2013 Eastern Province Kings season

2013 Eastern Province Kings season

Team Information
Stadium	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
President	Cheeky Watson
Director of Rugby	Alan Solomons (until August)
Currie Cup
Coach	David Maidza
Captain	Tiger Mangweni
Rank	2nd
Record	Won 10, Lost 4 Runners-up
Top points scorer	Scott van Breda (109)
Top try scorer	Mpho Mbiyozo (6)
Vodacom Cup (South)
Coach	David Maidza
Captain	Mpho Mbiyozo
Rank	3rd (South) Lost in semi-finals
Record	Won 6, Drew 1, Lost 2
Top points scorer	Scott van Breda (54)
Top try scorers	Siyanda Grey Mpho Mbiyozo Stefan Willemse (3)
Other seasons
Previous season	← 2012
Next season	2014 →

In 2013, the Eastern Province Kings in the Currie Cup and the Vodacom Cup.

Chronological list of events

• 26 January 2013: The Eastern Province Kings Vodacom Cup side beat national club champions College Rovers 19–14 in a warm-up game. ^[1]
• 1 February 2013: The Eastern Province Kings Vodacom Cup side beat club side Despatch 21–5. ^[2]
• 26 February 2013: Former South Africa Under-20 head coach Eric Sauls is appointed by the Eastern Province Rugby Union as the Manager of Coaching Development. ^[3]
• 4 April 2013: Vodacom Cup and Under–21 full-back Kieran Goss signs for English Championship side Cornish Pirates. ^[4]
• 9 May 2013: Vodacom Cup players Schalk Oelofse and Mzwanele Zito, along with former Vodacom Cup player Justin van Staden all join the SWD Eagles prior to their 2013 Currie Cup First Division campaign. ^[5]

Players

Movement matrix

Eastern Province Kings transfers 2012–2013
Pos	2012 Currie Cup squad	Movements	2013 Vodacom Cup squad	Movements	2013 Currie Cup squad
PR	Kevin Buys (did not play) Charl du Plessis Jaco Engels Schalk Ferreira Lizo Gqoboka Sphephelo Mayaba (not in squad) Thabiso Mngomezulu (not in squad) Clint Newland Brenden Olivier (not in squad) André Schlechter Wayne Swart (did not play)	Zolani Faku (from Eastern Province U21) Ross Geldenhuys (from Free State Cheetahs) Clint Newland (released) [6] André Schlechter (released) [6] Wayne Swart (released)	Kevin Buys (SR) Charl du Plessis Jaco Engels Zolani Faku (did not play) Schalk Ferreira (SR) Ross Geldenhuys Lizo Gqoboka Sphephelo Mayaba (not in squad) Thabiso Mngomezulu (not in squad) Brenden Olivier	Marzuq Maarman (from Eastern Province U21) Enoch Mnyaka (from NMMU Young Guns) Pieter Stemmet (from Free State U21) Kevin Buys (to CA Brive) [7] Schalk Ferreira (tbc)	Charl du Plessis Jaco Engels Zolani Faku Ross Geldenhuys 1 Lizo Gqoboka Marzuq Maarman Sphephelo Mayaba Thabiso Mngomezulu Enoch Mnyaka Brenden Olivier Pieter Stemmet
HK	Boetie Britz Bobby Dyer Hannes Franklin Frank Herne	Albé de Swardt (from L'Aquila Rugby) Virgile Lacombe (from Toulouse) [8] Dane van der Westhuyzen (from Eastern Province U21) Madoda Yako (from Boland Cavaliers) Bobby Dyer (to Despatch) [9] Frank Herne (to Pumas) [10]	Boetie Britz Albé de Swardt Hannes Franklin Virgile Lacombe Dane van der Westhuyzen Madoda Yako	Virgile Lacombe (to Racing Métro)	Boetie Britz Albé de Swardt Hannes Franklin Dane van der Westhuyzen Madoda Yako
LK	Rynier Bernardo David Bulbring Thabo Mamojele Darron Nell Barend Pieterse (did not play) Johan Snyman (did not play) Wayne van Heerden	Daniel Adongo (from Counties Manukau) [11] Armand du Preez (from Eastern Province U19) Samora Fihlani (from Border Bulldogs) [12] Schalk Oelofse (from NMMU Madibaz) Kuhle Sonkosi (from Eastern Province U21) Steven Sykes (from Sharks) [13] Mzwanele Zito (from NMMU Madibaz) Barend Pieterse (retired) Johan Snyman (to Scarlets) [14]	Daniel Adongo Rynier Bernardo David Bulbring (SR) Armand du Preez Samora Fihlani Thabo Mamojele Darron Nell Schalk Oelofse Kuhle Sonkosi Steven Sykes (SR) Wayne van Heerden Mzwanele Zito	David Bulbring (to Blue Bulls) Armand du Preez (not named in squad) Schalk Oelofse (to SWD Eagles) Kuhle Sonkosi (not named in squad) Mzwanele Zito (to SWD Eagles)	Daniel Adongo 2 Rynier Bernardo Samora Fihlani Thabo Mamojele Darron Nell Steven Sykes Wayne van Heerden
FL	Thembelani Bholi (did not play) Cornell du Preez Mpho Mbiyozo Devin Oosthuizen Wimpie van der Walt Luke Watson	Tim Agaba (from NMMU Madibaz) Dalton Davis (from Blue Bulls U21) Renier Erasmus (from Eastern Province U21) Tomás Leonardi (from S.I.C.) [15] Heinrich Leonard (from Eastern Province U21) Kuselo Moyake (from SK Walmers) Stefan Willemse (from Sharks U21)	Tim Agaba Thembelani Bholi (not in squad) Dalton Davis Cornell du Preez (SR) Renier Erasmus (did not play) Heinrich Leonard (did not play) Tomás Leonardi Mpho Mbiyozo Kuselo Moyake Devin Oosthuizen Wimpie van der Walt (SR) Luke Watson Stefan Willemse	Heinrich Leonard (not named in squad) Tomás Leonardi (to S.I.C.) Wimpie van der Walt (to NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes)	Tim Agaba Thembelani Bholi Dalton Davis Cornell du Preez Renier Erasmus Mpho Mbiyozo Kuselo Moyake Devin Oosthuizen Luke Watson Stefan Willemse
N8	Jacques Engelbrecht	Aidon Davis (from Eastern Province U19) Siya Mangaliso (from Eastern Province U21) Paul Schoeman (from Eastern Province U21)	Aidon Davis Jacques Engelbrecht (SR) Siya Mangaliso (did not play) Paul Schoeman	Stephan Zaayman (from Eastern Province U19) Jacques Engelbrecht (to Blue Bulls)	Aidon Davis Siya Mangaliso Paul Schoeman Stephan Zaayman
SH	Boela Abrahams (did not play) Danie Faasen Scott Mathie Falie Oelschig Reynier van Rooyen	Dwayne Kelly (from Eastern Province Kings U21) Danie Faasen (to UP Tuks) Reynier van Rooyen (to Pumas)	Boela Abrahams Dwayne Kelly Scott Mathie Falie Oelschig (not in squad)		Boela Abrahams Dwayne Kelly Scott Mathie Falie Oelschig (not in squad)
FH	Wesley Dunlop Shane Gates Louis Strydom (did not play) Justin van Staden (did not play)	Marlou van Niekerk (from Eastern Province U21) Louis Strydom (to Griffons) [16] Justin van Staden (to NMMU Madibaz)	Wesley Dunlop Shane Gates Marlou van Niekerk		Wesley Dunlop 3 Shane Gates Marlou van Niekerk
CE	Tiger Mangweni Foxy Ntleki Wayne Stevens Matthew Tayler-Smith (did not play)	Ronnie Cooke (from Grenoble) Andile Jho (from Blue Bulls U21) Waylon Murray (from Lions) [17] Andries Strauss (from Free State Cheetahs) [18] Matthew Tayler-Smith (not named in squad)	Ronnie Cooke (SR) Andile Jho Tiger Mangweni Waylon Murray Foxy Ntleki Wayne Stevens Andries Strauss (SR)	Waylon Murray (to Blue Bulls)	Ronnie Cooke Andile Jho Tiger Mangweni Foxy Ntleki Wayne Stevens Andries Strauss
WG	Siyanda Grey Michael Killian Norman Nelson Jongi Nokwe Paul Perez Marcello Sampson Andile Witbooi (did not play)	Eben Barnard (from Eastern Province U21) Ofentse Boloko (from Eastern Province U21) Yamkela Ngam (from Eastern Province U21) Brian Skosana (from Eastern Province U21) Jongi Nokwe (to Falcons) [19] Paul Perez (to Biarritz) [20]	Eben Barnard Ofentse Boloko Siyanda Grey Michael Killian Norman Nelson Yamkela Ngam Marcello Sampson Brian Skosana Andile Witbooi (did not play)	Sergeal Petersen (from Eastern Province Kings U18) Ofentse Boloko (not named in squad)	Eben Barnard Siyanda Grey Michael Killian Norman Nelson Yamkela Ngam Sergeal Petersen Marcello Sampson Brian Skosana Andile Witbooi
FB	SP Marais Siviwe Soyizwapi Mzwandile Stick (did not play) Scott van Breda George Whitehead	Ntabeni Dukisa (from Border Bulldogs) [12] Kayle van Zyl (from Eastern Province Kings U21) Mzwandile Stick (retired)	Ntabeni Dukisa SP Marais (SR) Siviwe Soyizwapi Scott van Breda Kayle van Zyl George Whitehead (SR)	SP Marais (to Sharks)	Ntabeni Dukisa Siviwe Soyizwapi Scott van Breda Kayle van Zyl George Whitehead

