2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship
CountriesSouth Africa
Date11 August – 19 October 2018
ChampionsGriffons U20
Runners-upPumas U20
Matches played20
Tries scored204
(average 10.2 per match)
Top point scorerEthan Williams
(Griffons U20, 115)
Top try scorerAllistair Mumba
(Griffons U20, 17)

The 2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship was the 2018 edition of the Under-20 Provincial Championship, an annual national Under-20 rugby union competition held in South Africa, and was contested from 11 August to 19 October 2018.

The competition was won by Griffons U20, who beat Pumas U20 53–6 in the final played on 19 October 2018.

Competition rules and information

There were seven participating teams in the 2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship. They played each other once during the pool stage, either at home or away. Teams receive 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 qualified for the semifinals, which were followed by a final.[1]

There were initially eight teams scheduled to play in the competition, but Border U20 withdrew from the championship towards the end of August 2018.[2] A few days later, it was also confirmed that Boland U20 — who already played in two matches — also withdrew from the competition.[3]

Teams

The teams that played in the 2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship are:[4]

Location of teams in the 2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship
2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship teams
Team name Stadium
Boland U20Boland Stadium, Wellington
Falcons U20Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Griffons U20North West Stadium, Welkom
Griquas U20Griqua Park, Kimberley
Limpopo Blue Bulls U20Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Pumas U20Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
SWD U20Outeniqua Park, George

Pool stage

Standings

2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship log
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1Griffons U206600379113+26659146030
2Pumas U205401194150+4430204020
3Limpopo Blue Bulls U205203178148+3025224214
4Falcons U205203153188−3524294113
5SWD U206105129256−1271641116
6Griquas U205104100242−1421437206
7Boland U2021015793−36914105
Final standings.

Matches

Round one

11 August 2018 Falcons U20 17–22 Pumas U20 Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park  
13:00 Try: Webster Swanepoel
Dylan Nysschen
Con: Elrico Job
Caltino Jones
Pen: Dylan Nysschen
Scoreboard[5] Try: Calvin Clack
Riekert Barnard
Timothy Allies
De-An Ackermann
Con: Riekert Barnard
Referee: Rodney Boneparte
11 August 2018 Griffons U20 69–8 Boland U20 North West Stadium, Welkom  
15:00 Try: Kyle Els
Duke Jantjies
Carl Wijburg
Duncan van Vuuren (2)
Balo Mteyise (2)
Allistair Mumba (3)
Jason Wagman
Con: Ethan Williams (4)
Mickyle Snyders (2)
Jason Wagman
Scoreboard[6] Try: Edwill Lundi Msenge
Con: Chantin Jonas
Referee: Johre Botha
Bye/s: Griquas U20, Limpopo Blue Bulls U20, SWD U20

Round two

18 August 2018 SWD U20 21–64 Griffons U20 Outeniqua Park, George  
13:15 Try: Darryn Fortuin
penalty try
Pen: Braam Abrahams (3)
Scoreboard[7] Try: Ruan Fourie
Carl Wijburg
Ethan Williams (2)
Balo Mteyise (2)
Granwill Matthys
Allistair Mumba (2)
Spinny van Aswegen
Con: Ethan Williams (3)
Mickyle Snyders
Duncan van Vuuren
Jason Wagman (2)
Referee: Bulelani Naka
18 August 2018 Griquas U20 31–40 Falcons U20 Griqua Park, Kimberley  
15:00 Try: Martian Nel
Lohan Zeelie
Chandre Ludick
Sinovuyo Bali
Ryno Niemand
Con: Chadwin November (3)
Scoreboard[8] Try: Caltino Jones
Webster Swanepoel (2)
Kallie Grung
Adin Damons
Chris Janse van Rensburg
Con: Dylan Nysschen (5)
Referee: Griffin Colby
Bye/s: Boland U20, Limpopo Blue Bulls U20, Pumas U20

