2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship

2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship
2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship
Countries	South Africa
Date	5 August – 22 October 2016
Champions	Template:Rut Golden Lions U21
Runners-up	Template:Rut Western Province U21
Matches played	24
Tries scored	179 ; (average 7.5 per match)
Top point scorer	Shaun Reynolds (112)
Top try scorer	Tristan Blewett and ; Elden Schoeman (6)
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Template:Navbox vertical The 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship was the 2016 edition of the Under-21 Provincial Championship, an annual national Under-21 rugby union competition held in South Africa, and was contested from 5 August to 22 October 2016. The competition was won by Template:Rut Golden Lions U21 who beat Template:Rut Western Province U21 38–34 in the final played on 22 October 2016.

Competition rules and information

There was seven participating teams in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship. 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 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 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division final.

Teams

Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21

Template:Rut Eastern Province U21

Template:Rut Free State U21

Template:Rut Golden Lions U21

Template:Rut Leopards U21

Template:Rut Sharks U21

Template:Rut Western Province U21

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Location of teams in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship

The following teams took part in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship:

2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship teams
Team Name	Stadium
Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21	Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld
Template:Rut Eastern Province U21	Template:Rus Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Template:Rut Free State U21	Template:Rus Free State Stadium
Template:Rut Golden Lions U21	Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium
Template:Rut Leopards U21	Template:Rus Olën Park
Template:Rut Sharks U21	Template:Rus Kings Park Stadium
Template:Rut Western Province U21	Template:Rus Newlands Stadium

Standings

The final league standings for the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship was:^[1]

2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Template:Rut Western Province U21	6	4	1	1	200	140	+60	28	17	6	1	25
2	Template:Rut Golden Lions U21	6	5	0	1	198	144	+54	22	21	2	1	23
3	Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21	6	3	1	2	185	171	+14	26	22	4	2	20
4	Template:Rut Free State U21	6	3	0	3	177	184	−7	24	21	4	1	17
5	Template:Rut Eastern Province U21	6	3	0	3	164	155	+9	19	19	2	2	16
6	Template:Rut Sharks U21	6	2	0	4	152	189	−37	20	25	2	2	12
7	Template:Rut Leopards U21	6	0	0	6	153	246	−93	22	36	4	2	6

Final standings.

Legend and Competition rules

Legend:
	The top four teams qualified to the semi-finals.	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:
Play-offs: The top four teams qualified to the semi-finals, with the higher-placed team having home advantage. 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

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 – 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Semi	Final
Template:Rut Western Province U21	3 (2nd)	3 (5th)	8 (3rd)	10 (3rd)	15 (1st)	20 (1st)	25 (1st)	25 (1st)	Won	Lost
Template:Rut Golden Lions U21	0 (5th)	5 (2nd)	6 (4th)	10 (2nd)	14 (3rd)	14 (4th)	19 (3rd)	23 (2nd)	Won	Won
Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21	3 (2nd)	4 (4th)	9 (2nd)	10 (5th)	15 (2nd)	20 (2nd)	20 (2nd)	20 (3rd)	Lost	—
Template:Rut Free State U21	5 (1st)	10 (1st)	11 (1st)	11 (1st)	11 (4th)	15 (3rd)	17 (3rd)	17 (4th)	Lost	—
Template:Rut Eastern Province U21	0 (5th)	4 (3rd)	4 (6th)	9 (6th)	10 (5th)	10 (6th)	15 (5th)	16 (5th)	—	—
Template:Rut Sharks U21	0 (5th)	1 (6th)	6 (5th)	10 (4th)	10 (6th)	11 (5th)	12 (5th)	12 (6th)	—	—
Template:Rut Leopards U21	1 (4th)	1 (7th)	3 (7th)	3 (7th)	3 (7th)	4 (7th)	6 (7th)	6 (7th)	—	—

Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship:^[2]^[3]

Round One

	5 August 2016	Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21	29–29	Template:Rut Western Province U21	Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld
	14:45	Try: Ruben van Heerden 6' Dewald Naudé 32' Ivan van Zyl 66' JT Jackson 71' Con: Tinus de Beer 33' (1/2) JT Jackson 67', 72' (2/2) Pen: Ruben van Heerden (0/1) Tinus de Beer 23' (1/1) JT Jackson (0/1)	Report Scoreboard^[4]	Try: Grant Hermanus 10' Ryan Oosthuizen 26' Sibahle Maxwane 45' Frans van Wyk 58' Con: Grant Hermanus 27', 46', 59' (3/4) Pen: Grant Hermanus 49' (1/2)	Referee: Vusi Msibi

	6 August 2016	Template:Rut Leopards U21	26–43	Template:Rut Free State U21	Template:Rus Olën Park
	12:30	Try: Elden Schoeman 32', 41' Jimmy Mpailane 67' Wessel Steyn 76' Con: Julian Delicado 33' (1/2) Marco Donges 68', 77' (2/2)	Report Scoreboard^[5]	Try: Ali Mgijima 6' Jasper Wiese 9', 26' Gerrie Labuschagné 34' TJ Goddard 52' Fiffy Rampeta 73' Con: Gerrie Labuschagné 7', 10', 35', 53', 74' (5/6) Pen: Gerrie Labuschagné 20' (1/1)	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Bye/s: Template:Rut Eastern Province U21, Template:Rut Golden Lions U21, Template:Rut Sharks U21

