2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship

South African rugby union tournament October 2023 October 2023 Blue Bulls 2010 2012 Sharks (Currie Cup) The 2011 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship was contested from 15 July to 29 October 2011. The tournament featured the Under-21 players from the fourteen provincial rugby unions in South Africa. Competition Division A There were seven participating teams in the 2011 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship Division 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 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded). The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the 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 winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the same venue as the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division Final. The bottom team in Division A played a play-off game at home against the winner of the Division B final for a place in Division A in 2012. Division B There were seven participating teams in the 2011 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship Division B. 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 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded). The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the 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 winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the same venue as the 2011 Currie Cup First Division Final. The winner of the final played a play-off game away from home against the bottom team in Division A for a place in Division A in 2012. Teams South Africa right 425 Location of teams in 2011 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship 8px Division A 6px Division B South Africa Blue pog.svg 8 -25.753333 28.186944 Blue Bulls top South Africa Red pog.svg 6 -33.644063 19.011455 Boland Cavaliers right South Africa Red pog.svg 6 -33.006720 27.907376 Border Bulldogs South Africa Red pog.svg 6 -33.937824 25.599582 Eastern Province Kings South Africa Blue pog.svg 8 -26.104849 28.213320 Falcons left South Africa Blue pog.svg 8 -29.117292 26.208847 Free State Cheetahs South Africa Red pog.svg 6 -27.976893 26.693602 Griffons South Africa Red pog.svg 6 -28.754944 24.758008 Griquas left South Africa Blue pog.svg 8 -26.234797 27.982353 Golden Lions bottom South Africa Blue pog.svg 8 -25.5786 27.1607 Leopards left South Africa Red pog.svg 6 -25.88384 29.214449 Pumas right South Africa Blue pog.svg 8 -29.829444 31.030278 Sharks (Currie Cup) South Africa Red pog.svg 6 -33.953222 22.447622 SWD Eagles bottom South Africa Blue pog.svg 8 -33.903461 18.411153 Western Province left Team listing The following teams will take part in the 2011 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship competition: Division ATeamStadium/s Blue Bulls Loftus VersfeldFalcons Barnard Stadium Bosman Stadium Free State Cheetahs Free State Stadium Golden Lions Coca-Cola ParkLeopards Profert Olën Park Royal Bafokeng Stadium Sharks (Currie Cup) Mr Price Kings Park Western Province Newlands Stadium Division BTeamStadium/s Boland Cavaliers Boland Stadium Border Bulldogs Buffalo City Stadium Eastern Province Kings Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Griquas Griqua Park Griffons North West StadiumPumas Mbombela Stadium Puma Stadium SWD Eagles Outeniqua Park Division A Table 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship Division A TableTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints 1 Blue Bulls 12 10 0 2 544 252 +292 61 30 7 1 48 2 Western Province 12 9 0 3 493 238 +255 69 24 8 3 47 3 Sharks (Currie Cup) 12 8 1 3 482 265 +217 63 28 6 1 41 4 Golden Lions 12 7 1 4 477 311 +166 63 36 6 2 38 5 Free State Cheetahs 12 3 0 9 394 388 +6 50 41 6 3 21 6 Leopards 12 4 0 8 327 548 -221 42 78 3 1 20 7 Falcons 12 0 0 12 153 868 -715 20 131 1 0 1 The top 4 teams qualified for the semi-finals.The bottom team will play in a relegation play-off game.