2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship

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2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship
2012
2014

The 2013 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship will be contested from 12 July to 26 October 2013. The tournament will feature the Under-21 players from the fourteen provincial rugby unions in South Africa.

Competition

Group A

There are seven participating teams in the 2013 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship Group 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 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division Final.

The bottom team in Group A will play a play-off game at home against the winner of the Group B final for a place in Group A in 2014.

Group B

There are eight participating teams in the 2013 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship Group 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 2013 Currie Cup First Division Final.

The winner of the final will play a play-off game away from home against the bottom team in Group A for a place in Group A in 2014.

Teams

Team Listing

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

Group A
Team Stadium/s
Blue Bulls U21 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Border U21 Buffalo City Stadium, East London
Free State U21 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Golden Lions U21 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Leopards U21 Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Sharks U21 Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Western Province U21 Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Group B
Team Stadium/s
Boland U21 Boland Stadium, Wellington
Eastern Province U21 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Falcons U21 Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Griquas U21 Griqua Park, Kimberley
Griffons U21 North West Stadium, Welkom
Limpopo Blue Bulls U21 Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Pumas U21 Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
SWD U21 Outeniqua Park, George

Group A

Log

2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A Table

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Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Western Province U21 12 11 0 1 478 193 +285 67 26 9 1 54
2 Blue Bulls U21 12 8 0 4 449 282 +167 60 34 7 2 41
3 Sharks U21 12 8 0 4 423 301 +122 56 39 7 1 40
4 Golden Lions U21 12 7 0 5 392 336 +56 53 41 6 2 36
5 Free State U21 12 6 0 6 332 360 –28 44 48 6 1 31
6 Leopards U21 12 2 0 10 321 500 −179 42 69 6 1 15
7 Border U21 12 0 0 12 228 651 −423 33 98 3 0 3
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = 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

Western Province U21, Blue Bulls U21, Sharks U21 and Golden Lions U21 qualified to the Semi-Finals.
Border U21 qualified to 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
Bye/s: Golden Lions U21
Round Two
Bye/s: Blue Bulls U21
Round Three
Bye/s: Sharks U21
Round Four
Bye/s: Western Province U21
Round Five
Bye/s: Free State U21
Round Six
Bye/s: Leopards U21
Round Seven
Bye/s: Border U21
Round Eight
Bye/s: Golden Lions U21
Round Nine
Bye/s: Blue Bulls U21
Round Ten
Bye/s: Sharks U21
Round Eleven
Bye/s: Western Province U21
Round Twelve
Bye/s: Free State U21
Round Thirteen
Bye/s: Leopards U21
Round Fourteen
Bye/s: Border U21

Play-Off Games

Semi-Finals
Final

Group B

Table

2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B Table

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Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Eastern Province U21 7 7 0 0 388 110 +278 55 15 7 0 35
2 Boland U21 7 6 0 1 334 139 +195 52 18 6 0 30
3 Limpopo Blue Bulls U21 7 5 0 2 284 136 +148 44 16 6 2 28
4 Griquas U21 7 3 0 4 159 244 –85 22 38 3 2 17
5 Griffons U21 7 3 0 4 156 263 –107 21 43 3 0 15
6 Falcons U21 7 2 0 5 156 316 –160 24 47 4 1 13
7 Pumas U21 7 2 0 5 156 224 –88 22 35 2 1 11
8 SWD U21 7 0 0 7 125 326 –201 18 46 2 1 3
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = 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

Eastern Province U21, Boland U21, Limpopo Blue Bulls U21 and Griquas U21 qualified to the Semi-Finals.
Eastern Province U21 qualified to a promotion 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
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