2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship

2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship
2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship
Champions	Template:Rut Blue Bulls
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The 2012 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship will be contested from 13 July to 27 October 2012. The tournament will feature the Under-21 players from the fourteen provincial rugby unions in South Africa.

Competition

Division A

There are seven participating teams in the 2012 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship Division A. These teams will play each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.

Teams will receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points are awarded to teams that score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by 7 points or less. Teams are ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top 4 teams will qualify for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finish first has home advantage against the team that finish fourth, while the team that finish second has home advantage against the team that finish third. The winners of these semi-finals will play each other in the final, at the same venue as the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division Final.

The bottom team in Division A will play 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 are seven participating teams in the 2012 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship Division B. These teams will play each other once over the course of the season, either at home or away.

Teams will receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points are awarded to teams that score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by 7 points or less. Teams are ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top 4 teams will qualify for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finish first has home advantage against the team that finish fourth, while the team that finish second has home advantage against the team that finish third. The winners of these semi-finals will play each other in the final, at the same venue as the 2012 Currie Cup First Division Final.

The winner of the final will play 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-21 Provincial Championship

Division A

Division B

Team Listing

The following teams will take part in the 2012 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship competition:

Team	Stadium/s
Division A
Template:Rut Blue Bulls	Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld
Template:Rut Border Bulldogs	Template:Rus Buffalo City Stadium
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 Western Province	Template:Rus Newlands Stadium

Team	Stadium/s
Division B
Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers	Template:Rus Boland 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:Rut Pumas	Template:Rus Puma Stadium
Template:Rut SWD Eagles	Template:Rus Outeniqua Park

Division A

Table

2012 Under-21 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 Blue Bulls

12

10

0

2

445

274

+171

51

30

8

2

50

2

Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)

12

9

0

3

376

302

+74

36

34

5

1

42

3

Template:Rut Western Province

12

8

0

4

376

308

+68

49

36

7

2

41

4

Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs

12

4

1

7

333

355

−22

42

37

7

3

28

5

Template:Rut Golden Lions

12

4

1

7

352

324

+28

41

37

4

5

27

6

Template:Rut Leopards

12

4

0

8

323

397

−74

42

50

7

4

27

7

Template:Rut Border Bulldogs

12

2

0

10

250

495

−245

29

66

1

0

9

The top 4 teams will qualify for the Semi-Finals.
The bottom team will play 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 Border Bulldogs	28 – 23	Template:Rut Blue Bulls	Template:Rus Buffalo City Stadium
	19:00		Report		Referee: Rodney Boneparte

	14 July 2012	Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs	28 – 0	Template:Rut Leopards	Template:Rus Shimla Park
	13:00		Report		Referee: Jaco van Heerden

	14 July 2012	Template:Rut Golden Lions	19 – 25	Template:Rut Western Province	Template:Rus UJ Stadium
	15:00		Report		Referee: Ben Crouse

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

Round Two

	20 July 2012	Template:Rut Blue Bulls	28 – 25	Template:Rut Golden Lions	Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld
	16:45		Report		Referee: Pieter Janse van Vuuren

	20 July 2012	Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)	31 – 9	Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs	Template:Rus Kings Park Stadium
	18:00		Report		Referee: Lusanda Jam

	21 July 2012	Template:Rut Leopards	27 – 29	Template:Rut Border Bulldogs	Template:Rus Olën Park
	13:00		Report		Referee: Tiaan Jonker

Bye/s: Template:Rut Western Province

Round Three

	27 July 2012	Template:Rut Border Bulldogs	24 – 52	Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)	Template:Rus Buffalo City Stadium
	17:05		Report		Referee: Dilbert November

	28 July 2012	Template:Rut Western Province	23 – 35	Template:Rut Blue Bulls	Template:Rus Newlands Stadium
	14:45		Report		Referee: Lusanda Jam

	28 July 2012	Template:Rut Golden Lions	28 – 36	Template:Rut Leopards	Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium
	17:00		Report		Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