Round Two

	12 August 2016	Template:Rut Sharks U21	21–23	Template:Rut Eastern Province U21	Template:Rus Growthpoint Kings Park
	17:10	Try: Tristan Blewett 21' Marcel Coetzee 41' Graham Geldenhuys 45' Con: Jaywinn Juries 22' (1/1) Ruben de Vos 42', 46' (2/2) Pen: Jaywinn Juries (0/1) Cards: Ayron Schramm 24' to 34'	Report Scoreboard^[6]	Try: JP Jamieson 12' Malcolm Jaer 34' Con: Garrick Mattheus 13', 35' (2/2) Pen: Garrick Mattheus 3', 16' (2/3) Simon Bolze (0/1) Malcolm Jaer 81' (1/1) Cards: Jeremy Ward 52' to 63'	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

	13 August 2016	Template:Rut Golden Lions U21	41–22	Template:Rut Leopards U21	Template:Rus Emirates Airline Park
	12:15	Try: James Venter 2' Wiehan Jacobs 18' Kyle Kruger 30' Marco Jansen van Vuren 52' Siya Masuku 63' Ronald Brown 81' Con: Shaun Reynolds 3', 19', 53', 82' (4/6) Pen: Shaun Reynolds 10' (1/1)	Report Scoreboard^[7]	Try: Wessel Steyn 15' Tapiwa Mafura 42' Elden Schoeman 69' Con: Julian Delicado 43' (1/2) Marco Donges 70' (1/1) Pen: Julian Delicado 6' (1/2)	Referee: Jaco Pretorius

	13 August 2016	Template:Rut Free State U21	26–20	Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21	Template:Rus Free State Stadium
	14:15	Try: CJ Coetzee 52', 80' Jasper Wiese 65' TJ Goddard 77' Con: Gerrie Labuschagné 53', 78', 80' (3/4) Pen: Gerrie Labuschagné (0/1)	Report Scoreboard^[8]	Try: Divan Rossouw 43' Dewald Naudé 62' Con: Tinus de Beer 44', 63' (2/2) Pen: Tinus de Beer 13', 39' (2/2) JT Jackson (0/1) Cards: Njabula Gumede 67'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Archie Sehlako

Bye/s: Template:Rut Western Province U21

Round Three

	19 August 2016	Template:Rut Western Province U21	46–28	Template:Rut Free State U21	Template:Rus DHL Newlands
	14:15	Try: Frans van Wyk 16' Duncan Saal 18' Jaco Coetzee 20' Jaco Willemse 30', 35' Christo van der Merwe 80' Con: Grant Hermanus 17', 19', 21', 31', 36' (5/6) Pen: Grant Hermanus 13', 77' (2/2) Cards: Jaco Coetzee 28' to 38'	Report Scoreboard^[9]	Try: TJ Goddard 25' JP Coetzee 37' Jasper Wiese 55' Reinach Venter 64' Con: Gerrie Labuschagné 26', 38', 56', 65' (4/4) Cards: Joseph Dweba 16' to 26' Darren Baron 70'	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

	19 August 2016	Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21	29–28	Template:Rut Golden Lions U21	Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld
	16:55	Try: Franco Naudé 30' Marco van Staden 44' Keanan van Wyk 51' Adrian Maebane 73' Con: Tinus de Beer 45', 52', 74' (3/4) Pen: Tinus de Beer 3' (1/2)	Report Scoreboard^[10]	Try: Godfrey Ramaboea 28' Jo-Hanco de Villiers 55' Pieter Jansen 70' Con: Siya Masuku 29', 71' (2/3) Pen: Siya Masuku 2', 37' (2/2) Kobus Engelbrecht 20' (1/2) Cards: Rhyno Herbst 64' to 74'	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	20 August 2016	Template:Rut Leopards U21	33–38	Template:Rut Sharks U21	Template:Rus Olën Park
	12:30	Try: Tiaan Bezuidenhout 35', 39' Sydney du Plessis 44' Timothy Prince 60' Dolf van Deventer 63' Con: Julian Delicado 36', 40', 45', 61' (4/5) Pen: Julian Delicado (0/1) Cards: Nkululeko Mcuma 28' to 38' Tapiwa Mafura 56' to 66'	Report Scoreboard^[11]	Try: Morné Joubert 10' Malcolm Cele 14' Kerron van Vuuren 53' Tristan Blewett 58' Mthunzi Moloi 69' Con: Jaywinn Juries 54', 70' (2/5) Pen: Jaywinn Juries 28', 42', 47' (3/3) Cards: Tristan Blewett 38' to 48'	Referee: Jaco Kotze

