2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A
The 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A was contested from 10 July to 24 October 2015. The competition (also known as the ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the top tier of 2015 edition of the Under-21 Provincial Championship, an annual Under-21 inter-provincial rugby union competition featuring fifteen South African provincial unions.
| 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A | |
|---|---|
| Countries | South Africa |
| Date | 10 July – 24 October 2015 |
| Champions | Western Province U21 |
| Runners-up | Free State U21 |
| Relegated | N/A |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Tries scored | 359 (average 8 per match) |
| Top point scorer | Inny Radebe (135) |
| Top try scorer | Daniel Maartens (10) |
The competition was won by Western Province U21; they beat Free State U21 52–17 in the final played on 24 October 2015.
Competition rules and information
There were seven participating teams in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, 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 less points conceded).
The top four teams qualified for the title play-off semi-finals. The team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The final was played as a curtain raiser for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division final.
Teams
Location of teams in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A
The following teams took part in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A competition:
| 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A teams | |||
| Team Name | Stadium | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Bulls U21 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| Eastern Province U21 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| Free State U21 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| Golden Lions U21 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
| Leopards U21 | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
| Sharks U21 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| Western Province U21 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Standings
The final league standings for the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A were:[1] [note 1]
| 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A standings | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Province U21 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 451 | 267 | +184 | 59 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 52 |
| 2 | Free State U21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 475 | 265 | +210 | 68 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 45 |
| 3 | Sharks U21 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 323 | 316 | +7 | 39 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 37 |
| 4 | Golden Lions U21 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 411 | 284 | +127 | 56 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 35 |
| 5 | Blue Bulls U21 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 353 | 376 | −23 | 49 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 34 |
| 6 | Leopards U21 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 262 | 501 | −239 | 38 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Eastern Province U21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 208 | 474 | −266 | 28 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Legend and Competition rules | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legend: | |||
| The top four teams qualified to the semi-finals. | P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points | ||
| Competition rules: | |||
| Play-offs:
The top four teams qualified to the semi-finals, with the higher-placed team having home advantage. Points breakdown: | |||
Round-by-round
The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season.[note 1] For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets:
| Team Progression – 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | Semi | Final |
| Western Province U21 | 1 (4th) |
1 (6th) |
6 (3rd) |
10 (3rd) |
15 (2nd) |
19 (2nd) |
24 (1st) |
29 (1st) |
34 (1st) |
37 (1st) |
42 (1st) |
42 (1st) |
47 (1st) |
52 (1st) |
Won | Won |
| Free State U21 | 5 (1st) |
7 (2nd) |
11 (2nd) |
11 (2nd) |
14 (3rd) |
14 (5th) |
19 (3rd) |
21 (4th) |
25 (3rd) |
30 (2nd) |
35 (2nd) |
40 (2nd) |
40 (2nd) |
45 (2nd) |
Won | Lost |
| Sharks U21 | 4 (3rd) |
5 (4th) |
5 (5th) |
10 (4th) |
10 (5th) |
15 (4th) |
19 (4th) |
19 (5th) |
19 (5th) |
22 (5th) |
26 (5th) |
31 (3rd) |
36 (3rd) |
37 (3rd) |
Lost | N/A |
| Golden Lions U21 | 5 (2nd) |
10 (1st) |
15 (1st) |
16 (1st) |
21 (1st) |
21 (1st) |
22 (2nd) |
22 (3rd) |
27 (2nd) |
27 (3rd) |
28 (3rd) |
28 (5th) |
30 (5th) |
35 (4th) |
Lost | N/A |
| Blue Bulls U21 | 0 (6th) |
5 (5th) |
5 (6th) |
10 (5th) |
13 (4th) |
18 (3rd) |
18 (5th) |
23 (2nd) |
23 (4th) |
27 (4th) |
28 (4th) |
29 (4th) |
34 (4th) |
34 (5th) |
N/A | N/A |
| Leopards U21 | 0 (5th) |
5 (3rd) |
5 (4th) |
5 (6th) |
5 (6th) |
6 (6th) |
6 (6th) |
7 (6th) |
7 (6th) |
7 (6th) |
7 (6th) |
12 (6th) |
12 (6th) |
12 (6th) |
N/A | N/A |
| Eastern Province U21 | 0 (7th) |
0 (7th) |
0 (7th) |
0 (7th) |
0 (7th) |
0 (7th) |
0 (7th) |
4 (7th) |
4 (7th) |
4 (7th) |
4 (7th) |
4 (7th) |
4 (7th) |
5 (7th) |
N/A | N/A |
| Key: | win | draw | loss | bye |
Fixtures and results
The following matches were played in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A:[4]
- All times are South African (GMT+2).
