 14, Drew 2
Top points scorer	George Whitehead (142)
Top try scorer	Luke Watson (12)
Vodacom Cup (South)
Rank	3rd (South) Lost in Quarter Finals
Record	Won 5, Lost 3
Top points scorer	Justin van Staden (66)
Top try scorers	Scott van Breda (4)
Other seasons
Previous season	← 2011
Next season	2013 →

In 2012, the Eastern Province Kings participated in the Currie Cup First Division and the Vodacom Cup. As part of the Southern Kings franchise, a number of players also participated in friendlies for this franchise.

Chronological list of events

• 4 January 2012: Castres Olympique announce that they have signed winger Paul Perez as a medical joker on a six-month deal. ^[1]
• 19 January 2012: Former captain and Springbok De Wet Barry announces his retirement from playing, but will stay on at the Kings as a defensive coach. ^[2]
• 25 January 2012: Earl Rose joins the Kings on a trial basis. ^[3] Zane Killian also joins the Kings on a short-term loan deal. ^[4]
• 31 January 2012: Scrum-half Dustin Jinka also joins the Kings on a trial basis. All three trialists are named on the subs bench for the game against the Bulls. ^[4]
• 6 February 2012: Paul Perez is denied a visa for his move to Castres Olympique. ^[5]
• 21 February 2012: The Kings did not pursue their interest in any of the three trialists – Earl Rose, Zane Killian and Dustin Jinka – and they all leave the union. ^{[6] [7]}
• 6 March 2012: Two more players joined the Kings for a trial – former Lions prop Kevin Buys and Brian Skosana, who has been playing rugby league in Australia with the Sydney Roosters. ^[8]
• 29 March 2012: Prop Wayne Swart joins the Kings until the end of the season. ^[9]
• 12 April 2012: It is announced that Matt Sexton will join the Kings as head coach on 15 July, with Brad Mooar joining as a specialist skills coach. ^[10]
• 16 April 2012: Boela Abrahams rejoins the Kings on a two-year deal following a short spell at Maties in the Varsity Cup. ^{[11] [12]}
• 17 April 2012: Prop Dexter Fahey is drafted into the Kings squad from university team NMMU Madibaz for their Vodacom Cup clash against Sharks XV. ^[13]
• 15 May 2012: Fly-half Monty Dumond is released by the Kings. ^[14]
• 29 May 2012: The Kings sign scrum-half Scott Mathie from the Sale Sharks. ^[15]
• 5 June 2012: Former Eastern Province fly-half Wesley Dunlop rejoins the side from the Blue Bulls, while Boland Cavaliers prop Charl du Plessis is also training with the team. ^[16] Winger Paul Perez makes his debut for Samoa in the 2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup. ^[17]
• 6 June 2012: Winger Michael Killian also announces that he is returning to the Kings for the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season. ^[18]
• 16 June 2012: Prop Schalk Ferreira joins the Kings for 2 months on a trial basis. ^[19]
• 26 June 2012: The squad for the 2012 Currie Cup First Division is released. Flanker Wimpie van der Walt is another new inclusion in the squad. ^[20]
• 18 July 2012: Loose-forward Thabo Mamojele is included in a 25-man squad for the game against Border Bulldogs. ^[21]
• 16 August 2012: Following the confirmation of the Southern Kings' participation in Super Rugby in 2013, the signing of fly-half Demetri Catrakilis for 2013 is confirmed. ^[22]
• 5 September 2012: Lock Johan Snyman signs a contract with Welsh team Scarlets for the 2012–13 season. ^[23]
• 7 September 2012: Border Bulldogs players Samora Fihlani and Ntabeni Dukisa (both on loan at the Griffons) sign contracts to join the Kings for the 2013 season. ^[24]
• 12 September 2012: Lock Steven Sykes signed with the Kings for the 2013 Super Rugby season. ^[25]
• 13 September 2012: Cheetahs centre Andries Strauss also signed a two-year contract with the Kings for 2013. ^[26]
• 3 October 2012: The Kings announce an additional three signings for 2013 : Lions hooker Bandise Maku, Blues back Hadleigh Parkes and Toulouse and Argentina scrum-half Nicolás Vergallo. ^[27]
• 10 October 2012: Hooker Frank Herne signed a deal to move to the Pumas. ^[28]
• 13 October 2012: The Kings are crowned 2012 Currie Cup First Division champions, beating the Pumas 26 – 25 in the final. ^[29]
• 26 October 2012: The Kings fail to win promotion to the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division, losing their two-legged play-off to the Free State Cheetahs. ^[30]
• 27 October 2012: Tiger Mangweni wins the EP Kings Player of the Year award at the Kings awards banquet in Port Elizabeth, as well as the Most Valuable Player award. Winger Paul Perez won the Media Player of the Year award and the Try of the Year award for his try against the Griffons. The Rookie of the Year award went to Cornell du Preez, the Under-21 Player of the Year award to Shane Gates and the Most Promising Player award went to Rynier Bernardo. ^[31]
• 29 October 2012: Fly-half Louis Strydom joins the Griffons for 2013. ^[32] Clint Newland and André Schlechter also leave the Kings. ^[33]
• 30 October 2012: The on-loan signing of Pumas scrum-half Shaun Venter is also confirmed as he joined up with the team in Port Elizabeth, ^[34] while Eusebio Guiñazú also joined the Kings. ^[35]
• 5 November 2012: The Kings sign even more players, with front-rowers Ross Geldenhuys and Edgar Marutlulle (on loan the Leopards) ^[35] signing up.
• 8 November 2012: The Kings will sign a second player on loan from the Leopards, Kenyan loose-forward Daniel Adongo. ^[36]
• 13 November 2012: Former Cheetahs winger Jongi Nokwe is named in a Cheetahs extended playing squad in preparation for the 2013 Super Rugby season. ^[37]
• 21 November 2012: Waylon Murray announced that he will be joining the Southern Kings for the 2013 Super Rugby season.
• 24 November 2012: A 51-man Southern Kings 2013 Super Rugby wider training squad is announced. ^[38] Centre Ronnie Cooke is another new name included in the team. ^[39] However, Eusebio Guiñazú is not included as he joined English team Bath instead.
• 26 November 2012: Hooker Bobby Dyer joins club team Despatch. ^[40]
• 27 November 2012: Despite not being named in the initial training group, director of rugby Alan Solomons confirms that Kenyan loose-forward Daniel Adongo will also join up with the team. ^[41]
• 11 December 2012: Anele Pamba resigns as Kings CEO and is replaced by Charl Crous on an interim basis. ^[42]
• 17 December 2012: The Kings sign French hooker Virgile Lacombe. ^[43]

