2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B Explained

2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B
Countries:South Africa
Date:6 August – 15 October 2010
Matches:24
Tries:191
Top Point Scorer:Neil Jansen van Rensburg (111)
Top Try Scorer:Roland Syphus (10)
Prevseason:2009
Nextseason:2011

The 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B was contested from 6 August to 15 October 2010. The tournament (also known as the ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second 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 53–36 in the final played on 15 October 2010. They were also promoted to Group A for 2011.

Competition rules and information

There were seven participating teams in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B. These teams played each other once over the course of the season, either at home or 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 First Division final.

The team that finished top of Group B had to play in a promotion play-off against the bottom team of Group A 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 B competition:

2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B teams
Team NameStadium

Standings

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

2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B standings
PosTeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts<-- Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts-->
1 align=left 6 5 1 0 241 134 +107 32 14 4 0 26
2 align=left 6 4 2 0 216 138 +78 31 15 5 0 25
3 align=left 6 3 1 2 249 146 +103 31 19 4 1 19
4 align=left 6 3 0 3 215 166 +49 23 21 3 2 17
5 align=left 6 2 0 4 152 199 −47 19 25 3 1 12
6 align=left 6 1 0 5 110 273 −163 15 38 2 0 6
7 align=left 6 1 0 5 92 219 −127 12 31 0 0 4

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 B
TeamR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9SemiFinal
align=left style="background:#E8FFD8;" 4
(2nd)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 4
(3rd)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 4
(4th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 9
(1st)
style="background:#97DEFF;" 12
(1st)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 12
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 16
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 21
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 26
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" Won style="background:#FFCCCC;" Lost
align=left style="background:#E8FFD8;" 5
(1st)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 5
(2nd)
style="background:#97DEFF;" 7
(2nd)
style="background:#97DEFF;" 10
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 15
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 20
(1st)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 20
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 25
(2nd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" Lost
align=left style="background:#ECECEC;" 0
(6th)
style="background:#97DEFF;" 2
(6th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 7
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 8
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 9
(5th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 14
(4th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 19
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" Won style="background:#E8FFD8;" Won
align=left style="background:#FFCCCC;" 1
(3rd)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 1
(4th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 1
(5th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 6
(3rd)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 6
(5th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 11
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 11
(4th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 16
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 17
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" Lost
align=left style="background:#FFCCCC;" 1
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 1
(5th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 6
(1st)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 6
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 7
(4th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 7
(5th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 12
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 12
(5th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 12
(5th)
align=left style="background:#E8FFD8;" 4
(1st)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 4
(2nd)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 4
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 4
(5th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 4
(6th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 4
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 5
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 6
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 6
(6th)
align=left style="background:#FFCCCC;" 0
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 0
(7th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 4
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 4
(7th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 4
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 4
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 4
(7th)
Key:windrawlossbye

Fixtures

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

Final

Honours

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

2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B Honours
Champions:
Top Try Scorer: Roland Syphus, (10)
Top Points Scorer: Neil Jansen van Rensburg, (111)

Players

Player statistics

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

Squad lists

The teams released the following squad lists:

2010 Border U21 squad
Brett Andrew AllamOnke DubaseBilly DuttonOdwa GxamzaZukisani GxokwanaPeter Gerald JacksonRamon Shadley JewellAbonga MakapelaXola MapapuLuvuyo NgemntuLuzuko NyabazaFrederik Petrus PotgieterWandile PutumaJohn RohlandtJuan SchwarzLukhanyo SiyoboNkosikona SolimoWynand Wagenaar
Simthembile CakweKyle EdwardsOkuhlo JoyiJustin Warren KopkeLwando MakhongoloLeon Andrew MauerByron McGuiganSaneliso NgomaSino NyokaKyle Mark TheronGarneth Francois van RaynerGarth van Rayner
Masomelele Lali
2010 Eastern Province U21 squad
Zingisa AprilDewald BarnardThembelani BholiSamuel BorsahChristie Henderson DicksRonald FerreiraKeenan Rodney FrieslaarFerdi GerberChristiaan Hermanus GroblerDaniel du Preez GroblerWerner KappWade LotterAthenkosi ManentsaThabiso Lucky MngomezuluGeorge Frederick RademanWade James Stuurman
Masixole BandaVusumzi DyantjiesSiyanda GreyKalvano KingBenjamin KoebergGladman Lulama MdzoyiCorné NortjéCurtis Isaac SiasZwelakhe SodladlaYondela StampuCarl Roux van NiekerkReynier van RooyenMorné van Staden
Blake Arthur AthertonRiaan BaymanRynier BernardoMorne Steven BlignaultEnrico Heinrich BooysenBejamin Howard-Edward BrukmanPhilippus Frederick Du PiesanieWessel Christian EbersohnJohan Schoeman EngelbrechtNathan FickAshwen Prakash Lalla-KooverjeeDylan Oliver LoveChristiaan Conrad RademanLeon SmithJames Dan SymingtonWarren Hudson van der RietBron-Lee ViviersJean-Claude Wagener
2010 Falcons U21 squad
Andrew GowerFrederick Nicolaas Johannes KalpPieter LubbeHannes LudikMduduzi Angellicus MadondoFranco MaraisWillem Peterus MeyerSihle MtwaBruce MullerArno NelCoenie NolteJohannes Petrus RoodtBarend SteynBertus van der MerweAnton van DeventerBoris van JaarsveldJohan Gerhardus van Niekerk
Pieter Hendrik CoetzeeRuaan CoetzeeNeill Michael ErasmusFelix GondoMarno KotzeeJurgens LambrechtsDillon LaubscherThabo Given MokhemaPaseka MoloiAndré NelMichael NienaberCharl NieuwenhuisJohannes RadebeMarius Armand RobbertseRoland SyphusGerhard VenterTesner Junayn Williams
2010 Griffons U21 squad
Donavan BallCharles Leonard BarnardWesley Leonard BotesWernich BothaHerbert BurgerGavin du PlessisBoetie GroenewaldGerhard KlopperFrank MateusHeinrich RoelfseJacques Francois SteynDewald TrytsmanChris van der LindeDalton van LoggorenbergDaniel ViljoenArno Visagie
Darren ColbyRupert CronjéEgan GysmanGrant JankeLeon Johannes KrugerJohan MatthysenOssie NortjéJan Petrus OosthuizenHendrik Christiaan PrinslooVirgil RusselNhlanqamiso SibandaDivandré StrydomChristiano Divan SwartsTiaan van WykJacques WilsonJuan-Leonard Wilson
Julio Mauricio da SilvaDean KouprianoffRiaan Liang
2010 Griquas U21 squad
Gerard BaardHendrik BeetsByron BooysenRudi BritzRoderick DaltonLeon KilianJohn Nel LintveltLwandile Garry MakibiShaun McGeerAdriaan Micheal OppermanMarinus PretoriusJohannes Bernadus RaubenheimerFriedle Lindley SeptemberGeorge TzorvasAnthone Christian VerhoogAntonie Theo VoslooGillaume Jacobus WolvaardtTiaan Moranville Young
Irlon Joran AprilShaun Albert BlignautRozario Ferenzo FourieKyle Mervyn HansNathen-niel Cresendo JaftaVince Reiner MinnaarDucasonn Hates OlynKevin PlaatjiesSarel Leon PretoriusLundi RalaralaDavid Jacobus StraussEtienne Luwayne SwartsHendrik Jacobus van der MerweSchalk Willem van der MerweRussell van Wyk
Johannes Jacobus BekkerJuan Daniel de BruinByron Andrew KoenzeNtsikelelo Blessing MabuselaHenry Lourens RossouwAndré Jacobus van der Walt
2010 Pumas U21 squad
John-Henry CarstensHenco DickasonRuan GroblerJoel HlatywayoTerence LongMzwandile Prescott MahlanguEwald MaréRicardo Wane MenezesWillie MullerJean-Di OosthuysenNeels PienaarQuentin PosthumusGerhardus Christiaan PretoriusReinard PretoriusBrendan RamsPhillip RangeZane Bert SloaneHarry van EckRaymond van NiekerkKewan Voysey
Wayne DreyerRoelf FritzFelix GodloNeil Jansen van RensburgAnrich KrugerDevan KrugerTheunis KrugerJaco ParsonsFranco PearsonDewald PietersLambertus Nicolaas PotgieterMorné SmitPieter StrydomJohann TrompAndré van der WaltAdriaan Isak Vosloo
Siphesihle Yondela BarnabasJohn-Wessel BellEtiene BouwerJohann Hendrik De BruinPaul Petrus du PlessisJoost HeystekNeoi Jeffrey MalieheLeon Lee OosthuizenJohannes Bernadus RaubenheimerKeith Ross TrytsmanHeinrich van NoordwykArthur William Williams
2010 SWD U21 squad
Marshel AbrahamsDenzil Garth AprilZander BekkerLuvan CassEurecian Mark DanielsLayle DeloGavin James DelportTheunis DercksenChristo du PlessisStephanus Johannes EngelbrechtDaniël Elardus ErasmusEtienne Janse van RensburgFrancois KempBradley Earl RuitersRyno ScheepersMarius van DorpJohannes Hendrik van WykArden-Lee Wesso
Phaezzle Bremmond AugustRaynor BeckerAnton BeswickHenn-Lin Jacobus BothaCharlie EwertsMerlin GeswindtJannie Deon GeyerJason HorneReginald Emmanuel KleinbooiVogan LourensRudi MichaelsCedrick RyneveldtEmile TempermanEnrico TreurnichtDivan van Zyl
Jaco FourieEnzo Demain MatthewsSinclair Ibrahim McCleanDaniel Cornelius RobertsJacobus SchroderCharwin Shane van Wyk

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 B:

2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B Referees
RefereesLuke BurgerBen CrousePieter de VilliersFrancois GroenewaldQuinton ImmelmanLusanda JamTiaan JonkerMatt KempMlungiseleli MdasheDilbert NovemberRasta RasivhengeArchie SehlakoFrancois Veldsman

See also