2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A

The 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A was contested from 3 July to 30 October 2010. The tournament (also known as the ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the top tier of 2010 edition of the Under-21 Provincial Championship, an annual Under-21 inter-provincial rugby union competition featuring fourteen South African provincial unions.

The tournament was won by ; they beat 43–32 in the final played on 30 October 2010. were relegated to Group B for 2011.

Competition rules and information

There were seven participating teams in the 2010 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 would be played as a curtain raiser for the 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division final.

The team that finished bottom of Group A had to play in a promotion/relegation play-off against the champion of Group B for a place in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A.

Teams

The following teams took part in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A competition:

2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A teams Team Name Stadium

Standings

The final league standings for the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A were:

2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A standings Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 12 11 0 1 533 264 +269 69 30 7 0 51 2 12 9 0 3 474 326 +148 62 33 10 2 48 3 12 9 0 3 543 274 +269 73 31 9 1 46 4 12 6 0 6 561 366 +195 71 46 7 4 35 5 12 4 0 8 370 406 −36 45 52 6 3 25 6 12 3 0 9 325 393 −68 43 51 5 1 18 7 12 0 0 12 105 882 −777 13 133 1 0 1

Legend and competition rules Legend: Top four teams qualify 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 The bottom team qualify to the relegation play-off. Competition rules:

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 – 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 Semi Final 0 (2nd) 5 (4th) 9 (3rd) 13 (1st) 13 (3rd) 18 (2nd) 22 (1st) 22 (3rd) 26 (3rd) 31 (3rd) 36 (2nd) 41 (1st) 41 (3rd) 46 (3rd) 51 (1st) Won Won 5 (1st) 5 (2nd) 9 (2nd) 11 (3rd) 16 (2nd) 21 (1st) 21 (2nd) 26 (1st) 26 (2nd) 31 (2nd) 36 (1st) 41 (2nd) 46 (1st) 48 (1st) 48 (2nd) Won Lost 0 (2nd) 5 (1st) 6 (4th) 6 (4th) 10 (4th) 15 (4th) 20 (3rd) 25 (2nd) 30 (1st) 31 (1st) 31 (3rd) 36 (3rd) 41 (2nd) 46 (2nd) 46 (3rd) Lost 0 (2nd) 2 (5th) 2 (5th) 6 (5th) 7 (5th) 7 (5th) 12 (5th) 16 (5th) 18 (4th) 23 (4th) 25 (4th) 25 (4th) 30 (4th) 35 (4th) 35 (4th) Lost 0 (2nd) 5 (3rd) 10 (1st) 11 (2nd) 16 (1st) 16 (3rd) 16 (4th) 17 (4th) 17 (5th) 17 (5th) 17 (5th) 17 (5th) 18 (5th) 20 (5th) 25 (5th) 0 (2nd) 0 (6th) 0 (7th) 5 (6th) 5 (6th) 5 (6th) 5 (6th) 5 (6th) 10 (6th) 11 (6th) 16 (6th) 16 (6th) 17 (6th) 18 (6th) 18 (6th) 0 (7th) 0 (7th) 1 (6th) 1 (7th) 1 (7th) 1 (7th) 1 (7th) 1 (7th) 1 (7th) 1 (7th) 1 (7th) 1 (7th) 1 (7th) 1 (7th) 1 (7th) Key: win draw loss bye

Fixtures

The following matches were played in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A:

All times are South African (GMT+2).

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

Round ten

Round eleven

Round twelve

Round thirteen

Round fourteen

Round fifteen

Semi-finals

progressed to the final by virtue of scoring more tries in their semi-final match.

Final

Honours

The honour roll for the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A was as follows:

2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A Honours Champions: Top Try Scorer: Danie Poolman, (17) Top Points Scorer: Gary van Aswegen, (207)

Players

Player statistics

The following table contain points which were scored in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A:

All point scorers No Player Team T C P DG Pts 1 Gary van Aswegen Western Province U21 1 44 37 1 207 2 Marnitz Boshoff Blue Bulls U21 5 39 20 1 166 3 Louis Fouché Leopards U21 3 25 22 2 137 4 George Whitehead Free State U21 3 30 18 2 135 5 Franna du Toit Free State U21 2 32 16 1 125 6 Guy Cronjé Sharks U21 3 27 14 0 111 7 Willie du Plessis Sharks U21 2 31 7 1 96 8 Danie Poolman Western Province U21 17 0 0 0 85 9 Hein Cronjé Golden Lions U21 4 12 7 0 65 Marnus Schoeman Blue Bulls U21 13 0 0 0 65 11 Dewald Nel Golden Lions U21 0 8 13 0 55 12 Mark Richards Sharks U21 10 0 0 0 50 13 Cameron Jacobs Free State U21 8 0 0 0 40 Boom Prinsloo Free State U21 8 0 0 0 40 15 SP Marais Leopards U21 7 2 0 0 39 16 JJ Engelbrecht Western Province U21 7 0 0 0 35 Joubert Engelbrecht Leopards U21 7 0 0 0 35 Mayibuye Ndwandwa Free State U21 7 0 0 0 35 Johann Sadie Western Province U21 7 0 0 0 35 20 Ross Cronjé Sharks U21 5 2 1 0 32 21 Kurt Coleman Western Province U21 1 13 0 0 31 22 Tiaan Dorfling Leopards U21 6 0 0 0 30 Deon Helberg Blue Bulls U21 6 0 0 0 30 Howard Mnisi Sharks U21 6 0 0 0 30 Tera Mtembu Sharks U21 6 0 0 0 30 Meyer Swanepoel Sharks U21 6 0 0 0 30 Marcel van der Merwe Free State U21 6 0 0 0 30 Andrew van Wyk Leopards U21 6 0 0 0 30 29 Brynn Michael Gericke Boland U21 0 4 7 0 29 30 Francois Brummer Blue Bulls U21 2 9 0 0 28 31 Frank Herne Free State U21 5 0 0 0 25 32 JC Roos Blue Bulls U21 0 5 4 0 22 33 Tythan Adams Western Province U21 4 0 0 0 20 André Barnard Leopards U21 4 0 0 0 20 Tendayi Chikukwa Blue Bulls U21 4 0 0 0 20 Martin du Toit Western Province U21 4 0 0 0 20 Danie Faasen Blue Bulls U21 4 0 0 0 20 Marnitz Jacobs Golden Lions U21 4 0 0 0 20 Berton Klaasen Western Province U21 4 0 0 0 20 Nick Köster Western Province U21 4 0 0 0 20 Simphiwe Mtimkulu Blue Bulls U21 4 0 0 0 20 Jaco Otto Sharks U21 4 0 0 0 20 Gouws Prinsloo Sharks U21 4 0 0 0 20 Cobus Reinach Sharks U21 4 0 0 0 20 Jono Ross Blue Bulls U21 4 0 0 0 20 Jamba Ulengo Free State U21 4 0 0 0 20 47 Francois Nel Leopards U21 0 5 2 1 19 Justin van Staden Blue Bulls U21 2 3 0 1 19 49 Luan Steenkamp Golden Lions U21 3 1 0 0 17 50 Leighton Bezuidenhout Leopards U21 3 0 0 0 15 Kyle Cooper Sharks U21 3 0 0 0 15 Tertius Daniller Western Province U21 3 0 0 0 15 Quinton Paul Dormehl Sharks U21 3 0 0 0 15 Brendon Groenewald Free State U21 3 0 0 0 15 Yaya Hartzenberg Western Province U21 3 0 0 0 15 Jaco Kriel Golden Lions U21 3 0 0 0 15 Lappies Labuschagné Free State U21 3 0 0 0 15 Hoffmann Maritz Free State U21 3 0 0 0 15 Sampie Mastriet Blue Bulls U21 3 0 0 0 15 Wilhelmus Cornelius Nel Blue Bulls U21 3 0 0 0 15 Wynand Pienaar Sharks U21 3 0 0 0 15 Louis Schreuder Western Province U21 3 0 0 0 15 S'bura Sithole Sharks U21 3 0 0 0 15 Rosko Specman Sharks U21 3 0 0 0 15 Sidney Tobias Western Province U21 3 0 0 0 15 Robbie van Schalkwyk Free State U21 3 0 0 0 15 Piet van Zyl Free State U21 3 0 0 0 15 Percival Godfrey Williams Boland U21 3 0 0 0 15 69 Kabous Janse van Rensburg Golden Lions U21 2 1 0 0 12 70 Justin Botha Golden Lions U21 0 1 3 0 11 71 Daniel Adongo Sharks U21 2 0 0 0 10 Riaan Arends Golden Lions U21 2 0 0 0 10 Clayton Blommetjies Blue Bulls U21 2 0 0 0 10 Christiaan Alexander Schumyn Botha Leopards U21 2 0 0 0 10 Renaldo Bothma Golden Lions U21 2 0 0 0 10 Dale Chadwick Sharks U21 2 0 0 0 10 Albé de Swardt Western Province U21 2 0 0 0 10 François du Toit Golden Lions U21 2 0 0 0 10 Dual Erasmus Boland U21 2 0 0 0 10 Jacques Erasmus Golden Lions U21 2 0 0 0 10 Andries Ferreira Blue Bulls U21 2 0 0 0 10 Martin Ferreira Free State U21 2 0 0 0 10 Stokkies Hanekom Western Province U21 2 0 0 0 10 Reniel Hugo Western Province U21 