2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship

The 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship was the 2019 edition of the Under-20 Provincial Championship, an annual national Under-20 rugby union competition held in South Africa, and was contested from 13 July to 30 August 2019.

2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship
CountriesSouth Africa
Date13 July – 30 August 2019
ChampionsGriffons U20
Runners-upEastern Province U20
Matches played21
Tries scored204
(average 9.7 per match)
Top point scorerJohan Lombaard
(Eastern Province U20)
and Franco Smith
(Griffons U20, 72)
Top try scorerCurtley Deysel
(Eastern Province U20, 10)
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Competition rules and information

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There were nine participating teams in the 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship.[1] The teams were divided into three sections, with each team playing the other two teams in their section twice during the regular 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 in the pool stage — the three section winners, plus the runner-up with the best record — qualified for the semi-finals, where the section winner with the best record hosted the best runner-up, and the section winner with the second-best record hosted the section winner with the third-best record. The two semi-final winners played in the final, played as a curtain-raiser for the 2019 Currie Cup First Division final.

Teams

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The teams that competed in the 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship are:

2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship teams
North Section
Falcons U20
Limpopo Blue Bulls U20
Pumas U20
Central Section
Griffons U20
Griquas U20
Leopards U20
Coastal Section
Boland U20
Eastern Province U20
SWD U20

Regular season

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North Section

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Standings

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The final standings in the 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship North Section were:[2]

2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship North Section standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Pumas U20 4 4 0 0 143 96 +47 19 12 3 0 19
2 Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 4 1 0 3 147 128 +19 20 15 2 2 8
3 Falcons U20 4 1 0 3 105 171 −66 15 27 3 1 8

Round-by-round

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

Team Progression
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 SF F
Pumas U20 5
(1st)
5
(2nd)
10
(1st)
14
(1st)
14
(1st)
19
(1st)
Lost
Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 0
(3rd)
5
(1st)
5
(2nd)
6
(2nd)
8
(2nd)
8
(2nd)
Falcons U20 0
(2nd)
1
(3rd)
1
(3rd)
1
(3rd)
6
(3rd)
8
(3rd)
Key: win draw loss bye

Matches

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The following matches were played in the 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship North Section:


12 July 2019 Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 30–38 Pumas U20 Loftus Versfeld B, Pretoria  
16:00 Try: Kevin Slow
Ronaldo Daniels
Zihan Coetzee
Con: Ronaldo Daniels (3)
Pen: Ronaldo Daniels (3)
Scoreboard[3] Try: Calvin Clack
Darryl Wellman
Dumisani Hlungwane
Waldo Snyman
Con: Riekert Barnard (3)
Pen: Riekert Barnard (4)
Referee: Mpho Matsaung


19 July 2019 Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 61–29 Falcons U20 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
17:00 Try: Nathan Solomons (3)
Zihan Coetzee
Ronaldo Isaacs
Enrique Edwardo Oranje
Luaan Pieterse
Justice Nkombua
Jared Manus
Con: Brandon Melamed (8)
Scoreboard[4] Try: Diline Slabbert
Anthony Buys
Austin van Heerden (2)
Mpho Ntsane
Con: Franna Myburgh (2)
Referee: Jabian Jeftha


27 July 2019 Falcons U20 14–50 Pumas U20 Bosman Stadium, Brakpan  
13:00 Try: Hugo Scott
Danny Pautz
Con: Jayden Boshoff
Austin van Heerden
Scoreboard[5] Try: Cameron Pullen
Riekert Barnard
Dumisani Hlungwane
Kamogelo Matloa
Lee Enslin
Jenaldo Olivier (3)
Con: Riekert Barnard (5)
Referee: Jaco Kotze


