2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A Explained

2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A
Countries:South Africa
Date:10 July – 24 October 2015
Relegated:N/A
Matches:45
Tries:332
Top Point Scorer:Tiaan Swanepoel (126)
Top Try Scorer:Zweli Silaule (13)
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A was contested from 10 July to 24 October 2015. The tournament (also known as the ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the top tier of 2015 edition of the Under-19 Provincial Championship, an annual Under-19 inter-provincial rugby union competition featuring fifteen South African provincial unions.

The competition was won by ; they beat 25–23 in the final played on 24 October 2015.

Competition rules and information

There were seven participating teams in the 2015 Under-19 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

The following teams took part in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A competition:

2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A teams
Team nameStadium

Standings

The final league standings for the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A were:

2015 Under-19 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 1 339 215 +124 41 28 6 0 50
2 align=left 12 9 0 3 425 319 +106 59 41 8 0 44
3 align=left 12 8 1 3 333 265 +68 40 37 7 1 42
4 align=left 12 4 2 6 336 398 −62 53 54 7 1 28
5 align=left 12 5 0 7 324 300 +24 44 40 5 2 27
6 align=left 12 2 0 10 303 459 −156 47 65 7 2 17
7 align=left 12 1 1 10 233 337 −104 29 48 3 3 12

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 – 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A
TeamR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14SemiFinal
align=left style="background:#E8FFD8;" 4
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 9
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 13
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 17
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 21
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 26
(1st)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 26
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 31
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 36
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 41
(1st)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 41
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 46
(1st)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 46
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 50
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" Won style="background:#E8FFD8;" Won
align=left style="background:#E8FFD8;" 5
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 10
(1st)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 10
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 10
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 15
(2nd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 15
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 20
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 25
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 30
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 34
(2nd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 34
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 39
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 44
(2nd)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 44
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" Won style="background:#FFCCCC;" Lost
align=left style="background:#E8FFD8;" 4
(3rd)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 4
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 5
(4th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 10
(4th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 15
(3rd)
style="background:#97DEFF;" 18
(2nd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 19
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 23
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 28
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 32
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 37
(2nd)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 37
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 42
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 42
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" Lost
align=left style="background:#FFCCCC;" 0
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 0
(7th)
style="background:#97DEFF;" 2
(6th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 2
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 3
(7th)
style="background:#97DEFF;" 6
(7th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 11
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 13
(5th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 13
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 13
(6th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 18
(5th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 23
(4th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 23
(4th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 28
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" Lost
align=left style="background:#FFCCCC;" 0
(7th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 5
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 10
(2nd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 12
(2nd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 12
(4th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 12
(4th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 17
(4th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 17
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 17
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 18
(4th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 22
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 22
(5th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 22
(5th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 27
(5th)
align=left style="background:#ECECEC;" 0
(5th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 1
(5th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 1
(7th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 6
(5th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 6
(5th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 11
(5th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 12
(5th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 13
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 15
(5th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 15
(5th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 16
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 16
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 16
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 17
(6th)
align=left style="background:#FFCCCC;" 1
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 1
(6th)
style="background:#97DEFF;" 3
(5th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 5
(6th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 5
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 6
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 6
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 6
(7th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 6
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 6
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 7
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 7
(7th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 11
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 12
(7th)
Key:windrawlossbye

Fixtures and results

The following matches were played in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A:

Final

Honours

The honour roll for the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A was:

2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A Honours
Champions:
Top Try Scorer: Zweli Silaule, Leopards U19 (13)
Top Points Scorer: Tiaan Swanepoel, Western Province U19 (126)

Players

Player statistics

The following table contain points which were scored in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A:

Squads

The teams released the following squad lists:

2015 Blue Bulls U19 squad
Jaco Bezuidenhout Wynand de Necker Aston Fortuin JD Fourie Arnold Gerber Rohan Goosen Jangqo Hennings Denzel Hill Jaco Holtzhausen Madot Mabokela Justin Meintjies Sam Mitchell Nico Peyper Eli Snyman Hendré Stassen Franco van den Berg Gavin van den Berg Dean van der Westhuizen Salmon van Huyssteen Luigy van Jaarsveld Alandré van Rooyen Did not play: Jan-Henning Campher DP du Plessis Devon Henson Hamish Hughes Tiny Mukhari Adrian Parsons PJ Toerien Ruben van Heerden Sven van Niekerk
Andri Cooper Jerry Danquah Ruan de Beer Tinus de Beer Corné de Klerk Stephan Enslin Dale Hendricks JT Jackson Tshepiso Mahasha Franco Naudé Brendan Owen Coneree Poole Curtley Prins Divan Rossouw Kurt Webster Maurice White Did not play: Ruben de Vos Arno Maree Nkosikona Ntebe Embrose Papier Keanen Tarentaal
2015 Eastern Province U19 squad
Lusanda Badiyana Tango Balekile Keegan Branford Wihan Coetzer Michael de Marco Matt Howes Craig Hume Greg Jackson Rob Lyons Masikane Mazwi Kuhle Mokhoabane Mihlali Mosi SF Nieuwoudt NJ Oosthuizen Junior Pokomela Hayden Tharratt Roché van Zyl Xandré Vos Did not play: Stefan Janse van Vuuren Jason Lizamore Pieter Swanepoel Mike van Brede
Michael Botha Michael Brink Davron Cameron Austin Fredericks James Hall Avelo Jubase Jordan Koekemoer Xolisa Matshoba Garrick Mattheus Athi Mayinje Sibusiso Ngcokovane Yamkela Nyalambisa Jacquis Oosthuizen Mabhutana Peter Dominik Uytenbogaardt Keanu Vers Jeremy Ward Did not play: Rivan Lemmer
tbcSage Hayman
2015 Free State U19 squad
De Wet Bezuidenhout Nardus Bosman Janu Botha Erich de Jager Tiaan Erasmus Thornton Ford Kanya Gela JC Jansen van Vuuren Alex Jonker Thabiso Khanye Musa Mahlasela Victor Maruping Wilhelm Nebe Daniel Nyamugama Kaden Prince Ig Prinsloo Rohan Roelofse Ruben Schoeman Henry Slabbert Robin Stevens Brendan Verster Did not play: Willem Cornelius Augustyn Austin de Bruyn FC Jansen van Rensburg Kian Skippers Clinton Moloi Lohan Potgieter Tiaan Schutte Frederik Spies
Shirwin Cupido Carlo de Nysschen Glen Eriksen Llewellyn Hein Julian Jordaan Paul Kloppers Dale Koopman Tiisetso Madonsela Christiaan Nel Diederik Oberholzer Charl Pretorius Tiaan Schmulian Niell Stannard Marco Vermeulen Ruan Wasserman Dwayne Wessels Did not play: Dian Badenhorst Jeandre Christian Muller Joubert Patric Mbangi Riandri Muller JP Steyn Wickus Strauss Steyn Swart
tbcJohann Evert Bernard Cilliers Martin Reynard de Villiers Stefan Jacobs Els Erhard Macdonald Petrus Nienaber Daniel Benjamin Oosthuizen Jaco Potgieter Christiaan Troskie Pieter Johannes Joubert van Zyl
2015 Golden Lions U19 squad
Le Roux Baard Driaan Bester Stephen Bhasera Herman Britz Jo-Hanko de Villiers Gavin Delport Kevin du Randt Mitchell Fraser Rhyno Herbst Len Massyn Juandré Michau Morné Moos Gert Mulder Mac Muller Reinhard Nothnagel Anton Smit Henco Smit Sarel Smith Koos Tredoux Kenny van Niekerk James Venter Tijde Visser Did not play: Juan Lemmer Basil Polydorou