Players

Player movements

Before the 2012 Vodacom Cup season

Before the 2012 Vodacom Cup season
In/out	Position	Player name	From/to
In	PR	Dexter Fahey	NMMU Madibaz
In	PR	Lizo Gqoboka	Eastern Province Kings Academy [44]
In	PR	Elrich Kock	Eastern Province Kings Academy
In	PR	Thabiso Mngomezulu	Eastern Province Kings Academy [44]
In	PR	Brenden Olivier	Eastern Province Kings Academy
In	PR	Wayne Swart	Golden Lions [9]
In	LK	Rynier Bernardo	Eastern Province Kings Academy [44]
In	LK	David Bulbring	Golden Lions [44]
In	LK	Johan Snyman	Golden Lions [44]
In	FL	Thembelani Bholi	Eastern Province Kings Academy [44]
In	N8	Cornell du Preez	Leopards [44]
In	N8	Siya Mangaliso	Eastern Province Kings Academy [44]
In	SH	Reynier van Rooyen	Eastern Province Kings Academy [44]
In	FH	Shane Gates	Eastern Province Kings Academy [44]
In	FH	Andile Witbooi	Eastern Province Kings Academy [44]
In	CE	Steven Hansel	Eastern Province Kings Academy
In	WG	Kieran Goss	Sharks Academy
In	WG	Jongi Nokwe	Free State Cheetahs
In	FB	Scott van Breda	Eastern Province Kings Academy
In	FB	Justin van Staden	Pumas U21
Out	PR	Phumlani Nodikida	Released
Out	PR	Ronnie Uys	RC Narbonne [45] [46]
Out	PR	Riaan Vermeulen	Released
Out	HK	Jaco Fourie	Released
Out	LK	Nolan Clark	Boland Cavaliers
Out	LK	Rory Duncan	Retired [47]
Out	LK	Ross Kennedy	Crusaders [48]
Out	SH	Boela Abrahams	Maties [49]
Out	SH	Jacques Coetzee	Griquas [50]
Out	SH	Marlon Lewis	Despatch Rugby Club [51]
Out	FH	Jaco van Schalkwyk	Despatch Rugby Club [51]
Out	CE	De Wet Barry	Retired [2]
Out	WG	Milo Nqoro	Released
Short-term deals
In/out	Position	Player name	From/to
In	PR	Kevin Buys	Golden Lions [8] (trial)
In	PR	Zane Killian	Falcons [4] (loan)
In	SH	Dustin Jinka	Blue Bulls [4] (trial)
In	FH	Earl Rose	Griquas [3] (trial)
In	CE	Brian Skosana	Sydney Roosters [8] (trial)
Out	PR	Zane Killian	Falcons [6] (loan finished)
Out	SH	Dustin Jinka	Released [7] (trial finished)
Out	FH	Earl Rose	Released [7] (trial finished)
Out	WG	Paul Perez	Samoa sevens team

Before the 2012 Currie Cup season

Before the 2012 Currie Cup season
In/out	Position	Player name	From/to
In	PR	Charl du Plessis	Boland Cavaliers [16]
In	PR	Schalk Ferreira	Western Province [19]
In	FL	Thabo Mamojele	Leopards [21]
In	FL	Wimpie van der Walt	San Gregorio [20]
In	SH	Scott Mathie	Sale Sharks [15]
In	FH	Wesley Dunlop	Blue Bulls [16]
In	WG	Michael Killian	Lions [18]
In	WG	Siviwe Soyizwapi	Eastern Province Kings Academy
Out	FH	Monty Dumond	Despatch Rugby Club [52]

After the 2012 Currie Cup season

After the 2012 Currie Cup season
In/out	Position	Player name	From/to
In	PR	Ross Geldenhuys	Free State Cheetahs
In	PR	Eusebio Guiñazú	Toulouse [35]
In	HK	Bandise Maku	Golden Lions [27]
In	HK	Edgar Marutlulle	Leopards [35]
In	LK	Samora Fihlani	Border Bulldogs [24]
In	LK	Steven Sykes	Sharks [25]
In	SH	Nicolás Vergallo	Toulouse [27]
In	SH	Shaun Venter	Pumas [34]
In	FH	Demetri Catrakilis	Western Province [22]
In	CE	Waylon Murray	Lions
In	CE	Andries Strauss	Cheetahs [26]
In	FB	Ntabeni Dukisa	Border Bulldogs [24]
In	FB	Hadleigh Parkes	Blues [27]
Out	PR	Clint Newland	Released [33]
Out	PR	André Schlechter	Released [33]
Out	HK	Frank Herne	Pumas [28]
Out	LK	Johan Snyman	Scarlets [23]
Out	SH	Danie Faasen	UP Tuks
Out	FH	Louis Strydom	Griffons [32]
Out	WG	Jongi Nokwe	Free State Cheetahs [37]

Movement matrix

This is a list of transfers involving Eastern Province Kings players between the end of the 2011 Currie Cup First Division and the end of the 2012 Currie Cup First Division.

Players listed are all players that were included in a 22-man matchday squad at any during the season.

(did not play) denotes that a player did not play at all during one of the two seasons due to injury or non-selection. These players are included to indicate they remained attached to the team.

Players might be used in different positions, but will be listed in their most common positions during the two seasons.