¹ Ross Geldenhuys joined Western Province during the 2013 Currie Cup.
² Daniel Adongo joined the Indianapolis Colts during the 2013 Currie Cup.
³ Wesley Dunlop joined the US Montauban during the 2013 Currie Cup.
(did not play) indicates a player was included in a squad, but made no appearances in the competition.
(not in squad) indicates a player was not included in the squad, remained at the EP Kings and was in previous and future squads, usually due to a long-term injury.
(SR) indicates a player was not included in the squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup, but did represent the Southern Kings in the 2013 Super Rugby season.

Vodacom Cup

Log

2013 Vodacom Cup Southern Section table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Sharks XV	7	6	0	1	279	166	+113	32	18	4	1	29	Qualified for the Quarter Finals
2	Western Province	7	5	1	1	208	153	+55	26	20	4	1	27
3	Eastern Province Kings	7	5	1	1	191	154	+37	22	16	3	0	25
4	Pampas XV	7	4	1	2	238	192	+46	32	25	4	0	22
5	Free State XV	7	2	0	5	195	190	+5	25	22	4	5	17
6	SWD Eagles	7	1	0	6	147	202	−55	18	22	2	4	10
7	Border Bulldogs	7	2	0	5	143	239	−96	15	34	0	1	9
8	Boland Cavaliers	7	1	1	5	151	256	−105	19	32	1	2	9

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

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2013 Vodacom Cup
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	QF	SF
Opposition	PAM	BDR	WPr	FSt	SWD	SHA	BOL	BUL	PMA
Cumulative Points	2	7	7	11	16	20	25	---	---
Southern Section Position	5th	2nd	5th	4th	4th	4th	3rd	---	---
Key:	win	draw	loss

Results

	9 March 2013	Eastern Province Kings	20–20	Pampas XV	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:45	Try: Scott van Breda  14' Con: Wesley Dunlop (0/1) Pen: Wesley Dunlop  4', 23', 32', 80' (4/6) Scott van Breda  59' (1/1)	Scoreboard [21]	Try: Manuel Montero  74' Con: Benjamín Madero (0/1) Pen: Benjamín Madero  1', 17', 20', 66', 68' (5/7) Cards: Javier Rojas Alvarez 32' to 42'	Attendance: 4,550 Referee: Francois Pretorius

	16 March 2013	Border Bulldogs	22–30	Eastern Province Kings	Mthatha Stadium, Mthatha
	15:00	Try: Joe Seerane  35', 44' Sinovuyo Nyoka  80' Con: Karlo Aspeling  36', 45' (2/3) Pen: Karlo Aspeling  3' (1/1)	Scoreboard [22]	Try: Paul Schoeman  17' Virgile Lacombe  24' Devin Oosthuizen  29' Siviwe Soyizwapi  54' Con: Wesley Dunlop  18', 25' (2/4) Pen: Wesley Dunlop  10' (1/1) Scott van Breda  75' (1/3)	Referee: Ben Crouse

	22 March 2013	Eastern Province Kings	18–43	Western Province	NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Boetie Britz  40' Mpho Mbiyozo  43' Con: Wesley Dunlop  44' (1/2) Pen: Wesley Dunlop  4', 54' (2/4)	Scoreboard [23]	Try: Ruan Botha  6' Chris Cloete  12', 20', 36' Cheslin Kolbe  26' Con: Tim Swiel  7', 13', 27' (3/5) Pen: Gary van Aswegen  57', 62', 69' (3/3) Drop: Gary van Aswegen  50' (1/1) Cheslin Kolbe (0/1)	Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Pro Legoete

	6 April 2013	Free State XV	13–17	Eastern Province Kings	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	14:45	Try: Ludwig Erasmus  34' Oupa Mohojé  45' Con: Tewis de Bruyn (0/2) Pen: Tewis de Bruyn  50' (1/3)	Scoreboard [24]	Try: Wayne Stevens  23' Con: Scott van Breda (0/1) Pen: Scott van Breda  14', 48', 66', 76' (4/6)	Referee: Sindile Mayende

	12 April 2013	Eastern Province Kings	52–10	SWD Eagles	NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Yamkela Ngam  1', 38' Scott van Breda  6' Siyanda Grey  11', 22' Luke Watson  50' Tiger Mangweni  57' Con: Scott van Breda  2', 7', 12', 23', 39', 51', 58' (7/7) Pen: Scott van Breda  36' (1/1)	Scoreboard [25]	Try: Jeff Taljard  18' Kabamba Floors  62' Con: Jeff Taljard (0/2) Pen: Jeff Taljard (0/1)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	20 April 2013	Eastern Province Kings	27–23	Sharks XV	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:15	Try: Ntabeni Dukisa  47' Siyanda Grey  63' Stefan Willemse  67' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa  48' (1/1) Kayle van Zyl  64', 68' (2/2) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa  4' (1/3) Kayle van Zyl  73' (1/2)	Scoreboard [26]	Try: Guy Alexander  53' Con: Fred Zeilinga (0/1) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  1', 6', 14', 25', 34', 64' (6/7)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Ben Crouse

	27 April 2013	Boland Cavaliers	23–27	Eastern Province Kings	Wesbank Stadium, Malmesbury
	16:00	Try: Senan van der Merwe  25' Clemen Lewis  73' Con: Jacquin Jansen  26', 74' (2/2) Pen: Jacquin Jansen  10', 14', 59' (3/5)	Scoreboard [27]	Try: Paul Schoeman  31' Stefan Willemse  49' Kayle van Zyl  55' Devin Oosthuizen  78' Con: Scott van Breda (0/1) Kayle van Zyl  50', 56' (2/2) Wesley Dunlop (0/1) Pen: Scott van Breda  3' (1/1)	Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

Quarter-final	4 May 2013	Blue Bulls	31–34	Eastern Province Kings	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	16:30	Try: Sampie Mastriet  33' Dries Swanepoel  36' Wiaan Liebenberg  59' Basil Short  63' Con: Handré Pollard  34', 37', 60', 64' (4/4) Pen: Handré Pollard  25' (1/1) Drop: Handré Pollard (0/1)	Scoreboard [28]	Try: Stefan Willemse  45' Mpho Mbiyozo  72' Dalton Davis  76' Lizo Gqoboka  82' Con: Kayle van Zyl  45' (1/1) Wesley Dunlop  72', 76', 82' (3/3) Pen: Scott van Breda  9', 18' (2/2) Kayle van Zyl (0/1)	Referee: Tiaan Jonker

Semi-final	10 May 2013	Pumas	39–13	Eastern Province Kings	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	16:30	Try: Roscko Speckman  32' Coenie van Wyk  63' JW Bell  76' Con: Carl Bezuidenhout  33', 64', 77' (3/3) Pen: Carl Bezuidenhout  20', 23', 27', 44', 68' (5/5) Drop: Carl Bezuidenhout  9' (1/2) Corné Steenkamp (0/1)	Scoreboard [29]	Try: Mpho Mbiyozo  38' Con: Wesley Dunlop  38' (1/1) Pen: Wesley Dunlop  55', 60' (2/2)	Referee: Tiaan Jonker

Player statistics

The following table shows players statistics for the 2013 Vodacom Cup season:

Player Statistics – 2013 Vodacom Cup
Player	Starts	Used Sub	Unused Sub	Points	Tries	Cons	Pens	DGs	YC	RC
Charl du Plessis	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaco Engels	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ross Geldenhuys	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lizo Gqoboka	5	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brenden Olivier	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boetie Britz	5	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hannes Franklin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Virgile Lacombe	2	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dane van der Westhuyzen	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Adongo	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rynier Bernardo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Samora Fihlani	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thabo Mamojele	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Darron Nell	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Schalk Oelofse	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne van Heerden	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stefan Willemse	2	3	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mzwanele Zito	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Agaba	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aidon Davis	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dalton Davis	1	4	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tomás Leonardi	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mpho Mbiyozo	6	1	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kuselo Moyake	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devin Oosthuizen	5	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Schoeman	8	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Watson	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Boela Abrahams	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dwayne Kelly	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Mathie	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kayle van Zyl	2	4	0	18	1	5	1	0	0	0
Wesley Dunlop	4	2	0	41	0	7	9	0	0	0
Shane Gates	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marlou van Niekerk	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andile Jho	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tiger Mangweni	8	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Waylon Murray	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Foxy Ntleki	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Skosana	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne Stevens	7	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Scott van Breda	6	0	0	54	2	7	10	0	0	0
Eben Barnard	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Siyanda Grey	6	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Killian	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Norman Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yamkela Ngam	3	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Marcello Sampson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ntabeni Dukisa	2	3	1	10	1	1	1	0	0	0
Siviwe Soyizwapi	3	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0

• Ofentse Boloko, Albé de Swardt, Armand du Preez, Renier Erasmus, Zolani Faku, Heinrich Leonard, Siya Mangaliso, Kuhle Sonkosi, Andile Witbooi and Madoda Yako were named in the 2013 Vodacom Cup squad, but never included in a matchday 22.

Player Appearances

Player Appearances – 2013 Vodacom Cup
Player	PAM	BDR	WPr	FSt	SWD	SHA	BOL	BUL	PMA
Brenden Olivier	1		17	17	17
Virgile Lacombe	2	2				16
Ross Geldenhuys	3	3	3	3	3			17	17
Rynier Bernardo	4	4
Samora Fihlani	5	5	5	5	5	4		18	18
Tomás Leonardi	6						7	7	6
Mpho Mbiyozo	7	7	7		7	7		20	7
Devin Oosthuizen	8	6				6	6	6
Scott Mathie	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Wesley Dunlop	10	10	10				21	21	10
Norman Nelson	11
Wayne Stevens	12	13	13	13	13			13	13
Scott van Breda	13	11		15	15		13	15
Siyanda Grey	14	14	14	14	14	14
Siviwe Soyizwapi	15	15	15
Dane van der Westhuyzen	16	16	16	16	16				16
Charl du Plessis	17	1	1	1		17	3	3	3
Aidon Davis	18	18	6
Kuselo Moyake	19	19
Boela Abrahams	20	20	20
Ntabeni Dukisa	21	22	21	10	21	15
Andile Jho	22			22	22	13	22
Paul Schoeman		8	8	8	6	8	8	8	8
Tiger Mangweni		12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Lizo Gqoboka		17			1	1	1	1	1
Waylon Murray		21
Boetie Britz			2	2	2	2	16	16	2
Thabo Mamojele			4	19
Yamkela Ngam			11	11	11
Wayne van Heerden			18
Dalton Davis			19	7	19			19	19
Foxy Ntleki			22						22
Mzwanele Zito				4
Tim Agaba				6		19	19
Schalk Oelofse				18
Kayle van Zyl				20	20	20	15	22	15
Marlou van Niekerk				21		21			21
Darron Nell					4		4		5
Luke Watson					8
Shane Gates					10	10	10	10
Stefan Willemse					18	18	18	4	4
Jaco Engels						3	17
Daniel Adongo						5	5	5
Michael Killian						11		14	11
Brian Skosana						22	14		14
Hannes Franklin							2	2
Eben Barnard							11
Dwayne Kelly							20		20
Marcello Sampson								11

• Ofentse Boloko, Albé de Swardt, Armand du Preez, Renier Erasmus, Zolani Faku, Heinrich Leonard, Siya Mangaliso, Kuhle Sonkosi, Andile Witbooi and Madoda Yako were named in the 2013 Vodacom Cup squad, but never included in a matchday 22.

Currie Cup

Log

2013 Currie Cup First Division Log

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Pumas (C)	14	14	0	0	601	254	+347	76	31	10	0	66	Promotion Play-Offs Title play-off semi-final
2	Eastern Province Kings	14	10	0	4	441	297	+144	51	34	7	3	50	Title play-off semi-final
3	Leopards	14	8	0	6	448	398	+50	63	46	9	3	44
4	SWD Eagles	14	7	0	7	460	452	+8	58	58	8	5	41
5	Boland Cavaliers	14	6	1	7	329	393	−64	45	54	3	3	32
6	Griffons	14	3	2	9	367	534	−167	49	72	7	8	31
7	Border Bulldogs	14	4	0	10	277	365	−88	32	45	3	6	25
8	Falcons	14	2	1	11	349	579	−230	45	79	6	2	18

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

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2013 Currie Cup
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14
Opposition	PMA	GRF	LEO	SWD	BOL	FNH	BDR	PMA	GRF	LEO	SWD	BOL	FNH	BDR
Cumulative Points	0	5	6	11	12	17	21	23	28	33	37	42	46	51
Log Position	6th	4th	5th	5th	5th	3rd	4th	4th	4th	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd
Key:	win	draw	loss

Results

	28 June 2013	Eastern Province Kings	13–29	Pumas	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Wesley Dunlop  57' Con: Wesley Dunlop  58' (1/1) Pen: Wesley Dunlop  19', 27' (2/3)	Scoreboard [30] Report [31]	Try: Jerome Pretorius  16', 70' Con: Carl Bezuidenhout  17', 71' (2/2) Pen: Carl Bezuidenhout  5', 29', 32', 53' (4/6) Drop: Carl Bezuidenhout  50' (1/1) Cards: Stefan Watermeyer 62' to 71' RW Kember 68' to 78'	Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Marius Jonker

	6 July 2013	Griffons	21–37	Eastern Province Kings	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Chris Ehlers  21' Elandré Huggett  25' Lehan Koekemoer  65' Con: Louis Strydom  22', 26', 66' (3/3)	Scoreboard [32] Report [33]	Try: Aidon Davis  7' Dalton Davis  28' Hadleigh Parkes  37' Siviwe Soyizwapi  39' Ross Geldenhuys  61' Con: Wesley Dunlop  8', 29', 38' (3/5) Pen: Wesley Dunlop  10', 64' (2/3) Scott van Breda (0/1)	Attendance: 100 Referee: Jaco Kotze

	12 July 2013	Eastern Province Kings	18–22	Leopards	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Pen: Scott van Breda  9', 51', 57', 75' (4/4) Wesley Dunlop  14', 27' (2/2)	Scoreboard [34] Report [35]	Try: Edmar Marais  5' Morné Hanekom  33' Johann Laker  71' Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht  6', 34' (2/3) Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht  11' (1/2)	Referee: Sindile Mayende

	19 July 2013	SWD Eagles	34–35	Eastern Province Kings	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:10	Try: Alshaun Bock  4', 47', 56' Jeff Taljard  17' Shaun Raubenheimer  28' Con: Jeff Taljard  5', 18', 57' (3/5) Pen: Jeff Taljard (0/1) Justin van Staden  69' (1/1) Cards: Christo du Plessis 36' to 46'	Scoreboard [36] Report [37]	Try: Mpho Mbiyozo  37', 72' Aidon Davis  40' Siviwe Soyizwapi  52' Marlou van Niekerk  76' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa (0/2) Marlou van Niekerk  53' (1/2) Kayle van Zyl  77' (1/1) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa  14', 22' (2/4)	Referee: Pro Legoete

	26 July 2013	Eastern Province Kings	23–30	Boland Cavaliers	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:45	Try: Mpho Mbiyozo  9' Wayne Stevens  68' Siviwe Soyizwapi  73' Con: Wesley Dunlop (0/1) Scott van Breda  69' (1/2) Pen: Wesley Dunlop  15' (1/1) Scott van Breda  31' (1/1)	Scoreboard [38] Report [39]	Try: Zandré Jordaan  5' PJ van Zyl  20' Jacquin Jansen  44' Con: Len Olivier  6', 21', 45' (3/3) Pen: Len Olivier  24', 33', 50' (3/3)	Referee: Jason Jaftha