Round three

24 August 2018 Boland U20 49–24 SWD U20 Boland Stadium, Wellington  
14:30 Try: Johannes Geldenhuys
Taine Booysen (2)
Jodi Koul (2)
Chadd Fortuin (2)
Coellin Julius
Con: Leoneal Leonardo Pietersen
Chantin Jonas (2)
Pen: Leoneal Leonardo Pietersen
Scoreboard[9] Try: Cullen Cole
Braam Abrahams
Pieter Uys
Con: Darryn Fortuin (2)
Braam Abrahams
Pen: Darryn Fortuin
Referee: Sindile Ngcese
24 August 2018 Griffons U20 47–37 Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 North West Stadium, Welkom  
15:00 Try: Kyle Els
Ethan Williams
Anton Gravett
Granwill Matthys (3)
Allistair Mumba
Con: Ethan Williams (6)
Scoreboard[10] Try: Jan-Barend Meyer
Xander Kruger
Stephane Ndjaya (2)
Armando Lubbe
Con: Xander Kruger
Stefan Coetzee (2)
Pen: Xander Kruger (2)
Referee: Jaco Kotze
Bye/s: Falcons U20, Griquas U20, Pumas U20

Round four

1 September 2018 Pumas U20 20–52 Griffons U20 Hoër Tegniese Skool Middelburg, Middelburg  
15:00 Try: Divan Bezuidenhoudt
Kyle Theron
Con: Riekert Barnard
Chrizaan Strauss
Pen: Riekert Barnard
Chrizaan Strauss
Scoreboard[11] Try: Duke Jantjies (2)
Ethan Williams (2)
Allistair Mumba (4)
Con: Ethan Williams (6)
Referee: Johre Botha
Bye/s: Falcons U20, Griquas U20, Limpopo Blue Bulls U20, SWD U20

Round five

7 September 2018 SWD U20 16–12 Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 Outeniqua Park, George  
15:30 Try: Stiaan Grobler
Ronaldo Jansen
Pen: Darryn Fortuin (2)
Scoreboard[12] Try: Jason Martins
Esihle Mbilini
Con: Xander Kruger
Referee: Bulelani Naka
8 September 2018 Griffons U20 85–3 Griquas U20 North West Stadium, Welkom  
15:00 Try: Carl Wijburg (2)
Dian de Beer
Gift Dlamini (3)
Mickyle Snyders
Granwill Matthys
Allistair Mumba (4)
Johan Schutte
Con: Dian de Beer
Ethan Williams (6)
Mickyle Snyders
Allistair Mumba
Jason Roux
Scoreboard[13] Pen: Chadwin November Referee: Ricus van der Hoven
Bye/s: Falcons U20, Pumas U20

Round six

15 September 2018 Falcons U20 24–62 Griffons U20 Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park  
13:00 Try: Hilton Gie
Quinton Fincham
Dylan Nysschen
Jonathan Harding
Con: Dylan Nysschen (2)
Scoreboard[14] Try: Kyle Els
Gift Dlamini
Ethan Williams
Mickyle Snyders
Anton Gravett
Duncan van Vuuren
Granwill Matthys
Allistair Mumba (2)
Jason Roux
Con: Ethan Williams (6)
Referee: Mpho Matsaung
15 September 2018 Pumas U20 62–10 SWD U20 Hoër Tegniese Skool Middelburg, Middelburg  
15:00 Try: Wium Barnard (2)
Patrick Schickerling
Riekert Barnard
Timothy Allies (3)
Japie Kleinhans (2)
Con: Riekert Barnard (6)
Danny Mokhoabane
Pen: Riekert Barnard
Scoreboard[15] Try: Braam Abrahams
Con: Braam Abrahams
Pen: Darryn Fortuin
Referee: Johre Botha
Bye/s: Griquas U20, Limpopo Blue Bulls U20

