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2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship
CountriesSouth Africa
Date25 August – 27 October 2018
ChampionsTemplate:Rut Golden Lions U21
Runners-upTemplate:Rut Blue Bulls U21
Matches played24
Tries scored278
(average 11.6 per match)
Top point scorerLubabalo Dobela, Free State U21 (101)
Top try scorerCourtney Winnaar, Sharks U21 (8)
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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 Template:Rut Golden Lions U21, who beat Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21 58–24 in the final played on 27 October 2018.

Competition rules and information

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]

Teams

The teams that played in the 2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship are:[2]

2018 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 Fanie du Toit Stadium
Template:Rut Sharks U21 Template:Rus Kings Park Stadium
Template:Rut Western Province U21 Template:Rus Newlands Stadium

Pool stage

Standings

2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship log
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Template:Rut Golden Lions U21 6 5 0 1 284 99 +185 38 13 4 1 25
2 Template:Rut Western Province U21 6 5 0 1 381 127 +254 55 18 3 0 23
3 Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21 6 4 0 2 329 144 +185 50 17 5 2 23
4 Template:Rut Free State U21 6 3 0 3 256 182 +74 38 23 5 1 18
5 Template:Rut Sharks U21 6 3 0 3 281 166 +115 40 23 4 1 17
6 Template:Rut Leopards U21 6 1 0 5 154 328 −174 23 50 1 0 5
7 Template:Rut Eastern Province U21 6 0 0 6 56 695 −639 7 107 1 0 1
Final standings.

Matches

Round One

24 August 2018 Template:Rut Eastern Province U21 0–120 Template:Rut Golden Lions U21 Template:Rus WJ de Wet Stadium  
14:00 Scoreboard[3] Try: Ruan Vermaak (2)
MJ Pelser
Bradley Thain (3)
Eddie Fouché (3)
Wayne van der Bank
Seun Maduna
Gianni Lombard (2)
Nathan McBeth
Justin Brandon
Morné van den Berg
Madosh Tambwe
Tatenda Mujawo
Con: Eddie Fouché
Gianni Lombard (13)
Jeanluc Cilliers
Referee: Rodney Boneparte


24 August 2018 Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21 26–30 Template:Rut Western Province U21 Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld B  
15:00 Try: JC Pretorius (2)
Josh Allderman
Erich Cronjé
Con: Earll Douwrie (2)
Cameron Hufke
Scoreboard[4] Try: Jordan Chait
Marco Labuschagné
Nico Leonard
Con: Jondre Williams (3)
Pen: Jondre Williams (3)
Referee: Jaco Pretorius


25 August 2018 Template:Rut Leopards U21 12–64 Template:Rut Free State U21 Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium  
12:30 Try: Dougie Bruce-Smith
Janlu Steenkamp
Con: Janlu Steenkamp
Scoreboard[5] Try: Marnus van der Merwe
Thembinkosi Mangwana
Lubabalo Dobela (2)
Francois Agenbach
Kurt Eybers
Marthinus Boshoff
Darren Adonis (2)
Olie Losaba
Con: Lubabalo Dobela (7)
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys
Bye/s: Template:Rut Sharks U21

Round Two

31 August 2018 Template:Rut Golden Lions U21 38–14 Template:Rut Leopards U21 Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium  
14:00 Try: HP van Schoor
Manuel Rass
Tyrone Green
Gianni Lombard
Tiaan van der Merwe
Con: Gianni Lombard (5)
Pen: Gianni Lombard
Scoreboard[6] Try: Damon Lee
Pienaar van Niekerk
Con: Janlu Steenkamp (2)
Referee: Graham Cooper


1 September 2018 Template:Rut Sharks U21 99–7 Template:Rut Eastern Province U21 Template:Rus Kings Park Stadium  
13:00 Try: Jordan Els (2)
Franco Botha
Jacques Ackerman (2)
Marco Palvie
Ilunga Mukendi
Mfundo Ndhlovu (3)
Matt Wiseman
Sicelo Tole (2)
Chuiner van Rooyen (2)
Con: Gareth Simpson (6)
James Tedder (6)
Scoreboard[7] Try: Dawayne Nel
Con: Wayven Jafta
Referee: Sindile Ngcese


1 September 2018 Template:Rut Free State U21 19–36 Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21 Template:Rus Free State Stadium  
11:45 Try: Marthinus Boshoff
Ruan Henning
Rewan Kruger
Con: Lubabalo Dobela (2)
Scoreboard[8] Try: Johan Grobbelaar (2)
Andell Loubser
Richman Gora
Josh Allderman
Con: Earll Douwrie
Cliven Loubser (3)
Pen: Mornay Smith
Referee: Divan Uys
Bye/s: Template:Rut Western Province U21

Round Three

7 September 2018 Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21 20–27 Template:Rut Golden Lions U21 Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld B  
15:00 Try: Johan Grobbelaar
Dewald Maritz
Con: Cliven Loubser
Theo Boshoff
Pen: Cliven Loubser (2)
Scoreboard[9] Try: Tyrone Green
Wayne van der Bank
Jan-Louis la Grange
Con: Gianni Lombard (3)
Pen: Gianni Lombard (2)
Referee: Ruhan Meiring