Round One
| 10 July 2015 | Golden Lions U21 | 55–15 | Blue Bulls U21 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Cyle Brink  Koch Marx Gerdus van der Walt Christiaan Meyer Rohan Janse van Rensburg Jano Venter Johan Esterhuizen Con: Brandan Hewitt  Pen: Brandan Hewitt |
Report[5] Scoreboard[6] |
Try: Marquit September Dayan van der Westhuizen Con: Kobus Marais Pen: Joshua Stander |
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe |
| 11 July 2015 | Free State U21 | 58–12 | Eastern Province U21 | Shimla Park, Bloemfontein | ||
| 14:45 | Try: Steven Meiring Carel-Jan Coetzee Boela Venter Henry Immelman Jasper Wiese André Swarts Günther Janse van Vuuren Nico Lee Con: André Swarts Pen: André Swarts Cards: Daniel Maartens  |
Report[5] Scoreboard[7] |
Try: Wynand Grassmann Con: Malcolm Jaer Cards: CJ Velleman |
Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza |
| 11 July 2015 | Western Province U21 | 13–17 | Sharks U21 | City Park Stadium, Athlone | ||
| 14:30 | Try: Christo van der Merwe Con: Ernst Stapelberg Pen: Ernst Stapelberg |
Report[5] Scoreboard[8] |
Try: Riaan O'Neill Con: Rowan Gouws (0/1) Pen: Rowan Gouws |
Referee: Jaco Pretorius |
| Bye/s: Leopards U21 |
Round Two
| 17 July 2015 | Blue Bulls U21 | 24–23 | Sharks U21 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Ganfried May Dayan van der Westhuizen Marquit September Con: Joshua Stander Kobus Marais |
Report[9] Scoreboard[10] |
Try: Rowan Gouws Dan du Preez Con: Rowan Gouws Pen: Rowan Gouws Cards: Barend Potgieter Marius Louw  |
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe |
| 17 July 2015 | Golden Lions U21 | 36–33 | Free State U21 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
| 15:00 | Try: JP du Preez Rohan Janse van Rensburg Christiaan Meyer Koch Marx Gerdus van der Walt Con: Brandan Hewitt (0/1) Kobus Engelbrecht Pen: Brandan Hewitt (0/1) Shaun Reynolds |
Report[9] Scoreboard[11] |
Try: Boela Venter Stephan Janse van Rensburg André Swarts Daniel Maartens Nico Lee Con: André Swarts Pen: André Swarts (0/1) |
Referee: Francois Pretorius |
| 18 July 2015 | Leopards U21 | 28–8 | Eastern Province U21 | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
| 13:00 | Try: Jaco Hayward Walt Steenkamp Jeandré Rudolph Con: Schalk Hugo |
Report[9] Scoreboard[12] |
Try: Malcolm Jaer Con: Simon Bolze (0/1) Pen: Simon Bolze Cards: CJ Velleman |
Referee: Rodney Boneparte |
| Bye/s: Western Province U21 |
Round Three
| 24 July 2015 | Sharks U21 | 15–27 | Free State U21 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Inny Radebe Hyron Andrews Con: Inny Radebe Pen: Inny Radebe |
Report[13] Scoreboard[14] |
Try: Jasper Wiese Daniel Maartens Con: André Swarts Pen: André Swarts |
Referee: AJ Jacobs |
| 24 July 2015 | Leopards U21 | 17–29 [note 1] | Golden Lions U21 | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
| 15:40 | Try: Estehan Visagie to be confirmed Dean Stokes Con: Schalk Hugo |
Report[13] Scoreboard[2] |
Try: Cyle Brink Clinton Theron Bobby de Wee Gideon Koegelenberg Con: Shaun Reynolds Pen: Shaun Reynolds Cards: Bobby de Wee |
Attendance: 106 Referee: Jaco Pretorius |
| 25 July 2015 | Eastern Province U21 | 13–44 | Western Province U21 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 16:15 | Try: Malcolm Jaer Somila Jho Con: Simon Bolze (0/2) Pen: Simon Bolze Cards: Jayson Reinecke |
Report[13] Scoreboard[15] |
Try: Johan Momsen Ryan Oosthuizen Leolin Zas Christo van der Merwe penalty try Jason Worrall Con: Brandon Thomson Pen: Brandon Thomson |
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe |
| Bye/s: Blue Bulls U21 |
Round Four
| 31 July 2015 | Eastern Province U21 | 20–39 | Blue Bulls U21 | Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele | ||
| 17:00 | Try: Tyler Paul Lindelwe Zungu Con: Simon Bolze Malcolm Jaer Pen: Simon Bolze |
Report[16] Scoreboard[17] |
Try: Marco van Staden Marquit September Jixie Molapo Con: Kobus Marais Joshua Stander Pen: Kobus Marais Cards: Matthys Basson |
Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza |
| 1 August 2015 | Sharks U21 | 46–24 | Leopards U21 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Marius Louw Khulu Marwana Hyron Andrews Ayron Schramm Inny Radebe Lotter Pretorius Con: Inny Radebe Rowan Gouws Pen: Inny Radebe Cards: Rowan Gouws |
Report[16] Scoreboard[18] |
Try: Dalen Goliath Elden Schoeman Con: Schalk Hugo Pen: Schalk Hugo Cards: DJ Putter |
Referee: Ben Crouse |
| 1 August 2015 | Western Province U21 | 24–19 | Golden Lions U21 | City Park Stadium, Athlone | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Leolin Zas Christo van der Merwe Justin Phillips Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis Pen: Grant Hermanus (0/1) Jean-Luc du Plessis |
Report[16] Scoreboard[19] |
Try: Cyle Brink Gerdus van der Walt Con: Brandan Hewitt Shaun Reynolds |
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys |
| Bye/s: Free State U21 |
Round Five
| 8 August 2015 | Eastern Province U21 | 14–73 | Golden Lions U21 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 11:30 | Try: Lindelwe Zungu Davron Cameron Con: Simon Bolze Davron Cameron |
Report[20] Scoreboard[21] |
Try: Brandan Hewitt Jano Venter Christiaan Meyer Thabo Mabuza Bobby de Wee Ramone Samuels Rohan Janse van Rensburg Koch Marx Dwayne Pienaar Con: Brandan Hewitt Shaun Reynolds |
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys |
| 8 August 2015 | Free State U21 | 36–36 | Blue Bulls U21 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 12:05 | Try: Carel-Jan Coetzee Vuyani Maqina Henry Immelman Jasper Wiese Nardus Erasmus Con: André Swarts Henry Immelman Pen: André Swarts |
Report[20] Scoreboard[22] |
Try: Kobus Marais Dan Kriel Keanan van Wyk Marco van Staden Con: Kobus Marais Joshua Stander Pen: Kobus Marais |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge |
| 8 August 2015 | Leopards U21 | 24–40 | Western Province U21 | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
| 13:50 | Try: Francois Nel Akhona Nela Myburgh Briers Con: Schalk Hugo Pen: Schalk Hugo Cards: Zander Schlemmer |
Report[20] Scoreboard[23] |
Try: Rikus Bothma Christo van der Merwe Leolin Zas Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis Pen: Jean-Luc du Plessis (0/1) Cards: Christo van der Merwe |
Referee: Ben Crouse |
Round Six
| 14 August 2015 | Blue Bulls U21 | 41–31 | Leopards U21 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| 16:40 | Try: Marquit September Heinrich Viljoen Jixie Molapo Ganfried May JP Smith Con: Joshua Stander Pen: Joshua Stander Kobus Marais |