Bye/s: Template:Rut Eastern Province U21

Round Four

	26 August 2016	Template:Rut Golden Lions U21	26–24	Template:Rut Western Province U21	Template:Rus Emirates Airline Park
	14:15	Try: Ronald Brown 35' Morné Moos 52' Con: Shaun Reynolds 36', 53' (2/2) Pen: Shaun Reynolds 3', 43', 65', 72' (4/5) Cards: Jo-Hanco de Villiers 68'	Report Scoreboard^[12]	Try: Heinrich Buhr 11' Jaco Coetzee 57' Sibahle Maxwane 63', 69' Con: Grant Hermanus 64', 70' (2/4) Pen: Grant Hermanus (0/1) Cards: Frans van Wyk 71'	Referee: Archie Sehlako

	26 August 2016	Template:Rut Eastern Province U21	38–3	Template:Rut Leopards U21	Template:Rus Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
	15:00	Try: Somila Jho 3', 35' Jayson Reinecke 11' Lindelwe Zungu 16' Malcolm Jaer 41' Jeremy Ward 64' Con: Garrick Mattheus 4', 12', 36', 42' (4/6)	Report Scoreboard^[13]	Pen: Marco Donges 8' (1/1) Cards: Timothy Prince 49' to 59'	Referee: Ben Crouse

	27 August 2016	Template:Rut Sharks U21	23–21	Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21	Template:Rus Growthpoint Kings Park
	16:00	Try: Tristan Blewett 11', 59' Michael Meyer 26' Con: Jaywinn Juries 27' (1/2) Ruben de Vos (0/1) Pen: Ruben de Vos 65', 69' (2/2)	Report Scoreboard^[14]	Try: Ruben van Heerden 38' Mervano da Silva 56' Dewald Naudé 79' Con: Tinus de Beer 39', 57', 80' (3/3)	Referee: AJ Jacobs

Bye/s: Template:Rut Free State U21

Round Five

	2 September 2016	Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21	34–27	Template:Rut Eastern Province U21	Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld
	16:35	Try: Alandré van Rooyen 35' Ivan van Zyl 45' JT Jackson 52' Mervano da Silva 71', 80' Con: Tinus de Beer 53', 72', 81' (3/5) Pen: Tinus de Beer 51' (1/1) Cards: Theo Maree 66' to 78'	Report Scoreboard^[15]	Try: Jeremy Ward 14' Michael Brink 68' Malcolm Jaer 78' Con: Garrick Mattheus 15', 69', 78' (3/3) Pen: Garrick Mattheus 39', 55' (2/2) Cards: JP Jamieson 59' to 69'	Referee: Francois Pretorius

	3 September 2016	Template:Rut Free State U21	12–29	Template:Rut Golden Lions U21	Template:Rus Free State Stadium
	12:30	Try: JP Coetzee 17' Mosolwa Mafuma 69' Con: Darren Baron (0/1) Gerrie Labuschagné 70' (1/1) Pen: Darren Baron (0/1)	Report Scoreboard^[16]	Try: Marco Jansen van Vuren 50' Godfrey Ramaboea 58' Con: Shaun Reynolds 51', 59' (2/2) Pen: Shaun Reynolds 19', 26', 75' (3/4) Drop: Shaun Reynolds 40', 66' (2/2)	Attendance: 300 Referee: Ben Crouse

	3 September 2016	Template:Rut Western Province U21	40–16	Template:Rut Sharks U21	Template:Rus DHL Newlands
	14:15	Try: Eduan Keyter 12' Ryan Oosthuizen 16' Herschel Jantjies 51' David Ribbans 69' Eduard Zandberg 79' Con: Brandon Thomson 13' (1/2) Grant Hermanus 52', 80' (2/3) Pen: Grant Hermanus 34', 41', 66' (3/5)	Report Scoreboard^[17]	Try: Malcolm Cele 31' Con: Damian Stevens 32' (1/1) Pen: Damian Stevens 21', 38' (2/2) Cards: Marius Louw 12' to 22'	Referee: Quinton Immelman

Bye/s: Template:Rut Leopards U21

Round Six

	9 September 2016	Template:Rut Eastern Province U21	10–27	Template:Rut Western Province U21	Hoërskool Framesby, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Jixie Molapo 15' Con: Garrick Mattheus 16' (1/1) Pen: Simon Bolze 57' (1/1)	Report Scoreboard^[18]	Try: Christo van der Merwe 29' Herschel Jantjies 37' Eduan Keyter 50' Mitchell Carstens 70' Con: Brandon Thomson 30', 38' (2/4) Pen: Brandon Thomson 10' (1/1) Cards: Ryan Oosthuizen 59' to 69' Grant Hermanus 64'	Referee: Jaco Pretorius

	10 September 2016	Template:Rut Leopards U21	38–52	Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21	Template:Rus Olën Park
	13:00	Try: Tapiwa Mafura 5' Wilbri Gunter 47' Dolf van Deventer 61' Garann Kriek 68' Elden Schoeman 79' Con: Marco Donges 6', 80' (2/5) Pen: Marco Donges 16', 20' (2/2) Drop: Marco Donges 14' (1/1)	Report Scoreboard^[19]	Try: Dewald Naudé 17' Ivan van Zyl 24' Franco Naudé 27', 43', 71' Manie Libbok 38' Marco van Staden 51' Adrian Maebane 81' Con: Tinus de Beer 18', 25', 28', 44', 52', 82' (6/8)	Referee: Sindile Ngcese

