2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A

The 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A was contested from 10 July to 24 October 2015. The competition (also known as the ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the top tier of 2015 edition of the Under-21 Provincial Championship, an annual Under-21 inter-provincial rugby union competition featuring fifteen South African provincial unions.

2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A
CountriesSouth Africa
Date10 July – 24 October 2015
ChampionsWestern Province U21
Runners-upFree State U21
RelegatedN/A
Matches played45
Tries scored359
(average 8 per match)
Top point scorerInny Radebe (135)
Top try scorerDaniel Maartens (10)

The competition was won by Western Province U21; they beat Free State U21 52–17 in the final played on 24 October 2015.

Competition rules and information

There were seven participating teams in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group 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 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 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division final.

Teams

Location of teams in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A

The following teams took part in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A competition:

2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A teams
Team Name Stadium
Blue Bulls U21Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Eastern Province U21Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Free State U21Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Golden Lions U21Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Leopards U21Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Sharks U21Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Western Province U21Newlands Stadium, Cape Town

Standings

The final league standings for the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A were:[1] [note 1]

2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Western Province U21121011451267+18459369152
2 Free State U2112813475265+21068369245
3 Sharks U2112714323316+739436137
4 Golden Lions U2112606411284+12756367435
5 Blue Bulls U2112615353376−2349477134
6 Leopards U21122010262501−23938715013
7 Eastern Province U21121011208474−2662868105

Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season.[note 1] For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets:

Team Progression – 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 Semi Final
Western Province U21 1
(4th)
1
(6th)
6
(3rd)
10
(3rd)
15
(2nd)
19
(2nd)
24
(1st)
29
(1st)
34
(1st)
37
(1st)
42
(1st)
42
(1st)
47
(1st)
52
(1st)
Won Won
Free State U21 5
(1st)
7
(2nd)
11
(2nd)
11
(2nd)
14
(3rd)
14
(5th)
19
(3rd)
21
(4th)
25
(3rd)
30
(2nd)
35
(2nd)
40
(2nd)
40
(2nd)
45
(2nd)
Won Lost
Sharks U21 4
(3rd)
5
(4th)
5
(5th)
10
(4th)
10
(5th)
15
(4th)
19
(4th)
19
(5th)
19
(5th)
22
(5th)
26
(5th)
31
(3rd)
36
(3rd)
37
(3rd)
Lost N/A
Golden Lions U21 5
(2nd)
10
(1st)
15
(1st)
16
(1st)
21
(1st)
21
(1st)
22
(2nd)
22
(3rd)
27
(2nd)
27
(3rd)
28
(3rd)
28
(5th)
30
(5th)
35
(4th)
Lost N/A
Blue Bulls U21 0
(6th)
5
(5th)
5
(6th)
10
(5th)
13
(4th)
18
(3rd)
18
(5th)
23
(2nd)
23
(4th)
27
(4th)
28
(4th)
29
(4th)
34
(4th)
34
(5th)
N/A N/A
Leopards U21 0
(5th)
5
(3rd)
5
(4th)
5
(6th)
5
(6th)
6
(6th)
6
(6th)
7
(6th)
7
(6th)
7
(6th)
7
(6th)
12
(6th)
12
(6th)
12
(6th)
N/A N/A
Eastern Province U21 0
(7th)
0
(7th)
0
(7th)
0
(7th)
0
(7th)
0
(7th)
0
(7th)
4
(7th)
4
(7th)
4
(7th)
4
(7th)
4
(7th)
4
(7th)
5
(7th)
N/A N/A
Key: win draw loss bye

Fixtures and results

The following matches were played in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A:[4]

  • All times are South African (GMT+2).

Round One

Bye/s: Leopards U21

Round Two

Bye/s: Western Province U21

Round Three

Bye/s: Blue Bulls U21

Round Four

Bye/s: Free State U21

Round Five

Round Six

Bye/s: Golden Lions U21

Round Seven

Bye/s: Eastern Province U21

Round Eight

Bye/s: Golden Lions U21

Round Nine

Bye/s: Sharks U21

Round Ten

Bye/s: Leopards U21

Round Eleven

Bye/s: Eastern Province U21

Round Twelve

Bye/s: Western Province U21

Round Thirteen

Bye/s: Free State U21

Round Fourteen

Bye/s: Blue Bulls U21

Semi-Finals

Final

Honours

The honour roll for the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A was:

2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A Honours
Champions: Western Province U21
Top Try Scorer:Daniel Maartens, Free State U21 (10)
Top Points Scorer:Inny Radebe, Sharks U21 (135)

Players

Player statistics

The following table contain points which were scored in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A:[65] [note 1]

Squads

The teams released the following squad lists:

Discipline

The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:[73]

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A:

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See also

Notes

  1. There is a discrepancy with the result for the Round Three match between the Golden Lions U21 and Leopards U21 on the official South African Rugby Union website.Scoreboard[2] The Final Score is given as 17–29 – which was also the result reported by the Golden Lions' official Twitter account[3] – but the sum of the individual scores in the match add up to a 12–29 result. A third try for the Leopards U21s is seemingly missing from the match breakdown (this is also backed up by a 42nd-minute conversion being scored with no corresponding try), but has been included on this page. The tries for and tries against for the Golden Lions U21 don't correspond with the sum of tries in the match reports, plus the logs indicate that Leopards U21 got five four-try bonus points, while they only got four bonus points according to the match reports.
  2. On the SARU points scorer page, Arrie Vosloo's are split; some of them are listed against Jacobus Vosloo. This is due to duplicate player profiles existing for the player. These have been added together in this list.

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