3 August 2019 Pumas U20 26–25 Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela  
12:30 Try: Darryl Wellman
Maxwell Osborne
Con: Riekert Barnard (2)
Pen: Riekert Barnard (4)
Scoreboard[6] Try: Renaldo Kuppen
Zihan Coetzee
Kevin Slow
Con: Brandon Melamed (2)
Pen: Brandon Melamed
Drop: Brandon Melamed
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys


9 August 2019 Falcons U20 35–31 Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 Bosman Stadium, Brakpan  
11:00 Try: Simphiwe Yika
Hugo Scott
Uzain Fait
Austin van Heerden
Con: Austin van Heerden (3)
Pen: Austin van Heerden (3)
Scoreboard[7] Try: Brandon Melamed (2)
Ewan Botha
Werner Schoeman
Willy Heugh
Con: Brandon Melamed (3)
Referee: Phumzile Mbewu


17 August 2019 Pumas U20 29–27 Falcons U20 Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela  
11:30 Try: Dylon Senger
Quintion October
Darryl Wellman (2)
Waldo Snyman
Con: Riekert Barnard (2)
Scoreboard[8] Try: Hugo Scott (2)
PJ de Beer
Arno Mostert
Con: JP Pieterse (2)
Pen: JP Pieterse
Referee: Eduan Nel

Central Section

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Standings

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The final standings in the 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship Central Section were:[2]

2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship Central Section standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Griffons U20 4 4 0 0 178 106 +72 28 14 4 0 20
2 Leopards U20 4 2 0 2 137 121 +16 20 19 2 1 11
3 Griquas U20 4 0 0 4 108 196 −88 15 30 2 2 4

Round-by-round

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

Team Progression
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 SF F
Griffons U20 0
(3rd)
5
(2nd)
10
(1st)
10
(2nd)
15
(1st)
20
(1st)
Won
Leopards U20 5
(1st)
5
(1st)
6
(2nd)
11
(1st)
11
(2nd)
11
(2nd)
Griquas U20 2
(2nd)
4
(3rd)
4
(3rd)
4
(3rd)
4
(3rd)
4
(3rd)
Key: win draw loss bye

Matches

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The following matches were played in the 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship Central Section:


13 July 2019 Leopards U20 36–30 Griquas U20 Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
12:00 Try: Gerald Pulane
Philip Philip John
Anelka Barends
Ricardo Liebenberg
Meyer Kriel (2)
Con: Zian de Jager (2)
Zinedine Robinson
Scoreboard[9] Try: Hanco von Abo
Liso Makabeni
Craig Ockhuis
Chandre Ludick
Con: Zielie Robertson (2)
Pen: Zielie Robertson (2)
Referee: Jaco Kotze


19 July 2019 Griquas U20 36–38 Griffons U20 Tafel Lager Park, Kimberley  
14:30 Try: Godwill Romain
Chandre Ludick
Payi Sooi
Charlie Louw (2)
Con: Zielie Robertson (4)
Pen: Zielie Robertson
Scoreboard[10] Try: Brandon Botha
Schalk Bezuidenhout
Cham Zondeki
Franco Smith
Martin Austen
Tiaan Fourie
Con: Eben van Niekerk (4)
Referee: Johre Botha


26 July 2019 Griffons U20 26–22 Leopards U20 HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom  
15:00 Try: Brandon Botha
Schalk Bezuidenhout
Ulrich Stander
Jhaques Thyssen
Con: Franco Smith (3)
Scoreboard[11] Try: Anelka Barends (2)
Meyer Kriel
Con: Zian de Jager
Zinedine Robinson
Pen: Zinedine Robinson
Referee: Mpho Matsaung


3 August 2019 Griquas U20 15–58 Leopards U20 Tafel Lager Park, Kimberley  
16:00 Try: George Olivier
Ranaldo Appollis
Rowie Malgas
Scoreboard[12] Try: Keenan Twigg
Anelka Barends
Meyer Kriel (2)
Zinedine Robinson (2)
Gerald Pulane
Jaco Gerber
Con: Zinedine Robinson (6)
Pen: Zinedine Robinson (2)
Referee: Johre Botha


