2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship

2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship
Champions	Template:Rut Western Province

The 2012 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship was contested from 13 July to 27 October 2012. The tournament featured the Under-19 players from the fourteen Currie Cup unions.

Competition

Division A

There were seven participating teams in the 2012 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship Division 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 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the 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 winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the same venue as the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division Final.

The bottom team in Division A played a play-off game at home against the winner of the Division B final for a place in Division A in 2013.

Division B

There were seven participating teams in the 2012 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship Division 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 score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the 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 winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the same venue as the 2012 Currie Cup First Division Final.

The winner of the final played a play-off game away from home against the bottom team in Division A for a place in Division A in 2013.

Teams

Template:Rut Blue Bulls

Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers

Template:Rut Border Bulldogs

Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings

Template:Rut Falcons

Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs

Template:Rut Griffons

Template:Rut Griquas

Template:Rut Golden Lions

Template:Rut Leopards

Template:Rut Pumas

Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)

Template:Rut SWD Eagles

Template:Rut Western Province

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Location of teams in 2012 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship
Division A
Division B

Team Listing

The following teams took part in the 2012 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship competition:

Division A
Team	Stadium/s
Template:Rut Blue Bulls	Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld
Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs	Template:Rus Free State Stadium
Template:Rut Golden Lions	Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium
Template:Rut Leopards	Template:Rus Olën Park
Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)	Template:Rus Kings Park Stadium
Template:Rut SWD Eagles	Template:Rus Outeniqua Park
Template:Rut Western Province	Template:Rus Newlands Stadium

Division B
Team	Stadium/s
Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers	Template:Rus Boland Stadium
Template:Rut Border Bulldogs	Template:Rus Buffalo City Stadium
Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings	Template:Rus Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Template:Rut Falcons	Template:Rus Barnard Stadium
Template:Rut Griquas	Template:Rus Griqua Park
Template:Rut Griffons	Template:Rus North West Stadium
Template:Rut Pumas	Template:Rus Mbombela Stadium
	Template:Rus Puma Stadium

Division A

Table

2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship Division A Table
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Template:Rut Western Province	12	10	0	2	365	221	+144	48	23	8	2	50
2	Template:Rut Blue Bulls	12	9	0	3	446	226	+220	61	27	8	3	47
3	Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)	12	7	0	5	396	279	+217	53	32	7	3	38
4	Template:Rut Golden Lions	12	7	0	5	365	246	+119	48	28	4	2	34
5	Template:Rut Leopards	12	6	0	6	275	293	−18	36	38	4	2	30
6	Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs	12	3	0	9	364	360	+4	45	46	5	3	20
7	Template:Rut SWD Eagles	12	0	0	12	95	681	−586	9	106	0	0	0
The top 4 teams qualified for the Semi-Finals. The bottom team played in a relegation play-off game. 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

Fixtures and results

• Fixtures are subject to change.
• All times are South African (GMT+2).

Regular Season

Round One

	13 July 2012	Template:Rut SWD Eagles	0–90	Template:Rut Blue Bulls	Template:Rus Outeniqua Park
	17:15		Report		Referee: Matt King

Bye/s: Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)

Round Two

Bye/s: Template:Rut Western Province

Round Three

Bye/s: Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs

Round Four

Bye/s: Template:Rut Blue Bulls

Round Five

Bye/s: Template:Rut SWD Eagles

Round Six

Bye/s: Template:Rut Leopards

Round Seven

Bye/s: Template:Rut Golden Lions

Round Eight

Bye/s: Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)

Round Nine

Bye/s: Template:Rut Western Province

Round Ten

	14 September 2012	Template:Rut Leopards	11–7	Template:Rut Golden Lions	Template:Rus Olën Park
	15:00		Report		Referee: Mlungiseli Mdashe

Bye/s: Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs

Round Eleven

Bye/s: Template:Rut Blue Bulls

Round Twelve

Bye/s: Template:Rut SWD Eagles

Round Thirteen

Bye/s: Template:Rut Leopards

Round Fourteen

Bye/s: Template:Rut Golden Lions

Division B

Fixtures and results

• Fixtures are subject to change.
• All times are South African (GMT+2).

Regular Season

Round One

	17 August 2012	Template:Rut Pumas	27–32	Template:Rut Griquas	Template:Rus Puma Stadium
	15:00		Report		Referee: Renier Vermeulen

Bye/s: Template:Rut Border Bulldogs

Round Two

Bye/s: Template:Rut Falcons

Round Three

Bye/s: Template:Rut Griffons

Round Four

	8 September 2012	Template:Rut Falcons	21–14	Template:Rut Pumas	Template:Rus Barnard Stadium
	11:15		Report		Referee: Roslyn Fortuin

Bye/s: Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings

Round Five

Bye/s: Template:Rut Pumas

Round Six

	22 September 2012	Template:Rut Falcons	34–17	Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers	Template:Rus Barnard Stadium
	10:45		Report		Referee: Renier Vermeulen

Bye/s: Template:Rut Griquas

Round Seven

Bye/s: Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers

Promotion/Relegation play-off

• Template:Rut Border Bulldogs are promoted to Division A.
• Template:Rut SWD Eagles are relegated to Division B.

See also

• 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division
• 2012 Currie Cup First Division
• 2012 Vodacom Cup
• 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship

External links

• Official site