Report[24] Scoreboard[25] |
Try: Dean Stokes Myburgh Briers Jaco Hayward Stephan Malan Con: Schalk Hugo Pen: Schalk Hugo |
Referee: Sindile Ngcese |
| 15 August 2015 | Western Province U21 | 22–0 | Free State U21 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
| 12:45 | Try: Grant Hermanus Paul Wipplinger Luke van der Smit Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis Pen: Grant Hermanus (0/1) Jean-Luc du Plessis |
Report[24] Scoreboard[26] |
Referee: AJ Jacobs |
| 15 August 2015 | Sharks U21 | 32–20 | Eastern Province U21 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| 14:45 | Try: Alrin Eksteen Inny Radebe Graham Geldenhuys Con: Inny Radebe Pen: Inny Radebe |
Report[24] Scoreboard[27] |
Try: Khaya Malotana Warren Swarts Anelisa Mteto Con: MC Venter Pen: MC Venter |
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni |
| Bye/s: Golden Lions U21 |
Round Seven
| 22 August 2015 | Leopards U21 | 7–55 | Free State U21 | Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom | ||
| 13:45 | Try: Dolf van Deventer Con: Schalk Hugo Cards: Wilmar Arnoldi |
Report[28] Scoreboard[29] |
Try: Daniel Maartens Stephan Janse van Rensburg Lorenzo Gordon Arrie Vosloo Jasper Wiese Donavan Gissing Con: Arrie Vosloo Selvyn Davids Pen: Arrie Vosloo |
Referee: Francois Pretorius |
| 22 August 2015 | Sharks U21 | 20–19 | Golden Lions U21 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| 14:45 | Try: Ayron Schramm Graham Geldenhuys Con: Inny Radebe Pen: Inny Radebe Cards: Sipho Mkhize |
Report[28] Scoreboard[30] |
Try: Victor Sekekete Aphiwe Dyantyi Rohan Janse van Rensburg Con: Brandan Hewitt Shaun Reynolds Pen: Brandan Hewitt (0/1) Cards: Clinton Theron |
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe |
| 22 August 2015 | Blue Bulls U21 | 22–51 | Western Province U21 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| 16:40 | Try: Marco van Staden Jsuan-re Swanepoel Corniel Els Con: Joshua Stander Kobus Marais Pen: Joshua Stander |
Report[28] Scoreboard[31] |
Try: Justin Phillips Chad Solomon Grant Hermanus Liam Hendricks Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis Grant Hermanus Pen: Jean-Luc du Plessis Grant Hermanus Cards: Jean-Luc du Plessis |
Referee: Jaco Pretorius |
| Bye/s: Eastern Province U21 |
Round Eight
| 28 August 2015 | Free State U21 | 35–38 | Western Province U21 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 16:40 | Try: Barend Bornman penalty try Lorenzo Gordon Daniel Maartens Zee Mkhabela Con: Arrie Vosloo Cards: Lorenzo Gordon |
Report[32] Scoreboard[33] |
Try: David Ribbans Grant Hermanus Khanyo Ngcukana Con: Brandon Thomson Pen: Brandon Thomson Cards: David Ribbans Grant Hermanus |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Sindile Ngcese |
| 29 August 2015 | Leopards U21 | 33–55 | Blue Bulls U21 | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
| 12:30 | Try: Gideon van der Merwe Dalen Goliath Estehan Visagie Myburgh Briers Gerhardus le Roux Con: Schalk Hugo Pen: Schalk Hugo (0/2) Cards: Jeandré Rudolph |
Report[32] Scoreboard[34] |
Try: Arno van Wyk Ganfried May Marquit September Divan Rossouw Nqoba Mxoli Keanan van Wyk Con: Kobus Marais Pen: Kobus Marais |
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni |
| 29 August 2015 | Eastern Province U21 | 25–15 | Sharks U21 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 14:30 | Try: Franswa Ueckermann Somila Jho Con: MC Venter Pen: MC Venter Franswa Ueckermann |
Report[32] Scoreboard[35] |
Pen: Inny Radebe Rowan Gouws |
Referee: Jaco Pretorius |
| Bye/s: Golden Lions U21 |
Round Nine
| 4 September 2015 | Blue Bulls U21 | 17–34 | Free State U21 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| 16:40 | Try: Dan Kriel Joshua Stander Con: Kobus Marais Joshua Stander Pen: Kobus Marais |
Report[36] Scoreboard[37] |
Try: Stephan Janse van Rensburg Justin Basson Nico Lee Con: Arrie Vosloo Pen: Arrie Vosloo |
Referee: Francois Pretorius |
| 5 September 2015 | Western Province U21 | 50–14 | Leopards U21 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
| 14:45 | Try: Luke Stringer Justin Phillips Rabz Maxwane Kyle Whyte Khanyo Ngcukana Con: Brandon Thomson Pen: Brandon Thomson |
Report[36] Scoreboard[38] |
Try: Dean Stokes Con: Myburgh Briers Pen: Myburgh Briers (0/1) Cards: Francois Jacobs |
Referee: Rodney Boneparte |
| 5 September 2015 | Golden Lions U21 | 40–24 | Eastern Province U21 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
| 16:45 | Try: Ramone Samuels Aphiwe Dyantyi Cyle Brink Victor Sekekete Thabo Mabuza Gerdus van der Walt Con: Brandan Hewitt Shaun Reynolds Cards: Pieter Jansen |
Report[36] Scoreboard[39] |
Try: CJ Velleman Leighton van Wyk Con: MC Venter Pen: MC Venter Cards: Somila Jho Luvo Claassen |
Referee: AJ Jacobs |
| Bye/s: Sharks U21 |
Round Ten
| 11 September 2015 | Eastern Province U21 | 15–33 | Free State U21 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 16:30 | Try: Somila Jho Con: MC Venter Pen: Leighton van Wyk |
Report[40] Scoreboard[41] |
Try: Steven Meiring JC Fourie Stephan Janse van Rensburg Con: Arrie Vosloo Barend Bornman Stephan Janse van Rensburg (0/1) |
Referee: Archie Sehlako |
| 12 September 2015 | Sharks U21 | 32–32 | Western Province U21 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| 14:45 | Try: Graham Geldenhuys Khulu Marwana Alrin Eksteen Marius Louw Con: Inny Radebe Pen: Inny Radebe |
Report[40] Scoreboard[42] |
Try: Luke Stringer Khanyo Ngcukana Ryno Eksteen Con: Grant Hermanus Pen: Chris Smith Grant Hermanus |
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni |
| 12 September 2015 | Blue Bulls U21 | 16–6 | Golden Lions U21 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| 16:40 | Try: Dan Kriel Con: Kobus Marais Pen: Joshua Stander Kobus Marais (0/1) |
Report[40] Scoreboard[43] |
Pen: Shaun Reynolds |
Referee: Jaco Pretorius |
| Bye/s: Leopards U21 |
Round Eleven
| 18 September 2015 | Western Province U21 | 48–22 | Blue Bulls U21 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
| 16:45 | Try: Grant Hermanus Leolin Zas Christo van der Merwe Ryno Eksteen Justin Phillips EW Viljoen Con: Ernst Stapelberg Ryno Eksteen Pen: Ernst Stapelberg Cards: Leolin Zas |
Report[44] Scoreboard[45] |
Try: Marquit September Nqoba Mxoli Kobus Marais Heinrich Viljoen Con: Kobus Marais Dewald Human (0/1) Cards: Chris Massyn |
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe |
| 19 September 2015 | Golden Lions U21 | 23–27 | Sharks U21 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
| 12:00 | Try: Gerdus van der Walt Jurie Linde Con: Brandan Hewitt Pen: Kobus Engelbrecht |
Report[44] Scoreboard[46] |
Try: Johan du Toit Neil Maritz Barend Potgieter Con: Inny Radebe Pen: Inny Radebe Drop: Inny Radebe (0/2) |
Referee: Francois Pretorius |
| 19 September 2015 | Free State U21 | 60–28 | Leopards U21 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 13:00 | Try: Joseph Dweba Steven Meiring Boela Venter Daniel Maartens Christiaan Erasmus Stephan Janse van Rensburg Ntokozo Vidima Stephen Rautenbach Con: Stephen Rautenbach Ruan Potgieter Henry Immelman |
Report[44] Scoreboard[47] |
Try: Gene Willemse Estehan Visagie Jaco Hayward Con: Myburgh Briers |
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys |
| Bye/s: Eastern Province U21 |
Round Twelve
| 25 September 2015 | Sharks U21 | 29–23 | Blue Bulls U21 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
| 17:45 | Try: Neil Maritz Inny Radebe Ayron Schramm Marius Louw Con: Inny Radebe Pen: Neil Maritz |
Report[48] Scoreboard[49] |
Try: Marquit September Dayan van der Westhuizen Jsuan-re Swanepoel Con: Joshua Stander Pen: Joshua Stander Dewald Human |
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe |
| 26 September 2015 | Free State U21 | 30–17 | Golden Lions U21 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 11:05 | Try: Ox Nché Steven Meiring Carel-Jan Coetzee Daniel Maartens Con: Arrie Vosloo Pen: Arrie Vosloo |
Report[48] Scoreboard[50] |
Try: Christiaan Meyer Ruan Ackermann Con: Brandan Hewitt Shaun Reynolds Pen: Brandan Hewitt Cards: Caswell Khoza |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Sindile Ngcese |
| 26 September 2015 | Eastern Province U21 | 16–24 | Leopards U21 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
| 12:45 | Try: Sibusiso Ngcokovane Malcolm Jaer Con: MC Venter (0/2) Pen: MC Venter Cards: Malcolm Jaer JP Jamieson |
Report[48] Scoreboard[51] |
Try: Estehan Visagie Myburgh Briers Gene Willemse Con: Myburgh Briers Pen: Myburgh Briers (0/1) Cards: Gideon van der Merwe |
Referee: Renier Vermeulen |
| Bye/s: Western Province U21 |
Round Thirteen
| 2 October 2015 | Golden Lions U21 | 38–44 | Western Province U21 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
| 15:45 | Try: Christiaan Meyer Jano Venter Shaun Reynolds Con: Shaun Reynolds Pen: Shaun Reynolds Kobus Engelbrecht Cards: Cyle Brink Caswell Khoza |
Report[52] Scoreboard[53] |
Try: Khanyo Ngcukana Johan Momsen Jarryd Sage EW Viljoen Con: Brandon Thomson Ryno Eksteen Pen: Brandon Thomson Drop: Ryno Eksteen (0/1) Cards: Chad Solomon |
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe |
| 2 October 2015 | Blue Bulls U21 | 43–10 | Eastern Province U21 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| 16:40 | Try: Dayan van der Westhuizen Duhan van der Merwe Joshua Stander Philip Orffer Dan Kriel Jason Jenkins Njabulo Gumede Con: Joshua Stander Dewald Human (0/1) |
Report[52] Scoreboard[54] |
Try: Malcolm Jaer Con: Leighton van Wyk Pen: Leighton van Wyk Cards: Leighton van Wyk CJ Velleman Jan Uys |
Referee: AJ Jacobs |
| 3 October 2015 | Leopards U21 | 12–45 | Sharks U21 | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
| 12:45 | Try: Dolf van Deventer Con: Gene Willemse Francois Nel (0/1) Cards: Francois Jacobs |
Report[52] Scoreboard[55] |
Try: Ayron Schramm Sias Koen Barend Potgieter Wian Vosloo Hyron Andrews Inny Radebe Graham Geldenhuys Con: Inny Radebe |
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys |
| Bye/s: Free State U21 |
Round Fourteen
| 9 October 2015 | Western Province U21 | 45–31 | Eastern Province U21 | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
| 15:45 | Try: Marcus Kleinbooi EW Viljoen JD Schickerling Christo van der Merwe penalty try Con: Brandon Thomson |
Report[56] Scoreboard[57] |
Try: CJ Velleman Warren Swarts Franswa Ueckermann Wynand Grassmann Con: Leighton van Wyk Lindelwe Zungu (0/1) Cards: Stephan Ebersohn CJ Velleman Wynand Grassmann |
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys |
| 10 October 2015 | Free State U21 | 74–22 | Sharks U21 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 12:00 | Try: Lorenzo Gordon Ox Nché Jasper Wiese Henry Immelman Carel-Jan Coetzee Arrie Vosloo Daniel Maartens Justin Basson Conraad van Vuuren Con: Arrie Vosloo André Swarts |
Report[56] Scoreboard[58] |
Try: Ray Williams Wian Vosloo Malcolm Cele Con: Colin Willemse |
Attendance: 200 Referee: Ricus van der Hoven |
| 10 October 2015 | Golden Lions U21 | 56–20 | Leopards U21 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
| 13:45 | Try: Shaun Reynolds Jano Venter Aphiwe Dyantyi Cameron Rooi Victor Sekekete Con: Shaun Reynolds Kobus Engelbrecht |
Report[56] Scoreboard[59] |
Try: Chriswill September Gideon van der Merwe Dalen Goliath Con: Myburgh Briers Pen: Myburgh Briers |
Referee: Francois Pretorius |
| Bye/s: Blue Bulls U21 |
Semi-Finals
| 17 October 2015 | Free State U21 | 27–22 | Sharks U21 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
| 13:00 | Try: Steven Meiring Nico Lee Arrie Vosloo Con: Arrie Vosloo André Swarts Pen: Arrie Vosloo (0/1) André Swarts Cards: Ntokozo Vidima |
Report[60] Scoreboard[61] |
Try: Ayron Schramm Graham Geldenhuys Con: Inny Radebe (0/2) Pen: Inny Radebe Cards: Marius Louw Graham Geldenhuys |
Attendance: 200 Referee: Francois Pretorius |
| 17 October 2015 | Western Province U21 | 43–20 | Golden Lions U21 | City Park Stadium, Athlone | ||
| 14:00 | Try: EW Viljoen Luke Stringer David Ribbans Leolin Zas Con: Brandon Thomson Pen: Brandon Thomson Cards: Christo van der Merwe Liam Hendricks |
Report[60] Scoreboard[62] |
Try: Victor Sekekete Koch Marx Con: Shaun Reynolds Pen: Shaun Reynolds Cards: Christiaan Meyer Aphiwe Dyantyi Clinton Theron |
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe |
Final
| 24 October 2015 | Western Province U21 | 52–17 | Free State U21 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
| 11:15 | Try: Grant Hermanus EW Viljoen Brandon Thomson David Ribbans Leolin Zas James Verity-Amm Con: Brandon Thomson Jean-Luc du Plessis Pen: Brandon Thomson |
Report[63] Scoreboard[64] |
Try: Ox Nché Steven Meiring Con: Arrie Vosloo André Swarts Pen: Arrie Vosloo |
Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni |
Honours
The honour roll for the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A was:
| 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A Honours | |
|---|---|
| Champions: | Western Province U21 |
| Top Try Scorer: | Daniel Maartens, Free State U21 (10) |
| Top Points Scorer: | Inny Radebe, Sharks U21 (135) |
Players
Player statistics
The following table contain points which were scored in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A:[65] [note 1]
| All point scorers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Team | T | C | P | DG | Pts |
| 1 | Inny Radebe | Sharks U21 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 135 |
| 2 | Brandon Thomson | Western Province U21 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 110 |
| 3 | Arrie Vosloo [note 2] | Free State U21 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 93 |
| 4 | Shaun Reynolds | Golden Lions U21 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 84 |
| 5 | Kobus Marais | Blue Bulls U21 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 67 |
| 6 | Joshua Stander | Blue Bulls U21 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 63 |
| André Swarts | Free State U21 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 63 | |
| 8 | Brandan Hewitt | Golden Lions U21 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 53 |
| 9 | Grant Hermanus | Western Province U21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 52 |
| 10 | Daniel Maartens | Free State U21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 11 | Schalk Hugo | Leopards U21 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 49 |
| 12 | Steven Meiring | Free State U21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Marquit September | Blue Bulls U21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| Christo van der Merwe | Western Province U21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| 15 | Myburgh Briers | Leopards U21 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| Jean-Luc du Plessis | Western Province U21 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 41 | |
| 17 | Rowan Gouws | Sharks U21 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 35 |
| Luke Stringer | Western Province U21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
| Jano Venter | Golden Lions U21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
| Jasper Wiese | Free State U21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
| 21 | Cyle Brink | Golden Lions U21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Stephan Janse van Rensburg | Free State U21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Khanyo Ngcukana | Western Province U21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| EW Viljoen | Western Province U21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Estehan Visagie | Leopards U21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Leolin Zas | Western Province U21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| 27 | MC Venter | Eastern Province U21 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
| 28 | Graham Geldenhuys | Sharks U21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Rohan Janse van Rensburg | Golden Lions U21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Somila Jho | Eastern Province U21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Nico Lee | Free State U21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Christiaan Meyer | Golden Lions U21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Justin Phillips | Western Province U21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Ayron Schramm | Sharks U21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Gerdus van der Walt | Golden Lions U21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Dayan van der Westhuizen | Blue Bulls U21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| 37 | Kobus Engelbrecht | Golden Lions U21 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| Malcolm Jaer | Eastern Province U21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| 39 | Henry Immelman | Free State U21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 40 | Carel-Jan Coetzee | Free State U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Aphiwe Dyantyi | Golden Lions U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Lorenzo Gordon | Free State U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Jaco Hayward | Leopards U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Dan Kriel | Blue Bulls U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Koch Marx | Golden Lions U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Ganfried May | Blue Bulls U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Victor Sekekete | Golden Lions U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Dean Stokes | Leopards U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Marco van Staden | Blue Bulls U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 50 | Ernst Stapelberg | Western Province U21 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Leighton van Wyk | Eastern Province U21 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | |
| 52 | Franswa Ueckermann | Eastern Province U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 53 | Simon Bolze | Eastern Province U21 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| Ryno Eksteen | Western Province U21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 55 | Hyron Andrews | Sharks U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Dalen Goliath | Leopards U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wynand Grassmann | Eastern Province U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Marius Louw | Sharks U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Ox Nché | Free State U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| David Ribbans | Western Province U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Dolf van Deventer | Leopards U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| CJ Velleman | Eastern Province U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Boela Venter | Free State U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| 64 | Neil Maritz | Sharks U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 65 | Gene Willemse | Leopards U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 66 | Justin Basson | Free State U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Rikus Bothma | Western Province U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Bobby de Wee | Golden