10 August 2019 Griffons U20 64–27 Griquas U20 HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom  
13:00 Try: Dillon Minnaar
Schalk Bezuidenhout
Ulrich Stander (2)
Max Williamson
Franco Smith
Aaron Seth Larue (2)
Luyanda Mkhize
Ayabonga Matroos
Con: Franco Smith (7)
Scoreboard[13] Try: Rizaa Collins
Zielie Robertson
Godwill Romain
Con: Zielie Robertson (3)
Pen: Zielie Robertson (2)
Referee: Eduan Nel


17 August 2019 Leopards U20 21–50 Griffons U20 Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
11:00 Try: Zian de Jager
Keenan Twigg (2)
Con: Zian de Jager (3)
Scoreboard[14] Try: Schalk Bezuidenhout
Max Williamson
Jan Strydom
Aaron Seth Larue (2)
Luyanda Mkhize
Franco Smith (2)
Con: Jan Strydom (4)
Franco Smith
Referee: Bulelani Naka

Coastal Section

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Standings

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The final standings in the 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship Coastal Section were:[2]

2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship Coastal Section standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Eastern Province U20 4 4 0 0 187 57 +130 28 8 3 0 19
2 Boland U20 4 2 0 2 163 110 +53 26 14 2 1 11
3 SWD U20 4 0 0 4 53 236 −183 6 38 0 0 0

Round-by-round

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

Team Progression
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 SF F
Eastern Province U20 5
(1st)
5
(1st)
10
(1st)
14
(1st)
14
(1st)
19
(1st)
Won
Boland U20 0
(3rd)
5
(2nd)
5
(2nd)
6
(2nd)
11
(2nd)
11
(2nd)
Lost
SWD U20 0
(2nd)
0
(3rd)
0
(3rd)
0
(3rd)
0
(3rd)
0
(3rd)
Key: win draw loss bye

Matches

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The following matches were played in the 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship Coastal Section:


13 July 2019 Eastern Province U20 53–20 Boland U20 Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele  
13:00 Try: Bevan Prinsloo (2)
Curtley Deysel (3)
Johan Lombaard
Lennox Holster
Ruan Jonker
Con: Johan Lombaard (5)
Pen: Johan Lombaard
Scoreboard[15] Try: Xavier Lesch
Marco Jones
Maxwill van Louw
Con: Lloyd April
Pen: Maxwell Klaasen
Referee: Vusi Msibi


20 July 2019 Boland U20 71–11 SWD U20 Caledon Sports Grounds, Caledon  
12:15 Try: Andries de Kock
Stone Cloete
Marco Jones
Jevan August (2)
Lundi Msenge (5)
Mac-John Daniels
Con: Lloyd April (8)
Scoreboard[16] Try: Curtley Scheepers
Pen: Roshwin Abrahams (2)
Referee: Bulelani Naka


26 July 2019 SWD U20 13–36 Eastern Province U20 Outeniqua Park, George  
16:30 Try: Curtley Scheepers
Con: Sergio Stalmeester
Pen: Sergio Stalmeester (2)
Scoreboard[17] Try: Ruan Jonker
Dirkie Ferreira
Bevan Prinsloo (2)
Curtley Deysel
Duane Hanekom
Con: Johan Lombaard (3)
Referee: Bulelani Naka


3 August 2019 Boland U20 17–24 Eastern Province U20 Esselen Park, Worcester  
10:25 Try: Mikyle Hanse
Boyka Lewis
Mac-John Daniels
Con: Lloyd April
Scoreboard[18] Try: Johan Lombaard
Duane Hanekom
Con: Johan Lombaard
Pen: Johan Lombaard (4)
Referee: Christopher Allison