Eastern Province Kings transfers 2011/12
Pos	2011 Currie Cup	Movements	2012 Vodacom Cup	Movements	2012 Currie Cup
PR	Jaco Engels Sphephelo Mayaba (did not play) Thabiso Mngomezulu (did not play) Clint Newland Phumlani Nodikida (did not play) André Schlechter Ronnie Uys Riaan Vermeulen	Kevin Buys (from Golden Lions) [8] Dexter Fahey (from NMMU Madibaz) Lizo Gqoboka (from EP Kings Academy) [44] Elrich Kock (from EP Kings Academy) Brenden Olivier (from EP Kings Academy) Wayne Swart (from Golden Lions) [9] Phumlani Nodikida (released) [53] Ronnie Uys (to Narbonne) [45] [46] Riaan Vermeulen (released) [53]	Kevin Buys Jaco Engels Dexter Fahey Lizo Gqoboka Elrich Kock Sphephelo Mayaba (did not play) Thabiso Mngomezulu (did not play) Clint Newland Brenden Olivier André Schlechter Wayne Swart	Charl du Plessis (from Boland Cavaliers) Schalk Ferreira (on trial from Western Province) [19] Dexter Fahey (not included in squad) Elrich Kock (not included in squad) Sphephelo Mayaba (not included in squad) Thabiso Mngomezulu (not included in squad) Brenden Olivier (not included in squad)	Kevin Buys (did not play) Charl du Plessis Jaco Engels Schalk Ferreira (trial) Lizo Gqoboka Clint Newland André Schlechter Wayne Swart (did not play)
HK	Bobby Dyer Jaco Fourie (did not play) Hannes Franklin Frank Herne	Jaco Fourie (released) [53]	Bobby Dyer Hannes Franklin Frank Herne		Bobby Dyer Hannes Franklin Frank Herne
LK	Nolan Clark (did not play) Rory Duncan (did not play) Ross Kennedy Darron Nell Barend Pieterse Wayne van Heerden	Rynier Bernardo (from EP Kings Academy) [44] David Bulbring (from Golden Lions) [44] Johan Snyman (from Golden Lions) [44] Nolan Clark (to Boland Cavaliers) [54] Rory Duncan (retired) [47] Ross Kennedy (to Crusaders) [48]	Rynier Bernardo David Bulbring Darron Nell Barend Pieterse (did not play) Johan Snyman Wayne van Heerden		Rynier Bernardo David Bulbring Darron Nell Barend Pieterse (did not play) Johan Snyman (did not play) Wayne van Heerden
FL	Boetie Britz Mpho Mbiyozo Devin Oosthuizen Jacques Potgieter	Cornell du Preez (from Leopards) [44] Jacques Potgieter (to Blue Bulls) [55]	Boetie Britz Cornell du Preez Mpho Mbiyozo Devin Oosthuizen	Thabo Mamojele (from Leopards) [21] Wimpie van der Walt (from San Gregorio) [20]	Boetie Britz Cornell du Preez Thabo Mamojele Mpho Mbiyozo Devin Oosthuizen Wimpie van der Walt
N8	Jacques Engelbrecht Luke Watson	Thembelani Bholi (from EP Kings Academy) [44]	Thembelani Bholi (did not play) Jacques Engelbrecht Luke Watson (did not play)		Thembelani Bholi (did not play) Jacques Engelbrecht Luke Watson
SH	Boela Abrahams Jacques Coetzee Danie Faasen Marlon Lewis (did not play) Gerrie Odendaal (did not play) Falie Oelschig	Reynier van Rooyen (from EP Kings Academy) [44] Jacques Coetzee (to Griquas) [50] Marlon Lewis (released) [53] Gerrie Odendaal (retired) [53]	Boela Abrahams Danie Faasen Falie Oelschig Reynier van Rooyen	Scott Mathie (from Sale Sharks) [15]	Boela Abrahams (did not play) Danie Faasen Scott Mathie Falie Oelschig Reynier van Rooyen
FH	Monty Dumond (out on loan) Shane Gates (not in squad) Louis Strydom Jaco van Schalkwyk George Whitehead	Justin van Staden (from Pumas Academy) Jaco van Schalkwyk (released) [53]	Monty Dumond Shane Gates Louis Strydom (did not play) Justin van Staden George Whitehead (not in squad)	Wesley Dunlop (from Blue Bulls) [16] Monty Dumond (released) [14]	Wesley Dunlop Shane Gates Louis Strydom (did not play) Justin van Staden (did not play) George Whitehead
CE	De Wet Barry (did not play) Jaco Bekker Siyanda Grey Morgan Newman (loan) Wayne Stevens Matthew Tayler-Smith	Steven Hansel (from EP Kings Academy) Foxy Ntleki (from EP Kings Academy) Scott van Breda (from EP Kings Academy) De Wet Barry (retired) Morgan Newman (loan finished)	Jaco Bekker (did not play) Siyanda Grey (did not play) Steven Hansel Foxy Ntleki Wayne Stevens Matthew Tayler-Smith Scott van Breda	Jaco Bekker (not included in squad) Steven Hansel (not included in squad)	Siyanda Grey Foxy Ntleki Wayne Stevens Matthew Tayler-Smith (did not play) Scott van Breda
WG	Joe Breytenbach (trial) Norman Nelson Milo Nqoro (did not play) Paul Perez (did not play) Marcello Sampson Andile Witbooi	Jongi Nokwe (from Free State Cheetahs) Joe Breytenbach (trial finished) Milo Nqoro (released) [53]	Norman Nelson Jongi Nokwe Paul Perez (not in squad) Marcello Sampson Andile Witbooi	Michael Killian (from Lions) [56]	Michael Killian Norman Nelson Jongi Nokwe Paul Perez Marcello Sampson Siviwe Soyizwapi Andile Witbooi (did not play)
FB	Tiger Mangweni SP Marais Mzwandile Stick	Kieran Goss (from Sharks Academy)	Kieran Goss Tiger Mangweni SP Marais Mzwandile Stick (did not play)	Kieran Goss (not included in squad)	Tiger Mangweni SP Marais Mzwandile Stick (did not play)

Vodacom Cup

Log

2012 Vodacom Cup Southern Section Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Western Province	7	7	0	0	220	130	+90	24	11	4	0	32	Qualified for the Quarter Finals
2	Sharks XV	7	5	0	2	223	138	+85	25	14	4	2	26
3	Eastern Province Kings	7	5	0	2	209	178	+31	21	17	3	1	24
4	Pampas XV	7	4	0	3	216	181	+35	23	20	3	2	21
5	Boland Cavaliers	7	4	0	3	217	225	−8	27	25	3	2	21
6	Free State XV	7	2	0	5	211	259	−48	28	29	5	1	14
7	Border Bulldogs	7	1	0	6	165	271	−106	17	38	2	1	7
8	SWD Eagles	7	0	0	7	176	255	−79	23	34	3	3	6

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification:

• 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

Fixtures and results

	9 March 2012	Pampas XV	26–34	Eastern Province Kings	A.F. Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch
	15:10	Try: Ramiro Moyano  2' Lisandro Gomez Lopez  16' Con: Santiago González Iglesias  3', 17' (2/2) Pen: Santiago González Iglesias  15', 24', 46', 69' (4/4) Cards: Nahuel Lobo 66' to 75'	Scoreboard [57]	Try: Jacques Engelbrecht  20' Shane Gates  39' Boetie Britz  55', 67' Con: Falie Oelschig  40' (1/4) Pen: Falie Oelschig  12', 30', 33', 48' (4/6) Scott van Breda (0/1)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Stuart Berry

	16 March 2012	Eastern Province Kings	40–23	Border Bulldogs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Hannes Franklin  32' Scott van Breda  36' Danie Faasen  68' Kieran Goss  76' Con: Falie Oelschig  33', 37' (2/2) Justin van Staden  69', 77' (2/2) Pen: Falie Oelschig  10', 12' (2/3) Justin van Staden  60', 65' (2/3) Cards: Shane Gates  47'	Scoreboard [58]	Try: Clinton Koen  71' Con: Dale Sabbagh (0/1) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa  16', 26', 34', 39', 47' (5/7) Logan Basson  28' (1/1)	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Quinton Immelman

	24 March 2012	Western Province	30–25	Eastern Province Kings	City Park Stadium, Athlone
	16:00	Try: Ederies Arendse  14' JP du Plessis  81' Con: Demetri Catrakilis  82' (1/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis  30', 34', 58', 64', 68', 72' (6/7)	Scoreboard [59]	Try: Andile Witbooi  5' Scott van Breda  25' Con: Justin van Staden (0/2) Pen: Justin van Staden  17', 22' (2/3) Scott van Breda  43', 50' (2/2) Drop: Justin van Staden  31' (1/2)	Referee: Pro Legoete

	30 March 2012	Eastern Province Kings	36–22	Free State Cheetahs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Boetie Britz  19' Andile Witbooi  27', 72' Jacques Engelbrecht  39' Con: Scott van Breda (0/2) Falie Oelschig  40', 73' (2/2) Pen: Scott van Breda  13', 36' (2/2) Falie Oelschig  46', 63' (2/2) Cards: Justin van Staden  76'	Scoreboard [60]	Try: Philip Burger  9' Marcel van der Merwe  59' Elandré Huggett  77' Con: Riaan Smit  10', 60' (2/3) Pen: Riaan Smit (0/1) Drop: Riaan Smit  16' (1/1) Cards: Armandt Koster 45' to 55'	Referee: Christie du Preez