	3 August 2013	Falcons	18–44	Eastern Province Kings	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	14:00	Try: Anrich Richter  17' Wesley Roberts  69' Con: Jaun Kotzé  18' (1/2) Pen: Jaun Kotzé  2' (1/1) Wesley Roberts (0/1) Drop: Jaun Kotzé  46' (1/1)	Scoreboard [40] Report [41]	Try: Mpho Mbiyozo  14', 35', 76' Siyanda Grey  65' Ntabeni Dukisa  80' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa  15', 36', 66', 77', 80' (5/5) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa  6', 49', 61' (3/3)	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	9 August 2013	Eastern Province Kings	9–6	Border Bulldogs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa  36', 71' (2/3) Drop: Ntabeni Dukisa  78' (1/1)	Scoreboard [42] Report [43]	Pen: Dale Sabbagh  47', 52' (2/3) Drop: Karlo Aspeling (0/1)	Attendance: 400 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	16 August 2013	Pumas	33–32	Eastern Province Kings	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:00	Try: Jacques Momberg  40' RW Kember  63', 73', 80' Con: Carl Bezuidenhout  63', 73' (2/4) Pen: Carl Bezuidenhout  22', 44', 65' (3/4)	Scoreboard [44] Report [45]	Try: Michael Killian  4' Scott van Breda  28' Steven Sykes  57' Tiger Mangweni  60' Nicolás Vergallo  70' Con: Scott van Breda (0/2) George Whitehead  60', 70' (2/3) Pen: Scott van Breda  33' (1/2)	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Marius Jonker

	23 August 2013	Eastern Province Kings	63–7	Griffons	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Devin Oosthuizen  4' Tim Agaba  8' Hannes Franklin  17' Michael Killian  29' Wayne Stevens  35', 57' Thabo Mamojele  42' Samora Fihlani  71', 76' Con: Scott van Breda  5', 9', 18', 30', 36', 43', 58', 72', 77' (9/9) Cards: Charl du Plessis 20' to 30'	Scoreboard [46] Report [47]	Try: Japie Nel  22' Con: Inus Kritzinger  23' (1/1)	Referee: Marius Jonker

	30 August 2013	Leopards	26–44	Eastern Province Kings	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	17:15	Try: Edgar Marutlulle  3' Luther Obi  14' George Tossel  47' MB Lusaseni  59' Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht  4', 48', 60' (3/4) Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht (0/2)	Scoreboard [48] Report [49]	Try: Cornell du Preez  24' Samora Fihlani  31' Michael Killian  38' Tiger Mangweni  63' Stefan Willemse  67', 74' Con: Scott van Breda  32', 39', 64', 75' (4/6) Pen: Scott van Breda  1', 36' (2/2)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tiaan Jonker

	6 September 2013	Eastern Province Kings	15–9	SWD Eagles	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Pen: Scott van Breda  15', 25', 60', 64', 72' (5/5)	Scoreboard [50] Report [51]	Pen: Justin van Staden  38', 78' (2/2) Gerrit Smith (0/1) Drop: Justin van Staden  46' (1/1)	Attendance: 3,248 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	13 September 2013	Boland Cavaliers	19–40	Eastern Province Kings	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	16:00	Try: Jason Kriel  65', 74' Ulrich Pretorius  77' Con: Eric Zana  66', 75' (2/2) Jacquin Jansen (0/1) Pen: Ricardo Croy (0/1)	Scoreboard [52] Report [53]	Try: Michael Killian  5' Brian Skosana  18' penalty try  29' Stefan Willemse  42' Steven Sykes  47' Cornell du Preez  50' Con: Scott van Breda  19', 30' (2/2) George Whitehead  43', 48', 51' (3/4) Cards: Scott van Breda 36' to 46' Kayle van Zyl  71'	Attendance: 800 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	20 September 2013	Eastern Province Kings	30–23	Falcons	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Stefan Willemse  2', 12' Tiger Mangweni  53' Con: Scott van Breda  3', 13', 54' (3/3) Pen: Scott van Breda  35', 46', 74' (3/3) Cards: Steven Sykes 29' to 39'	Scoreboard [54] Report [55]	Try: Sandile Ngcobo  32' Jaco Oosthuizen  37' Con: Kyle Hendricks  33', 38' (2/2) Pen: Kyle Hendricks  4', 30', 44' (3/4) Cards: Brendan Rams 58' to 68' MP van Eeden  76'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jason Jaftha

	27 September 2013	Border Bulldogs	20–38	Eastern Province Kings	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	15:00	Try: Dwayne Jenner  2' Shane Spring  8' Con: Dale Sabbagh  3', 9' (2/2) Pen: Dale Sabbagh  25', 40' (2/2) Cards: Dean Muir 20' to 31'	Scoreboard [56] Report [57]	Try: George Whitehead  13', 20' Steven Sykes  23' Darron Nell  28' Con: Scott van Breda  21', 24', 29' (3/4) Pen: Scott van Breda  48', 51', 64', 73' (4/5) Cards: Devin Oosthuizen 39' to 49'	Referee: Ben Crouse

Semi-final	4 October 2013	Eastern Province Kings	32–29 (aet)	Leopards	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:30	Try: Tim Agaba  55' Kayle van Zyl  95' Con: Scott van Breda  56', 96' (2/2) Pen: Scott van Breda  3', 7', 32', 60', 77', 93' (6/7) Drop: George Whitehead (0/1)	Scoreboard [58] Report [59]	Try: Edmar Marais  37' Tiaan Dorfling  98' Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht  38', 99' (2/2) Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht  12', 23', 29', 74', 80' (5/6) Drop: Warren Gilbert (0/1) Cards: SJ Niemand 59' to 70'	Referee: Ben Crouse

Final	11 October 2013	Pumas	53–30	Eastern Province Kings	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:10	Try: RW Kember  18' Coenie van Wyk  24', 46', 76' JW Bell  66' Renaldo Bothma  78' Con: Carl Bezuidenhout  47', 67' (2/4) JC Roos  77', 79' (2/2) Pen: Carl Bezuidenhout  2', 30', 40', 51', 62' (5/6) Cards: Giant Mtyanda  70' Doppies le Roux  72'	Scoreboard [60] Report [61]	Try: Ntabeni Dukisa  54' penalty try  72' Kayle van Zyl  81' Con: Scott van Breda  55', 73', 81' (3/3) Pen: Scott van Breda  4', 27', 33' (3/3) Drop: George Whitehead (0/1)	Referee: Craig Joubert

Player statistics

The following table shows players statistics for the 2013 Currie Cup season:

Player Statistics – 2013 Currie Cup First Division
Player	Starts	Used Sub	Unused Sub	Points	Tries	Cons	Pens	DGs	YC	RC
Charl du Plessis	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jaco Engels	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ross Geldenhuys	3	4	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lizo Gqoboka	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marzuq Maarman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Enoch Mnyaka	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brenden Olivier	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pieter Stemmet	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boetie Britz	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Albé de Swardt	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Dyer	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hannes Franklin	5	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dane van der Westhuyzen	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Adongo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rynier Bernardo	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Samora Fihlani	9	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
Darron Nell	5	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Steven Sykes	6	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	1	0
Wayne van Heerden	4	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stefan Willemse	7	4	1	25	5	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Agaba	9	1	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Thembelani Bholi	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aidon Davis	3	1	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dalton Davis	5	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cornell du Preez	4	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Renier Erasmus	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thabo Mamojele	2	7	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mpho Mbiyozo	8	1	0	30	6	0	0	0	0	0
Kuselo Moyake	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devin Oosthuizen	9	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0
Stephan Zaayman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boela Abrahams	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dwayne Kelly	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Mathie	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nicolás Vergallo	5	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wesley Dunlop	4	0	0	34	1	4	7	0	0	0
Marlou van Niekerk	2	2	0	7	1	1	0	0	0	0
George Whitehead	9	0	0	20	2	5	0	0	0	0
Ronnie Cooke	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Siyanda Grey	3	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Andile Jho	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tiger Mangweni	15	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hadleigh Parkes	2	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Skosana	5	5	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne Stevens	10	4	1	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
Scott van Breda	13	0	0	146	1	27	29	0	1	0
Eben Barnard	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Killian	12	0	0	20	4	0	0	0	0	0
Yamkela Ngam	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sergeal Petersen	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marcello Sampson	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Siviwe Soyizwapi	5	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ntabeni Dukisa	4	9	3	44	2	5	7	1	0	0
Kayle van Zyl	1	8	1	12	2	1	0	0	1	0
penalty try	—	—	—	10	2	—	—	—	—	—

• David Bulbring, Kevin Buys, Demetri Catrakilis, Zolani Faku, Shane Gates, Johan Herbst, Bandise Maku, Siya Mangaliso, SP Marais, Sphephelo Mayaba, Thabiso Mngomezulu, Waylon Murray, Norman Nelson, Foxy Ntleki, Paul Schoeman, Andries Strauss, Wimpie van der Walt, Luke Watson, Andile Witbooi and Madoda Yako were named in the 2013 Currie Cup squad, but never included in a matchday 22.

