| 2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship | |
| Countries: | South Africa |
| Date: | 25 August – 27 October 2018 |
| Matches: | 24 |
| Tries: | 278 |
| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship was the 2018 edition of the Under-21 Provincial Championship, an annual national Under-21 rugby union competition held in South Africa, and was contested from 25 August to 27 October 2018.
The competition was won by, who beat 58–24 in the final played on 27 October 2018.
There was seven participating teams in the 2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship. They played each other once during the pool stage, either at home or away. Teams receive 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 in the pool stage qualified for the semifinals, which were followed by a final.[1]
The teams that played in the 2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship are:[2]
| 2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship log | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts< | --Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts--> |
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 284 | 99 | +185 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 381 | 127 | +254 | 55 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 329 | 144 | +185 | 50 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 256 | 182 | +74 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 281 | 166 | +115 | 40 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 154 | 328 | −174 | 23 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 56 | 695 | −639 | 7 | 107 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Final standings. |
| Legend and competition rules | |||
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| Legend: | |||
| Qualified for the semifinals. | 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: | |||
| Qualification:The top four teams qualified for the semifinals.Points breakdown: * 4 points for a win * 2 points for a draw * 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less * 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match |
The honour roll for the 2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship was as follows:
| 2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Champions: | ||
| Top points scorer: | Lubabalo Dobela, (101) | |
| Top try scorer: | Courtney Winnaar, (8) | |
The following squads were named for the 2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship:
| Irvin Ali • Josh Allderman • Heino Bezuidenhout • Jaco Bezuidenhout • Theo Boshoff • Jerome Bossr • Aaron Brody • Ewan Coetzee • Erich Cronjé • Ciaran Dayaram • Earll Douwrie • Lian du Toit • Cabous Eloff • Werner Fourie • Marco Fuhri • Stedman Gans • Prince ǃGaoseb • Richman Gora • Johan Grobbelaar • Xolisa Guma • Boeta Hamman • Cameron Hufke • Rieckert Korff • Manie Libbok • Andell Loubser • Cliven Loubser • Khwezi Mafu • Dewald Maritz • Simphiwe Matanzima • Thomas Meyer • Tiny Mukhari • Ruan Nortjé • Ryno Pieterse • Ewart Potgieter • JC Pretorius • Denver Prins • Ig Prinsloo • Adré Smith • Mornay Smith • Ginter Smuts • Mihlali Stamper • Hendré Stassen • Alulutho Tshakweni • Dylan van der Walt • Wian van Niekerk |
| Dillon Barendse • Dominique Barendse • Sithembiso Befile • Tembekile Boltina • Ruan Botha • Cameron Cato • Chulu Chutu • Keenen Daniels • Siphosethu Dlongodlongo • Shaun Erasmus • Ntsika Fisanti • Aussie Fredericks • Stefan Gerber • Dylan Grootboom • Oyisa Hakhula • Vusikhaya Hanebe • Wayven Jafta • Shane January • Wickus Jason • Jason Jeggels • Damion Johannes • Siya Jwacu • Yomelela Keswa • WJ Kruger • Jerome Lottering • Khanyo Phiko Maqam • Malan Marais • Astin Morton • Wayne Moss • Mikale Muller • Siyabonga Mzantsi • Dawayne Nel • Ryan Oliphant • Marcus Plaatjies • Lindsay Potgieter • Chumani Poyana • Zayn Prins • Kyle Scott • Daiman Smith • Donavan Stevens • Louis Petrus Strydom • Rikus van As • Wimpie van der Walt • Jeandre van Ghent • Cameron van Heerden • Daniel Voigt |