Round seven

21 September 2018 Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 40–47 Pumas U20 Loftus Versfeld B, Pretoria  
15:00 Try: Jano Lourens
Jason Martins
Cha-Luchiarno Deiker (2)
Max Terre'Blanche
Con: Rethabile Mzamo (3)
Pen: Rethabile Mzamo (3)
Scoreboard[16] Try: Wium Barnard
Carl Pieter du Plessis
Josua Steenberg (2)
De-An Ackermann
Japie Kleinhans (2)
Con: Chrizaan Strauss
Ashwill Botha (2)
Pen: Ashwill Botha (2)
Referee: Rodney Boneparte
21 September 2018 SWD U20 20–21 Griquas U20 Outeniqua Park, George  
15:00 Try: Jarrett Jaqwin Tities
Ronaldo Jansen
Braam Abrahams
Con: Braam Abrahams
Pen: Braam Abrahams
Scoreboard[17] Try: Martian Nel
Tiaan Fourie
Ruan Schultz
Con: Chadwin November (2)
Gladwin Nieuwenhuizen
Referee: Phumzile Mbewu
Bye/s: Falcons U20, Griffons U20

Round eight

28 September 2018 Falcons U20 48–38 SWD U20 Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park  
11:30 Try: Jonathan Harding (2)
Dylan Nysschen (4)
Stephan Kempen
Webster Swanepoel
Con: Quinton Fincham
Dylan Nysschen (3)
Scoreboard[18] Try: Braam Abrahams
Ronaldo Jansen
Curtley Scheepers (3)
Con: Braam Abrahams (4)
Curtley Scheepers
Pen: Braam Abrahams
Referee: Mpho Matsaung
28 September 2018 Griquas U20 14–54 Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 Griqua Park, Kimberley  
14:00 Try: Lohan Zeelie
Martian Nel
Con: Ruan Schultz (2)
Scoreboard[19] Try: Jan-Barend Meyer
Xandre Miller
Enrique Grobler
Jason Martins
Xander Kruger (2)
Tyrique Ferris
Stephane Ndjaya
Con: Xander Kruger (3)
Rethabile Mzamo (4)
Referee: Jaco Kotze
Bye/s: Griffons U20, Pumas U20

Round nine

5 October 2018 Pumas U20 43–31 Griquas U20 Hoërskool Middelburg, Middelburg  
15:00 Try: Calvin Clack
Chrizaan Strauss
Josua Steenberg (2)
Curtley Deysel
Japie Kleinhans
Ashwill Botha
Con: Chrizaan Strauss (4)
Scoreboard[20] Try: Jaco Wilkenson
Chadwin November
Christiaan Swanepoel
Sinovuyo Bali
Con: Chadwin November (4)
Pen: Chadwin November
Referee: Bulelani Naka
5 October 2018 Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 35–24 Falcons U20 Quins-Bobbies Rugby Club, Pretoria  
16:00 Try: Jan-Barend Meyer
Sasha Jacobs (2)
Jason Martins (2)
Con: Xander Kruger (5)
Scoreboard[21] Try: Dylan Nysschen (2)
Ruan Wasserman
Caltino Jones
Con: Dylan Nysschen (2)
Referee: Rodney Boneparte
Bye/s: Griffons U20, SWD U20

Title play-offs

Semifinals

12 October 2018 Pumas 23–21 Limpopo Blue Bulls Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela  
16:30 Try: Ashwill Botha
Curtley Deysel
Japie Kleinhans
Con: Chrizaan Strauss
Pen: Chrizaan Strauss (2)
Scoreboard[22] Try: Jano Lourens
Stephane Ndjaya
Con: Xander Kruger
Pen: Xander Kruger (3)
Referee: Johre Botha
13 October 2018 Griffons 70–5 Falcons North West Stadium, Welkom  
15:00 Try: Carl Wijburg (3)
Anton Gravett (5)
Granwill Matthys (3)
Allistair Mumba
Con: Ethan Williams (5)
Scoreboard[23] Try: Ruan Wasserman Referee: Christopher Allison

Final

19 October 2018 Griffons 53–6 Pumas Hoër Tegniese Skool Middelburg, Middelburg  
15:00 Try: Duke Jantjies
Ethan Williams
Anton Gravett
Duncan van Vuuren
Balo Mteyise
Granwill Matthys (3)
Jason Roux
Con: Ethan Williams (4)
Scoreboard[24] Pen: Chrizaan Strauss (2) Referee: Phumzile Mbewu

