2015 Eastern Province Kings season
| Team Information | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
| President | Cheeky Watson |
| Currie Cup | |
| Coach | Brent Janse van Rensburg |
| Captain |
Luke Watson / Steven Sykes / Tim Whitehead |
| Rank | 7th |
| Record | Won 2, Lost 6 |
| Top points scorer | Scott van Breda (68) |
| Top try scorer | Paul Schoeman (4) |
| Vodacom Cup (South) | |
| Coach | Mzwandile Stick |
| Captain |
Shane Gates / Edgar Marutlulle / Tim Whitehead |
| Rank | 5th |
| Record | Won 3, Lost 4 |
| Top points scorer | Scott van Breda (29) |
| Top try scorers | Paul Schoeman (4) |
| Other seasons | |
| Previous season | ← 2014 |
| Next season | 2016 → |
In 2015, the Eastern Province Kings will participate in the Currie Cup and the Vodacom Cup competitions. The Eastern Province U21 team will also play in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A and the Eastern Province U19 team in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A. As part of the Southern Kings franchise, a number of players will also participate in friendlies for this franchise.
The following players were named in a pre-season training squad:
The following players were included in their 2015 Vodacom Cup squad:
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The top four teams in each section will qualify to the quarter finals, with their final log positions determining their seedings in the quarter finals. In the quarter finals, the teams that finish first in each section will have home advantage against the teams that finish fourth in the other section and the teams that finish second in each section will have home advantage against the teams that finish third in the other section. The winners of these quarter finals will then play each other in the semi-finals, with the higher-placed team having home advantage. The two semi-final winners will then meet in the final.
Points breakdown:
* 4 points for a win
* 2 points for a draw
* 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
* 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
Classification:
Teams standings are calculated as follows:
* Log points
* Overall points difference
* Number of tries scored
* Points scored in away matches
* Least number of red cards
* Toss of a coin
The following table shows players statistics for the 2015 Vodacom Cup season:
The following players appeared for the Eastern Province Kings during the 2015 Vodacom Cup:
The final log of the round-robin stage of the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division was:
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