2016 Eastern Province Kings season
| Team Information | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
| President | Cheeky Watson |
| Currie Cup qualification | |
| Coach | Robbi Kempson |
| Captains |
Lusanda Badiyana, Cornell Hess, Sintu Manjezi and Jeremy Ward |
| Rank | 14th |
| Record | Won 2, Drew 1, Lost 11 |
| Top points scorer | Garrick Mattheus (66) |
| Top try scorer | Somila Jho (5) |
| Currie Cup Premier Division | |
| Coach | Barend Pieterse |
| Captains |
Martin Bezuidenhout, Schalk Ferreira and Ricky Schroeder |
| Rank | 9th |
| Record | Lost 8 |
| Top points scorer | Pieter-Steyn de Wet (27) |
| Top try scorer | Johann Tromp (3) |
| Other seasons | |
| Previous season | ← 2015 |
| Next season | 2017 → |
In 2016, the Eastern Province Kings will participate in the Currie Cup competition. The Eastern Province U21 team will play in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship and the Eastern Province U19 team in the 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship.
In addition, the formally affiliated Super Rugby franchise, the Southern Kings, will participate in the Super Rugby competition between February and July. From 2016, the team is controlled directly by SARU, and has no affiliation with the Eastern Province Rugby Union or Eastern Province Kings.
The following players were named in the Eastern Province Kings squad for 2016 Currie Cup qualification series:
The final log for the 2016 Currie Cup qualification tournament is:
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The six franchise teams, plus the three highest-placed non-franchise teams will qualify to the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division, the remaining six teams will qualify to the 2016 Currie Cup First Division.
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
The following matches were played in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series:
The player appearance record in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series was as follows:
The following players were named in the Eastern Province Kings squad for 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division:
The final log for the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division was:
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The top four teams will qualify to the Semi-Finals.
Points breakdown:
* 4 points for a win
* 2 points for a draw
* 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
* 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
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