8 September 2018 Template:Rut Leopards U21 21–69 Template:Rut Sharks U21 Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium  
12:30 Try: André van der Berg
Keagan Tait
Sampie Swiegers
Con: Janlu Steenkamp (3)
Scoreboard[10] Try: Franco Botha
Dylan Weideman
Jacques Ackerman
Courtney Winnaar (3)
Ilunga Mukendi (2)
Mfundo Ndhlovu (2)
Con: James Tedder (8)
Pen: James Tedder
Referee: Phumzile Mbewu


8 September 2018 Template:Rut Western Province U21 30–27 Template:Rut Free State U21 Template:Rus City Park Stadium  
15:00 Try: Zain Davids
Dan Jooste
Tristan Leyds
Con: Jondre Williams (3)
Pen: Jondre Williams
Jordan Chait (2)
Scoreboard[11] Try: Ruben Cross
Janco Cloete
Rewan Kruger
Francois Agenbach
Con: Lubabalo Dobela (2)
Pen: Lubabalo Dobela
Referee: Vusi Msibi
Bye/s: Template:Rut Eastern Province U21

Round Four

15 September 2018 Template:Rut Golden Lions U21 41–13 Template:Rut Western Province U21 Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium  
12:30 Try: Vincent Tshituka
Tyrone Green
Wayne van der Bank (2)
PJ Botha
Con: Jeanluc Cilliers (5)
Pen: Jeanluc Cilliers (2)
Scoreboard[12] Try: Nama Xaba
Sihle Njezula
Pen: Jondre Williams
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys


15 September 2018 Template:Rut Sharks U21 31–38 Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21 Template:Rus Kings Park Stadium  
15:00 Try: Jordan Els
Courtney Winnaar
Mfundo Ndhlovu
Chuiner van Rooyen
Con: James Tedder (4)
Pen: James Tedder
Scoreboard[13] Try: Johan Grobbelaar (4)
Theo Boshoff
Earll Douwrie
Con: Andell Loubser (4)
Referee: Paul Mente


15 September 2018 Template:Rut Eastern Province U21 7–69 Template:Rut Leopards U21 Template:Rus WJ de Wet Stadium  
15:00 Try: Dawayne Nel
Con: Jeandre van Ghent
Scoreboard[14] Try: Lincoln Daniels (2)
Gerik Mynhardt
Lyon Mkize
Ruben Dreyer
Franco Tiedt
Pienaar van Niekerk
Keagan Tait (3)
Wihan von Wielligh
Con: Janlu Steenkamp (6)
André van der Berg
Referee: Ruhan Meiring
Bye/s: Template:Rut Free State U21

Round Five

19 September 2018 Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21 149–13 Template:Rut Eastern Province U21 Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld B  
14:00 Try: Werner Fourie
Denver Prins
Rieckert Korff (3)
Thomas Meyer
Ewart Potgieter
Dylan van der Walt
Ginter Smuts (3)
Irvin Ali
Erich Cronjé (2)
Xolisa Guma (3)
Aaron Brody
Cliven Loubser
Alulutho Tshakweni
Mihlali Stamper (2)
Ciaran Dayaram
Con: Erich Cronjé
Andell Loubser (14)
Cliven Loubser
Marco Fuhri
Scoreboard[15] Try: penalty try
Pen: Jeandre van Ghent (2)
Referee: Sindile Ngcese


21 September 2018 Template:Rut Free State U21 33–31 Template:Rut Golden Lions U21 Template:Rus Free State Stadium  
15:00 Try: Rewan Kruger
Lubabalo Dobela
Kurt Eybers
Marthinus Boshoff
Con: Lubabalo Dobela (2)
Pen: Lubabalo Dobela (3)
Scoreboard[16] Try: Darrien Landsberg
Eddie Fouché
Tyrone Green
Jeanluc Cilliers
Con: Jeanluc Cilliers (4)
Pen: Jeanluc Cilliers
Referee: Christopher Allison


22 September 2018 Template:Rut Western Province U21 45–19 Template:Rut Sharks U21 Template:Rus Newlands Stadium  
17:00 Try: Dan Jooste (2)
Jondre Williams
Sihle Njezula (2)
Schalk Erasmus
Con: Jondre Williams (4)
Joshua Vermeulen (2)
Pen: Jondre Williams
Scoreboard[17] Try: Jordan Els
Courtney Winnaar (2)
Con: James Tedder (2)
Referee: Ruhan Meiring
Bye/s: Template:Rut Leopards U21

Round Six

28 September 2018 Template:Rut Eastern Province U21 0–173 Template:Rut Western Province U21 Template:Rus WJ de Wet Stadium  
14:00 Scoreboard[18] Try: Schalk Erasmus
Gift Dlamini (3)
Muller Uys (5)
Labib Kannemeyer
Abner van Reenen
Tumi Mogoje (5)
Lubelo Scott (2)
Mujaahid van der Hoven (2)
Sako Makata (2)
Lee-Marvin Mazibuko
Ricardo James Duarttee
Sybrand Lombaard (2)
Ryan Gregory Muller
Con: Joshua Vermeulen (19)
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys


28 September 2018 Template:Rut Sharks U21 44–28 Template:Rut Free State U21 Template:Rus Kings Park Stadium  
15:00 Try: Jordan Els
Courtney Winnaar
Ilunga Mukendi
James Tedder
Mfundo Ndhlovu
Con: James Tedder (5)
Pen: James Tedder (3)
Scoreboard[19] Try: Marnus van der Merwe
Sango Xamlashe
Marthinus Boshoff
Ruben Cross
Con: Lubabalo Dobela (4)
Referee: Vusi Msibi


29 September 2018 Template:Rut Leopards U21 24–60 Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21 Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium  
15:30 Try: Jeandre Hendrik Leonard
Coenie Kruger
Lincoln Daniels
Con: Janlu Steenkamp (3)
Pen: Janlu Steenkamp
Scoreboard[20] Try: Rieckert Korff
Ewan Coetzee
JC Pretorius
Xolisa Guma
Stedman Gans (2)
Earll Douwrie
Ginter Smuts
Cliven Loubser
Erich Cronjé
Con: Theo Boshoff (2)
Andell Loubser (2)
Cliven Loubser
Referee: Jaco Pretorius
Bye/s: Template:Rut Golden Lions U21

Round Seven

5 October 2018 Template:Rut Golden Lions U21 27–19 Template:Rut Sharks U21 Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium  
15:00 Try: Ruan Vermaak
Bradley Thain
Ngwekazi Khanya Ncusane
Con: Jeanluc Cilliers (3)
Pen: Jeanluc Cilliers (2)
Scoreboard[21] Try: Jordan Els
Courtney Winnaar
Gert Cronjé
Con: James Tedder (2)
Referee: Ruhan Meiring


6 October 2018 Template:Rut Western Province U21 90–14 Template:Rut Leopards U21 Template:Rus City Park Stadium  
11:30 Try: Dan Jooste (2)
Nama Xaba
Zain Davids
Lyle Hendricks
Cornel Smit
Nico Leonard
Marco Labuschagné (2)
Wikus Groenewald
Labib Kannemeyer (3)
Mujaahid van der Hoven
Con: Jondre Williams (4)
Sybrand Lombaard (5)
Lyle Hendricks
Scoreboard[22] Try: Jeandre Hendrik Leonard
Michiel Bosman
Con: Janlu Steenkamp (2)
Referee: Paul Mente


6 October 2018 Template:Rut Free State U21 85–29 Template:Rut Eastern Province U21 Template:Rus CUT Stadium  
14:00 Try: Janco Cloete
Bertie de Bod
Zinedine Booysen
Francois Agenbach
William Eybers (2)
Kurt Eybers
Marthinus Boshoff
Craig Ellis
Lubabalo Dobela (4)
Con: Kwagga Taylor (6)
Lubabalo Dobela (4)
Scoreboard[23] Try: Jerome Lottering
Cameron Cato
Wayne Moss
Malan Marais
Con: Wayne Moss (3)
Pen: Wayne Moss
Referee: Archie Sehlako
Bye/s: Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21

Title play-offs

Semifinals

19 October 2018 Template:Rut Golden Lions U21 55–30 Template:Rut Free State U21 Template:Rus Ellis Park Stadium  
15:00 Try: HP van Schoor
Cohen Kiewit
Gianni Lombard
Tyrone Green
Jan-Louis la Grange (3)
PJ Botha
Con: Gianni Lombard (3)
Pen: Gianni Lombard (3)
Scoreboard[24] Try: Bertie de Bod
Sango Xamlashe
Kurt Eybers
Con: Lubabalo Dobela (3)
Pen: Lubabalo Dobela (2)
Drop: Kwagga Taylor
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys


20 October 2018 Template:Rut Western Province U21 20–29 Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21 Template:Rus Newlands Stadium  
14:00 Try: Muller Uys
penalty try
Con: Jondre Williams
Pen: Jondre Williams (2)
Scoreboard[25] Try: Mornay Smith
Stedman Gans
Earll Douwrie
Lian du Toit
Erich Cronjé
Con: Earll Douwrie
Cameron Hufke
Referee: Paul Mente

Final

27 October 2018 Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21 24–58 Template:Rut Golden Lions U21 Template:Rus Newlands Stadium  
13:00 Try: Jaco Bezuidenhout
JC Pretorius
Manie Libbok
Con: Manie Libbok (3)
Pen: Cameron Hufke
Scoreboard[26] Try: Len Massyn
Gianni Lombard
Tyrone Green
Wandisile Simelane
Shaun Williams
Asenathi Ntlabakanye
Con: Jeanluc Cilliers (5)
Pen: Jeanluc Cilliers (6)
Referee: Ben Crouse

Honours

The honour roll for the 2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship was as follows:

2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship
Champions: Template:Rut Golden Lions U21
Top points scorer: Lubabalo Dobela, Template:Rut Free State U21 (101)
Top try scorer: Courtney Winnaar, Template:Rut Sharks U21 (8)

Players

The following squads were named for the 2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship:

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2018 Under-21 Provincial Championship:

See also

References

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