EP GRAND CHALLENGE RESULTS

PE SAPS continued their impressive run in the EP Grand Challenge competition when they comfortably beat African Bombers' challenge with a decisive 56-12 win on Saturday.

Eastern Province U21s hammered in opener

The newly promoted Eastern Province Under-21 side traveled to Bloemfontein to face Free State at Shimla Park in their ABSA Under-21 Group A opener on Saturday.

Eastern Province U19s off to a winning start

The Eastern Province u19s traveled to Shimla Park to face the Free State U19s in their ABSA Under-19 opener in Bloemfontein on Saturday.

Get to know your U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week Heroes

The 52nd Coca-Cola Under-18 Craven Week kicks off next week, from the 12th to the 18th, at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch.

One of the players to keep an eye on is Eastern Province's Curwin Bosch.

Full Name: Curwin Bosch

Age: 18

Team: Eastern Province

EP U18 Craven Week squads

The following Eastern Cape boys will represent Eastern Province at this year's U18 Coca-Cola Craven Week, from the 12th to the 18th of July, at the Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch.

Eastern Province: 

Victories for EP at Academy Week

Both the Eastern Province U18s and Eastern Province CD recorded wins in their respective final matches at the Coca-Cola Academy Week at the Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark on Thursday.

Eastern Province recorded a narrow 33 - 31 win against the Pumas, while the Eastern Province CD side recorded a well deserved 46 - 29 win over the Leopards.

EP finish strong at the U16 Grant Khomo week

Eastern Province finished the U16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week on a high, when they beat the Free State in their final match at the Bridgton Sports Grounds in Oudtshoorn on Thursday.

The battle was epic as both teams put their bodies on the line on attack and defence. Interestingly Free State were reduced to 14 men in the 25th minute following a tip tackle, but despite this they continued to deliver a passionate performance.

EP juniors off to Bloem

The Eastern Province U19 and U21 sides travel to Bloemfontein this Saturday for their respective Currie Cup Premier Division openers.

Outside centre Jeremy Ward will captain the U19 side, while flanker CJ Velleman captains the newly promoted U21 side.

Disappointment for EP Academy side

Fresh from their 34 - 29 win against Border, the Eastern Province Academy side faced a strong Western Province side in their second match at the Isak Steyl Stadium in Vanderbijlpark.

Western Province restricted the EP boys to just three points in the first half, as they took a comfortable 15 - 3 lead at the break.

The boys from Port Elizabeth managed to add two tries in the second half, while Western Province added a further thirty eight points to finish the game 53 - 17.

Eastern Province will face the Pumas in their final match on Thursday. The game will be played on the B Field and kick-off is at 12:45pm.

EP U16s too strong for Falcons

Eastern Province recorded their first win at the Under-16 Coca-Cola Grant Khomo Week when they beat the Falcons on Tuesday.

The boys from Port Elizabeth suffered an 11 - 24 loss in their opener against KwaZulu-Natal, but made amends today when they scored five tries to beat the boys from Kempton Park on the second day at the Bridgton Sports Grounds in Oudtshoorn.

The first half was exciting as both teams tried hard to make their presence felt. Eastern Province had the first say with two tries in the first seventeen minutes, which they converted to take a 14-0 lead. The Valke hit back five minutes later with a converted try of their own to reduce the deficit to 14-7, which they held onto for the rest of the half.

The Valke came out strong in the second half as they burst through for their second try, but this was cancelled out by Eastern Province as they added another try minutes later. The Valke again hit back, but two tries by Eastern Province in the last four minutes pushed them into a convincing lead to finish the match 35 - 17.

Scorers:

Eastern Province (14) 35 – Tries: Elandre Smit, Chrispian Jaggers, Le-Kleu Stokes, Ayabonga Matroos, Waqar Solaan. Conversions: Vaughn Isaacs (5).

Falcons (7) 17 - Tries: Ruben Beytell, Quan Eymann, Lee-Irwin Andries. Conversions: Ruben Beytell.