	10 September 2016	Template:Rut Sharks U21	18–24	Template:Rut Free State U21	Template:Rus Growthpoint Kings Park
	14:50	Try: Tristan Blewett 31', 37' Con: Benhard Janse van Rensburg 38' (1/2) Pen: Benhard Janse van Rensburg 19', 24' (2/5)	Report Scoreboard^[20]	Try: Günther Janse van Vuuren 39' Nardus Erasmus 62' Lorenzo Gordon 74' Con: Gerrie Labuschagné 40', 63' (2/2) Heinrich Bitzi 75' (1/1) Pen: Gerrie Labuschagné 11' (1/2) Heinrich Bitzi (0/1)	Referee: AJ Jacobs

Bye/s: Template:Rut Golden Lions U21

Round Seven

	15 September 2016	Template:Rut Free State U21	44–45	Template:Rut Eastern Province U21	Template:Rus Free State Stadium
	16:45	Try: penalty try 19' Nardus Erasmus 22' Gerrie Labuschagné 49' Dian Badenhorst 61' Fiffy Rampeta 65' Con: Heinrich Bitzi 20', 23', 50', 62', 66' (5/5) Pen: Heinrich Bitzi 8', 31', 75' (3/3) Cards: Ruben Schoeman 15' to 26'	Report Scoreboard^[21]	Try: Keanu Vers 16', 43' Malcolm Jaer 25' Jixie Molapo 34' Xandré Vos 80' Con: Garrick Mattheus 17', 26', 44', 80' (4/5) Pen: Garrick Mattheus 12', 29', 39', 57' (4/4) Cards: Justin Hollis 21' to 29'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Jaco Peyper

	16 September 2016	Template:Rut Golden Lions U21	48–36	Template:Rut Sharks U21	Template:Rus Emirates Airline Park
	16:00	Try: Jo-Hanco de Villiers 3' Clinton Theron 7' Kobus Engelbrecht 15' James Venter 18', 55' Godfrey Ramaboea 43' FP Pelser 68' Con: Shaun Reynolds 8', 16', 19', 56', 69' (5/7) Pen: Shaun Reynolds 32' (1/1) Cards: Jarryd Sage 34' to 44'	Report Scoreboard^[22]	Try: Morné Joubert 11', 71', 80' Marcel Coetzee 38' Bandisa Ndlovu 47' Ayron Schramm 59' Con: Benhard Janse van Rensburg 48', 60' (2/4) Marius Louw 72' (1/1) Morné Joubert (0/1)	Referee: AJ Jacobs

	17 September 2016	Template:Rut Western Province U21	34–31	Template:Rut Leopards U21	Template:Rus DHL Newlands
	14:15	Try: Luke Stringer 20' Christo van der Merwe 37', 64' Edwill van der Merwe 44' Aidynn Cupido 51' Con: Aidynn Cupido 21', 38', 52' (3/5) Pen: Dennis Cox 79' (1/1)	Report Scoreboard^[23]	Try: Elden Schoeman 4', 15' Akhona Nela 32' Wessel Steyn 59' Wilbri Gunter 68' Con: Marco Donges 5', 16', 33' (3/4) Julian Delicado (0/1) Pen: Marco Donges (0/2)	Referee: Shuhei Kubo

Bye/s: Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21

Round Eight

	24 September 2016	Template:Rut Eastern Province U21	21–26	Template:Rut Golden Lions U21	Template:Rus Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
	14:30	Try: Garrick Mattheus 56' Jixie Molapo 72' Con: Garrick Mattheus 57' (1/2) Pen: Garrick Mattheus 9', 19', 39' (3/3) Drop: Garrick Mattheus (0/1)	Report Scoreboard^[24]	Try: James Venter 26' Jarryd Sage 52' Con: Shaun Reynolds 27', 53' (2/2) Pen: Shaun Reynolds 2', 12', 75' (3/5) Kobus Engelbrecht 77' (1/1) Cards: Jo-Hanco de Villiers 80'	Referee: Egon Seconds

Bye/s: Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21, Template:Rut Free State U21, Template:Rut Leopards U21, Template:Rut Sharks U21, Template:Rut Western Province U21

Semi-Finals

	14 October 2016	Template:Rut Western Province U21	26–23	Template:Rut Free State U21	Template:Rus City Park Stadium
	15:00	Try: Sibahle Maxwane 17' Percy Mngadi 22' Jaco Coetzee 62' Con: Grant Hermanus 18' (1/3) Pen: Grant Hermanus 4', 12', 42' (3/4)	Report Scoreboard^[25]	Try: CJ Coetzee 15' Jasper Wiese 32' Con: Heinrich Bitzi 16', 33' (2/2) Pen: Heinrich Bitzi 3', 7', 30' (3/3) Cards: Daniel Maartens 22' to 32' JP Coetzee 61' to 71'	Referee: Egon Seconds