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 Fixtures and results Fixtures are subject to change. All times are South African (GMT+2). Regular season Round one 2011-07-15 16:40 Golden Lions 70–3 Scoreboard20228 8555 8556 811 Lions 70 3 Valke 15 July 2011 15 November 2016 Falcons Coca-Cola Park 2011-07-16 12:50 Free State Cheetahs 31–33 Scoreboard20229 8557 8559 811 Free State 31 33 Leopards 16 July 2011 15 November 2016 Leopards Free State Stadium 2011-07-16 14:40 Sharks (Currie Cup) 18–25 Scoreboard20230 8562 8564 811 Sharks 18 25 Blue Bulls 16 July 2011 15 November 2016 Blue Bulls Mr Price Kings Park Round two 2011-07-22 17:00 Leopards 17–67 Scoreboard20232 8559 8572 811 Leopards 17 67 Western Province 22 July 2011 15 November 2016 Western Province Profert Olën Park 2011-07-23 14:40 Blue Bulls 47–7 Scoreboard20231 8564 8557 811 Blue Bulls 47 7 Free State 23 July 2011 15 November 2016 Free State Cheetahs Loftus Versfeld 2011-07-23 15:00 Falcons 23–68 Scoreboard20233 8556 8562 811 Valke 23 68 Sharks 23 July 2011 15 November 2016 Sharks (Currie Cup) Bosman Stadium Round three 2011-07-30 Western Province 28–22 Scoreboard20235 8572 8564 811 Western Province 28 22 Blue Bulls 30 July 2011 15 November 2016 Blue Bulls Newlands Stadium 2011-07-30 13:00 Sharks (Currie Cup) 43–6 Scoreboard20236 8562 8557 811 Sharks 43 6 Free State 30 July 2011 15 November 2016 Free State Cheetahs Mr Price Kings Park 2011-07-30 14:30 Golden Lions 97–0 Scoreboard20234 8555 8559 811 Lions 95 0 Leopards 30 July 2011 15 November 2016 Leopards Coca-Cola Park Round four 2011-08-05 17:00 Leopards 45–14 Scoreboard20238 8559 8556 811 Leopards 45 14 Valke 5 August 2011 15 November 2016 Falcons Profert Olën Park 2011-08-06 12:40 Free State Cheetahs 18–29 Scoreboard20239 8557 8572 811 Free State 18 29 Western Province 6 August 2011 15 November 2016 Western Province Free State Stadium 2011-08-06 14:30 Blue Bulls 75–22 Scoreboard20237 8564 8555 811 Blue Bulls 75 22 Lions 6 August 2011 15 November 2016 Golden Lions Loftus Versfeld Round five 2011-08-12 16:40 Western Province 32–16 Scoreboard20243 8572 8562 811 Western Province 32 16 Sharks 12 August 2011 15 November 2016 Sharks (Currie Cup) Newlands Stadium 2011-08-13 17:00 Falcons 12–48 Scoreboard20241 8556 8564 811 Valke 12 48 Blue Bulls 12 August 2011 15 November 2016 Blue Bulls Barnard Stadium 2011-08-13 16:30 Golden Lions 41–32 Scoreboard20242 8555 8557 811 Lions 41 32 Free State 13 August 2011 15 November 2016 Free State Cheetahs Coca-Cola Park Round six 2011-08-19 16:30 Western Province 18–17 Scoreboard20245 8572 8555 811 Western Province 18 17 Lions 19 August 2011 15 November 2016 Golden Lions Newlands Stadium 2011-08-19 17:00 Sharks (Currie Cup) 71–17 Scoreboard20247 8562 8559 811 Sharks 71 17 Leopards 19 August 2011 15 November 2016 Leopards Mr Price Kings Park 2011-08-20 12:50 Free State Cheetahs 70–21 Scoreboard20246 8557 8556 811 Free State 70 21 Valke 20 August 2011 15 November 2016 Falcons Free State Stadium Round seven 2011-08-26 16:40 Leopards 14–41 Scoreboard20250 8559 8564 811 Leopards 14 41 Blue Bulls 26 August 2011 15 November 2016 Blue Bulls Royal Bafokeng Stadium 2011-08-27 14:30 Golden Lions 18–24 Scoreboard20252 8555 8562 811 Lions 18 24 Sharks 27 August 2011 15 November 2016 Sharks (Currie Cup) Coca-Cola Park 2011-08-27 15:00 Falcons 3–81 Scoreboard20251 8556 8572 811 Valke 3 81 Western Province 27 August 2011 15 November 2016 Western Province Barnard Stadium Round eight 2011-09-02 17:00 Falcons 20–45 Scoreboard20258 8556 8555 811 Valke 20 45 Lions 2 September 2011 15 November 2016 Golden Lions Barnard Stadium 2011-09-03 14:00 Leopards 38–37 Scoreboard20257 8559 8557 811 Leopards 38 37 Free State 3 September 2011 15 November 2016 Free State