2019 Under-21 Provincial Championship

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2019 Under-21 Provincial Championship
Countries South Africa
Date21 June – 7 September 2019
Champions Blue Bulls U21
Runners-up Western Province U21
Matches played33
Tries scored317
(average 9.6 per match)
Top point scorerTheo Boshoff
(Blue Bulls U21, 153)
Top try scorerCohen Jasper
(Free State U21, 13)
  2018
2020  

The 2019 Under-21 Provincial Championship was the 2019 edition of the Under-21 Provincial Championship, an annual national Under-21 rugby union competition held in South Africa, and was contested from 21 June to 7 September 2019.

Contents

Competition rules and information

There were six participating teams in the 2019 Under-21 Provincial Championship. [1] Each team played the other five teams twice during the pool stage, once at home and once away. Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored minus points conceded).

The top four teams in the pool stage qualified for the semi-finals, with the top-placed team hosting the fourth-placed team, and the second-placed team hosting the third-placed team. The two semi-final winners played in the final, played as a curtain-raiser for the 2019 Currie Cup Premier Division final.

Teams

The teams that competed in the 2019 Under-21 Provincial Championship are:

2019 Under-21 Provincial Championship teams
Blue Bulls U21
Free State U21
Golden Lions U21
Leopards U21
Sharks U21
Western Province U21

Regular season

Standings

The final standings in the 2019 Under-21 Provincial Championship were: [2]

2019 Under-21 Provincial Championship standings
PosTeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
1 Blue Bulls U21 10802483233+25066318242
2 Western Province U21 10604333276+5745377233
3 Free State U21 10604420442−2264659033
4 Sharks U21 10406338317+2146445324
5 Golden Lions U21 10406260333−7340457124
6 Leopards U21 10208228461−23331705114

Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.

Team Progression
TeamR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10SFF
Blue Bulls U21 5
(1st)
10
(1st)
15
(1st)
19
(1st)
24
(1st)
25
(1st)
27
(1st)
32
(1st)
37
(1st)
42
(1st)
WonWon
Western Province U21 0
(6th)
5
(5th)
6
(4th)
8
(5th)
12
(4th)
16
(4th)
21
(3rd)
26
(3rd)
31
(3rd)
33
(2nd)
WonLost
Free State U21 1
(5th)
2
(6th)
7
(3rd)
12
(2nd)
17
(2nd)
22
(2nd)
27
(2nd)
32
(2nd)
32
(2nd)
33
(3rd)
Lost
Sharks U21 2
(4th)
6
(2nd)
10
(2nd)
11
(3rd)
13
(3rd)
18
(3rd)
18
(4th)
18
(4th)
19
(4th)
24
(4th)
Lost
Golden Lions U21 5
(2nd)
5
(4th)
5
(6th)
10
(4th)
10
(5th)
11
(5th)
16
(5th)
17
(5th)
19
(5th)
24
(5th)
Leopards U21 5
(3rd)
6
(3rd)
6
(5th)
7
(6th)
7
(6th)
8
(6th)
8
(6th)
9
(6th)
14
(6th)
14
(6th)
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Matches

The following matches were played in the 2019 Under-21 Provincial Championship regular season:

Round one

21 June 2019 Blue Bulls U21 55–27 Western Province U21 Loftus Versfeld B, Pretoria  
14:00Try: Werner Fourie
Hanru Sirgel
Muller Uys (2)
Damian Bonaparte
Andrew Kota (2)
Con: Theo Boshoff (7)
Pen: Theo Boshoff
Lionel April
Scoreboard [3] Try: Prince Orderson
Sihle Njezula
Lyle Hendricks
Con: Abner van Reenen (2)
Christopher Schreuder
Pen: Abner van Reenen (2)
Referee: Griffin Colby
21 June 2019 Golden Lions U21 54–33 Free State U21 Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg  
14:00Try: Nathan McBeth
Cohen Kiewit
Ruan Vermaak
Dian Schoonees
Kennedy Mpeku
Prince Nkabinde (2)
Shaun Baxter
Con: Jack Hart
Ulrich Maritz (6)
Scoreboard [4] Try: Keanan Murray
Marthinus Boshoff
Carl Wijburg (2)
Gustav Meyer
Con: Charles Williams
Aya Oliphant (3)
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys
22 June 2019 Leopards U21 30–29 Sharks U21 Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
12:00Try: Reinard Jordaan
Lincoln Daniels
Bernu Engelbrecht (2)
Con: André van der Berg (2)
Pen: André van der Berg (2)
Scoreboard [5] Try: Le Roux Malan
Donald Falconer
Sicelo Tole
penalty try
Con: Boeta Chamberlain (2)
Pen: Boeta Chamberlain
Referee: Vusi Msibi