Lions U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Alrin Eksteen | Sharks U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Thabo Mabuza | Golden Lions U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Khulu Marwana | Sharks U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Rabz Maxwane | Western Province U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Jixie Molapo | Blue Bulls U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Johan Momsen | Western Province U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Nqoba Mxoli | Blue Bulls U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Barend Potgieter | Sharks U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Ramone Samuels | Golden Lions U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Elden Schoeman | Leopards U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Jsuan-re Swanepoel | Blue Bulls U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Warren Swarts | Eastern Province U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Gideon van der Merwe | Leopards U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Keanan van Wyk | Blue Bulls U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Heinrich Viljoen | Blue Bulls U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wian Vosloo | Sharks U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Ray Williams | Sharks U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Lindelwe Zungu | Eastern Province U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 87 | Barend Bornman | Free State U21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 88 | Davron Cameron | Eastern Province U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Stephen Rautenbach | Free State U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 90 | Ruan Ackermann | Golden Lions U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Malcolm Cele | Sharks U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Dan du Preez | Sharks U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| JP du Preez | Golden Lions U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Johan du Toit | Sharks U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Joseph Dweba | Free State U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Corniel Els | Blue Bulls U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Christiaan Erasmus | Free State U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Nardus Erasmus | Free State U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Johan Esterhuizen | Golden Lions U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| JC Fourie | Free State U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Donavan Gissing | Free State U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Njabulo Gumede | Blue Bulls U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Liam Hendricks | Western Province U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Günther Janse van Vuuren | Free State U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Jason Jenkins | Blue Bulls U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Marcus Kleinbooi | Western Province U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Gideon Koegelenberg | Golden Lions U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Sias Koen | Sharks U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Gerhardus le Roux | Leopards U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Jurie Linde | Golden Lions U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Stephan Malan | Leopards U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Khaya Malotana | Eastern Province U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Vuyani Maqina | Free State U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Zee Mkhabela | Free State U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Anelisa Mteto | Eastern Province U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Sibusiso Ngcokovane | Eastern Province U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Francois Nel | Leopards U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Akhona Nela | Leopards U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Riaan O'Neill | Sharks U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Ryan Oosthuizen | Western Province U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Philip Orffer | Blue Bulls U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Tyler Paul | Eastern Province U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Dwayne Pienaar | Golden Lions U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Lotter Pretorius | Sharks U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Cameron Rooi | Golden Lions U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Divan Rossouw | Blue Bulls U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Jeandré Rudolph | Leopards U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Jarryd Sage | Western Province U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| JD Schickerling | Western Province U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Chriswill September | Leopards U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| JP Smith | Blue Bulls U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Chad Solomon | Western Province U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Walt Steenkamp | Leopards U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Clinton Theron | Golden Lions U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Duhan van der Merwe | Blue Bulls U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Luke van der Smit | Western Province U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Conraad van Vuuren | Free State U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Arno van Wyk | Blue Bulls U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| James Verity-Amm | Western Province U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Ntokozo Vidima | Free State U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Kyle Whyte | Western Province U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Paul Wipplinger | Western Province U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Jason Worrall | Western Province U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 144 | Colin Willemse | Sharks U21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 145 | Dewald Human | Blue Bulls U21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Chris Smith | Western Province U21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 147 | Selvyn Davids | Free State U21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ruan Potgieter | Free State U21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| – | penalty try | Western Province U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Free State U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| – | to be confirmed [note 1] | Leopards U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| * Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points. |