	13 April 2011	SWD Eagles	25–27	Eastern Province Kings	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Kempie Rautenbach  10' Mzo Dyantyi  54' Clinton Wagman  75' Con: Raynor Becker  11', 76' (2/3) Pen: Raynor Becker  16', 49' (2/5) Cecil Dumond (0/1)	Scoreboard [61]	Try: Norman Nelson  44' Frank Herne  79' Con: Justin van Staden  45' (1/1) Falie Oelschig (0/1) Pen: Justin van Staden  7', 30', 35', 42', 57' (5/5) Drop: Shane Gates (0/1)

	21 April 2011	Sharks XV	28–18	Eastern Province Kings	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
		Try: Tera Mtembu  4', 32' Brynard Stander  18' Con: Gouws Prinsloo  5', 19' (2/3) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo  70', 74', 81' (3/3) Cards: Cobus Reinach 36' to 47'	Scoreboard [62]	Try: Scott van Breda  37' Darron Nell  46' Con: Justin van Staden  38' (1/1) Scott van Breda (0/1) Pen: Scott van Breda  43', 72' (2/3)

	27 April 2012	Eastern Province Kings	29–24	Boland Cavaliers	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Jongi Nokwe  12' Scott van Breda  21' Marcello Sampson  38' Con: Justin van Staden  22' (1/3) Pen: Justin van Staden  5', 28', 30', 46' (4/4)	Scoreboard [63]	Try: Siviwe Magaba  34' Franzel September  42' Johnathan Francke  77' Con: Elgar Watts  35', 43', 78' (3/3) Pen: Elgar Watts  8' (1/4)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Quarter Final	4 May 2012	Pumas	30–19	Eastern Province Kings	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:10	Try: Ashley Buys  2' Torsten van Jaarsveld  12' Jaco Bouwer  19' Corné Fourie  49' Con: JC Roos  3', 50' (2/4) Pen: JC Roos  44', 69' (2/2) Drop: JC Roos (0/1) Cards: Renaldo Bothma 38' to 48'	Scoreboard [64]	Try: SP Marais  46' Con: Justin van Staden  47' (1/1) Pen: Justin van Staden  9', 22', 39', 53' (4/8)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Player statistics

The following table shows players statistics for the 2012 Vodacom Cup season:

	Player Statistics – 2012 Vodacom Cup
Player	Starts	Used Sub	Unused Sub	Points	Tries	Cons	Pens	DGs	YC	RC
Kevin Buys	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaco Engels	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dexter Fahey	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lizo Gqoboka	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elrich Kock	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clint Newland	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brenden Olivier	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
André Schlechter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne Swart	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Dyer	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hannes Franklin	8	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Herne	0	7	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rynier Bernardo	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Bulbring	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Darron Nell	7	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johan Snyman	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne van Heerden	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boetie Britz	7	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mpho Mbiyozo	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devin Oosthuizen	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cornell du Preez	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacques Engelbrecht	8	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Boela Abrahams	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Danie Faasen	5	1	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Falie Oelschig	3	2	0	34	0	5	8	0	0	0
Reynier van Rooyen	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Gates	4	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	1
Steven Hansel	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Foxy Ntleki	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne Stevens	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Tayler-Smith	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scott van Breda	8	0	0	38	4	0	6	0	0	0
Norman Nelson	3	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jongi Nokwe	2	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marcello Sampson	7	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Andile Witbooi	4	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kieran Goss	4	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tiger Mangweni	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SP Marais	3	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Justin van Staden	5	2	1	66	0	6	17	1	1	0

• Jaco Bekker, Thembelani Bholi, Monty Dumond, Siyanda Grey, Sphephelo Mayaba, Thabiso Mngomezulu, Barend Pieterse, Mzwandile Stick, Louis Strydom and Luke Watson were named in the 2012 Vodacom Cup squad, but never included in a matchday 22.

Currie Cup

Log

2012 Currie Cup First Division Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Eastern Province Kings (C)	14	12	2	0	515	246	+269	64	27	10	0	62	Promotion Play-Offs Semi-finals
2	Pumas	14	9	2	3	525	365	+160	64	46	9	1	50	Semi-finals
3	Griffons	14	9	0	5	476	491	−15	65	70	10	2	48
4	Leopards	14	8	0	6	511	449	+62	66	51	10	2	44
5	SWD Eagles	14	8	1	5	473	445	+28	60	56	8	1	43
6	Boland Cavaliers	14	3	2	9	466	487	−21	63	67	8	6	30
7	Falcons	14	3	1	10	393	598	−205	56	82	7	2	23
8	Border Bulldogs	14	0	0	14	315	593	−278	41	80	6	5	11

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 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
(C) Champion

Fixtures and results

	29 June 2012	Boland Cavaliers	20–25	Eastern Province Kings	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	15:00	Try: Jacquin Jansen  19', 42' Con: Elgar Watts  19', 43' (2/2) Pen: Elgar Watts  64' (1/1) Ricardo Croy  82' (1/1)	Scoreboard [65]	Try: George Whitehead  12' Cornell du Preez  32' SP Marais  69' Con: George Whitehead  13' (1/2) Wesley Dunlop  70' (1/1) Pen: George Whitehead  5' (1/3) Wesley Dunlop  78' (1/1) Drop: Wesley Dunlop (0/1)	Referee: Jason Jaftha

	6 July 2012	Eastern Province Kings	38–15	SWD Eagles	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Wimpie van der Walt  43' SP Marais  45' Cornell du Preez  51' George Whitehead  64' Con: George Whitehead  46', 52', 65' (3/4) Pen: George Whitehead  13', 17', 31', 40' (4/4)	Scoreboard [66]	Try: Alshaun Bock  35' Deroy Rhoode  73' Con: Kurt Coleman  74' (1/2) Pen: Kurt Coleman  6' (1/2)	Referee: Rasta Rashivenga

	14 July 2012	Falcons	20–37	Eastern Province Kings	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Reg Muller  40' JW Bell  55' Uzair Cassiem  63' Con: Karlo Aspeling  64' (1/3) Pen: Karlo Aspeling  25' (1/2) Drop: Arno Poley (0/1) Cards: Hannes Ludik 17' to 28'	Scoreboard [67]	Try: Michael Killian  18' Clint Newland  28' Jongi Nokwe  37' Lizo Gqoboka  49' Con: George Whitehead  19', 29', 38', 49' (4/4) Pen: George Whitehead  2' (1/1) Wesley Dunlop  71', 79' (2/2) Cards: Hannes Franklin 61' to 71'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Stuart Berry

	20 July 2012	Eastern Province Kings	56–5	Border Bulldogs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Luke Watson  11', 47' Wayne Stevens  22' Wayne van Heerden  38', 58' SP Marais  53' Scott van Breda  61' Penalty try  80' Con: Wesley Dunlop  12', 23', 39', 48', 54', 59', 62' (7/7) George Whitehead  81' (1/1)	Scoreboard [68]	Try: Gareth Krause  25' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa (0/1)	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Quinton Immelman

	28 July 2012	Griffons	10–34	Eastern Province Kings	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Nicky Steyn  55' Francois Uys  72' Con: Reinhardt Erwee (0/2) Cards: Hansie Graaff 63' to 73'	Scoreboard [69]	Try: Marcello Sampson  19' Thabo Mamojele  22' George Whitehead  30' Tiger Mangweni  51' Con: George Whitehead  20', 23', 31', 52' (4/4) Pen: George Whitehead  9', 41' (2/3)	Referee: Pro Legoete