Round two

29 June 2019 Free State U21 31–73 Blue Bulls U21 Shimla Park, Bloemfontein  
13:00Try: Marthinus Boshoff
Darren Adonis
RuHann Greyling
Conan le Fleur
Con: Charles Williams (4)
Pen: Charles Williams
Scoreboard [6] Try: Werner Fourie
JC Pretorius (3)
Muller Uys
Theo Boshoff
Cameron Hufke (2)
Diego Appollis
Lionel April
Sango Xamlashe
Con: Theo Boshoff (9)
Referee: Ruhan Meiring
29 June 2019 Sharks U21 23–12 Golden Lions U21 KP2, Kings Park, Durban  
13:00Try: Thaakir Abrahams (2)
Con: Boeta Chamberlain (2)
Pen: Boeta Chamberlain (2)
Drop: Boeta Chamberlain
Scoreboard [7] Try: Ruan Vermaak (2)
Con: Keagan Lailvaux
Referee: Jaco Kotze
29 June 2019 Western Province U21 50–28 Leopards U21 Bellville RFC, Bellville  
13:30Try: Gift Dlamini
Abner van Reenen
Lyle Hendricks
Sihle Njezula
Sam Phiri (2)
Josh Muller
Marcel Theunissen
Con: Abner van Reenen (5)
Scoreboard [8] Try: Sylvester Hassien
Reinard Jordaan
Chris Vermaak
Heinrich Botha
Con: André van der Berg (4)
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron

Round three

5 July 2019 Blue Bulls U21 59–5 Golden Lions U21 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
14:00Try: Dewald Maritz
Werner Fourie
Mornay Smith
Theo Boshoff
Wian van Niekerk (2)
Ewart Potgieter
Keagan Johannes
Cabous Eloff
Con: Theo Boshoff (6)
Lionel April
Scoreboard [9] Try: Dameon VenterReferee: Ben Crouse
6 July 2019 Leopards U21 18–45 Free State U21 Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
13:00Try: Heinrich Botha (2)
Con: Janlu Steenkamp
Pen: André van der Berg (2)
Scoreboard [10] Try: Lubabalo Dobela
PJ Krugell
Cohen Jasper (4)
RuHann Greyling
Con: Lubabalo Dobela (3)
Gustav Meyer (2)
Referee: Jaco Pretorius
6 July 2019 Sharks U21 36–22 Western Province U21 KP2, Kings Park, Durban  
15:00Try: Adam Mountfort
Thaakir Abrahams
Jaden Hendrikse
Con: Adam Mountfort (2)
Jaden Hendrikse
Pen: Adam Mountfort (3)
Jaden Hendrikse
Drop: Adam Mountfort
Scoreboard [11] Try: Schalk Erasmus
Quan Eymann (2)
Angelo Davids
Con: Abner van Reenen
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Round four

