2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship

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 Golden Lions U21 who beat Western Province U21 38–34 in the final played on 22 October 2016.

2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship
Countries	South Africa
Date	5 August – 22 October 2016
Champions	Golden Lions U21
Runners-up	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)

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

Blue Bulls U21

Eastern Province U21

Free State U21

Golden Lions U21

Leopards U21

Sharks U21

Western Province U21

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
Blue Bulls U21	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Eastern Province U21	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
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

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	Western Province U21	6	4	1	1	200	140	+60	28	17	6	1	25
2	Golden Lions U21	6	5	0	1	198	144	+54	22	21	2	1	23
3	Blue Bulls U21	6	3	1	2	185	171	+14	26	22	4	2	20
4	Free State U21	6	3	0	3	177	184	−7	24	21	4	1	17
5	Eastern Province U21	6	3	0	3	164	155	+9	19	19	2	2	16
6	Sharks U21	6	2	0	4	152	189	−37	20	25	2	2	12
7	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
Western Province U21	3 (2nd)	3 (5th)	8 (3rd)	10 (3rd)	15 (1st)	20 (1st)	25 (1st)	25 (1st)	Won	Lost
Golden Lions U21	0 (5th)	5 (2nd)	6 (4th)	10 (2nd)	14 (3rd)	14 (4th)	19 (3rd)	23 (2nd)	Won	Won
Blue Bulls U21	3 (2nd)	4 (4th)	9 (2nd)	10 (5th)	15 (2nd)	20 (2nd)	20 (2nd)	20 (3rd)	Lost	N/A
Free State U21	5 (1st)	10 (1st)	11 (1st)	11 (1st)	11 (4th)	15 (3rd)	17 (3rd)	17 (4th)	Lost	N/A
Eastern Province U21	0 (5th)	4 (3rd)	4 (6th)	9 (6th)	10 (5th)	10 (6th)	15 (5th)	16 (5th)	N/A	N/A
Sharks U21	0 (5th)	1 (6th)	6 (5th)	10 (4th)	10 (6th)	11 (5th)	12 (5th)	12 (6th)	N/A	N/A
Leopards U21	1 (4th)	1 (7th)	3 (7th)	3 (7th)	3 (7th)	4 (7th)	6 (7th)	6 (7th)	N/A	N/A
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	Blue Bulls U21	29–29	Western Province U21	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	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' Rabz 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	Leopards U21	26–43	Free State U21	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	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: Eastern Province U21, Golden Lions U21, Sharks U21

Round Two

	12 August 2016	Sharks U21	21–23	Eastern Province U21	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	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	Golden Lions U21	41–22	Leopards U21	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	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	Free State U21	26–20	Blue Bulls U21	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	14:15	Try: Carel-Jan 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: Njabulo Gumede  67'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Archie Sehlako

Bye/s: Western Province U21

Round Three

	19 August 2016	Western Province U21	46–28	Free State U21	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	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	Blue Bulls U21	29–28	Golden Lions U21	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	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-Hanko 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	Leopards U21	33–38	Sharks U21	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	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: Eastern Province U21

Round Four

	26 August 2016	Golden Lions U21	26–24	Western Province U21	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	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-Hanko de Villiers  68'	Report Scoreboard[12]	Try: Heinrich Buhr  11' Jaco Coetzee  57' Rabz 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	Eastern Province U21	38–3	Leopards U21	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	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	Sharks U21	23–21	Blue Bulls U21	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	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: Free State U21

Round Five

	2 September 2016	Blue Bulls U21	34–27	Eastern Province U21	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	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	Free State U21	12–29	Golden Lions U21	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	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	Western Province U21	40–16	Sharks U21	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	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: Leopards U21

Round Six

	9 September 2016	Eastern Province U21	10–27	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	Leopards U21	38–52	Blue Bulls U21	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	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	Sharks U21	18–24	Free State U21	Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
	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: Golden Lions U21

Round Seven

	15 September 2016	Free State U21	44–45	Eastern Province U21	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	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	Golden Lions U21	48–36	Sharks U21	Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
	16:00	Try: Jo-Hanko 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	Western Province U21	34–31	Leopards U21	DHL Newlands, Cape Town
	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: Blue Bulls U21

Round Eight

	24 September 2016	Eastern Province U21	21–26	Golden Lions U21	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	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-Hanko de Villiers  80'	Referee: Egon Seconds

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

Semi-Finals

	14 October 2016	Western Province U21	26–23	Free State U21	City Park Stadium, Athlone
	15:00	Try: Rabz 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: Carel-Jan 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	Golden Lions U21	37–15	Blue Bulls U21	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	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	Western Province U21	34–38	Golden Lions U21	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	13:00	Try: Rabz 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:	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 • Njabulo 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 • NJ 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 • Carel-Jan 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 • Nakkie Naudé

Golden Lions U21 squad[31]

Forwards

Le Roux Baard • Driaan Bester • Jo-Hanko de Villiers • Estian Enslin • Marnus Erasmus • Rhyno Herbst • Wiehan Jacobs • Pieter Jansen • Kyle Kruger • Arnout Malherbe • Juandré Michau • Morné Moos • Mac 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 • Wessel 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 • Ngoni 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 • Rabz 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
	Elden Schoeman	Leopards U21	6	0	0	0	30
9	Marco Donges	Leopards U21	0	8	3	1	28
10	Rabz Maxwane	Western Province U21	5	0	0	0	25
	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
	Carel-Jan 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-Hanko 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
	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-Hanko 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
Njabulo 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

See also

• Currie Cup
• 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division
• 2016 Currie Cup First Division
• 2016 Currie Cup qualification
• 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship
• 2016 Under-19 Provincial Championship

References

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External links

• "SA Rugby Competition – 2016 Currie Cup Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.