	14 October 2016	Template:Rut Golden Lions U21	37–15	Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21	Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium
	14:00	Try: Ronald Brown 38' Shaun Reynolds 65' Le Roux Baard 75', 78' Con: Shaun Reynolds 39', 66', 76', 79' (4/4) Pen: Shaun Reynolds 7', 30' (2/3) Drop: Shaun Reynolds 45' (1/1)	Report Scoreboard^[26]	Try: Keanan van Wyk 18' Alandré van Rooyen 59' Con: Tinus de Beer 60' (1/2) Pen: Tinus de Beer 28' (1/2) Cards: Matthys Basson 64' to 76'	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Final

	22 October 2016	Template:Rut Western Province U21	34–38	Template:Rut Golden Lions U21	Template:Rus Free State Stadium
	13:00	Try: Sibahle Maxwane 14' Jacques Vermeulen 43' Justin Phillips 55' Con: Grant Hermanus 44', 56' (2/3) Pen: Grant Hermanus 12', 28', 50', 63', 74' (5/5) Drop: Grant Hermanus (0/1) Cards: Justin Phillips 68' to 78'	Report Scoreboard^[27]	Try: Curtis Jonas 8' Kobus Engelbrecht 47' Marco Jansen van Vuren 72' Jarryd Sage 77' Con: Shaun Reynolds 8', 73', 78' (3/4) Pen: Shaun Reynolds 5', 38', 52', 69' (4/4) Drop: Curtis Jonas (0/1)	Referee: AJ Jacobs

Honours

The honour roll for the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship was:

2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship Honours
Champions:	Template:Rut Golden Lions U21
Top Try Scorers:	Tristan Blewett, Sharks U21 and Elden Schoeman, Leopards U21 (6)
Top Points Scorer:	Shaun Reynolds, Golden Lions U21 (112)

Players

Squads

The following squads were named for the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship:

Blue Bulls U21 squad^[28]

Forwards	Matthys Basson • Jan-Henning Campher • Mervano da Silva • Aston Fortuin • Stefaan Grundlingh • Njabula Gumede • Jaco Holtzhausen • Brian Leitch • Sam Mitchell • Abongile Nonkontwana • Eli Snyman • Jsuan-re Swanepoel • Gavin van den Berg • Dean van der Westhuizen • Ruben van Heerden • Luigy van Jaarsveld • Alandré van Rooyen • Marco van Staden • Did not play: • Wynand de Necker • JD Fourie • Arnold Gerber • Denzel Hill • Madot Mabokela • Jozua Naudé • Menzi Nhlabathi • PJ Toerien • Franco van den Berg • Jan van der Merwe • Salmon van Huyssteen
Backs	Tinus de Beer • Stephan Enslin • Dewald Human • JT Jackson • Manie Libbok • Adrian Maebane • Theo Maree • Dewald Naudé • Franco Naudé • Divan Rossouw • Keanan van Wyk • Ivan van Zyl • Kurt Webster • Did not play: • Heino Bezuidenhout • Simon Bezuidenhout • Daylan Daniels • Jerry Danquah • Corné de Klerk • Keanu Langeveldt • Tshepiso Mahasha • Raegan Oranje • Brendan Owen • Sipho Phiri
Coach	Pote Human

Eastern Province U21 squad^[29]

Forwards

Lusanda Badiyana • Wihan Coetzer • Wynand Grassmann • Jedwyn Harty • Justin Hollis • Gerrit Huisamen • JP Jamieson • Arno Lotter • Rob Lyons • David Murray • SF Nieuwoudt • Nicolaas Oosthuizen • Jayson Reinecke • Hayden Tharratt • Roché van Zyl • Xandré Vos • Did not play: • Tango Balekile • JP Barkhuizen • Ronnie Beyl • Matt Howes • Sintu Manjezi • Junior Pokomela • Tyler Paul • Elandré van der Merwe

Backs

Simon Bolze • Michael Brink • Luvo Claassen • Malcolm Jaer • Somila Jho • Garrick Mattheus • Jixie Molapo • Rouche Nel • Sibusiso Ngcokovane • Luan Nieuwoudt • Mabhutana Peter • Stephen Rautenbach • Keanu Vers • Jeremy Ward • Lindelwe Zungu • Did not play: • Nathan Augustus • Davron Cameron • Avelo Jubase • Jordan Koekemoer • Athi Mayinje

Free State U21 squad^[30]

Forwards	Erich de Jager • Joseph Dweba • Nardus Erasmus • Johann Grundlingh • Günther Janse van Vuuren • Johan Kotze • Daniel Maartens • Gopolang Molefe • Fiffy Rampeta • Ruben Schoeman • Robin Stevens • Reinach Venter • Brendan Verster • Ntokozo Vidima • Quintin Vorster • Jasper Wiese • Did not play: • Janu Botha • Junior Burger • Tienie Burger • Benjamin Jansen van Vuuren • Alex Jonker • Willem Daniel Koegelenberg • Willandré Kotzenberg • Johannes Labuschagné • Victor Maruping • Damian May • Ox Nché • Rayno Nel • Kaden Prince • Burger van Niekerk • Conraad van Vuuren • Xander van Wyk
Backs	Dian Badenhorst • Darren Baron • Heinrich Bitzi • CJ Coetzee • JP Coetzee • TJ Goddard • Lorenzo Gordon • Julian Jordaan • Gerrie Labuschagné • Sechaba Matsoele • Ali Mgijima • Mosolwa Mafuma • Armand Pretorius • Niell Stannard • Arno van Staden • Did not play: • Carlton Coeries • Rewan Kruger • Johan Nel • Johannes Nel • Jayden Alrich Onkers • Vanian Pijoos • Tiaan Schmulian • Bjorn van Wyk • Dawid Andries Rinke Venter • Ruan Wasserman • Dwayne Wessels
Unknown	Did not play: • Stephen Patrick Botha • Nicholas Naude