	3 August 2012	Pumas	30–30	Eastern Province Kings	Puma Stadium, Witbank
	19:10	Try: Renaldo Bothma  51' JW Jonker  59' Tiaan Marx  80' Con: JC Roos  52', 60', 81' (3/3) Pen: JC Roos  16', 28', 38' (3/3)	Scoreboard [70]	Try: Marcello Sampson  7' David Bulbring  34' Hannes Franklin  43' Con: George Whitehead  8', 35', 44' (3/3) Pen: George Whitehead  24', 49', 71' (3/5)	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	10 August 2012	Eastern Province Kings	20–12	Leopards	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Paul Perez  50' Con: George Whitehead (0/1) Pen: George Whitehead  5', 28', 55' (3/4) Wesley Dunlop  65', 75' (2/2) Cards: Clint Newland 44' to 54'	Scoreboard [71]	Pen: André Pretorius  19', 36', 44', 59' (4/6) Drop: André Pretorius (0/2)	Referee: Pro Legoete

	17 August 2012	Eastern Province Kings	57–19	Boland Cavaliers	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Luke Watson  8', 45' Clint Newland  13' Tiger Mangweni  21' Wesley Dunlop  28' SP Marais  32' Cornell du Preez  60' Wimpie van der Walt  78' Con: Wesley Dunlop  9', 14', 29', 33', 46', 61' (6/7) George Whitehead  79' (1/1) Pen: Wesley Dunlop  40' (1/1)	Scoreboard [72]	Try: PJ van Zyl  35' Nolan Clark  50' Senan van der Merwe  74' Con: Jacquin Jansen  51' (1/2) Eric Zana  75' (1/1)	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	24 August 2012	SWD Eagles	7–29	Eastern Province Kings	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:10	Try: Lyndon Hartnick  63' Con: Elric van Vuuren  64' (1/1) Pen: Theuns Kotzé (0/1) Drop: Theuns Kotzé (0/1) Cards: Clinton Wagman 10' to 20'	Scoreboard [73]	Try: Norman Nelson  16' Wesley Dunlop  34' Wayne Stevens  49' Clint Newland  56' Con: Wesley Dunlop  35', 50', 57' (3/4) Pen: Wesley Dunlop  43' (1/2) George Whitehead (0/1)	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Quinton Immelman

	31 August 2012	Eastern Province Kings	45–24	Falcons	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Luke Watson  8', 15' penalty try  25' Cornell du Preez  61', 66' Jaco Engels  73' Wayne Stevens  78' Con: George Whitehead  9', 26' (2/3) Wesley Dunlop  62', 67', 74' (3/4)	Scoreboard [74]	Try: Jaco Oosthuizen  12' Reg Muller  27' Con: Karlo Aspeling  13' (1/2) Pen: Karlo Aspeling  20', 41', 47' (3/3) Drop: Karlo Aspeling  44' (1/1)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stuart Berry

	7 September 2012	Border Bulldogs	19–35	Eastern Province Kings	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:10	Try: Theunis Lambrechts  74' Con: Jannie Myburgh  75' (1/1) Pen: Reinhardt Gerber  6', 36' (2/3) Jannie Myburgh  56', 62' (2/2)	Scoreboard [75]	Try: Cornell du Preez  31', 45', 59' Tiger Mangweni  67' Con: Wesley Dunlop  32', 46', 68' (3/4) Pen: Wesley Dunlop  16', 41', 50' (3/3)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	14 September 2012	Eastern Province Kings	60–19	Griffons	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Paul Perez  11' SP Marais  14' Cornell du Preez  25' Luke Watson  37', 61', 66' George Whitehead  47' Tiger Mangweni  55' Siyanda Grey  69' Con: George Whitehead  12', 26', 38', 48', 56', 62' (6/9) Pen: George Whitehead  4' (1/1) Drop: George Whitehead (0/1) Cards: Falie Oelschig 31' to 41'	Scoreboard [76]	Try: Hannes Snyman  44' Cameron Jacobs  50' Nicky Steyn  79' Con: Hansie Graaff  50', 80' (2/3)	Referee: Ben Crouse

	21 September 2012	Eastern Province Kings	26–26	Pumas	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Marcello Sampson  9' Tiger Mangweni  56' Luke Watson  73', 78' Con: George Whitehead  57', 74', 79' (3/4) Cards: Paul Perez  26' David Bulbring 31' to 44'	Scoreboard [77]	Try: JW Jonker  4' Coenie van Wyk  43' Con: JC Roos  5', 44' (2/2) Pen: JC Roos  13', 17', 19', 54' (4/4) Cards: Jaco Bouwer 66' to '	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	28 September 2012	Leopards	20–23	Eastern Province Kings	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	19:00	Try: Edgar Marutlulle  24' penalty try  66' Con: André Pretorius  25', 66' (2/2) Pen: André Pretorius  20', 36' (2/3)	Scoreboard [78]	Try: Wesley Dunlop  33' Wimpie van der Walt  47' Con: Wesley Dunlop  34', 48' (2/2) Pen: Wesley Dunlop  28', 32', 42' (3/4) Cards: Darron Nell 66' to 76'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Tiaan Jonker

Semi-Final	5 October 2012	Eastern Province Kings	50–27	Leopards	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Paul Perez  7', 38', 67' Luke Watson  17' Schalk Ferreira  46' Marcello Sampson  71' SP Marais  80' Con: George Whitehead  18', 47' (2/6) Wesley Dunlop  81' (1/1) Pen: George Whitehead  5', 61' (2/2) Wesley Dunlop  79' (1/1)	Scoreboard [79]	Try: BG Uys  30' Edgar Marutlulle  44' Allister Kettledas  75' Con: André Pretorius  31', 45', 76' (3/3) Pen: André Pretorius  49' (1/2) Drop: André Pretorius  22' (1/1)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Final	13 October 2012	Eastern Province Kings	26–25	Pumas	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	14:30	Try: Darron Nell  38' Marcello Sampson  67' Con: George Whitehead  39' (1/1) Wesley Dunlop  68' (1/1) Pen: George Whitehead  5', 43', 49' (3/4) Wesley Dunlop  75' (1/1)	Scoreboard [80] "	Try: RW Kember  16' Coenie van Wyk  23', 79' Jaco Bouwer  72' Con: JC Roos (0/2) Naas Olivier  79' (1/2) Pen: JC Roos  2' (1/3) Drop: JC Roos (0/1)	Referee: Jason Jaftha

Promotion Play-Off	19 October 2012	Free State Cheetahs	53–14	Eastern Province Kings	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: Nico Scheepers  5' Ross Geldenhuys  12' Philip van der Walt  26' Andries Strauss  30', 50' Adriaan Strauss  56' Rayno Benjamin  66' penalty try  75' Con: Nico Scheepers  27', 31' (2/4) Sias Ebersohn (0/1) Tewis de Bruyn  57', 67', 76' (3/3) Pen: Tewis de Bruyn  62' (1/1)	Scoreboard [81]	Try: Devin Oosthuizen  47' Shane Gates  54' Con: George Whitehead  47', 55' (2/2) Cards: Charl du Plessis 75' to 80'	Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Promotion Play-Off	26 October 2012	Eastern Province Kings	6–16	Free State Cheetahs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Pen: George Whitehead  5', 12' (2/2) Cards: Falie Oelschig  32'	Scoreboard [82]	Try: Sias Ebersohn  63' Con: Nico Scheepers  64' (1/1) Pen: Sias Ebersohn (0/2) Nico Scheepers  62', 72', 78' (3/3)	Referee: Craig Joubert