Squads
The teams released the following squad lists:
2015 Blue Bulls U21 squad[66]
| Forwards |
Calvonn Allison • Matthys Basson • Corné Cooper • Corniel Els • Aston Fortuin • Stefaan Grundlingh • Njabulo Gumede • Riekert Hattingh • Nico Janse van Rensburg • Jason Jenkins • Vuyo Khathide • Chris Massyn • Nqoba Mxoli • Menzi Nhlabathi • Abongile Nonkontwana • Le Roux Roets • Pierre Schoeman • Eli Snyman • Jsuan-re Swanepoel • Carel Swart • Jan van der Merwe • Dayan van der Westhuizen • Marco van Staden • Arno van Wyk • Johan van Wyk • Heinrich Viljoen • Did not play: • Johan Bannink • Jan-Henning Campher • Hanro Liebenberg • Brandon Meyer • Xander van Wyk | |
| Backs |
Wesley Cupido • Dewald Human • Dan Kriel • Adrian Maebane • Kobus Marais • Theo Maree • Duncan Matthews • Ganfried May • Jixie Molapo • Philip Orffer • Divan Rossouw • Peet Schoeman • Marquit September • JP Smith • Joshua Stander • Marcel Steyn-Scholtz • Duhan van der Merwe • Keanan van Wyk • Leighton van Wyk • Impi Visser • Did not play: • Tinus de Beer • Warrick Gelant • Jurie Linde • Lourens Pretorius • Ivan van Zyl • Kurt Webster • Lourens Weyer | |
2015 Eastern Province U21 squad[67]
| Forwards |
Ronnie Beyl • Brandon Brown • Stephan Ebersohn • Wynand Grassmann • Jedwyn Harty • Justin Hollis • Andrew Hughes • Gerrit Huisamen • JP Jamieson • Kevin Kaba • Arno Lotter • Matthew Moore • David Murray • Tyler Paul • Jayson Reinecke • Jan Uys • Elandré van der Merwe • Cameron van Heerden • Kabous van Schalkwyk • CJ Velleman • Thembelihle Yase • Did not play: • Qhama Mvimbi • Philip Odendaal • Erwin Slabbert | |
| Backs |
Sam Bedlow • Simon Bolze • Davron Cameron • Luvo Claassen • Ivan-John du Preez • Riaan Esterhuizen • Malcolm Jaer • Somila Jho • Khaya Malotana • Anelisa Mteto • Mihlali Nchukana • Sibusiso Ngocovane • Luan Nieuwoudt • Jacquis Oosthuizen • Warren Swarts • Franswa Ueckermann • Leighton van Wyk • MC Venter • Lindelwe Zungu • Did not play: • Martin Keller • Rameez Nell | |
2015 Free State U21 squad[68]
| Forwards |
Justin Basson • Joseph Dweba • WP Eloff • Nardus Erasmus • JC Fourie • Johann Grundlingh • Günther Janse van Vuuren • Johan Kotze • Willandré Kotzenberg • Daniel Maartens • Steven Meiring • Ox Nché • Fiffy Rampeta • SJ Roux • Francois Steyn • Conraad van Vuuren • Boela Venter • Reinach Venter • Ntokozo Vidima • Jasper Wiese • Did not play: • Gopolang Molefe • Rayno Nel • Daniel Nyamugama • Markus Odendaal • Petrus Senekal • Pieter Venter | |
| Backs |
Darren Baron • Barend Bornman • Carel-Jan Coetzee • Luke Cyster • Selvyn Davids • Carl Durow • Christiaan Erasmus • Donavan Gissing • TJ Goddard • Lorenzo Gordon • Henry Immelman • Stephan Janse van Rensburg • Gerrie Labuschagné • Nico Lee • Vuyani Maqina • Ali Mgijima • Zee Mkhabela • Sergeal Petersen • Ruan Potgieter • Armand Pretorius • Stephen Rautenbach • André Swarts • Louis Venter • Arrie Vosloo • Did not play: • Pieter Faber • Sechaba Matsoele • Johan Nel • Masego Toolo • Clinton Toua • Arno van Staden • Morné van Staden | |
2015 Golden Lions U21 squad[69]
| Forwards |
Ruan Ackermann • Cyle Brink • CJ Conradie • Bobby de Wee • Gavin Delport • JP du Preez • Pieter Jansen • Gideon Koegelenberg • Kyle Kruger • Thabo Mabuza • Arnout Malherbe • Dwayne Pienaar • Le Roux Roets • Ramone Samuels • Pieter Scholtz • Victor Sekekete • Dylan Smith • Clinton Theron • Jano Venter • Steph Vermeulen • Did not play: • Derik Bezuidenhout • Estian Enslin • Marnus Erasmus • CJ Greeff • Ethan Louw • Malcolm Marx • FP Pelser • Vernon Petersen • Vean Roodt | |
| Backs |
Jamie Campbell • Steven du Plessis • Aphiwe Dyantyi • Kobus Engelbrecht • Johan Esterhuizen • Lungelo Gosa • Lloyd Greeff • Brandan Hewitt • Rohan Janse van Rensburg • Caswell Khoza • Jurie Linde • Devon Maree • Koch Marx • Christiaan Meyer • Godfrey Ramaboea • Shaun Reynolds • Cameron Rooi • Gerdus van der Walt • Did not play: • Keagon Gordon • Michal Haznar • Sampie Hearn • Warren Potgieter • Jade Solomons • Corné Vermaak | |
2015 Leopards U21 squad[70]
| Forwards |
Wilmar Arnoldi • Tiaan Bezuidenhout • Jaco Botha • Thomas Dreyer • Roan Grobbelaar • JC Hulley • Francois Jacobs • Gerhardus le Roux • Mogau Mabokela • Stephan Malan • DJ Putter • Jeandré Rudolph • Zander Schlemmer • Roché Steenkamp • Walt Steenkamp • Gideon van der Merwe • Dolf van Deventer • Joshua van Niekerk • Estehan Visagie • Did not play: • Lourens Boddington • Heinrich de Jongh • Louis Grey • Funani Mabala • Janus Myburgh • Louis van der Westhuizen | |
| Backs |
Lourens Basson • Myburgh Briers • Sydney du Plessis • Dries du Plooy • Dalen Goliath • Jaco Hayward • Schalk Hugo • Luan Kleynhans • Alvino Montjies • Francois Nel • Akhona Nela • Lecander Sales • Elden Schoeman • Chriswill September • Dean Stokes • Gene Willemse • Did not play: • George-Lee Erasmus • Arthur Festus • Eugene Hare • Tokkie Kasselman • Bongani Mbongo | |
2015 Sharks U21 squad[71]
| Forwards |
Hyron Andrews • Chris de Beer • Jean Droste • Petrus du Buson • Andrew du Plessis • Dan du Preez • Jean-Luc du Preez • Johan du Toit • Reyno du Toit • Thomas du Toit • Mees Erasmus • Graham Geldenhuys • Kyle Hatherell • Sias Koen • Ruan Kramer • Mzamo Majola • Mthunzi Moloi • Barend Potgieter • Ayron Schramm • Linda Thwala • Kerron van Vuuren • Wian Vosloo • Ray Williams • Did not play: • JP Grobler • Cohen Wortley | |
| Backs |
Matthew Alborough • Thobekani Buthelezi • Malcolm Cele • Michael Cloete • Marcel Coetzee • Alrin Eksteen • Kelvin Elder • André Esterhuizen • Jacques Fick • Rowan Gouws • Sandile Kubekha • Marius Louw • Retief Marais • Neil Maritz • Khulu Marwana • Nkululeko Mcuma • Sipho Mkhize • Nkululeko Ndlovu • Riaan O'Neill • Lotter Pretorius • Inny Radebe • Matt Reece-Edwards • Wion Robbertse • Colin Willemse • Did not play: • Josh Bragman • Merlyn Pieterse | |
2015 Western Province U21 squad[72]
| Forwards |