Player Appearances

Player Appearances – 2013 Currie Cup First Division
Player	PMA	GRF	LEO	SWD	BOL	FNH	BDR	PMA	GRF	LEO	SWD	BOL	FNH	BDR	LEO	PMA
Lizo Gqoboka	1		17	17	17	3	3	3	17	17	17	1	17	1	1	1
Boetie Britz	2			2	2		16			16	16	16		16
Charl du Plessis	3								3	3	3	3		3	3	3
Stefan Willemse	4			6	5	6		19	6	19	19	6	6		19	19
Daniel Adongo	5
Dalton Davis	6	6	8	8	6
Kuselo Moyake	7	19	7				19		19				19
Tim Agaba	8							7	8	7	7	19	8	8	8	8
Dwayne Kelly	9	20	20	9					20	20			20	9	9	9
Wesley Dunlop	10	10	10		10
Hadleigh Parkes	11	11
Tiger Mangweni	12	12	12	12	12		12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Wayne Stevens	13	13	13	13	13		21	22	13	13	13	13	13	22	22	22
Siviwe Soyizwapi	14	14		15	15	15
Scott van Breda	15	15	15		14			15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Dane van der Westhuyzen	16	2	2			16
Brenden Olivier	17	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1		1
Aidon Davis	18	8		5	8
Mpho Mbiyozo	19	7		7	7	7	7							7	7	7
Scott Mathie	20	9	9		9
Ntabeni Dukisa	21	21	14	10	21	10	15	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Marlou van Niekerk	22		21	14			10
Ross Geldenhuys		3	3									17	3	17	17	17
Samora Fihlani		4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
Thabo Mamojele		5		19		18	18		18	18	5	18	18	19
Albé de Swardt		16	16	16	16	2	2	16	16			2	2	2	2
Pieter Stemmet		17
Wayne van Heerden		19	18	18	18	5	5				18	5	5	18	18	18
Sergeal Petersen		22				22	14
Rynier Bernardo			5					18	5
Thembelani Bholi			6		19	19	6
Eben Barnard			11	11		11
Renier Erasmus			19
Andile Jho			22	22		12
Jaco Engels				3	3	17
Boela Abrahams				20	20	9	9	20
Kayle van Zyl				21	22	20	20				20	20	9	20	20	20
Michael Killian					11	14	11	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Stephan Zaayman						8	8
Siyanda Grey						13	13	14
Brian Skosana						21	22		22	22	22	11	11	11	11	11
Marzuq Maarman							1
Enoch Mnyaka							17	17
Hannes Franklin								2	2	2	2		16			2
Darron Nell								4		5				5	5	5
Steven Sykes								5				4	4	4	4	4
Devin Oosthuizen								6	7	6	6	7	7	6	6	6
Cornell du Preez								8		8	8	8
Nicolás Vergallo								9	9	9	9	9
George Whitehead								10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Ronnie Cooke								13						13	13	13
Marcello Sampson									11	11	11	22
Yamkela Ngam													22
Bobby Dyer															16	16

• David Bulbring, Kevin Buys, Demetri Catrakilis, Zolani Faku, Shane Gates, Johan Herbst, Bandise Maku, Siya Mangaliso, SP Marais, Sphephelo Mayaba, Thabiso Mngomezulu, Waylon Murray, Norman Nelson, Foxy Ntleki, Paul Schoeman, Andries Strauss, Wimpie van der Walt, Luke Watson, Andile Witbooi and Madoda Yako were named in the 2013 Currie Cup squad, but never included in a matchday 22.

Under-21 Provincial Championship

Main article: 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship

Log

2013 under-21 provincial championship group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Eastern Province U21 (Q)	7	7	0	0	388	110	+278	55	15	7	0	35	Semi-finals
2	Boland U21	7	6	0	1	334	139	+195	52	18	6	0	30
3	Limpopo Blue Bulls U21	7	5	0	2	284	136	+148	44	16	6	2	28
4	Griquas U21	7	3	0	4	159	244	−85	22	38	3	2	17
5	Griffons U21	7	3	0	4	156	263	−107	21	43	3	0	15
6	Falcons U21	7	2	0	5	156	316	−160	24	47	4	1	13
7	Pumas U21	7	2	0	5	156	224	−68	22	35	2	1	11
8	SWD U21	7	0	0	7	125	326	−201	18	46	2	1	3

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(Q) Qualified to a promotion play-off game

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship
	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	SF	F	PR
Opposition	PMA	GRF	GRQ	SWD	BOL	FNH	LIM	GRQ	BOL	BDR
Cumulative Points	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	---	---	---
Log Position	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	---	---	---
Key:	win	draw	loss

Fixtures and results

	16 August 2013	Pumas U21	20–46	Eastern Province U21	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	16:20	Try: Johan Pretorius  29' Dirk Louwies  36' Pule Sibiya  40' Con: Juan van der Merwe  36' (1/3) Pen: Juan van der Merwe  11' (1/2)	Scoreboard [62]	Try: Siphesihle Punguzwa  3' Eben Barnard  10' Sergeal Petersen  12' Aidon Davis  25' Kevin Kaba  47' Kuhle Sonkosi  53' Juan Smit  62' Siviwe Soyizwapi  71' Con: Marlou van Niekerk  3', 11' (2/5) Shane Gates  62' (1/3) Pen: Shane Gates (0/1)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Pro Legoete

	23 August 2013	Eastern Province U21	58–7	Griffons U21	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:15	Try: Foxy Ntleki  7', 17', 36' Siviwe Soyizwapi  14', 44' Ruan Roberts  26' Marlou van Niekerk  30' Siphesihle Punguzwa  39' Aidon Davis  42' Wayven Smith  67' Con: Marlou van Niekerk  27', 43' (2/6) Sonwabo Majola  37' (1/3) Juan Smit  68' (1/1) Cards: Pieter Stemmet 61' to 71'	Scoreboard [63]	Try: Wayne Ludick  79' Con: Ryno Venter  80' (1/1) Cards: Thembelani Mabomba 47' to 57' Wayne Ludick 57' to 67' Brain Meyer 65' to 75'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Pro Legoete

	31 August 2013	Griquas U21	0–53	Eastern Province U21	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	13:30	Pen: Jonty George Gray (0/2) Cards: Johann Strauss 30' to 40'	Scoreboard [64]	Try: Sonwabo Majola  19', 68' Marlou van Niekerk  22' Wayven Smith  30' Claude Tshidibi  47' Aidon Davis  53' Aya Dlepu  56' Brendan Hector  81' Con: Ruan Allerston  20', 23', 47', 57', 82' (5/8) Pen: Ruan Allerston  12' (1/1) Cards: Claude Tshidibi 63' to 73'	Attendance: 50 Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

	6 September 2013	Eastern Province U21	76–16	SWD U21	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:30	Try: Eben Barnard  15', 26' Vukile Sofisa  23', 56' Sonwabo Majola  30' Aya Dlepu  41', 48' Marlou van Niekerk  59' Siphesihle Punguzwa  62', 75' Siviwe Soyizwapi  70', 79' Con: Shane Gates  24', 31' (2/5) Marlou van Niekerk  49' (1/1) Ruan Allerston  57', 60', 63', 71', 80' (5/6) Pen: Shane Gates (0/1)	Scoreboard [65]	Try: Dillin Christo-Lee Snel  37' Con: Chris Willemse  38' (1/1) Pen: Chris Willemse  1', 8', 25' (3/3) Cards: Linden Edward Rhode 22' to 32'	Referee: Ben Crouse

	13 September 2013	Boland U21	17–31	Eastern Province U21	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	13:30	Try: Johann Stephanus Alberts Lambrechts  19' Kirwan Horsemend  42', 80' Con: Ashley Esau  43' (1/2) Sherwin Clyde Dyson (0/1) Cards: Wade Schoor 48' to 58' Conway Pretorius  78'	Scoreboard [66]	Try: Marlou van Niekerk  5', 17' Siviwe Soyizwapi  34' Aidon Davis  52' Con: Ruan Allerston  6', 18', 35', 53' (4/4) Pen: Ruan Allerston  32' (1/2)	Attendance: 380 Referee: Jaco Kotze