2 0 0 0 10 Adri Jacobs Blue Bulls U21 2 0 0 0 10 Shane Kirkwood Golden Lions U21 2 0 0 0 10 Inus Kritzinger Free State U21 2 0 0 0 10 AJ le Roux Blue Bulls U21 2 0 0 0 10 Helmut Lehmann Western Province U21 2 0 0 0 10 Jandré Marais Sharks U21 2 0 0 0 10 Blake Leighton Mecuur Golden Lions U21 2 0 0 0 10 Whestley Moolman Blue Bulls U21 2 0 0 0 10 Trevor Nyakane Free State U21 2 0 0 0 10 Caylib Oosthuizen Golden Lions U21 2 0 0 0 10 Rudy Paige Golden Lions U21 2 0 0 0 10 Hanno Pieterse Free State U21 2 0 0 0 10 Kholo Ramashala Free State U21 2 0 0 0 10 Nico Scheepers Free State U21 2 0 0 0 10 Earl Snyman Free State U21 2 0 0 0 10 Gerhard van den Heever Blue Bulls U21 2 0 0 0 10 Schalk van der Merwe Free State U21 2 0 0 0 10 Peet Vorster Blue Bulls U21 2 0 0 0 10 103 Dwayne Jenner Sharks U21 1 2 0 0 9 104 Ryan Jarone Jordaan Boland U21 0 1 2 0 8 105 Donovan Theodore Arendse Boland U21 1 0 0 0 5 Lee Thomas Becker Boland U21 1 0 0 0 5 David Bulbring Golden Lions U21 1 0 0 0 5 Wian Buys Golden Lions U21 1 0 0 0 5 Dalton Davis Blue Bulls U21 1 0 0 0 5 Sebastian de Chaves Golden Lions U21 1 0 0 0 5 Rossouw de Klerk Blue Bulls U21 1 0 0 0 5 Stompie de Wet Leopards U21 1 0 0 0 5 Ernst Dinkelmann Blue Bulls U21 1 0 0 0 5 Wessel du Rand Golden Lions U21 1 0 0 0 5 Cameron Quinton Dunlop Sharks U21 1 0 0 0 5 Divan Ferguson Golden Lions U21 1 0 0 0 5 Francois Geduld Boland U21 1 0 0 0 5 Stephan Greeff Western Province U21 1 0 0 0 5 Lambert Groenewald Sharks U21 1 0 0 0 5 Nic Groom Western Province U21 1 0 0 0 5 Grant Hattingh Western Province U21 1 0 0 0 5 Mark Robert Hennig Golden Lions U21 1 0 0 0 5 Jan Bernadus Hugo Boland U21 1 0 0 0 5 Reuben Johannes Western Province U21 1 0 0 0 5 Armandt André Joubert Leopards U21 1 0 0 0 5 Jan Gerhardus Joubert Leopards U21 1 0 0 0 5 Siya Kolisi Western Province U21 1 0 0 0 5 Hendrik Daniel la Grange Golden Lions U21 1 0 0 0 5 Morné Mellett Blue Bulls U21 1 0 0 0 5 Oupa Mohojé Free State U21 1 0 0 0 5 Justin Kelvyn Gizzler Morgan Boland U21 1 0 0 0 5 Franco Mostert Blue Bulls U21 1 0 0 0 5 Juan-Philip Pike Blue Bulls U21 1 0 0 0 5 Jacques Pretorius Golden Lions U21 1 0 0 0 5 Quinn Roux Western Province U21 1 0 0 0 5 Gavern Germaine Skippers Boland U21 0 1 1 0 5 JP Smith Western Province U21 1 0 0 0 5 Ruan Smith Western Province U21 1 0 0 0 5 Hannes Snyman Sharks U21 1 0 0 0 5 CJ Stander Blue Bulls U21 1 0 0 0 5 Ernie Strydom Leopards U21 1 0 0 0 5 Izak Francois Swiegers Boland U21 1 0 0 0 5 Heinrich Terblanche Golden Lions U21 1 0 0 0 5 Jaice Terblanche Leopards U21 1 0 0 0 5 Wimpie van der Walt Western Province U21 1 0 0 0 5 Arno Christiaan van Zyl Sharks U21 1 0 0 0 5 Kenwinn Wiener Boland U21 1 0 0 0 5 Juandré Williams Leopards U21 1 0 0 0 5 Winston Williams Golden Lions U21 1 0 0 0 5 150 Yazeed Johnson Boland U21 0 0 0 1 3 151 Lionel Cronjé Western Province U21 0 1 0 0 2 — penalty try Leopards U21 1 0 0 0 5 Sharks U21 1 0 0 0 5 Western Province U21 1 0 0 0 5 * Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points.

Squad lists

The teams released the following squad lists:

+ 2010 Blue Bulls U21 squad Mlungisi Bali Robbie Coetzee Eugene Cunha Dalton Davis Rossouw de Klerk Ernst Dinkelmann Andries Ferreira Cornell Hess Vincent Koch AJ le Roux Morné Mellett Franco Mostert Wilhelmus Cornelius Nel Juan-Philip Pike Jono Ross Marnus Schoeman CJ Stander Jacques Verwey Peet Vorster Clayton Blommetjies Marnitz Boshoff Francois Brummer Tendayi Chikukwa Andries Coetzee Branco du Preez Danie Faasen Deon Helberg Adri Jacobs Sampie Mastriet Whestley Moolman Simphiwe Mtimkulu JC Roos Tom Seabela Gerhard van den Heever Ruan van Rooyen Justin van Staden Antonie Earle