9 August 2019 SWD U20 22–55 Boland U20 Outeniqua Park, George  
16:30 Try: Roshwin Abrahams
Justin Lando
Dehovine Johannes
Con: Roshwin Abrahams
Georgen Kiewiet
Pen: Roshwin Abrahams
Scoreboard[19] Try: Boyka Lewis (3)
Maxwill van Louw (2)
Lundi Msenge
Mac-John Daniels
Bjorkan Hendricks (2)
Con: Lloyd April (4)
Burton Booysen
Referee: Mpho Matsaung


17 August 2019 Eastern Province U20 74–7 SWD U20 WJ de Wet Stadium, Despatch  
14:00 Try: Dirkie Ferreira (2)
Bevan Prinsloo
Johan Lombaard
Curtley Deysel (3)
Lennox Holster
Jean-Pierre Greyling
Matthew Olivera
Sachin Toring
Kevin Slow
Con: Johan Lombaard (3)
Sachin Toring
Dylan Le Roux (3)
Scoreboard[20] Try: Roshwin Abrahams
Con: Roshwin Abrahams
Referee: Jabian Jeftha

Play-offs

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The three section winners qualified for the play-offs, ranked by their record in the regular season. They were joined by the runner-up with the best record.

2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship section winner standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Griffons U20 4 4 0 0 178 106 +72 28 14 4 0 20
2 Eastern Province U20 4 4 0 0 187 57 +130 28 8 3 0 19
3 Pumas U20 4 4 0 0 143 96 +47 19 12 3 0 19
2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship second-placed team standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Boland U20 4 2 0 2 163 110 +53 26 14 2 1 11
2 Leopards U20 4 2 0 2 137 121 +16 20 19 2 1 11
3 Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 4 1 0 3 147 128 +19 20 15 2 2 8

Semi-finals

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24 August 2019 Griffons U20 51–33 Boland U20 HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom  
13:00 Try: Brandon Botha
Max Williamson (2)
Jan Strydom
Franco Smith
Martin Austen
Tiaan Fourie
Con: Jan Strydom (4)
Franco Smith
Pen: Franco Smith (2)
Scoreboard[21] Try: Jevan August
Lloyd April
Mikyle Hanse
Bjorkan Hendricks
Con: Lloyd April (2)
Pen: Lloyd April (2)
Drop: Lloyd April
Referee: Griffin Colby


24 August 2019 Eastern Province U20 31–26 Pumas U20 WJ de Wet Stadium, Despatch  
14:00 Try: Bevan Prinsloo
Lennox Holster
Sachin Toring
Con: Johan Lombaard (2)
Pen: Johan Lombaard (4)
Scoreboard[22] Try: Jason Cornelius
Eben Odendal
Giovan Snyman
Lee Enslin
Con: Riekert Barnard (3)
Referee: Vusi Msibi

Final

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30 August 2019 Griffons U20 37–29 Eastern Province U20 Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
15:30 Try: Franco Smith   7'
Schalk Bezuidenhout   11'
Jan Strydom   13'
Max Williamson   37'
Jhaques Thyssen   64'
Con: Franco Smith   11', 14', 37'
Pen: Franco Smith   4', 56'
Scoreboard[23] Try: Curtley Deysel   23'40'42'
Lennox Holster   57'
Con: Johan Lombaard   24'
Sachin Toring   43', 58'
Pen: Matthew Olivera   49'
Referee: Vusi Msibi

Honours

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The honour roll for the 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship was:

2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship
Champions: Griffons U20
Top points scorers: Johan Lombaard, Eastern Province U20 (72)
Franco Smith, Griffons U20 (72)
Top try scorer: Curtley Deysel, Eastern Province U20 (10)

Referees

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The following referees officiated matches in the 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship:

2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship referees
Christopher Allison • Johre Botha • Griffin Colby • Stephan Geldenhuys • Jabian Jeftha • Jaco Kotze • Mpho Matsaung • Phumzile Mbewu • Vusi Msibi • Bulelani Naka • Eduan Nel

See also

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References

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