2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A Explained

2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A
Countries:South Africa
Date:3 July – 30 October 2010
Matches:45
Tries:403
Top Point Scorer:Gary van Aswegen (207)
Top Try Scorer:Danie Poolman (17)
Prevseason:2009
Nextseason:2011

The 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A was contested from 3 July to 30 October 2010. The tournament (also known as the ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the top tier of 2010 edition of the Under-21 Provincial Championship, an annual Under-21 inter-provincial rugby union competition featuring fourteen South African provincial unions.

The tournament was won by ; they beat 43–32 in the final played on 30 October 2010. were relegated to Group B for 2011.

Competition rules and information

There were seven participating teams in the 2010 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 would be played as a curtain raiser for the 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division final.

The team that finished bottom of Group A had to play in a promotion/relegation play-off against the champion of Group B for a place in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A.

Teams

The following teams took part in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A competition:

2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A teams
Team NameStadium

Standings

The final league standings for the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A were:

2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A standings
PosTeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts<-- Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts-->
1 align=left 12 11 0 1 533 264 +269 69 30 7 0 51
2 align=left 12 9 0 3 474 326 +148 62 33 10 2 48
3 align=left 12 9 0 3 543 274 +269 73 31 9 1 46
4 align=left 12 6 0 6 561 366 +195 71 46 7 4 35
5 align=left 12 4 0 8 370 406 −36 45 52 6 3 25
6 align=left 12 3 0 9 325 393 −68 43 51 5 1 18
7 align=left 12 0 0 12 105 882 −777 13 133 1 0 1

Round-by-round

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

Team Progression – 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A
TeamR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14R15SemiFinal
align=left style="background:#ECECEC;" 0
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 5
(4th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 9
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 13
(1st)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 13
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 18
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 22
(1st)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 22
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 26
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 31
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 36
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 41
(1st)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 41
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 46
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 51
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" Won style="background:#E8FFD8;" Won
align=left style="background:#E8FFD8;" 5
(1st)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 5
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 9
(2nd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 11
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 16
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 21
(1st)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 21
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 26
(1st)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 26
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 31
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 36
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 41
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 46
(1st)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 48
(1st)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 48
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" Won style="background:#FFCCCC;" Lost
align=left style="background:#ECECEC;" 0
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 5
(1st)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 6
(4th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 6
(4th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 10
(4th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 15
(4th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 20
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 25
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 30
(1st)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 31
(1st)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 31
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 36
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 41
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 46
(2nd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 46
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" Lost
align=left style="background:#ECECEC;" 0
(2nd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 2
(5th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 2
(5th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 6
(5th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 7
(5th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 7
(5th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 12
(5th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 16
(5th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 18
(4th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 23
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 25
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 25
(4th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 30
(4th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 35
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 35
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" Lost
align=left style="background:#ECECEC;" 0
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 5
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 10
(1st)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 11
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 16
(1st)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 16
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 16
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 17
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 17
(5th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 17
(5th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 17
(5th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 17
(5th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 18
(5th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 20
(5th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 25
(5th)
align=left style="background:#ECECEC;" 0
(2nd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 0
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 0
(7th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 5
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 5
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 5
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 5
(6th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 5
(6th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 10
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 11
(6th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 16
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 16
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 17
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 18
(6th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 18
(6th)
align=left style="background:#FFCCCC;" 0
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 0
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 1
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 1
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 1
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 1
(7th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 1
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 1
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 1
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 1
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 1
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 1
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 1
(7th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 1
(7th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 1
(7th)
Key:windrawlossbye

Fixtures

The following matches were played in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A:

Semi-finals

Final

Honours

The honour roll for the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A was as follows:

2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A Honours
Champions:
Top Try Scorer: Danie Poolman, (17)
Top Points Scorer: Gary van Aswegen, (207)

Players

Player statistics

The following table contain points which were scored in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A:

Squad lists

The teams released the following squad lists:

2010 Blue Bulls U21 squad
Mlungisi BaliRobbie CoetzeeEugene CunhaDalton DavisRossouw de KlerkErnst DinkelmannAndries FerreiraCornell HessVincent KochAJ le RouxMorné MellettFranco MostertWilhelmus Cornelius NelJuan-Philip PikeJono RossMarnus SchoemanCJ StanderJacques VerweyPeet Vorster
Clayton BlommetjiesMarnitz BoshoffFrancois BrummerTendayi ChikukwaAndries CoetzeeBranco du PreezDanie FaasenDeon HelbergAdri JacobsSampie MastrietWhestley MoolmanSimphiwe MtimkuluJC RoosTom SeabelaGerhard van den HeeverRuan van RooyenJustin van Staden
Antonie EarleEtienne Carel GreeffTertius Christiaan HarmseKurt HauptMulaleni Alfred KhozaGD KotzeeRyno Richard LopesAndrew Lulama MabetaMpho Thabo MotauJaco OosthuizenMarius OosthuizenTumelo Abram ThageAbraham Philippus van der Merwe
2010 Boland U21 squad
Fyzel Cornell AfrikaLee Thomas BeckerTC BothaMichael Patrick DammertRegis Pierre DanielsDonovan DirksAshley Peter Godfrey DreydenDaniel van Renen FerreiraJeffrey William FransmanGerhardus GoosenCharl Gerhardus HerbstHermanus Izak Janse van RensburgAllan Sampson JohnsonRossouw KrugerHerman Johan LouwRoberto LupiniAshley Ernest RaafFranklin Garen SmitNicolaas StrydomHarold Geraldo StuartIzak Francois SwiegersFrancois van WykPaulus Philuppus ViljoenAshwell WilliamsJohnwin Witbooi
Donovan Theodore ArendseWichard BoonzaaierGraeme Peter CupidoDual ErasmusHeinrich Adolf GablerFrancois GeduldBrynn Michael GerickeJan Bernadus HugoYazeed JohnsonRyan Jarone JordaanJohandré LazenbyJustin Kelvyn Gizzler MorganGavern Germaine SkippersHendrik Handré van der MerweWellisly Richaan van RooyTashwill Silvino van ZylEvan Andrew VisserKenwinn WienerPercival Godfrey Williams
Stewart Heinrich CollisonRandel Jaquen Geldenhuys
2010 Free State U21 squad
Gavin AnnandaleJC AstleAntonie EarleMartin FerreiraDeon GouwsBrendon GroenewaldRichard HarrisFrank HerneNiel KappLappies LabuschagnéOupa MohojéTumelo MoholoTrevor NyakaneHanno PieterseBoom PrinslooMarcel van der MerweSchalk van der MerweFanie van der WaltPhilip van der WaltHenry van NiekerkDirk Wessels
Enrico AckerRiaan BritzFranna du ToitCameron JacobsInus KritzingerHoffmann MaritzAlec MhlangaMayibuye NdwandwaJaco OosthuizenKholo RamashalaNico ScheepersEarl SnymanJamba UlengoRobbie van SchalkwykPiet van ZylGeorge Whitehead
Moekoa BolofoWilliam CliftErick ColynZandré de BruinSias EbersohnEvert Ryno FourieEgan GysmanJohn-Henry HarrisJames Calib William HellawellSiya MangalisoShaun McGeerIzak Stephanus MullerJan Petrus OosthuizenGrant Ramohapetjie ShaiDivandré StrydomJuan-Pierre van RooyenJohan van Schalkwyk
2010 Golden Lions U21 squad
Louis AlbertseRenaldo BothmaDavid BulbringSebastian de ChavesRuan DreyerWessel du RandFrançois du ToitMarcell EsterhuyseHerman FourieWouter HeijmansMark Robert HennigMarnitz JacobsShane KirkwoodAshley KohlerJaco KrielHendrik Daniel la GrangeRJ LiebenbergShaun McDonaldCaylib OosthuizenMaurice Johan RudmanHeinrich TerblancheEwald van der WesthuizenThurston Christopher Zimri
Riaan ArendsJustin BothaWian BuysHein CronjéJacques ErasmusChuma FaasDivan FergusonKabous Janse van RensburgMorné LaubscherBlake Leighton MecuurWandile MjekevuDewald NelSandile NgcoboRudy PaigeWilton PietersenJacques PretoriusLuan SteenkampWinston Williams
Sean Mark MantonFaubou SimplicePJ UysDaniel van der Merwe
2010 Leopards U21 squad
André BarnardRyno BosmanAndries BothaStompie de WetCornell du PreezGottlieb du RaanMarius FourieJan Gerhardus JoubertStrand KrugerJC OberholzerHenri ScharneckChris SchoonraadSolomzi SotsakaErnie StrydomHP SwartJaice TerblancheJohn Andrew TruterMarchant van RooyenJamie Zwiegelaar
Leighton BezuidenhoutChristiaan Alexander Schumyn BothaTiaan DorflingJoubert EngelbrechtLouis FouchéArmandt André JoubertSP MaraisFrancois NelTershwin RaubenheimerDylon Steward SiegelaarHennie SkorbinskiAndrew van WykJuandré Williams
Jacob Daniel de VilliersAdriaan EngelbrechtGerhard NortierChristo PotgieterClinton Wagman
2010 Sharks U21 squad
Daniel AdongoTim AgabaDale ChadwickKyle CooperCameron Quinton DunlopDexter FaheyRoy GodfreyLambert GroenewaldMonde HadebeFrancois HanekomJuan LanguageShaun MaltonJandré MaraisPeet MaraisTera MtembuKene OkaforJaco OttoJulian RedelinghuysHannes SnymanMeyer SwanepoelAdriaan Theisinger
De Wet BerghGuy CronjéRoss CronjéQuinton Paul DormehlWillie du PlessisDwayne JennerPiet LindequeHoward MnisiWynand PienaarGouws PrinslooCharles PurdonCobus ReinachMark RichardsS'bura SitholeRosko SpecmanArno Christiaan van Zyl
Roy BurseyFaizel Gerald de Bruin
2010 Western Province U21 squad
Tom BothaTertius DanillerAlbé de SwardtStephan GreeffYaya HartzenbergGrant HattinghReniel HugoReuben JohannesSiya KolisiNick KösterHelmut LehmannSamkelo MabomboQuinn RouxJP SmithRuan SmithSidney TobiasWimpie van der WaltAlistair Vermaak
Tythan AdamsKurt ColemanLionel CronjéJP du PlessisMartin du ToitJJ EngelbrechtNic GroomStokkies HanekomBerton KlaasenSam LaneRyan NellNathanael Paul PekeurDanie PoolmanJohann SadieLouis SchreuderGary van Aswegen

Discipline

The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Absa Currie Cup Review: Semi-finals . South African Rugby Union . 17 October 2010 . 10 November 2015 .