Player statistics

The following table shows players statistics for the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season (including promotion/relegation games):

Player Statistics – 2012 Currie Cup First Division
Player	Starts	Used Sub	Unused Sub	Points	Tries	Cons	Pens	DGs	YC	RC
Charl du Plessis	1	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jaco Engels	7	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Schalk Ferreira	11	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lizo Gqoboka	1	5	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Clint Newland	13	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	1	0
André Schlechter	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Dyer	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hannes Franklin	16	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0
Frank Herne	1	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rynier Bernardo	4	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Bulbring	16	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0
Darron Nell	11	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0
Wayne van Heerden	5	10	3	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Boetie Britz	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thabo Mamojele	4	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mpho Mbiyozo	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devin Oosthuizen	7	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wimpie van der Walt	14	3	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Watson	7	0	0	60	12	0	0	0	0	0
Cornell du Preez	16	0	0	45	9	0	0	0	0	0
Jacques Engelbrecht	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Danie Faasen	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Mathie	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Falie Oelschig	11	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Reynier van Rooyen	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wesley Dunlop	6	11	1	114	3	27	15	0	0	0
George Whitehead	12	5	0	152	4	33	22	0	0	0
Shane Gates	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Siyanda Grey	1	4	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tiger Mangweni	15	1	0	25	5	0	0	0	0	0
Foxy Ntleki	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne Stevens	14	2	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
Scott van Breda	4	7	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Killian	10	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Norman Nelson	3	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jongi Nokwe	3	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Perez	11	0	0	25	5	0	0	0	0	1
Marcello Sampson	11	0	0	25	5	0	0	0	0	0
Siviwe Soyizwapi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SP Marais	16	0	0	30	6	0	0	0	0	0
Penalty try	–	–	–	10	2	–	–	–	–	–

• Boela Abrahams, Thembelani Bholi, Kevin Buys, Barend Pieterse, Johan Snyman, Mzwandile Stick, Louis Strydom, Wayne Swart, Matthew Tayler-Smith, Justin van Staden and Andile Witbooi were named in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division squad, but never included in a matchday 22.

Other

In addition to the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup, the Eastern Province Kings also played one first class match against a South African Students side: ^{[83] [84]}

	19 June 2012	Eastern Province Kings	36–19	South African Students	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Marcello Sampson Jongi Nokwe George Whitehead Cornell du Preez Con: George Whitehead Wesley Dunlop Pen: Wesley Dunlop	Scoreboard [83]	Try: Joe Seerane François du Toit penalty try Con: André Kemp François du Toit

The following players appeared in the match: ^[84]

2012 Eastern Province Kings side v South African Students

Forwards		Boetie Britz  • David Bulbring  • Cornell du Preez  • Jacques Engelbrecht  • Schalk Ferreira  • Hannes Franklin  • Frank Herne  • Darron Nell  • Clint Newland  • Devin Oosthuizen • André Schlechter  • Wayne van Heerden
Backs		Boela Abrahams  • Wesley Dunlop  • Tiger Mangweni  • SP Marais  • Jongi Nokwe  • Foxy Ntleki • Falie Oelschig  • Marcello Sampson  • Scott van Breda  • George Whitehead
Coach		Alan Solomons

Under-21 Provincial Championship

Log

2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship Division A table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Blue Bulls	12	10	0	2	445	274	+171	51	30	8	2	50	Semi-finals
2	Sharks	12	9	0	3	376	302	+74	36	34	5	1	42
3	Western Province	12	8	0	4	376	308	+68	49	36	7	2	41
4	Free State Cheetahs	12	4	1	7	333	355	−22	42	37	7	3	28
5	Golden Lions	12	4	1	7	352	324	+28	41	37	4	5	27
6	Leopards	12	4	0	8	323	397	−74	42	50	7	4	27
7	Border Bulldogs	12	2	0	10	250	495	−245	29	66	1	0	9	Relegation play-off

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 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.

2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship Division B table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Eastern Province Kings	6	6	0	0	295	76	+219	40	8	5	0	29	Semi-Finals
2	SWD Eagles	6	4	0	2	179	123	+56	19	13	3	1	20
3	Pumas	6	3	1	2	143	171	−28	19	21	3	1	18
4	Griquas	6	3	0	3	154	140	+14	20	13	3	2	17
5	Falcons	6	3	1	2	157	195	−38	19	28	3	0	17
6	Boland Cavaliers	6	1	0	5	111	194	−83	12	26	2	2	8
7	Griffons	6	0	0	6	123	263	−140	17	37	2	2	4

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 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.
The title play-off winner play in a promotion play-off game.

Fixtures and results

	17 August 2012	Eastern Province Kings	61–10	Boland Cavaliers	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:30	Try: Kayle van Zyl  7', 10', 25', 74' Renier Erasmus  17' Siviwe Soyizwapi  33' Foxy Ntleki  38' Eben Barnard  42' Shane Gates  60' Con: Kayle van Zyl  8', 11', 18', 26', 34', 43', 61', 75' (8/9)	Scoreboard [85]	Try: Marco Mongia  68' Con: Marco Mongia  69' (1/1) Pen: Hagen Mumba  29' (1/2)	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	24 August 2012	SWD Eagles	22–31	Eastern Province Kings	Outeniqua Park, George
	17:05	Try: Marno Vorster  27' Con: Franco Geldenhuys  29' (1/1) Pen: Chris Willemse  2', 23' (2/3) Franco Geldenhuys  35', 39', 76' (3/3) Cards: Shadrack Ronaldo Classsen 45' to 57'	Scoreboard [86]	Try: Kayle van Zyl  11' Renier Erasmus  46' Shane Gates  59' Con: Kayle van Zyl  12', 60' (2/3) Pen: Kayle van Zyl  4', 19', 33', 79' (4/5)	Referee: Daniel Fortuin

	1 September 2012	Falcons	14–46	Eastern Province Kings	John Vorster Stadium, Nigel
	15:00	Try: Fredericque Arafaat Kock  33' Morné du Plessis  73' Con: André Smit  34' (1/1) Rudolph Hendrik Smit  74' (1/1) Pen: André Smit (0/2)	Scoreboard [87]	Try: Renier Erasmus  14' Siviwe Soyizwapi  30' Paul Schoeman  36' Kayle van Zyl  53' Yamkela Ngam  67' Thabo Sisusa  77' Shane Gates  79' Con: Kayle van Zyl  31' (1/4) Steven Hansel  68', 78', 80' (3/3) Pen: Kayle van Zyl  42' (1/1)	Referee: Renier Vermeulen