12 July 2019 Blue Bulls U21 31–26 Sharks U21 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
14:00Try: Sabastian Jobb
Gershwin Mouton
Etienne Janeke
Con: Theo Boshoff (2)
Pen: Theo Boshoff (4)
Scoreboard [12] Try: JJ van der Mescht
Caleb Dingaan
Muller du Plessis
Con: Jaden Hendrikse
Pen: Jaden Hendrikse (3)
Referee: Griffin Colby
13 July 2019 Golden Lions U21 24–19 Leopards U21 Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
12:00Try: Nathan McBeth
PJ Botha (2)
Yanga Hlalu
Con: Keagan Lailvaux (2)
Scoreboard [13] Try: Sylvester Hassien
Lehlohonolo Nyelele
Chris Vermaak
Con: André van der Berg (2)
Referee: Phumzile Mbewu
13 July 2019 Free State U21 45–39 Western Province U21 Old Greys RC, Bloemfontein  
13:00Try: Ruben Cross
Elrigh Louw
Lubabalo Dobela
Marthinus Boshoff
James Mollentze
Conan le Fleur
Zinedine Booysen
Con: Lubabalo Dobela (5)
Scoreboard [14] Try: Schalk Erasmus
Gift Dlamini
Prince Orderson
Mike Mavovana
Gerado Jaars
Con: Abner van Reenen (3)
David Coetzer
Pen: Abner van Reenen (2)
Referee: Christopher Allison

Round Five

19 July 2019 Golden Lions U21 10–20 Western Province U21 Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg  
13:00Try: Dameon Venter
Con: Keagan Lailvaux
Pen: Keagan Lailvaux
Scoreboard [15] Try: Sihle Njezula (2)
Con: David Coetzer
Abner van Reenen
Pen: David Coetzer (2)
Referee: Pablo DeLuca
20 July 2019 Sharks U21 40–44 Free State U21 Jonsson Kings Park, Durban  
11:30Try: Sean Barnes
Marcell Barnard
Evan Roos
Boeta Chamberlain
Caleb Dingaan
Le Roux Malan
Con: Boeta Chamberlain (5)
Scoreboard [16] Try: Ruben Cross (2)
Ruan Smit
Elrigh Louw
PJ Krugell
Conan le Fleur (2)
Con: James Mollentze (3)
Pen: Lubabalo Dobela
Referee: Paul Mente
20 July 2019 Leopards U21 6–38 Blue Bulls U21 Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
13:00Pen: André van der Berg (2)Scoreboard [17] Try: Cabous Eloff
Hanru Sirgel
Wian van Niekerk
Lian du Toit
Jay-Cee Nel
penalty try
Con: Vaughen Isaacs (3)
Referee: Archie Sehlako

Round Six

26 July 2019 Sharks U21 73–28 Leopards U21 KP2, Kings Park, Durban  
14:00Try: Cullen van der Merwe
Jaden Hendrikse (2)
Boeta Chamberlain
Caleb Dingaan (4)
Sicelo Tole (2)
Muller du Plessis
Con: Boeta Chamberlain (9)
Scoreboard [18] Try: Ruben du Plessis
Andries Fouché
Sylvester Hassien (2)
Con: André van der Berg (4)
Referee: Christopher Allison
27 July 2019 Free State U21 59–32 Golden Lions U21 Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein  
12:30Try: Keanan Murray
Ruan Smit
Lubabalo Dobela
PJ Krugell
Conan le Fleur
Cohen Jasper (3)
Carl Wijburg
Con: Lubabalo Dobela (7)
Scoreboard [19] Try: Adrian Alberts
MJ Pelser
Dian Schoonees (2)
Tinus Combrinck
Ebot Buma
Con: Keagan Lailvaux
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys
27 July 2019 Western Province U21 21–20 Blue Bulls U21 DHL Newlands, Cape Town  
14:45Try: Angelo Davids (2)
Con: David Coetzer
Pen: David Coetzer (3)
Scoreboard [20] Try: JC Pretorius
Sabastian Jobb
Con: Theo Boshoff (2)
Pen: Theo Boshoff (2)
Referee: Ben Crouse