Golden Lions U21 squad^[31]

Forwards

Le Roux Baard • Driaan Bester • Jo-Hanco de Villiers • Estian Enslin • Marnus Erasmus • Rhyno Herbst • Wiehan Jacobs • Pieter Jansen • Kyle Kruger • Arnout Malherbe • Juandré Michau • Morné Moos • McMillan Muller • FP Pelser • Dwayne Pienaar • Clinton Theron • Koos Tredoux • James Venter • Did not play: • Derik Bezuidenhout • Stephen Bhasera • CJ Conradie • Justin Meintjies • Henco Smit • Sarel Smith • Kenny van Niekerk

Backs

Ronald Brown • Kobus Engelbrecht • Johan Esterhuizen • Marco Jansen van Vuren • Curtis Jonas • Jaydrin Kotze • Siya Masuku • Godfrey Ramaboea • Shaun Reynolds • Cameron Rooi • Jarryd Sage • Barend Smit • Boeta Vermaak • Did not play: • Wynand Botha • Paul de Beer • Jurie Linde • Hendrik Mulder • Kwanele Ngema • Ralton Navan October • Gerdus van der Walt

Leopards U21 squad^[32]

Forwards	Tiaan Bezuidenhout • Daniel Jacobus Crafford • Petrus du Buson • Hendrik du Plessis • Louis Grey • Ruan Groenewald • Robert Hunt • Francois Jacobs • Mogau Mabokela • Muziwandile Mazibuko • Tshego Moloto • Bhekisa Shongwe • Wessel Steyn • Jaco Swanepoel • Louis van der Westhuizen • Dolf van Deventer • Joshua van Niekerk • Danie van Wyk • Did not play: • Bradley Leijdekkers • Gerhardus le Roux • Johnathan Levin • Kabelo Motloung • Henry Searle
Backs	Julian Delicado • Marco Donges • Sydney du Plessis • Eddie Engelbrecht • Wilbri Gunter • Garann Kriek • Wessels Kuhn • Tapiwa Mafura • Nkosana Mathaba • Nkululeko Mcuma • Jimmy Mpailane • Akhona Nela • Timothy Prince • Elden Schoeman • Did not play: • Lourens Basson • Rashard Fuller • Eugene Hare • Tokkie Kasselman • Allen Kemp Muller • Diederik Oberholzer • Roelof Liebenberg Scheepers • De Wet Terblanche
Unknown	Did not play: • Wian Koekemoer • Johannes Gerhardus Jacobus van Deventer • Daniel Jacobus von Wielligh

Sharks U21 squad^[33]

Forwards

Hyron Andrews • Ngonidzashe Chidoma • Andrew du Plessis • Johan du Toit • Graham Geldenhuys • Kyle Hatherell • Erich Kankowski • Ruan Kramer • Mzamo Majola • Michael Meyer • Mthunzi Moloi • Bandisa Ndlovu • Johan Retief • Ayron Schramm • Pierre van der Walt • Kerron van Vuuren • Wian Vosloo • Rikus Zwart • Did not play: • Andrew Acton • Ryan Carlson • Reyno du Toit • Bernardus Haring • Michael Hutton • Jacobus Schalk Willem Kok • Retief Marais • Keagan Mills • Ruan Smook • Yuric Thambiran

Backs

Shane Ball • Tristan Blewett • Malcolm Cele • Marcel Coetzee • Ruben de Vos • Kelvin Elder • Jasper Genis • Benhard Janse van Rensburg • Morné Joubert • Jaywinn Juries • Marius Louw • Justin Newman • S'busiso Nkosi • Damian Stevens • Danrich Visagie • Did not play: • Matthew Alborough • Curwin Bosch • Tony Brandon Juan-Michel Botha • Bradley Phillip Ellse • Max Freydell • Rowan Gouws • Blake Mingay • Zweli Silaule • Alwayno Visagie

Western Province U21 squad^[34]