Cheetahs Profert Olën Park 2011-09-03 14:40 Blue Bulls 37–28 Scoreboard20256 8564 8562 811 Blue Bulls 37 28 Sharks 3 September 2011 15 November 2016 Sharks (Currie Cup) Loftus Versfeld Round nine 2011-09-10 13:00 Sharks (Currie Cup) 88–10 Scoreboard101281 8562 8556 811 Sharks 88 10 Valke 10 September 2011 15 November 2016 Falcons Mr Price Kings Park 2011-09-10 13:45 Western Province 39–13 Scoreboard20262 8572 8559 811 Western Province 39 13 Leopards 10 September 2011 15 November 2016 Leopards Newlands Stadium 2011-09-10 14:45 Free State Cheetahs 26–16 Scoreboard20263 8557 8564 811 Free State 26 16 Blue Bulls 10 September 2011 15 November 2016 Blue Bulls Free State Stadium Round ten 2011-09-16 17:05 Leopards 20–44 Scoreboard20269 8559 8555 811 Leopards 20 44 Lions 16 September 2011 15 November 2016 Golden Lions Profert Olën Park 2011-09-17 12:50 Free State Cheetahs 21–43 Scoreboard20270 8557 8562 811 Free State 21 43 Sharks 17 September 2011 15 November 2016 Sharks (Currie Cup) Free State Stadium 2011-09-17 14:30 Blue Bulls 38–37 Scoreboard20268 8564 8572 811 Blue Bulls 38 37 Western Province 17 September 2011 15 November 2016 Western Province Loftus Versfeld Round eleven 2011-09-24 12:30 Golden Lions 21–33 Scoreboard20354 8555 8564 811 Lions 21 33 Blue Bulls 24 September 2011 15 November 2016 Blue Bulls Coca-Cola Park 2011-09-24 13:00 Falcons 26–72 Scoreboard20353 8556 8559 811 Valke 26 72 Leopards 24 September 2011 15 November 2016 Leopards Barnard Stadium 2011-09-24 14:40 Western Province 34–29 Scoreboard20355 8572 8557 811 Western Province 34 29 Free State 24 September 2011 15 November 2016 Free State Cheetahs Newlands Stadium Round twelve 2011-09-30 16:40 Blue Bulls 113–14 Scoreboard20361 8564 8556 811 Blue Bulls 113 14 Valke 30 September 2011 15 November 2016 Falcons Loftus Versfeld 2011-10-01 12:50 Free State Cheetahs 22–36 Scoreboard20362 8557 8555 811 Free State 22 36 Lions 1 October 2011 15 November 2016 Golden Lions Free State Stadium 2011-10-01 14:40 Sharks (Currie Cup) 23–17 Scoreboard20363 8562 8572 811 Sharks 23 17 Western Province 1 October 2011 15 November 2016 Western Province Mr Price Kings Park Round thirteen 2011-10-07 15:00 Falcons 7–95 Scoreboard20366 8556 8557 811 Valke 7 95 Free State 7 October 2011 15 November 2016 Free State Cheetahs Barnard Stadium 2011-10-08 14:30 Golden Lions 42–38 Scoreboard20367 8555 8572 811 Lions 42 38 Western Province 8 October 2011 15 November 2016 Western Province Coca-Cola Park 2011-10-08 17:45 Leopards 33–34 Scoreboard20365 8559 8562 811 Leopards 33 34 Sharks 8 October 2011 15 November 2016 Sharks (Currie Cup) Royal Bafokeng Stadium Round fourteen 2011-10-14 16:45 Blue Bulls 49–25 Scoreboard20368 8564 8559 811 Blue Bulls 49 25 Leopards 14 October 2011 15 November 2016 Leopards Loftus Versfeld 2011-10-15 14:40 Western Province 73–0 Scoreboard20369 8572 8556 811 Western Province 73 0 Valke 15 October 2011 15 November 2016 Falcons Newlands Stadium 2011-10-15 17:00 Sharks (Currie Cup) 26–26 Scoreboard20370 8562 8555 811 Sharks 26 26 Lions 15 October 2011 15 November 2016 Golden Lions Mr Price Kings Park Play-off games Semi-finals 2011-10-21 17:00 Blue Bulls 47–18 Scoreboard102631 8564 8555 811 Blue Bulls 47 18 Lions 21 October 2011 15 November 2016 Golden Lions Loftus Versfeld 2011-10-21 18:00 Western Province 12–19 Scoreboard102801 8572 8562 811 Western Province 12 19 Sharks 21 October 2011 15 November 2016 Sharks (Currie Cup) Florida Park Final 2011-10-29 14:30 Blue Bulls 43–30 Scoreboard102641 8564 8562 811 Blue Bulls 46 30 Sharks 29 October 2011 15 November 2016 Sharks (Currie Cup) Coca-Cola Park Division B Table 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship Division B TableTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints 1 Eastern Province Kings 6 6 0 0 241 143 +98 28 17 4 0 28 2 Border Bulldogs 6 5 0 1 188 109 +79 21 14 3 0 23 3 Griquas 6 4 0 2 161 160 +1 19 19 3 1 20 4 Pumas 6 2 0 4 188 173 +15 26 17 4 3 15 5 Boland Cavaliers 6 2 0 4 136 199 -63 19 24 2 1 11 6 Griffons 6 1 0 5 163 215 -52 22 28 3 3 10 7 SWD Eagles 6 1 0 5 112 190 -78 12 28 1 1 6 The top 4 teams qualify for the semi-finals.The title play-off winner play in a promotion play-off game.