Round Seven

2 August 2019 Golden Lions U21 29–14 Sharks U21 Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
13:00Try: Tinus Combrinck
Shaun Williams
Luke Rossouw
Shaun Baxter
Con: Keagan Lailvaux (2)
Ulrich Maritz
Pen: Luke Rossouw
Scoreboard [21] Try: Evan Roos
Sicelo Tole
Con: Boeta Chamberlain
Murray Koster
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron
3 August 2019 Leopards U21 19–47 Western Province U21 Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
12:00Try: Sylvester Hassien
André van der Berg
Lincoln Daniels
Con: André van der Berg (2)
Scoreboard [22] Try: Jessie Johnson
Prince Orderson
Angelo Davids (2)
David Kriel
Schalk Erasmus
Gift Dlamini
Con: Abner van Reenen (6)
Referee: Phumzile Mbewu
3 August 2019 Blue Bulls U21 47–52 Free State U21 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
15:00Try: Ewart Potgieter
Sabastian Jobb (2)
Marnus Potgieter
Willem Steenkamp
Keagan Johannes
Con: Vaughen Isaacs (4)
Pen: Vaughen Isaacs (3)
Scoreboard [23] Try: Luyolo Dapula
Elrigh Louw
PJ Krugell
Conan le Fleur
Cohen Jasper (4)
Con: Lubabalo Dobela
James Mollentze (5)
Referee: Ruhan Meiring

Round Eight

9 August 2019 Western Province U21 35–13 Sharks U21 DHL Newlands, Cape Town  
12:30Try: Schalk Erasmus
Prince Orderson
Angelo Davids
David Kriel
Con: David Coetzer (2)
Abner van Reenen
Pen: David Coetzer (3)
Scoreboard [24] Try: Dylan Richardson
Caleb Dingaan
Pen: Boeta Chamberlain
Referee: Paul Mente
9 August 2019 Free State U21 52–40 Leopards U21 Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein  
14:30Try: Ruwald van der Merwe (2)
Marthinus Boshoff (2)
Conan le Fleur (2)
Cohen Jasper (2)
Con: James Mollentze (6)
Scoreboard [25] Try: Sampie Swiegers
Ruben Dreyer
André van der Berg
Siyabonga Khoza
Reinard Jordaan
Heinrich Botha
Con: André van der Berg (5)
Referee: Christopher Allison
10 August 2019 Golden Lions U21 33–41 Blue Bulls U21 Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
14:00Try: Cohen Kiewit
MJ Pelser
Travis Gordon
Shaun Williams
Tatenda Mujawo
Con: Marc Morrison (4)
Scoreboard [26] Try: Keagan Johannes
Wian van Niekerk
Gershwin Mouton (2)
Richard Kriel
Con: Vaughen Isaacs (3)
Theo Boshoff (2)
Pen: Vaughen Isaacs (2)
Referee: Jaco Kotze

Round Nine

16 August 2019 Sharks U21 25–44 Blue Bulls U21 Jonsson Kings Park, Durban  
14:00Try: Jeandré Labuschagne
Le Roux Malan
Donald Falconer
Rynhardt Jonker
Con: Jaden Hendrikse
Pen: Jaden Hendrikse
Scoreboard [27] Try: Mornay Smith
Keagan Johannes
Sabastian Jobb (2)
Wian van Niekerk
Theo Boshoff
Con: Vaughen Isaacs
Theo Boshoff (3)
Pen: Vaughen Isaacs (2)
Referee: Ben Crouse
17 August 2019 Leopards U21 33–28 Golden Lions U21 Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
13:00Try: Sylvester Hassien
Pienaar van Niekerk (2)
Heinrich Botha
Con: Tristan Oosthuizen
Janlu Steenkamp
Pen: Tristan Oosthuizen
Janlu Steenkamp (2)
Scoreboard [28] Try: Mandisi Mthiyane
Shaun Williams
Tatenda Mujawo
Morné Brandon
Con: Marc Morrison (3)
Luke Rossouw
Referee: Vusi Msibi
17 August 2019 Western Province U21 40–17 Free State U21 Phil Herbstein Field, Constantia  
14:15Try: Dan Jooste (3)
Gift Dlamini (2)
Sihle Njezula
Con: David Coetzer (4)
Abner van Reenen
Scoreboard [29] Try: JW Meades
Conan le Fleur (2)
Con: James Mollentze
Referee: Archie Sehlako