Bye/s: Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs

Round Four

	3 August 2012	Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)	19 – 15	Template:Rut Golden Lions	Template:Rus Kings Park Stadium
	17:30		Report		Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	4 August 2012	Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs	49 – 35	Template:Rut Border Bulldogs	Template:Rus Free State Stadium
	11:50		Report		Referee: Tiaan Jonker

	4 August 2012	Template:Rut Leopards	20 – 31	Template:Rut Western Province	Template:Rus Olën Park
	13:00		Report		Referee: Pro Legoete

Bye/s: Template:Rut Blue Bulls

Round Five

	10 August 2012	Template:Rut Blue Bulls	44 – 22	Template:Rut Leopards	Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld
	16:45		Report		Referee: Matt Kemp

	11 August 2012	Template:Rut Golden Lions	27 – 32	Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs	Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium
	14:45		Report		Referee: Joey Salmans

	11 August 2012	Template:Rut Western Province	14 – 18	Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)	Template:Rus Newlands Stadium
	16:45		Report		Referee: Rodney Boneparte

Bye/s: Template:Rut Border Bulldogs

Round Six

	17 August 2012	Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs	31 – 36	Template:Rut Western Province	Template:Rus Free State Stadium
	17:05		Report		Referee: Jaco van Heerden

	17 August 2012	Template:Rut Border Bulldogs	13 – 22	Template:Rut Golden Lions	Template:Rus Buffalo City Stadium
	17:15		Report		Referee: Rodney Boneparte

	18 August 2012	Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)	19 – 34	Template:Rut Blue Bulls	Template:Rus Kings Park Stadium
	16:45		Report		Referee: Tiaan Jonker

Bye/s: Template:Rut Leopards

Round Seven

	25 August 2012	Template:Rut Leopards	35 – 40	Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)	Template:Rus Olën Park
	13:00		Report		Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

	25 August 2012	Template:Rut Western Province	31 – 17	Template:Rut Border Bulldogs	Template:Rus Newlands Stadium
	15:30		Report		Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	25 August 2012	Template:Rut Blue Bulls	41 – 13	Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs	Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld
	16:45		Report		Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Bye/s: Template:Rut Golden Lions

Round Eight

	31 August 2012	Template:Rut Blue Bulls	57 – 21	Template:Rut Border Bulldogs	Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld
	16:45		Report		Referee: Quinton Immelman

	1 September 2012	Template:Rut Leopards	32 – 25	Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs	Template:Rus Olën Park
	12:45		Report		Referee: Jaco van Heerden

	1 September 2012	Template:Rut Western Province	27 – 28	Template:Rut Golden Lions	Template:Rus Newlands Stadium
	16:45		Report		Referee: Archie Sehlako

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

Round Nine

	7 September 2012	Template:Rut Border Bulldogs	20 – 29	Template:Rut Leopards	Template:Rus Buffalo City Stadium
	17:05		Report		Referee: Tiaan Jonker

	8 September 2012	Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs	28 – 40	Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)	Template:Rus Free State Stadium
	16:45		Report		Referee: François Groenewald

	8 September 2012	Template:Rut Golden Lions	21 – 29	Template:Rut Blue Bulls	Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium
	17:00		Report		Referee: Lusanda Jam

Bye/s: Template:Rut Western Province

Round Ten

	14 September 2012	Template:Rut Leopards	37 – 36	Template:Rut Golden Lions	Template:Rus Olën Park
	17:05		Report		Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	14 September 2012	Template:Rut Blue Bulls	29 – 34	Template:Rut Western Province	Template:Rus Newlands Stadium
	18:45		Report		Referee: Quinton Immelman

	15 September 2012	Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)	38 – 23	Template:Rut Border Bulldogs	Template:Rus Kings Park Stadium
	21:15		Report		Referee: Jaco van Heerden