Wesley Adonis • Rikus Bothma • Daniel du Plessis • Liam Hendricks • Johan Momsen • Devon Nash • David Ribbans • JD Schickerling • Hanno Snyman • Chad Solomon • Luke Stringer • Christo van der Merwe • Luke van der Smit • Kobus van Dyk • Burger van Niekerk • Frans van Wyk • Jacques Vermeulen • Kyle Whyte • Paul Wipplinger • Did not play: • Tahriq Allen • Michael Badenhorst • Francois Esterhuyzen • Wiehan Jacobs • Wayrin Losper • Wilco Louw • Jacques Oosthuizen • Alva Senderayi • Nyasha Tarusenga • Msizi Zondi | |
| Backs |
Daniël du Plessis • Jean-Luc du Plessis • Ryno Eksteen • SP Ferreira • Grant Hermanus • Marcus Kleinbooi • Jason Marcus • Sibahle Maxwale • Khanyo Ngcukana • Ryan Oosthuizen • Justin Phillips • Jarryd Sage • Chris Smith • Ernst Stapelberg • Brandon Thomson • James Verity-Amm • EW Viljoen • Jason Worrall • Leolin Zas • Did not play: • Siya Alam • Heinrich Buhr • Suwi Chibale • Dennis Cox • Keenan Jacobs • Gino Lupini • Dewald Naudé • Lester Phillips • Darryn Rix | |
Discipline
The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:[73]
| Cards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | |
|
| Marius Louw | Sharks U21 | 1 | 1 |
| Leolin Zas | Western Province U21 | 1 | 0 |
| CJ Velleman | Eastern Province U21 | 0 | 4 |
| Francois Jacobs | Leopards U21 | 0 | 2 |
| Caswell Khoza | Golden Lions U21 | 0 | 2 |
| Clinton Theron | Golden Lions U21 | 0 | 2 |
| Christo van der Merwe | Western Province U21 | 0 | 2 |
| Wilmar Arnoldi | Leopards U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Matthys Basson | Blue Bulls U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Cyle Brink | Golden Lions U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Luvo Claassen | Eastern Province U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby de Wee | Golden Lions U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean-Luc du Plessis | Western Province U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Aphiwe Dyantyi | Golden Lions U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephan Ebersohn | Eastern Province U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Graham Geldenhuys | Sharks U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Lorenzo Gordon | Free State U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowan Gouws | Sharks U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Wynand Grassmann | Eastern Province U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Liam Hendricks | Western Province U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Grant Hermanus | Western Province U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Malcolm Jaer | Eastern Province U21 | 0 | 1 |
| JP Jamieson | Eastern Province U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Pieter Jansen | Golden Lions U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Somila Jho | Eastern Province U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Maartens | Free State U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Massyn | Blue Bulls U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Christiaan Meyer | Golden Lions U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Sipho Mkhize | Sharks U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Barend Potgieter | Sharks U21 | 0 | 1 |
| DJ Putter | Leopards U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Jayson Reinecke | Eastern Province U21 | 0 | 1 |
| David Ribbans | Western Province U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeandré Rudolph | Leopards U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Zander Schlemmer | Leopards U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Solomon | Western Province U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan Uys | Eastern Province U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Gideon van der Merwe | Leopards U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Leighton van Wyk | Eastern Province U21 | 0 | 1 |
| Ntokozo Vidima | Free State U21 | 0 | 1 |
| * Legend: | |||
Referees
The following referees officiated matches in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A:
- Rodney Boneparte
- Ben Crouse
- Stephan Geldenhuys
- AJ Jacobs
- Cwengile Jadezweni
- Sindile Ngcese
- Tahla Ntshakaza
- Francois Pretorius
- Jaco Pretorius
- Rasta Rasivhenge
- Archie Sehlako
- Ricus van der Hoven
- Lourens van der Merwe
- Renier Vermeulen
See also
Notes
- There is a discrepancy with the result for the Round Three match between the Golden Lions U21 and Leopards U21 on the official South African Rugby Union website.Scoreboard[2] The Final Score is given as 17–29 – which was also the result reported by the Golden Lions' official Twitter account[3] – but the sum of the individual scores in the match add up to a 12–29 result. A third try for the Leopards U21s is seemingly missing from the match breakdown (this is also backed up by a 42nd-minute conversion being scored with no corresponding try), but has been included on this page. The tries for and tries against for the Golden Lions U21 don't correspond with the sum of tries in the match reports, plus the logs indicate that Leopards U21 got five four-try bonus points, while they only got four bonus points according to the match reports.
- On the SARU points scorer page, Arrie Vosloo's are split; some of them are listed against Jacobus Vosloo. This is due to duplicate player profiles existing for the player. These have been added together in this list.
References
- "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards U21 17-29 Golden Lions U21". South African Rugby Union. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- "FULL TIME: Xerox Golden Lions U21 29 Leopards U21 17". Golden Lions. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- "SA Rugby Results – 2015 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- "Shocks galore in opening weekend of Absa Junior Provincial competitions". South African Rugby Union. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U21 55-15 Blue Bulls U21". South African Rugby Union. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U21 58-12 EP Kings U21". South African Rugby Union. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 13-17 Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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External links
- "SA Rugby Competition – 2015 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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