2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A Explained

2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A
Countries:South Africa
Date:10 July – 24 October 2015
Relegated:N/A
Matches:45
Tries:359
Top Point Scorer:Inny Radebe (135)
Top Try Scorer:Daniel Maartens (10)
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

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.

The competition was won by ; they beat 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

The following teams took part in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A competition:

2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A teams
Team nameStadium

Standings

The final league standings for the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A were:

2015 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 10 1 1 451 267 +184 59 36 9 1 52
2 align=left 12 8 1 3 475 265 +210 68 36 9 2 45
3 align=left 12 7 1 4 323 316 +7 39 43 6 1 37
4 align=left 12 6 0 6 411 284 +127 56 36 7 4 35
5 align=left 12 6 1 5 353 376 −23 49 47 7 1 34
6 align=left 12 2 0 10 262 501 −239 38 71 5 0 13
7 align=left 12 1 0 11 208 474 −266 28 68 1 0 5

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-21 Provincial Championship Group A
TeamR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14SemiFinal
align=left style="background:#FFCCCC;" 1
(4th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 1
(6th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 6
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 10
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 15
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 19
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 24
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 29
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 34
(1st)
style="background:#97DEFF;" 37
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 42
(1st)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 42
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 47
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 52
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" Won style="background:#E8FFD8;" Won
align=left style="background:#E8FFD8;" 5
(1st)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 7
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 11
(2nd)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 11
(2nd)
style="background:#97DEFF;" 14
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 14
(5th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 19
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 21
(4th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 25
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 30
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 35
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 40
(2nd)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 40
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 45
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" Won style="background:#FFCCCC;" Lost
align=left style="background:#E8FFD8;" 4
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 5
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 5
(5th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 10
(4th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 10
(5th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 15
(4th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 19
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 19
(5th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 19
(5th)
style="background:#97DEFF;" 22
(5th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 26
(5th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 31
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 36
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 37
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" Lost
align=left style="background:#E8FFD8;" 5
(2nd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 10
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 15
(1st)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 16
(1st)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 21
(1st)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 21
(1st)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 22
(2nd)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 22
(3rd)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 27
(2nd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 27
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 28
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 28
(5th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 30
(5th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 35
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" Lost
align=left style="background:#FFCCCC;" 0
(6th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 5
(5th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 5
(6th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 10
(5th)
style="background:#97DEFF;" 13
(4th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 18
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 18
(5th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 23
(2nd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 23
(4th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 27
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 28
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 29
(4th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 34
(4th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 34
(5th)
align=left style="background:#ECECEC;" 0
(5th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 5
(3rd)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 5
(4th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 5
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 5
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 6
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 6
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 7
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 7
(6th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 7
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 7
(6th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 12
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 12
(6th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 12
(6th)
align=left style="background:#FFCCCC;" 0
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 0
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 0
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 0
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 0
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 0
(7th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 0
(7th)
style="background:#E8FFD8;" 4
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 4
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 4
(7th)
style="background:#ECECEC;" 4
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 4
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 4
(7th)
style="background:#FFCCCC;" 5
(7th)
Key:windrawlossbye

Fixtures and results

The following matches were played in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A:

Final

Honours

The honour roll for the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A was:

2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A Honours
Champions:
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:

Squads

The teams released the following squad lists:

2015 Blue Bulls U21 squad
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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:

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A:

See also