Bye/s: Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs

Round Eleven

	21 September 2012	Template:Rut Border Bulldogs	8 – 29	Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs	Template:Rus Buffalo City Stadium
	17:15		Report		Referee: Matt Kemp

	22 September 2012	Template:Rut Western Province	39 – 34	Template:Rut Leopards	Template:Rus Newlands Stadium
	12:45		Report		Referee: Lusanda Jam

	22 September 2012	Template:Rut Golden Lions	32 – 31	Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)	Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium
	16:45		Report		Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

Bye/s: Template:Rut Blue Bulls

Round Twelve

	28 September 2012	Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)	27 – 6	Template:Rut Western Province	Template:Rus Kings Park Stadium
	16:45		Report		Referee: Ben Crouse

	28 September 2012	Template:Rut Leopards	27 – 33	Template:Rut Blue Bulls	Template:Rus Olën Park
	17:00		Report		Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	29 September 2012	Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs	32 – 32	Template:Rut Golden Lions	Template:Rus Free State Stadium
	11:45		Report		Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Bye/s: Template:Rut Border Bulldogs

Round Thirteen

	5 October 2012	Template:Rut Blue Bulls	61 – 17	Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)	Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld
	16:45		Report		Referee: Tiaan Jonker

	5 October 2012	Template:Rut Golden Lions	67 – 15	Template:Rut Border Bulldogs	Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium
	17:00		Report		Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

	6 October 2012	Template:Rut Western Province	39 – 33	Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs	Template:Rus Newlands Stadium
	15:30		Report		Referee: Ben Crouse

Bye/s: Template:Rut Leopards

Round Fourteen

	12 October 2012	Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)	44 – 21	Template:Rut Leopards	Template:Rus Kings Park Stadium
	16:45		Report		Referee: Ben Crouse

	12 October 2012	Template:Rut Border Bulldogs	17 – 71	Template:Rut Western Province	Template:Rus Buffalo City Stadium
	17:00		Report		Referee: Archie Sehlako

	13 October 2012	Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs	24 – 31	Template:Rut Blue Bulls	Template:Rus Free State Stadium
	14:45		Report		Referee: Tiaan Jonker

Bye/s: Template:Rut Golden Lions

Play-Off Games

Semi-Finals

	20 October 2012	Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)	18 – 19	Template:Rut Western Province	Template:Rus Kings Park Stadium
	14:05		Report		Referee: Ben Crouse

	20 October 2012	Template:Rut Blue Bulls	50 – 24	Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs	Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld
	17:00		Report		Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Final

	27 October 2012	Template:Rut Western Province	13 – 22	Template:Rut Blue Bulls	Template:Rus Kings Park Stadium
	14:00		Report		Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Division B

Table

Template:2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship Division B Table

Fixtures and results

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

Regular Season

Round One

	17 August 2012	Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings	61 – 10	Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers	Template:Rus Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
	16:30		Report		Referee: Quinton Immelman

	17 August 2012	Template:Rut Pumas	14 – 16	Template:Rut Griquas	Template:Rus Mbombela Stadium
	16:30		Report		Referee: Eduan Nel

	17 August 2012	Template:Rut Griffons	27 – 31	Template:Rut Falcons	Template:Rus North West Stadium
	18:00		Report		Referee: Jaco Kotze

Bye/s: Template:Rut SWD Eagles

Round Two

	24 August 2012	Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers	20 – 24	Template:Rut Pumas	Template:Rus Boland Park
	12:50		Report		Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	24 August 2012	Template:Rut SWD Eagles	22 – 31	Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings	Template:Rus Outeniqua Park
	17:05		Report		Referee: Daniel Fortuin

	25 August 2012	Template:Rut Griquas	40 – 14	Template:Rut Griffons	Template:Rus Griqua Park
	12:45		Report		Referee: Pieter Janse van Vuuren

Bye/s: Template:Rut Falcons

Round Three

	1 September 2012	Template:Rut Pumas	32 – 27	Template:Rut SWD Eagles	Template:Rus Puma Stadium
	12:30		Report		Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