	20 September 2013	Eastern Province U21	87–17	Falcons U21	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:30	Try: Kuhle Sonkosi  5' Sphu Msutwana  8' Eben Barnard  30', 37' Wayven Smith  32' Siviwe Soyizwapi  34', 43' Siphesihle Punguzwa  39', 49' Sonwabo Majola  68', 80' Yakha Qinela  74' Shane Gates  76' Con: Ruan Allerston  6', 9', 31', 33', 38', 40', 44', 50' (8/9) Gavin Hauptfleisch  75', 77', 80' (3/4)	Scoreboard [67]	Try: Daymin Brendon Jansen van Vuuren  57' Friedle Olivier  78' Con: Paul Walters  58', 79' (2/2) Pen: Paul Walters (0/1) Drop: Deon Steve Robert Hendrikz  10' (1/1) Cards: Mandla Mdaka 27' to 38'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Sindile Mayende

	28 September 2013	Limpopo Blue Bulls U21	33–37	Eastern Province U21	Groblersdal
	16:00	Try: Pieter Jan Kruger  1' Oskar Jan Maximillian Calitz  8' Bernthardt John Richard Gerntholtz  14' Werner van Heese  38' Daniel Hart  53' Con: Marcel Enslen Steyn Scholtz  9', 15', 39', 54' (4/5) Pen: Marcel Enslen Steyn Scholtz (0/1) Cards: Barend Jakobus Erasmus Wessels 34' to 44' Donovan Harry O'Grady 60' to 70'	Scoreboard [68]	Try: Shane Gates  22' Siphesihle Punguzwa  30' Aidon Davis  42' Sinethemba Ndita  61' Con: Ruan Allerston  23', 31', 43', 62' (4/4) Pen: Ruan Allerston  11', 70' (2/2) Andile Jho  79' (1/1) Cards: Claude Tshidibi 13' to 23'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Matt Kemp

Semi-final	4 October 2013	Eastern Province U21	44–26	Griquas U21	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:30	Try: Wayven Smith  17', 27', 43', 53' Siviwe Soyizwapi  69' Con: Ruan Allerston  18', 28', 44', 54' (4/4) Gavin Hauptfleisch  70' (1/1) Pen: Ruan Allerston  14', 49', 63' (3/4) Cards: Aidon Davis  78' Siphesihle Punguzwa  80'	Scoreboard [69]	Try: Nicolaas Steyn  39' Johann Strauss  67' Stephan Steyn  72' Renier Botha  80' Con: Jonty George Gray (0/4) Pen: Jonty George Gray  11', 35' (2/3) Cards: Ceagan Allan van der Linde 63' to 74'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Final	11 October 2013	Eastern Province U21	59–19	Boland U21	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	16:15	Try: Claude Tshidibi  18' Brenden Olivier  38' Kuhle Sonkosi  53' Siviwe Soyizwapi  57' Ivan Ludick  62' Sphu Msutwana  66' Siphesihle Punguzwa  72' Dane van der Westhuyzen  79' Con: Ruan Allerston  39', 54', 58' (3/4) Marlou van Niekerk  67' (1/2) Gavin Hauptfleisch  80' (1/2) Pen: Ruan Allerston  10', 46', 51' (3/3) Drop: Ruan Allerston (0/1)	Scoreboard [70]	Try: Conway Pretorius  77' Con: Ashley Esau  78' (1/1) Pen: Ashley Esau  4', 7', 40', 49' (4/5) Cards: Conway Pretorius 24' to 34' Ernst Claassen 58' to 68' Thurlow Marsh  69'

Promotion/Relegation	19 October 2013	Border U21	23–21	Eastern Province U21	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	13:00	Try: Ernst Ladendorf  5' Marlyn Williams  13' Dillon Smit  34' Con: Shaun Nieuwenhuyzen  35' (1/3) Pen: Shaun Nieuwenhuyzen  2' (1/1) Angus Cleophas  83' (1/2) Cards: Stephan Deyzel 38' to 48'	Scoreboard [71]	Try: Siphesihle Punguzwa  49' Marlou van Niekerk  59' Siviwe Soyizwapi  68' Con: Ruan Allerston (0/1) Gavin Hauptfleisch (0/2) Pen: Ruan Allerston  28' (1/1) Gavin Hauptfleisch  66' (1/1) Marlou van Niekerk (0/1) Cards: Claude Tshidibi 47' to 58'	Attendance: 200

Players

The following players played during the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship Division B season:

2013 Eastern Province Kings Under-21 Provincial Championship squad

Forwards		Aidon Davis Brendan Hector Ben Jacobs Kevin Kaba Marzuq Maarman Enoch Mnyaka Sinethemba Ndita Brenden Olivier Siphesihle Punguzwa Yakha Qinela Ruan Roberts Wayven Smith Vukile Sofisa Kuhle Sonkosi Pieter Stemmet Claude Tshidibi Dane van der Westhuyzen Stefan Willemse Stephan Zaayman
Backs		Ruan Allerston Eben Barnard Ofentse Boloko Aya Dlepu Shane Gates Gavin Hauptfleisch Andile Jho Bangi Kobese Ivan Ludick Sonwabo Majola Wandile Mbambeni Sphu Msutwana Foxy Ntleki Sergeal Petersen Juan Smit Siviwe Soyizwapi Marlou van Niekerk
DNP		Chad Banfield Dylan Samuel Beckett Jaco Bernardo Masixole Caga Frans Antonie Gerber Arnold Klein Glenwill Lewis Ntsiki Mlamleli Tau Mokonenyane Khaya Molotana Zuko Ndlela Rousseau Prinsloo Tyrone Rankin Paul Schoeman
Coach		Robbi Kempson

Player statistics

The following table shows players statistics for the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship season:

Player Statistics – 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship
Player	Starts	Used Sub	Unused Sub	Points	Tries	Cons	Pens	DGs	YC	RC
Marzuq Maarman	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Enoch Mnyaka	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brenden Olivier	3	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Vukile Sofisa	9	0	1	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Pieter Stemmet	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Yakha Qinela	0	3	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ruan Roberts	1	6	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dane van der Westhuyzen	9	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brendan Hector	0	4	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Jacobs	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Kaba	6	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kuhle Sonkosi	9	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
Aidon Davis	9	0	0	25	5	0	0	0	1	0
Sinethemba Ndita	0	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Siphesihle Punguzwa	5	5	0	45	9	0	0	0	1	0
Wayven Smith	6	3	0	35	7	0	0	0	0	0
Claude Tshidibi	10	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	3	0
Stefan Willemse	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stephan Zaayman	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bangi Kobese	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan Ludick	5	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sonwabo Majola	4	6	0	27	5	1	0	0	0	0
Wandile Mbambeni	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ruan Allerston	7	1	0	99	0	33	11	0	0	0
Gavin Hauptfleisch	0	6	0	13	0	5	1	0	0	0
Marlou van Niekerk	8	0	0	42	6	6	0	0	0	0
Jaco Bernardo	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Gates	8	0	0	16	2	3	0	0	0	0
Andile Jho	7	2	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
Foxy Ntleki	1	2	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
Juan Smit	0	3	0	7	1	1	0	0	0	0
Eben Barnard	10	0	0	30	6	0	0	0	0	0
Ofentse Boloko	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aya Dlepu	3	1	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
Sergeal Petersen	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sphu Msutwana	3	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Siviwe Soyizwapi	10	0	0	55	11	0	0	0	0	0

• Chad Banfield, Dylan Samuel Beckett, Masixole Caga, Frans Antonie Gerber, Arnold Klein, Glenwill Lewis, Ntsiki Mlamleli, Tau Mokonenyane, Khaya Molotana, Zuko Ndlela, Rousseau Prinsloo, Tyrone Rankin and Paul Schoeman were named in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship squad, but never included in a matchday 22.