| Darren Adonis • Francois Agenbach • Gideo Beukes • Zinedine Booysen • Marthinus Boshoff • Janco Cloete • Ruben Cross • Luyolo Dapula • Bertie de Bod • Ruben de Haas • Cameron Douglas Dawson • Lubabalo Dobela • Craig Ellis • Kurt Eybers • William Eybers • Athi Halom • Ruan Henning • Nathan Jordan • Jan Kotze • Rewan Kruger • Olie Losaba • Elrigh Louw • Thembinkosi Mangwana• Thabiso Lindokuhle Msiza • Zwivhuya Mulaudzi • Keanen Murray • Mihlali Peter • Henk Pretorius • Sibabalo Qoma • Otsile Ranthako • Mervyn Roos • Jan George Rossouw • Bulelani Sali • Kwagga Taylor • Hannes Terblanche • Marnus van der Merwe • Gerbus van Wyk • Quintin Vorster • Sango Xamlashe |
| Niell Bezuidenhout • PJ Botha • Justin Brandon • Jeanluc Cilliers • Austin Davids • Hacjivah Dayimani • Tyreeq February • Chergin Fillies • Eddie Fouché • Tyrone Green • Jack Hart • Edwin Jansen • Darryle Kameel • Cohen Kiewit • Kayden Kiewit • Phillip Krause • Leo Kruger • Jan-Louis la Grange • Darrien Landsberg • Gianni Lombard • Phumzile Maqondwana • Nathan McBeth • Seun Maduna • Len Massyn • Tatenda Mujawo • Ngwekazi Khanya Ncusane • Cyprian Nkomo • Reinhard Nothnagel • Asenathi Ntlabakanye • MJ Pelser • Manuel Rass • Dian Schoonees • Wandisile Simelane • PJ Steenkamp • Madosh Tambwe • Bradley Thain • Vincent Tshituka • Morné van den Berg • Wayne van der Bank • Tiaan van der Merwe • HP van Schoor • Arno van Wyk • Ruan Vermaak • Shaun Williams |
| Rehann Baumann • Rouxbann Baumann • Michiel Bosman • Dougie Bruce-Smith • Rudie Burger • De Wet Castelyn • James Mao Cheia • Prins Cloete • Byron Coetzee • Shane Coetzee • Lincoln Daniels • Ebi Davids • Cami Dorfling • Ruben Dreyer • Reuben du Plooy • Andries Engelbrecht • Bernu Engelbrecht • Boet Heyl • Daine Kannemeyer • Tumi Khukhele • Coenie Kruger • Damon Lee • Jeandre Hendrik Leonard • Black Lion Lushozi • Stefanus Mare • Gerhardus Meyer • Lyon Mkize • Sibusiso Mlangeni • Mlondi Mnisi • Shima Mphahlele • Gerik Mynhardt • Sifis Ngobeni • Dihan Odendaal • Edmund Rheeder • Tiaan Schoonraad • Wapper Schoeman • Ruan Schultz • Hugo Slabber • Ishaad Snyman • Janlu Steenkamp • Johan Steyn • Brendan Strydom • Sampie Swiegers • Keagan Tait • Franco Tiedt • André van der Berg • Corné van der Merwe • Pienaar van Niekerk • Wihan von Wielligh • JP Wegner • Lifa Zulu |
| Jacques Ackerman • Curwin Bosch • Franco Botha • Heinrich Brendel • James Bruce • Austin Brummer • Zak Burger • Gert Cronjé • Edward Sipho Davids • Christiaan de Jager • Francois de Villiers • Kwanda Dimaza • Jordan Els • Andrew Evans • Aphelele Fassi • Keegan Haman • Marthinus Holtzhausen • Clifferd Jacobs • Khail Kotzenberg • Khutha Mchunu • Luyanda Mngadi • Ntuthuko Mthembu • Ilunga Mukendi • Sibabalwe Mzanywa • Mfundo Ndhlovu • Gugu Nelani • Sanele Nohamba • Cornelius Otto • Marco Palvie • Hendrik Prinsloo • Gareth Simpson • Jean-Pierre Smith • William Squires • Xavier Swartbooi • James Tedder • Sicelo Tole • JJ van der Mescht • Ruben van Heerden • Chuiner van Rooyen • Dylan Weideman • Courtney Winnaar • Matt Wiseman |
| Reece Bezuidenhout • Kwenzo Blose • David Brits • Jordan Chait • Matt Dahl • Zain Davids • Ruben de Villiers • Ben-Jason Dixon • Gift Dlamini • Ricardo James Duarttee • Schalk Erasmus • Wikus Groenewald • Lyle Hendricks • Jessie Johnson • Dan Jooste • Labib Kannemeyer • Marco Labuschagné • Nico Leonard • Tristan Leyds • Sybrand Lombaard • Leon Lyons • Athi Magwala • Sako Makata • Henlo Marais • Mike Mavovana • Lee-Marvin Mazibuko • David Meihuizen • Salmaan Moerat • Tumi Mogoje • Bronlee Mouries • Ryan Gregory Muller • Sihle Njezula • Prince Orderson • Joel Paarwater • Nico Peyper • Carlü Sadie • Sazi Sandi • Taigh Schoor • Lubelo Scott • Jordan Sesink-Clee • Cornel Smit • Pieter Swanepoel • Muller Uys • Mujaahid van der Hoven • Abner van Reenen • Ernst van Rhyn • Wian van Zyl • Joshua Vermeulen • Cobus Wiese • Jondre Williams • Nama Xaba |
The following referees officiated matches in the 2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship:
| Christopher Allison • Rodney Boneparte • Graham Cooper • Ben Crouse • Stephan Geldenhuys • Phumzile Mbewu • Ruhan Meiring • Paul Mente • Vusi Msibi • Sindile Ngcese • Jaco Pretorius • Archie Sehlako • Divan Uys |