	14 September 2012	Eastern Province Kings	73–3	Griffons	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:30	Try: Renier Erasmus  8', 45' Brian Skosana  19' Scott van Breda  25', 66' Yamkela Ngam  37', 48', 74' Thabo Sisusa  59' Kuhle Sonkosi  62' Foxy Ntleki  78' Con: Scott van Breda  20', 26', 38', 46', 49', 60', 63', 67', 74' (9/10) Dwayne Kelly (0/1)	Scoreboard [88]	Pen: Josua Francois de Lange  5' (1/1) Cards: Bruce Peter Scott  71'	Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

	21 September 2012	Eastern Province Kings	43–3	Pumas	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:05	Try: Kieran Goss  25' Brian Skosana  28', 35', 69' Scott van Breda  73', 79' Con: Scott van Breda  36', 80' (2/6) Pen: Scott van Breda  12', 19', 40' (3/3)	Scoreboard [89]	Pen: Cornelius Rautenbach  44' (1/3) Cards: Ivan George Hill 21' to 31' Wayne Short 39' to 49'	Referee: François Groenewald

	29 September 2012	Griquas	31–43	Eastern Province Kings	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:30	Try: Werner Badenhorst  23', 35', 38', 49' Johan van der Merwe  79' Con: Zandré Swartz  39' (1/3) Hendrik Johan Naudé van Biljon  50', 80' (2/2) Pen: Andries Stefanus Johannes de Wet (0/1) Hendrik Johan Naudé van Biljon (0/1) Cards: SP Wessels 32' to 42'	Scoreboard [90]	Try: Scott van Breda  8', 47' Yamkela Ngam  66' Shane Gates  70' Con: Scott van Breda  9', 48', 67', 71' (4/4) Pen: Scott van Breda  3', 15', 29', 34', 43' (5/7)	Referee: Daniel Fortuin

Semi-Final	5 October 2012	Eastern Province Kings	67–5	Griquas	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:30	Try: Wayven Smith  13' Siviwe Soyizwapi  20', 42' Louis Fourie  22' Yamkela Ngam  26' Dwayne Kelly  34' Dane van der Westhuyzen  53' Sinethemba Ndita  62' Brenden Olivier  70' Paul Schoeman  77' Con: Dwayne Kelly  14', 21', 35', 43', 54' (5/7) Kayle van Zyl  71', 78' (2/3) Pen: Dwayne Kelly  2' (1/3)	Scoreboard [91]	Try: Mandla Richard Gum  38' Con: Andries Stefanus Johannes de Wet (0/1) Cards: Heindrich Johannes Momberg 54' to 64' SP Wessels  74'	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Final	13 October 2012	Eastern Province Kings	24–10	SWD Eagles	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	12:00		Scoreboard [92]		Referee: Daniel Fortuin

Promotion Play-Off	19 October 2012	Border Bulldogs	21–15	Eastern Province Kings	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	17:00	Try: Wayne Lemley  2' Stephan Kekana  13' Dale Sabbagh  46' Con: Dale Sabbagh  3', 14', 47' (3/3) Pen: Dale Sabbagh (0/1) Cards: Stephan Deysel 31' to 42'	Scoreboard [93]	Pen: Scott van Breda  18', 34', 42', 58', 68' (5/6)	Referee: Quinton Immelman

Players

The following players played during the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship Division B season:

2012 Eastern Province Kings Under-21 Provincial Championship squad

Forwards		Michael Aristidou • Chad Banfield • Rynier Bernardo  • Joel Erasmus • Renier Erasmus • Zolani Faku • Louis Fourie  • Emile John Klassen • Elrich Kock • Heinrich Leonard • Chad Matthews • Sinethemba Ndita • Brenden Olivier • Ruan Roberts • Paul Schoeman  • Elandré Smit • Wayven Smith • Vukile Sofisa • Kuhle Sonkosi  • Dane van der Westhuyzen •Did not play: • Darryl-Owen Bowles • Marzuq Maarman
Backs		Eben Barnard  • Ofentse Boloko  • Shane Gates  • Kieran Goss • Steven Hansel • Dwayne Kelly  • Devon McDonald • Yamkela Ngam • Foxy Ntleki • Thabo Sisusa • Brian Skosana  • Siviwe Soyizwapi  • Scott van Breda  • Marlou van Niekerk • Kayle van Zyl  •Did not play: • Glenwill Lewis • Billy van Lill
Coach		Robbi Kempson

Under-19 Provincial Championship

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2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship Division B table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Eastern Province Kings	6	5	0	1	194	120	+74	29	15	5	0	25	Semi-finals
2	Border Bulldogs	6	4	0	2	225	151	+74	31	19	5	1	22
3	Falcons	6	4	0	2	191	165	+26	25	21	4	1	21
4	Griquas	6	4	0	2	163	183	−20	17	26	2	0	18
5	Griffons	6	3	0	3	163	175	−12	21	25	4	1	17
6	Pumas	6	1	0	5	105	193	−88	16	24	1	2	7
7	Boland Cavaliers	6	0	0	6	115	169	−54	16	25	1	2	3

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 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.
The title play-off winner play in a promotion play-off game.

Fixtures and results

	17 August 2012	Eastern Province Kings	25–21	Boland Cavaliers	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	14:45	Try: Marius le Roux  18' Conrad du Toit  25', 41' Sonwabo Majola  51' Arnold Klein  64' Con: Marlou van Niekerk (0/3) Conrad du Toit (0/2) Pen: Marlou van Niekerk (0/1) Cards: Matthew Moore 23' to 33'	Scoreboard [94]	Try: Ryno Conradie  4', 60' Nicolin Carelse  8' Con: Riaan van Zyl  5', 9', 61' (3/3) Cards: Johannes Petrus Slabber 15' to 26'	Referee: Francois Pretorius

	25 August 2012	Border Bulldogs	37–12	Eastern Province Kings	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	15:00	Try: Lukhanyo Am  13' Riaan Herman Naudé  18' Johan Paul Wagenaar  42' Riaan Matthee  64' Pieter Nel  65' Con: Janco Truter Lehmann  14', 19', 66' (3/5) Pen: Janco Truter Lehmann  26' (1/1) Cards: Riaan Herman Naudé 52' to 63'	Scoreboard [95]	Try: Stephan Zaayman  34' Arnold Klein  68' Con: Marlou van Niekerk  69' (1/2) Cards: Marlou van Niekerk 47' to 58'	Referee: Dilbert November

	1 September 2012	Falcons	24–43	Eastern Province Kings	John Vorster Stadium, Nigel
	13:30	Try: Adriaan van der Nest  54' Estehan Visagie  71' Con: Tiaan Bronkhorst (0/1) Adriaan van der Nest  71' (1/1) Pen: Tiaan Bronkhorst  1', 7', 28', 44' (4/5)	Scoreboard [96]	Try: Sonwabo Majola  17' Brendan Hector  19' Lihleli Xoli  22', 62' Marlou van Niekerk  58' Bart le Roux  67' Con: Marlou van Niekerk  17', 19', 22', 58', 68' (5/6) Pen: Marlou van Niekerk  5' (1/1) Cards: Marius le Roux 34' to 44' Brendan Hector  74'	Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza

	14 September 2012	Eastern Province Kings	33–13	Griffons	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Marlou van Niekerk  3' Lisa Banzi  7' Lihleli Xoli  28' Bennie Kitching  45' Sonwabo Majola  63' Con: Lihleli Xoli (0/1) Marlou van Niekerk  8', 29', 46', 64' (4/4) Drop: Marlou van Niekerk (0/1)	Scoreboard [97]	Try: Dillon Jimmy Afrika  17' Con: Brenvin Bradley Marais  18' (1/1) Pen: Brenvin Bradley Marais  30', 40' (2/2) Cards: Jonick Schoeman  61'	Referee: Dilbert November

	21 September 2012	Eastern Province Kings	50–15	Pumas	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	14:45	Try: Jaco Bernardo  10', 12' Lisa Banzi  14', 16' Sonwabo Majola  23' Bennie Kitching  45' Marlou van Niekerk  53' Con: Marlou van Niekerk  11', 13', 15', 17', 24', 54' (6/7) Pen: Marlou van Niekerk  65' (1/1)	Scoreboard [98]	Try: Joshua Elly Broomberg  20', 33', 49' Con: Sheldon Marius van der Berg (0/1) Jason Roux (0/1) Marchand Greyvenstein (0/1) Drop: Sheldon Marius van der Berg (0/1)	Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi

	29 September 2012	Griquas	10–31	Eastern Province Kings	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	14:00	Try: Pieter Ernst Scholtz  61' Con: André Gerhard Roberts  62' (1/1) Pen: André Gerhard Roberts  3' (1/3) Cards: Dries van der Westhuizen 34' to 46'	Scoreboard [99]	Try: Neo Mehlwana  24' Siyabonga Moabi  40' Matthew Moore  47' Sonwabo Majola  51' Con: Alex Banfield  25', 41', 52' (3/3) Lisa Banzi  48' (1/1) Pen: Alex Banfield  35' (1/2) Cards: Armand van Rooyen 34' to 46'	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Semi-Final	5 October 2012	Eastern Province Kings	27–16	Griquas	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	14:30	Try: Lisa Banzi  40' Bart le Roux  46' Aidon Davis  60' Brendan Hector  62' Con: Alex Banfield  47', 61' (2/4) Pen: Alex Banfield  55' (1/3) Cards: Bart le Roux  64'	Scoreboard [100]	Try: Kevin Pretorius  28' Curtley Duwayne Kiewiet  69' Con: André Gerhard Roberts (0/2) Pen: André Gerhard Roberts  33', 53' (2/4) Cards: Mualaba Mukendi  64'	Referee: Ricus van der Hoven

Final	13 October 2012	Eastern Province Kings	17–34	Border Bulldogs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	10:00	Try: Marlou van Niekerk  5' Aidon Davis  57' Con: Marlou van Niekerk  6', 58' (2/2) Pen: Marlou van Niekerk  43' (1/1) Cards: Lihleli Xoli 35' to 45'	Scoreboard [101]	Try: Angus Cleophas  29', 66' Aubrey Faul  50' Con: Janco Truter Lehmann  30', 67' (2/3) Pen: Janco Truter Lehmann  24', 26', 45', 47', 68' (5/5)	Referee: Jaco Kotze

Players

The following players played during the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship Division B season:

2012 Eastern Province Kings Under-19 Provincial Championship squad

Forwards		Aidon Davis  • Christo de Villiers • Armand du Preez • Ivan-John du Preez • Brendan Hector • Bennie Kitching • Arnold Klein • Luxolo Koza  • Bart le Roux • Marius le Roux • Lyle Lombard • Bantu Mene • Matthew Moore • Msimelelo Innocent Mrwebi • Madlenkosi Sam • Arno Stander • Didier Tisson • Armand van Rooyen • Corrie van Zyl • Chadley Wenn • Stephan Zaayman •Did not play: • Jonathan Ford • Frans Antonie Gerber
Backs		Alex Banfield • Lisa Banzi • Jaco Bernardo • Andrew Peter Burkett • Kirwan Caesar • Conrad du Toit • Leandré Ebersöhn • Ayanda Hanabe • Xavier Isaacs • Enrico Koester • Sonwabo Majola • Neo Mehlwana • Siyabonga Moabi • Zuko Ndlela • Sergeal Petersen  • JC Pittaway • Sinethemba Skelem • Marlou van Niekerk • Lihleli Xoli •Did not play: • Danie le Roux
Coach		Ryan Felix

Southern Kings

Fixtures and results

The Southern Kings played in several pre-season friendlies against other Super Rugby franchises.

	28 January 2012	Southern Kings	20–33	Cheetahs	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	17:00	Try: Vuyo Mbotho Con: Elric van Vuuren Pen: Elric van Vuuren Cards: Ntando Kebe Frans Laatz Marius Visser Johan Herbst	Report	Try: Rocco Jansen Dusty Noble Piet van Zyl Sias Ebersohn Willie le Roux Con: Johan Goosen Sias Ebersohn	Referee: Joey Salmans

	4 February 2012	Southern Kings	12–16	Bulls	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:30	Try: Mzwandile Stick Luke Watson Con: Louis Strydom Cards: Jean Cook Sampie Mastriet	Report	Pen: Louis Fouché Drop: Louis Fouché Cards: Jean Cook	Referee: Stuart Berry

	11 February 2012	Southern Kings	13–38	Stormers	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:00	Try: Norman Nelson Con: Falie Oelschig Pen: Falie Oelschig	Report	Try: Joe Pietersen Jean de Villiers Gio Aplon Nick Köster Siya Kolisi Burton Francis Con: Gary van Aswegen Joe Pietersen	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	14 February 2012	Southern Kings	0–88	Lions	Outeniqua Park, George
	18:30		Report	Try: Derick Minnie Deon van Rensburg Cobus Grobbelaar Elton Jantjies Callie Visagie Pat Cilliers Hendrik Roodt James Kamana penalty try Con: Elton Jantjies	Referee: Marius Jonker

	17 February 2012	Southern Kings	13–38	Sharks	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Boetie Britz Con: Earl Rose Pen: Falie Oelschig		Try: Odwa Ndungane Ryan Kankowski Riaan Viljoen Keegan Daniel Paul Jordaan Con: Patrick Lambie Cards: Keegan Daniel	Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

Awards

SARU Awards

The Kings received the following nominations for the SARU awards: ^[102]

Award	Nominee	Result
Team of the Year	Eastern Province Kings	Nominated
Coach of the Year	Alan Solomons	Nominated
Currie Cup First Division Player of the Year	Paul Perez	Nominated
Currie Cup First Division Player of the Year	Luke Watson	Nominated

EP Kings Awards

The following awards were given to players for the 2012 season: ^[31]

Award	Player
Player of the Year	Tiger Mangweni
Media Player of the Year	Paul Perez
Most Valuable Player	Tiger Mangweni
Try of the Year	Paul Perez (v Griffons)
Rookie of the Year	Cornell du Preez
Most Promising Player	Rynier Bernardo
U21 Player of the Year	Shane Gates
U19 Player of the Year	Lihleli Xoli

See also

• Eastern Province Elephants
• Southern Kings
• 2012 Vodacom Cup
• 2012 Currie Cup First Division
• 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship
• 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship

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