Forwards	Saud Abrahams • Jean-Pierre Botha • Rikus Bothma • Mitchell Carstens • Jaco Coetzee • Brenton Greaves • Michael Kumbirai • Daniël Maree • Percy Mngadi • Gary Porter • David Ribbans • Hanno Snyman • Luke Stringer • Nyasha Tarusenga • Ruben Terblanche • Christo van der Merwe • Frans van Wyk • Jacques Vermeulen • Kyle Whyte • Cobus Wiese • Jaco Willemse • Eduard Zandberg • Did not play: • Iver Aanhuizen • Ruan Brits • CF du Toit • JD Schickerling • Chad Solomon
Backs	Heinrich Buhr • Dennis Cox • Aidynn Cupido • Paul de Wet • Grant Hermanus • Herschel Jantjies • Eduan Keyter • Sibahle Maxwane • Ryan Oosthuizen • Justin Phillips • Duncan Saal • Tiaan Swanepoel • Brandon Thomson • Edwill van der Merwe • EW Viljoen • Leolin Zas • Did not play: • Siya Alam • Michael Andrade • Clayton Daniels • Daniël du Plessis • Justin Heunis • Keenan Jacobs • Yaseen Jacobs • Kuziwa Kazembe • Khanyo Ngcukana • Wayne Smith • Ernst Stapelberg • Damian Stevens • Etienne Swarts • Fabian van der Vent
Unknown	Did not play: • Curtly Ambrose Thomas • Marlo Louis Weich
Coach	Jerome Paarwater

Points scorers

The following table contain points scored in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship:^[35]

Top Ten point scorers
No	Player	Team	T	C	P	DG	Pts
1	Shaun Reynolds	Golden Lions U21	1	22	18	3	112
2	Grant Hermanus	Western Province U21	1	15	14	0	77
3	Garrick Mattheus	Eastern Province U21	1	15	11	0	68
4	Tinus de Beer	Blue Bulls U21	0	19	6	0	56
5	Gerrie Labuschagné	Free State U21	2	15	2	0	46
6	Heinrich Bitzi	Free State U21	0	8	6	0	34
7	Tristan Blewett	Sharks U21	6	0	0	0	30
7	Elden Schoeman	Leopards U21	6	0	0	0	30
9	Marco Donges	Leopards U21	0	8	3	1	28
10	Sibahle Maxwane	Western Province U21	5	0	0	0	25
10	Jasper Wiese	Free State U21	5	0	0	0	25

Other point scorers
No	Player	Team	T	C	P	DG	Pts
12	Malcolm Jaer	Eastern Province U21	4	0	1	0	23
13	Morné Joubert	Sharks U21	4	0	0	0	20
	Dewald Naudé	Blue Bulls U21	4	0	0	0	20
	Franco Naudé	Blue Bulls U21	4	0	0	0	20
	Christo van der Merwe	Western Province U21	4	0	0	0	20
	James Venter	Golden Lions U21	4	0	0	0	20
18	Jaywinn Juries	Sharks U21	0	4	3	0	17
19	Kobus Engelbrecht	Golden Lions U21	2	0	2	0	16
20	Ronald Brown	Golden Lions U21	3	0	0	0	15
	CJ Coetzee	Free State U21	3	0	0	0	15
	Jaco Coetzee	Western Province U21	3	0	0	0	15
	Mervano da Silva	Blue Bulls U21	3	0	0	0	15
	Julian Delicado	Leopards U21	0	6	1	0	15
	TJ Goddard	Free State U21	3	0	0	0	15
	Marco Jansen van Vuren	Golden Lions U21	3	0	0	0	15
	Siya Masuku	Golden Lions U21	1	2	2	0	15
	Jixie Molapo	Eastern Province U21	3	0	0	0	15
	Godfrey Ramaboea	Golden Lions U21	3	0	0	0	15
	Wessel Steyn	Leopards U21	3	0	0	0	15
	Ivan van Zyl	Blue Bulls U21	3	0	0	0	15
32	JT Jackson	Blue Bulls U21	2	2	0	0	14
33	Benhard Janse van Rensburg	Sharks U21	0	3	2	0	12
34	Aidynn Cupido	Western Province U21	1	3	0	0	11
35	Le Roux Baard	Golden Lions U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Tiaan Bezuidenhout	Leopards U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Malcolm Cele	Sharks U21	2	0	0	0	10
	JP Coetzee	Free State U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Marcel Coetzee	Sharks U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Jo-Hanco de Villiers	Golden Lions U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Ruben de Vos	Sharks U21	0	2	2	0	10
	Nardus Erasmus	Free State U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Wilbri Gunter	Leopards U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Herschel Jantjies	Western Province U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Somila Jho	Eastern Province U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Eduan Keyter	Western Province U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Adrian Maebane	Blue Bulls U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Tapiwa Mafura	Leopards U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Ryan Oosthuizen	Western Province U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Fiffy Rampeta	Free State U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Jarryd Sage	Golden Lions U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Dolf van Deventer	Leopards U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Ruben van Heerden	Blue Bulls U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Alandré van Rooyen	Blue Bulls U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Marco van Staden	Blue Bulls U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Frans van Wyk	Western Province U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Keanan van Wyk	Blue Bulls U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Keanu Vers	Eastern Province U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Jeremy Ward	Eastern Province U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Jaco Willemse	Western Province U21	2	0	0	0	10
61	Brandon Thomson	Western Province U21	0	3	1	0	9
62	Damian Stevens	Sharks U21	0	1	2	0	8
63	Dian Badenhorst	Free State U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Michael Brink	Eastern Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Heinrich Buhr	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Mitchell Carstens	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Sydney du Plessis	Leopards U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Graham Geldenhuys	Sharks U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Lorenzo Gordon	Free State U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Wiehan Jacobs	Golden Lions U21	1	0	0	0	5
	JP Jamieson	Eastern Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Günther Janse van Vuuren	Free State U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Pieter Jansen	Golden Lions U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Curtis Jonas	Golden Lions U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Garann Kriek	Leopards U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Kyle Kruger	Golden Lions U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Manie Libbok	Blue Bulls U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Mosolwa Mafuma	Free State U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Michael Meyer	Sharks U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Ali Mgijima	Free State U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Jimmy Mpailane	Leopards U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Percy Mngadi	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Mthunzi Moloi	Sharks U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Morné Moos	Golden Lions U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Bandisa Ndlovu	Sharks U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Akhona Nela	Leopards U21	1	0	0	0	5
	FP Pelser	Golden Lions U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Justin Phillips	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Timothy Prince	Leopards U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Jayson Reinecke	Eastern Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	David Ribbans	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Divan Rossouw	Blue Bulls U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Duncan Saal	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Ayron Schramm	Sharks U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Luke Stringer	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Clinton Theron	Golden Lions U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Edwill van der Merwe	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Kerron van Vuuren	Sharks U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Reinach Venter	Free State U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Jacques Vermeulen	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Xandré Vos	Eastern Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Eduard Zandberg	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Lindelwe Zungu	Eastern Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
104	Simon Bolze	Eastern Province U21	0	0	1	0	3
104	Dennis Cox	Western Province U21	0	0	1	0	3
106	Marius Louw	Sharks U21	0	1	0	0	2
—	penalty try	Free State U21	1	0	0	0	5

* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points.

Discipline

The following table contains all the cards handed out during the competition:^[36]

Red cards or multiple yellow cards
Player	Team
Grant Hermanus	Western Province U21	1	0
Jo-Hanco de Villiers	Golden Lions U21	0	2

Single yellow cards
Player	Team
Darren Baron	Free State U21	0	1
Matthys Basson	Blue Bulls U21	0	1
Tristan Blewett	Sharks U21	0	1
Jaco Coetzee	Western Province U21	0	1
JP Coetzee	Free State U21	0	1
Joseph Dweba	Free State U21	0	1
Njabula Gumede	Blue Bulls U21	0	1
Rhyno Herbst	Golden Lions U21	0	1
Justin Hollis	Eastern Province U21	0	1
JP Jamieson	Eastern Province U21	0	1
Marius Louw	Sharks U21	0	1
Daniel Maartens	Free State U21	0	1
Tapiwa Mafura	Leopards U21	0	1
Theo Maree	Blue Bulls U21	0	1
Nkululeko Mcuma	Leopards U21	0	1
Ryan Oosthuizen	Western Province U21	0	1
Justin Phillips	Western Province U21	0	1
Timothy Prince	Leopards U21	0	1
Jarryd Sage	Golden Lions U21	0	1
Ruben Schoeman	Free State U21	0	1
Ayron Schramm	Sharks U21	0	1
Frans van Wyk	Western Province U21	0	1
Jeremy Ward	Eastern Province U21	0	1

* Legend: = Sent off, = Sin-binned

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship:

2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship referees

Referees

Ben Crouse • Stephan Geldenhuys • Quinton Immelman • AJ Jacobs • Jaco Kotze • Shuhei Kubo • Vusi Msibi • Sindile Ngcese • Jaco Peyper • Francois Pretorius • Jaco Pretorius • Egon Seconds • Archie Sehlako • Lourens van der Merwe

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[Sharks_U21_21-23_EP_U21-6] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks U21 21–23 EP U21". South African Rugby Union. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

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[WP_U21_46-28_Free_State_U21-9] "SA Rugby Match Centre – WP U21 46–28 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

[Blue_Bulls_U21_29-28_Golden_Lions_U21-10] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U21 29–28 Golden Lions U21". South African Rugby Union. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

[Leopards_U21_33-38_Sharks_U21-11] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards U21 33–38 Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

[Golden_Lions_U21_26-24_WP_U21-12] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U21 26–24 WP U21". South African Rugby Union. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.

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[Free_State_U21_44-45_EP_U21-21] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U21 44–45 EP U21". South African Rugby Union. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

[Golden_Lions_U21_48-36_Sharks_U21-22] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U21 48–36 Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

[WP_U21_34-31_Leopards_U21-23] "SA Rugby Match Centre – WP U21 34–31 Leopards U21". South African Rugby Union. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

[EP_U21_21-26_Golden_Lions_U21-24] "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP U21 21–26 Golden Lions U21". South African Rugby Union. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

[WP_U21_26-23_Free_State_U21-25] "SA Rugby Match Centre – WP U21 26–23 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

[Golden_Lions_U21_37-15_Blue_Bulls_U21-26] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U21 37–15 Blue Bulls U21". South African Rugby Union. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

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Competition rules and information

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Round Three

Round Four

Round Five

Round Six

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Honours

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Points scorers

Discipline

Referees

See also

References

External links