	31 August 2012	Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers	16 – 21	Template:Rut Griquas	Hugenote Hoërskool
	16:00		Report		Referee: Dilbert November

	1 September 2012	Template:Rut Falcons	14 – 46	Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings	Template:Rus John Vorster Stadium
	15:00		Report		Referee: Renier Vermeulen

Bye/s: Template:Rut Griffons

Round Four

	7 September 2012	Template:Rut SWD Eagles	15 – 10	Template:Rut Griquas	Template:Rus Outeniqua Park
	17:15		Report		Referee: Mlungiseli Mdashe

	8 September 2012	Template:Rut Falcons	27 – 27	Template:Rut Pumas	Template:Rus Barnard Stadium
	12:40		Report		Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

	8 September 2012	Template:Rut Griffons	12 – 30	Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers	Template:Rus North West Stadium
	13:40		Report		Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi

Bye/s: Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings

Round Five

	14 September 2012	Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings	73 – 3	Template:Rut Griffons	Template:Rus Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
	16:30		Report		Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

	15 September 2012	Template:Rut Griquas	36 – 38	Template:Rut Falcons	Template:Rus Griqua Park
	12:45		Report		Referee: Pro Legoete

	15 September 2012	Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers	13 – 39	Template:Rut SWD Eagles	Template:Rus Boland Stadium
	13:50		Report		Referee: François Groenewald

Bye/s: Template:Rut Pumas

Round Six

	21 September 2012	Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings	43 – 3	Template:Rut Pumas	Template:Rus Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
	17:05		Report		Referee: François Groenewald

	22 September 2012	Template:Rut Falcons	37 – 29	Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers	Template:Rus Barnard Stadium
	12:30		Report		Referee: Eduan Nel

	22 September 2012	Template:Rut Griffons	27 – 46	Template:Rut SWD Eagles	Template:Rus North West Stadium
	13:20		Report		Referee: Jaco Kotze

Bye/s: Template:Rut Griquas

Round Seven

	28 September 2012	Template:Rut Pumas	43 – 40	Template:Rut Griffons	Template:Rus Puma Stadium
	14:30		Report		Referee: Francois Pretorius

	28 September 2012	Template:Rut SWD Eagles	30 – 10	Template:Rut Falcons	Template:Rus Outeniqua Park
	15:00		Report		Referee: Joey Salmans

	29 September 2012	Template:Rut Griquas	31 – 43	Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings	Template:Rus Griqua Park
	15:30		Report		Referee: Daniel Fortuin

Bye/s: Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers

Play-Off Games

Semi-Finals

	5 October 2012	Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings	67 – 5	Template:Rut Griquas	Template:Rus Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
	16:30		Report		Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

	6 October 2012	Template:Rut SWD Eagles	61 – 13	Template:Rut Pumas	Template:Rus Outeniqua Park
	15:00		Report		Referee: Rodney Boneparte

Final

	13 October 2012	Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings	24 – 10	Template:Rut SWD Eagles	Template:Rus Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
	12:00		Report		Referee: Daniel Fortuin

Promotion/Relegation play-off

	19 October 2012	Template:Rut Border Bulldogs	21 – 15	Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings	Template:Rus Buffalo City Stadium
	17:00		Report		Referee: Quinton Immelman

Template:Rut Border Bulldogs remain in Division A.
Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings remain in Division B.

External links

Official site

Competition

Division A

Division B

Teams

Team Listing

Division A

Table

Fixtures and results

Regular Season

Round One

Round Two

Round Three

Round Four

Round Five

Round Six

Round Seven

Round Eight

Round Nine

Round Ten

Round Eleven

Round Twelve

Round Thirteen

Round Fourteen

Play-Off Games

Semi-Finals

Final

Division B

Table

Fixtures and results

Regular Season

Round One

Round Two

Round Three

Round Four

Round Five

Round Six

Round Seven

Play-Off Games

Semi-Finals

Final

Promotion/Relegation play-off

See also

External links