Player Appearances

Player Appearances – 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship
Player	PMA	GRF	GRQ	SWD	BOL	FNH	LIM	GRQ	BOL	BDR
Marzuq Maarman	1		17			17
Dane van der Westhuyzen	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Pieter Stemmet	3	17	3	17	3	3	17	17	17	3
Kuhle Sonkosi	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4
Kevin Kaba	5	5			18		5	5	5	8
Siphesihle Punguzwa	6	6	19	19	6	6	6	19	19	19
Claude Tshidibi	7	7	7	5	5	5	7	7	7	7
Aidon Davis	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Bangi Kobese	9									20
Marlou van Niekerk	10	10	13	13	13		13		13	13
Eben Barnard	11	11	11	11	11	14	14	14	14	14
Shane Gates	12			10	12	12	12	12	12	12
Andile Jho	13	12	12	12	21	13	22	13	21	11
Sergeal Petersen	14
Siviwe Soyizwapi	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Ruan Roberts	16	2	16	16	16				16	16
Vukile Sofisa	17	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	1
Ben Jacobs	18		5	4
Wayven Smith	19	19	6	6	19	7		6	6	6
Sonwabo Majola	20	9	9	9	20	20	20	20	20	9
Ofentse Boloko	21	14					11
Juan Smit	22	22	22
Enoch Mnyaka		3		3						17
Foxy Ntleki		13				22		22
Yakha Qinela		16				16	16	16
Stephan Zaayman		18		7	7			18	18
Wandile Mbambeni		20	20
Aya Dlepu		21	14	14	14
Ruan Allerston			10	21	10	10	10	10	10	10
Brendan Hector			18	18		18	18			18
Sphu Msutwana			21	22		11		11	11
Ivan Ludick				20	9	9	9	9	9
Brenden Olivier					17		1	1	1
Gavin Hauptfleisch					22	21	21	21	22	21
Sinethemba Ndita						19	19
Stefan Willemse										5
Jaco Bernardo										22

• Chad Banfield, Dylan Samuel Beckett, Masixole Caga, Frans Antonie Gerber, Arnold Klein, Glenwill Lewis, Ntsiki Mlamleli, Tau Mokonenyane, Khaya Molotana, Zuko Ndlela, Rousseau Prinsloo, Tyrone Rankin and Paul Schoeman were named in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship squad, but never included in a matchday 22.

Under-19 Provincial Championship

Log

2013 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	Falcons U19	7	7	0	0	267	151	+116	37	20	6	0	34	Semi-finals
2	Boland U19	7	5	0	2	180	169	+11	27	23	5	0	25
3	Eastern Province U19 (O)	7	4	0	3	213	164	+49	33	22	5	2	23	Promotion play-off Semi-finals
4	SWD U19	7	4	0	3	199	167	+32	24	25	3	1	20	Semi-finals
5	Griffons U19	7	3	0	4	187	229	−42	23	32	3	2	17
6	Limpopo Blue Bulls U19	7	2	0	5	209	190	+19	32	23	3	3	14
7	Griquas U19	7	3	0	4	171	188	−17	22	26	3	2	8 [lower-alpha 1]
8	Pumas U19	7	0	0	7	108	276	−168	14	41	0	1	1

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

(O) Qualified for the promotion play-off game
Notes:

1. Griquas U19 were deducted 9 points for fielding an unregistered player. ^[72]

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	SF	F	PR
Opposition	PMA	GRF	GRQ	SWD	BOL	FNH	LIM	BOL	FNH	BDR
Cumulative Points	5	10	15	15	17	19	23	---	---	---
Log Position	1st	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	---	---	---
Key:	win	draw	loss

Fixtures and results

	16 August 2013	Pumas U19	18–46	Eastern Province U19	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	14:30	Try: Juandre Enslin van Wyk  24' Marthinus Philippus Snyman  43' Con: Juandre Enslin van Wyk  24' (1/2) Pen: Marthinus Philippus Snyman  34' (1/1) Juandre Enslin van Wyk  47' (1/1)	Scoreboard [73]	Try: Stephan Ebersohn  13' Sherwin Slater  25' Khanya Mzilikazi  30' Warren Swarts  32' Gerrit Huisamen  52' John-Henry Schmitt  55' Khaya Molotana  65' Con: Warren Swarts  33' (1/4) Matthew Moore  52' (1/1) Mitchell Turner  66' (1/1)	Attendance: 250 Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza

	23 August 2013	Eastern Province U19	42–20	Griffons U19	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	14:15	Try: Khaya Malotana  4' Lyle Lombaard  26' JP Jamieson  30' Juandré Fourie  36' Francois Nel  48' John-Henry Schmitt  58' Con: Warren Swarts  5', 27', 31', 37', 49', 59' (6/6)	Scoreboard [74]	Try: Gerrit Otto  8' Deon Taljaard  69' Con: Deon Taljaard  9', 70' (2/2) Pen: Deon Taljaard  28', 35' (2/4)	Referee: Francois Pretorius

	31 August 2013	Griquas U19	7–26	Eastern Province U19	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	12:00	Try: Bjorn Dennis van Wyk  53' Con: Stefan Erns Schutte  53' (1/) Pen: Christo Coetzee (0/3) Cards: Jacques van Zyl 48' to 58'	Scoreboard [75]	Try: Khanya Mzilikazi  24' Matthew Moore  42' Francois van der Walt  50' Warren Swarts  56' Con: Warren Swarts  24', 42' (2/2) Alex Banfield  50' (1/2)	Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi

	6 September 2013	Eastern Province U19	10–35	SWD U19	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	14:30	Try: Kevin Kaba  53', 62' Con: Alex Banfield (0/2) Cards: Stephan Ebersohn  59'	Scoreboard [76]	Try: Dean Peter January  40' Macdelin Saayman  50' Curtley Duwayne Kiewiet  64' Leighton Eksteen  67' Con: Leighton Eksteen  51', 65', 68' (3/4) Pen: Elfrido Ayford  24' (1/2) Leighton Eksteen  58' (1/1) Drop: Macdelin Saayman  32' (1/1)	Referee: Ricus van der Hoven

	13 September 2013	Boland U19	26–24	Eastern Province U19	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	12:00	Try: Anzo John Stubbs  3' Kennedy Sithsaba Rorwana  7' Willbur Boonzaaier  45' Louis Carstens  61' Con: Willbur Boonzaaier  4', 8' (2/3) Valentino Wellman  62' (1/1)	Scoreboard [77]	Try: Kuhle Mbiko  11' Dewald Meyer  49' Francois Nel  57', 67' Con: Alex Banfield  50' (1/2) Mitchell Turner  58' (1/2) Pen: Alex Banfield (0/1) Cards: Khaya Malotana 41' to 51'	Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza

	20 September 2013	Eastern Province U19	39–41	Falcons U19	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	14:30	Try: Matthew Moore  22' Kevin Kaba  29' Juandré Fourie  43' Alex Banfield  67' Con: Selvyn Davids  23', 29', 35', 68' (4/5) Juandré Fourie  43' (1/1) Pen: Selvyn Davids  5', 57' (2/2) Warren Swartz  56' (1/1) Cards: JP Jamieson  69'	Scoreboard [78]	Try: Dominic Cloete  14', 55' Ruan Ernst  24' Charlton Anderson  30' Jaques Frederick Malan  33' Divan Johannes Binneman  60' Con: Matthys Cornelius Venter  31', 55', 61', 65' (4/6) Pen: Matthys Cornelius Venter  71' (1/1) Drop: Matthys Cornelius Venter (0/1) Cards: Jeandré Roux 20' to 31'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Eduan Nel

	28 September 2013	Limpopo Blue Bulls U19	17–26	Eastern Province U19	Groblersdal
	14:00	Try: Stephanus Smith  25' Willie Henry Dreyer Lloyd  42' Wade Worthington  68' Con: Casper Jan Hendrik du Plessis  43' (1/2) Kean Henning Dry (0/1)	Scoreboard [79]	Try: Khaya Molotana  35' Wayburn Howley  56' Juandré Fourie  64' Con: Francois Nel (0/1) Jason Baggott  65' (1/2) Pen: Jason Baggott  6', 20', 41' (3/3) Francois Nel (0/1)	Attendance: 100 Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Semi-final	4 October 2013	Boland U19	30–45	Eastern Province U19	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	14:00	Try: Francois Daniel Pienaar  38' Deno-Chaunzey Lee-Trevino van Turha  67' Anzo John Stubbs  23', 36' Con: Willbur Boonzaaier  24', 37' (2/3) Anzo John Stubbs (0/1) Pen: Willbur Boonzaaier  14', 31' (2/2)	Scoreboard [80]	Try: Juandré Fourie  8' Sergeal Petersen  11', 26' Alex Banfield  35' Khaya Molotana  55' Selvyn Davids  64' Con: Selvyn Davids  9', 12', 27', 35', 56', 65' (6/6) Pen: Alex Banfield  1' (1/1)	Attendance: 200 Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Final	11 October 2013	Falcons U19	40–56	Eastern Province U19	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	14:20	Try: Marthinus Phillipus Ueckermann  19' Jean-Claude van Zyl  38' Andries Stefanus Schutte  52' Franswa Ueckermann  60' Con: Matthys Cornelius Venter  20', 38', 52', 61' (4/4) Pen: Matthys Cornelius Venter  9', 13' (2/2) Drop: Matthys Cornelius Venter  17', 64' (2/2)	Scoreboard [81]	Try: Selvyn Davids  3', 34', 71' Matthew Moore  10' Khaya Malotana  28', 62', 64' Sergeal Petersen  35' Con: Selvyn Davids  11', 29', 34', 65', 72' (5/8) Pen: Selvyn Davids  50', 68' (2/2)	Attendance: 245