Round Ten

24 August 2019 Western Province U21 32–33 Golden Lions U21 Tygerberg RC, Cape Town  
14:15Try: Vusile Dlepu
Angelo Davids (2)
David Kriel
Con: Abner van Reenen (3)
Pen: Abner van Reenen (2)
Scoreboard [30] Try: Nathan McBeth
PJ Botha
Phillip Krause
Dian Schoonees
Tatenda Mujawo
Con: Marc Morrison (4)
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys
24 August 2019 Free State U21 42–59 Sharks U21 Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein  
14:45Try: JW Meades
Hannes Terblanche
Elrigh Louw (2)
Conan le Fleur
Marthinus Boshoff
Con: James Mollentze (6)
Scoreboard [31] Try: Adam Mountfort
Evan Roos (3)
Caleb Dingaan
Donald Falconer
Asanda Kunene
Thaakir Abrahams
Onke Jiba
Con: Jaden Hendrikse (7)
Referee: Ruhan Meiring
24 August 2019 Blue Bulls U21 75–7 Leopards U21 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:15Try: Llewellyn Classen
Muller Uys (2)
Keagan Johannes
Sabastian Jobb (2)
Jay-Cee Nel (2)
Gershwin Mouton
Richard Kriel
Phillip Potgieter
Con: Theo Boshoff (10)
Scoreboard [32] Try: Reinard Jordaan
Con: Janlu Steenkamp
Referee: Phumzile Mbewu

Play-offs

Semi-finals

30 August 2019 Blue Bulls U21 42–41 Sharks U21 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
13:00Try: Kudzwai Dube
Werner Fourie
Sabastian Jobb
Sango Xamlashe
Richard Kriel
Con: Theo Boshoff (4)
Pen: Theo Boshoff (2)
Drop: Theo Boshoff
Scoreboard [33] Try: Adam Mountfort
Evan Roos
Caleb Dingaan (3)
Asanda Kunene
Con: Jaden Hendrikse (4)
Pen: Jaden Hendrikse
Referee: Ruhan Meiring
31 August 2019 Western Province U21 52–10 Free State U21 Brookside, Cape Town  
14:00Try: Schalk Erasmus (2)
Prince Orderson (2)
David Coetzer
Dan Jooste
Jessie Johnson
Con: David Coetzer (5)
Abner van Reenen (2)
Drop: Abner van Reenen
Scoreboard [34] Try: Rewan Kruger
Con: James Mollentze
Pen: James Mollentze
Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Final

7 September 2019 Blue Bulls U21 33–27 Western Province U21 Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein  
13:45Try: Stephan Smit Ru ball.svg 47'
Gershwin Mouton Ru ball.svg 62'
Carl Els Ru ball.svg 76'
Con: Theo Boshoff Rugby penalty.svg 48', 64', 77'
Pen: Theo Boshoff Rugby penalty.svg 3', 51', 69'
Drop: Theo Boshoff Rugby penalty.svg 79'
Scoreboard [35] Try: Prince Orderson Ru ball.svg 30'
Vusile Dlepu Ru ball.svg 34'
Gift Dlamini Ru ball.svg 80'
Con: David Coetzer Rugby penalty.svg 31', 35', 81'
Pen: David Coetzer Rugby penalty.svg 13', 25'
Referee: Paul Mente

Honours

The honour roll for the 2019 Under-21 Provincial Championship was:

2019 Under-21 Provincial Championship
Champions: Blue Bulls U21
Top points scorer:Theo Boshoff, Blue Bulls U21 (153)
Top try scorer:Cohen Jasper, Free State U21 (13)

Players

The squads and player appearance and scoring statistics for the 2019 Under-21 Provincial Championship are as follows:

(c) denotes the team captain. For each match, the player's squad number is shown. Starting players are numbered 1 to 15, while the replacements are numbered 16 to 23. If a replacement made an appearance in the match, it is indicated by Sub on.svg. "App" refers to the number of appearances made by the player, "Try" to the number of tries scored by the player, "Con" to the number of conversions kicked, "Pen" to the number of penalties kicked, "DG" to the number of drop goals kicked and "Pts" refer to the total number of points scored by the player.

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2019 Under-21 Provincial Championship:

2019 Under-21 Provincial Championship referees
Christopher Allison • Aimee Barrett-Theron • Griffin Colby • Ben Crouse • Pablo DeLuca • Stephan Geldenhuys • Jaco Kotze • Phumzile Mbewu • Ruhan Meiring • Paul Mente • Vusi Msibi • Jaco Pretorius • Archie Sehlako

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