Justin Bhana Wynand Botha Paul de Beer Tristan Eve Marco Jansen van Vuren Curtis Jonas Jaydrin Kotze Arno Maree Hendrik Mulder Nazo Nkala Stean Pienaar Barend Smit Tshepo Thulo Hanno van Tonder Boeta Vermaak Did not play: AJ van Blerk Martin van Wyk
2015 Leopards U19 squad
Kevin Booth Roy Brink Eon Buhrmann Markus Coetzer Zandré du Plessis Gavin Foster Arné Grobbelaar Ruan Groenewald Edward Haas Robert Hunt Dieter Leicher Nicky Manzini Tshego Moloto Brendan O'Donoghue Jacques Oosthuizen Boeta Piater Henry Searle Bhekisa Shongwe Adrian Snyman Francois Stemmet Jakobus van Breda Willem van Schalkwyk Danie van Wyk Roodt van Zyl Did not play: Jaco Swanepoel
Armand Buys Marco Donges Eddie Engelbrecht Wilbri Gunter Benhard Janse van Rensburg Tokkie Kasselman Milani Lubelwana Tapiwa Mafura Siya Masuku Nkosana Mathaba Andile Mbingo Ansten Mokgokolo Zweli Silaule Fenton Smit De Wet Terblanche Jan van der Merwe Juandré van der Walt Stefan van Vuuren Did not play: Rashard Fuller Waldo Kriel Thabang Phatudi Ruan Stander
2015 Sharks U19 squad
Rowan Coetzer Tanner Dunnett Armand Grobler Bernardus Haring Erich Kankowski Christopher Klopper Qthon Lombard Dunran MacDonald Cameron McNab Michael Meyer Kabelo Motloung Bradley Roberts Ulric Sellar Ruan Smook Christie van der Merwe John Vorster Wentzel Vorster Rikus Zwart Did not play: Petrus du Buson Haven Honiball Nicolas Ihlenfeldt Robin Johannes Lungelo Mthethwa Tristan Pickering Robert Small Pierre van der Walt
Wikus Badenhorst Tristan Blewett Brent Christoffels Divan Fick Jasper Genis Morné Joubert Jaywinn Juries Duran Krummeck Chris Lines Snish Mpontshane Steph Nel S'busiso Nkosi Kyle Rhode Gervin Rossouw Tristan Tedder Frans Thysse Alwayno Visagie Did not play: Michael Bauer Branden Holder NP Linde Robin Sammy Karl Terblanche
2015 Western Province U19 squad
Iver Aanhuizen Saud Abrahams Jacques Bodenstein Ruan Brits Mitchell Carstens Jaco Coetzee Mervano da Silva CF du Toit Adriaan Geldenhuys Brenton Greaves Jerome Korf Michael Kumbirai Derick Marais Daniël Maree Nathan Meilhon Percy Mngadi Jacques Oosthuizen Gary Porter Carl Prinsloo Ruben Terblanche Keagan Timm Jaco Willemse Jacques van Zyl Eduard Zandberg Did not play: Heinrich Basson Conal Brown Emil Cloete Jaco Erasmus Brenden Esterhuizen Alex Goldstein HJ Luus Jordan Martin Nyasha Tarusenga Roodt van Zyl Samson Zimande
Kurt-Lee Arendse Aidynn Cupido Paul de Wet Justin Heunis Herschel Jantjies Eduan Keyter Gerard Pieterse Duncan Saal Wayne Smith Tiaan Swanepoel Edwill van der Merwe Edrich Venter Did not play: Ibrahim Adams Michael Andrade Robrecht Bruneel Zandré de Koker DP de Lange Carlton Fortune Graham Hendricks Kuziwa Kazembe Jez Macintyre Rouche Nel Wayne Parker Robbie Petzer Damian Rawstorne Chris Smit Danrich Visagie

Discipline

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

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A:

See also