Promotion/Relegation	19 October 2013	Border U19	20–27	Eastern Province U19	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	11:00	Try: Oliver Cracknell  2' Dylan Rust  32' Charl Werner Swanepoel  63' Con: Werner Barnard  33' (1/3) Pen: Werner Barnard  5' (1/1) Drop: Werner Barnard (0/1) Cards: Dylan Rust 44' to 55' Athenkosi Mabinda 54' to 64'	Scoreboard [82]	Try: Sergeal Petersen  15' Sherwin Slater  41' Alex Banfield  46' Con: Selvyn Davids  16', 42', 47' (3/3) Pen: Selvyn Davids  36', 69' (2/5) Alex Banfield (0/2) Cards: Similile Qinela  54' JP Jamieson 54' to 64'	Attendance: 150

Players

The following players played during the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship Division B season:

2013 Eastern Province Kings Under-19 Provincial Championship squad

Forwards		Bathandwa Cafu • Ruan de Jager • Stephan Ebersohn • Jonathan Ford • Pelser Hanekom • Gerrit Huisamen • JP Jamieson • Kevin Kaba  • Lyle Lombaard • Dewald Meyer • Matthew Moore • David Murray • Divan Nell • Tyler Paul  • Similile Qinela • Sabelo Sam • John-Henry Schmitt • Erwin Slabbert • Francois van der Walt •
Backs		Matthew Alborough • Jason Baggott • Alex Banfield • Siviwe Bisset • Luca Dalla-Vecchia • Selvyn Davids  • Ethan Fortuin • Juandré Fourie • Wayburn Howley • Roger Louis • Kuhle Mbiko • Phelo Mfini • Khaya Molotana • Mario Mowers • Khanya Mzilikazi • Francois Nel • Luan Nieuwoudt • Sergeal Petersen  • Sherwin Slater • Warren Swarts • Mitchell Turner •
DNP		Darrel Curtis Coetzee • Justin Ferrant • Darren Ketzner • Mvelo Khumalo • Sokhana Mpemba • Wynand van der Merwe • Estiaan van der Westhuizen • Devon Chistopher van Eyck • Sean van Zyl • CJ Velleman  • Hendrik Stephanus Venter
Coach		Ryan Felix

Player statistics

The following table shows players statistics for the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship season:

Player Statistics – 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship
Player	Starts	Used Sub	Unused Sub	Points	Tries	Cons	Pens	DGs	YC	RC
Ruan de Jager	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mvelo Khumalo	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lyle Lombaard	5	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Moore	10	0	0	17	3	1	0	0	0	0
David Murray	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Similile Qinela	0	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
JP Jamieson	7	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	2	0
Jonathan Ford	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Divan Nell	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John-Henry Schmitt	8	1	1	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Stephan Ebersohn	8	1	0	10	2	0	0	0	1	0
Pelser Hanekom	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gerrit Huisamen	7	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Paul	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Francois van der Walt	1	2	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bathandwa Cafu	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dewald Meyer	1	5	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sokhana Mpemba	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sabelo Sam	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Erwin Slabbert	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Kaba	3	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Alborough	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Baggott	5	1	0	11	0	1	3	0	0	0
Roger Louis	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mario Mowers	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Francois Nel	3	4	1	15	3	0	0	0	0	0
Warren Swarts	5	1	1	31	2	9	1	0	0	0
Mitchell Turner	0	2	3	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
Alex Banfield	7	0	0	22	3	2	1	0	0	0
Selvyn Davids	4	0	0	74	4	18	6	0	0	0
Juandré Fourie	8	0	0	22	4	1	0	0	0	0
Luan Nieuwoudt	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sherwin Slater	7	2	1	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Siviwe Bisset	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luca Dalla-Vecchia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wayburn Howley	0	3	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kuhle Mbiko	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Phelo Mfini	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Khanya Mzilikazi	5	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
Sergeal Petersen	3	0	0	20	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Fortuin	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Khaya Molotana	10	0	0	35	7	0	0	0	1	0

• Darrel Curtis Coetzee, Justin Ferrant, Darren Ketzner, Wynand van der Merwe, Estiaan van der Westhuizen, Devon Chistopher van Eyck, Sean van Zyl, CJ Velleman and Hendrik Stephanus Venter were named in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship squad, but never included in a matchday 22.

Player Appearances

Player Appearances – 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship
Player	PMA	GRF	GRQ	SWD	BOL	FNH	LIM	BOL	FNH	BDR
Lyle Lombaard	1	1	1	1	1
JP Jamieson	2	2		16		2	2	2	2	2
Matthew Moore	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Stephan Ebersohn	4	4		19	4	4	4	4	4	4
Gerrit Huisamen	5	5				5	5	5	5	5
John-Henry Schmitt	6	6	2	2	2	16	16	6	6	6
Sabelo Sam	7	7		6	6
Erwin Slabbert	8	8	5	4	8	8	8	8	8	8
Matthew Alborough	9	9
Warren Swarts	10	10	10	10	10	21			22
Khanya Mzilikazi	11	11	14	14		14
Juandré Fourie	12	12	11	13	11	11	11	11
Sherwin Slater	13	13	13	21	13	22	13	21	11	11
Phelo Mfini	14	14	23	11
Khaya Molotana	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Divan Nell	16	17				23	23
Ruan de Jager	17		17		23
Pelser Hanekom	18	18	6
Dewald Meyer	19	19	7		19	19	18	19	19	19
Roger Louis	20		9		20		21
Mitchell Turner	21	21	21		21					22
Siviwe Bisset	22	22	22	22
Wayburn Howley	23				22		22
Similile Qinela		16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Francois Nel		20		9	9	20	9	20	20	20
Luca Dalla-Vecchia		23					14
Tyler Paul			4	5	5	7	7	7	7	7
Kevin Kaba			8	8		6
Alex Banfield			12	12	12	10		10	10	10
Francois van der Walt			18	18	7		20
Sokhana Mpemba			19		18		19
Mario Mowers			20
Bathandwa Cafu				7		18	6	18	18	18
Jason Baggott				20		9	10	9	9	9
David Murray				23		1	1	1	1	1
Kuhle Mbiko					14
Jonathan Ford					16			16	16	16
Luan Nieuwoudt						12	12	12	12	12
Selvyn Davids						13		13	13	13
Sergeal Petersen								14	14	14
Ethan Fortuin								22	21	21
Mvelo Khumalo								23	23	23

• Darrel Curtis Coetzee, Justin Ferrant, Darren Ketzner, Wynand van der Merwe, Estiaan van der Westhuizen, Devon Chistopher van Eyck, Sean van Zyl, CJ Velleman and Hendrik Stephanus Venter were named in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship squad, but never included in a matchday 22.

Awards

SARU Awards

The Kings received the following nomination for the SARU awards: ^[83]

Award	Nominee	Result
Currie Cup First Division Player of the Year	Tiger Mangweni	Nominated

EP Kings Awards

The following awards were given to players for the 2013 season: ^[84]

Award	Player
Player of the Year	Ronnie Cooke
Most Valuable Player of the Year	Ronnie Cooke
Players' Player of the Year	Ronnie Cooke
Try of the Year	Sergeal Petersen (v Force)
Rookie of the Year	Tim Agaba
Achievement Award	Aidon Davis
Merit Award	Scott van Breda
Supporters' Player of the Year	Scott van Breda
Most Promising Player	Siviwe Soyizwapi
U21 Player of the Year	Aidon Davis
U19 Player of the Year	Tyler Paul

See also

• Eastern Province Elephants
• Southern Kings
• 2013 Super Rugby season
• 2013 Vodacom Cup
• 2013 Currie Cup First Division
• 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship
• 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship

External links

• "SA Rugby Squad – Southern Kings : 2013 Vodacom Super Rugby". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
• "SA Rugby Squad – Eastern Province Kings : 2013 Absa Currie Cup First Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
• "SA Rugby Squad – Eastern Province Kings : 2013 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
• "SA Rugby Squad – EP Kings : 2013 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
• "SA Rugby Squad – EP Kings : 2013 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

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