Honours

The honour roll for the 2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship was as follows:

2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship
Champions:Griffons U20
Top points scorer:Ethan Williams, Griffons U20 (105)
Top try scorer:Allistair Mumba, Griffons U20 (13)

Players

The following squads were named for the 2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship:

Boland U20 squad[25]
Dylan Aploon • Jumainuine Arendse • Devron-Leigh Baadjies • Taine Booysen • Larren Clint Buys • Samelio Claassen • Dewald de Wet • Wilko du Preez • Chadd Fortuin • Francois Geldenhuys • Johannes Geldenhuys • Curtly John Jacobs • Jay-Jay Johnson • Chantin Jonas • Coellin Julius • Curt-Lee Klaasen • Jodi Koul • Trevor Laubscher • Calum Will Lawrence • Louis Lotter • Athi Maginya • Edwill Lundi Msenge • William Owies • Jaywin Petersen • Leoneal Leonardo Pietersen • Charl-Hein Saunders • Peter Smit • Roaul Stubbs • Curtly Teswill Swanepoel • Cameron Darryl Visagie • Dewald Vrey • Rinaldo Wagenaar • Gurshwin Nikhole Wehr • Romario Wilschut
Falcons U20 squad[26]
Hermanus Johannes Botha • Erik Calitz • Mitchell Cloete • Adin Damons • Inga Daniel • Quinton Fincham • Hilton Gie • Kallie Grung • Jonathan Harding • Marnus Herbst • Arno Hoffman • Chris Janse van Rensburg • Ethan Jantjies • Elrico Job • Caltino Jones • Quinton Jordaan • Stephan Kempen • Rico Klopper • Ruan Kotze • Dylan Lawless • Nkosinathi Mbatha • Marnes Meyer • Luyanda Mkhize • Ruan Nel • Byron Nysschen • Dylan Nysschen • Monde Petela • Hardus Pretorius • Zuray Sili • PG Slabber • Dyllan Smit • Ewardt Steyn • Martin Steyn • Webster Swanepoel • Marco Ueckermann • BJ van Jaarsveld • Herman van Staden • Franco van Wyk • Ruan Wasserman
Griffons U20 squad[27]
Lee-Irwin Andries • Brandon Botha • Jefferson Busch • Ryan Davids • Dian de Beer • Kevin des Johnson • Gift Dlamini • Jacobus Albertus du Plessis • Kyle Els • Ruan Fourie • Anton Gravett • Duke Jantjies • Hanro Jooste • Sergio Kasper • Desmick Kleinbooi • Juan-Carlo Kleynhans • Granwill Matthys • Keenen McCarthy • Balo Mteyise • Allistair Mumba • Albertus Stephanus Pretorius • Jason Roux • Johan Schutte • Mickyle Snyders • Ulrich Stander • Whaldo Swartz • Spinny van Aswegen • Pieter van der Westhuizen • Duncan van Vuuren • Tiaan Venter • Jason Wagman • Carl Wijburg • Ethan Williams
Griquas U20 squad[28]
Christopher Leonardo Andrews • Ranaldo Appollis • Sinovuyo Bali • Petrus Johannes Bezuidenhout • William Bloem • Edrich Brand • Albert Coetzee • Taliesen Dick • Francois du Plessis • Ronaldo du Plessis • Tiaan Fourie • Hendrik Geyser • Chix Griqua • Warren Hart • Christiaan Frans Janse van Rensburg • Elroy Emile Klaaste • WJ Kruger • Chandre Ludick • Siviwe Magobiyana • Tebogo Masemola • Enrico Mawawane • Lloyd Antonie Mostert • Markus Mostert • Jeffrey Muzaza • Martian Nel • Pieter-Henco Nel • Ryno Niemand • Gladwin Nieuwenhuizen • Chadwin November • Alexander Pienaar • Ramon Sauls • Wilfred Saunderson • Marnus Scheepers • Ruan Schultz • Ronaldo Spence • Christiaan Swanepoel • Broline Swartz • Lu-Nathan Titus • Leon van Jaarsveld • Marco van Straaten • Jaco Wilkenson • Zinzan Willemse • Lohan Zeelie
Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 squad[29]
Beraca Bope • Marcus Botha • Ruben Breedt • Stefan Coetzee • Zandre Croukamp • Cha-Luchiarno Deiker • Marc de Villiers • Damian Esterhuizen • Tyrique Ferris • Calvin Gerber • Damian Glaus • Enrique Grobler • Dwayne Jacobs • Sasha Jacobs • Luke Janse van Vuren • Julian Kemp • Xander Kruger • Dylan Lawless • Jano Lourens • Armando Lubbe • Clayton Martin • Jason Martins • Esihle Mbilini • Dylan Meyer • Jan-Barend Meyer • Xandre Miller • Christopher CJ Murphy • Rethabile Mzamo • Stephane Ndjaya • Nathan Nienaber • Kabasele Justice Nkombua • Muzi Nyakane • Lehlohonolo Nyelele • Ken Otshudi • Liam Putter • Jonathan Rabie • Justin Sadie • Brandon Steyn • Gerhardus Swanepoel • Max Terre'Blanche • Tyron Thomson • Barry Viljoen
Pumas U20 squad[30]
De-An Ackermann • Timothy Allies • Joseph Josephus Anker • Riekert Barnard • Wium Barnard • Michael Anthony Benadie • Divan Bezuidenhoudt • Ashwill Botha • Shane Botha • Calvin Clack • Ryan Cloete • Franco Cronjé • Heinrich Cronjé • Tiaan de Beer • Curtley Deysel • Werner Diedericks • Juandre du Piesanie • Carl Pieter du Plessis • Leon Rudolf Etsebeth • Leo Gerritzen • Duhann Gunter • Dumisani Hlungwane • Japie Kleinhans • Branden Kruger • Dawie Lange • Mario Paul Leemans • Deanne Makoni • Dylan Maré • Calvin Meyer • Danny Mokhoabane • Morgan Naudé • Jacob Willem Nel • Wayne Ngubane • Anthony Oberholzer • Jonathan O'Niel • Andre Burger Sandenberg • Patrick Schickerling • Ettienn Slabbert • Josua Steenberg • Chrizaan Strauss • Barend Cornelius Theron • Kyle Theron • Renier Troskie • Kevin van den Berg • Johan van Staden • Steven Venema
SWD U20 squad[31]
Braam Abrahams • Ralston Adams • Vinchenzo Adams • Dilan Boshoff • Zwayne Cameron • Doriano Cliffton Claassen • Cullen Cole • Christopher Stephanus Conradie • Nathan Church • Morgan Douglas • Herman du Plessis • Adriaan-Lee du Preez • Pieter Ferreira • Darryn Fortuin • Tristan Fourie • Josh Foxon • Jean Fry • Stiaan Grobler • Francois Henning • Bradley Enrico Heynes • Ronaldo Jansen • Austin Johnson • Bentley Jones • Burton Kam • Winrich Kennedy • Malusi Khumalo • Bradley Kiewitz • Robin Ronaldo Laminie • Justin Levendal • Dominic Lombard • Anri Maree • Johann Maree • Allistar Markgraaff • Bradley Marthinus • Siyabulele Maxeke • Llyle Metembo • Lithemba Mpoli • Justin November • Jason Phooko • Jaylen Pretorius • Kurt Prinsloo • Marco Raubenheimer • Aylan Schabort • Curtley Scheepers • Willtanio Seconds • Austin Sefoor • Johannes Stander • Jean-Pierre Stopforth • Jarrett Jaqwin Tities • Pieter Uys • Carlen van Coller • Dewald van Rooyen • Tiaan Visser • Radian Williams

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship:

2018 Under-20 Provincial Championship referees
Christopher Allison • Rodney Boneparte • Johre Botha • Griffin Colby • Jaco Kotze • Mpho Matsaung • Phumzile Mbewu • Bulelani Naka • Sindile Ngcese • Ricus van der Hoven

See also

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