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 Fixtures and results Fixtures are subject to change. All times are South African (GMT+2). Regular season Round one 2011-08-06 16:40 Griquas 35–33 Scoreboard20240 8576 8577 811 Griquas 35 33 Pumas 6 August 2011 15 November 2016 Pumas Griqua Park Round two 2011-08-12 15:00 Pumas 36–34 Scoreboard20244 8577 8578 811 Pumas 36 34 Griffons 13 August 2011 15 November 2016 Griffons Puma Stadium Round three 2011-08-20 15:00 Pumas 27–30 Scoreboard20248 8577 8579 811 Pumas 27 30 Border 20 August 2011 15 November 2016 Border Bulldogs Puma Stadium Round four 2011-08-26 14:30 Border Bulldogs 36–12 Scoreboard20249 8579 8582 811 Border 36 12 Boland 26 August 2011 15 November 2016 Boland Cavaliers Buffalo City Stadium 2011-08-26 15:30 SWD Eagles 7–36 Scoreboard20253 8581 8580 811 SWD 7 36 Eastern Province 26 August 2011 15 November 2016 Eastern Province Kings Outeniqua Park 2011-08-27 14:45 Griffons 24–31 Scoreboard20254 8578 8576 811 Griffons 24 31 Griquas 27 August 2011 15 November 2016 Griquas North West Stadium Round five 2011-09-02 16:15 Eastern Province Kings 29–21 Scoreboard20255 8580 8579 811 Eastern Province 29 21 Border 2 September 2011 15 November 2016 Border Bulldogs Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 2011-09-02 16:40 Pumas 45–10 Scoreboard20260 8577 8581 811 Pumas 45 10 SWD 2 September 2011 15 November 2016 SWD Eagles Mbombela Stadium 2011-09-03 14:00 Boland Cavaliers 23–21 Scoreboard20259 8582 8578 811 Boland 23 21 Griffons 3 September 2011 15 November 2016 Griffons Boland Stadium Round six 2011-09-09 14:40 Border Bulldogs 41–10 Scoreboard20261 8579 8581 811 Border 41 10 SWD 9 September 2011 15 November 2016 SWD Eagles Buffalo City Stadium 2011-09-10 12:30 Griquas 35–27 Scoreboard20266 8576 8582 811 Griquas 35 27 Boland 10 September 2011 15 November 2016 Boland Cavaliers Griqua Park 2011-09-10 13:00 Griffons 40–66 Scoreboard20265 8578 8580 811 Griffons 40 66 Eastern Province 10 September 2011 15 November 2016 Eastern Province Kings North West Stadium Round seven 2011-09-16 16:15 Eastern Province Kings 39–20 Scoreboard20267 8580 8576 811 Eastern Province 39 20 Griquas 16 September 2011 15 November 2016 Griquas Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 2011-09-16 17:00 SWD Eagles 16–27 Scoreboard20271 8581 8578 811 SWD 16 27 Griffons 16 September 2011 15 November 2016 Griffons Outeniqua Park 2011-09-17 10:50 Boland Cavaliers 28–23 Scoreboard20272 8582 8577 811 Boland 28 23 Pumas 17 September 2011 15 November 2016 Pumas Boland Stadium Round eight 2011-09-23 12:30 Boland Cavaliers 31–35 Scoreboard20358 8582 8580 811 Boland 31 35 Eastern Province 23 September 2011 15 November 2016 Eastern Province Kings Boland Stadium 2011-09-24 12:30 Griquas 26–20 Scoreboard20357 8576 8581 811 Griquas 26 20 SWD 24 September 2011 15 November 2016 SWD Eagles Griqua Park 2011-09-24 13:00 Griffons 17–43 Scoreboard20356 8578 8579 811 Griffons 17 43 Border 24 September 2011 15 November 2016 Border Bulldogs North West Stadium Round nine 2011-09-30 15:00 SWD Eagles 49–15 Scoreboard20364 8581 8582 811 SWD 49 15 Boland 30 September 2011 15 November 2016 Boland Cavaliers Outeniqua Park 2011-09-30 17:00 Border Bulldogs 17–14 Scoreboard20360 8579 8576 811 Border 17 14 Griquas 30 September 2011 15 November 2016 Griquas Buffalo City Stadium 2011-10-01 15:00 Eastern Province Kings 36–24 Scoreboard20359 8580 8577 811 Eastern Province 36 24 Pumas 1 October 2011 15 November 2016 Pumas Zwide Stadium Play-Off Games Semi-finals 2011-10-07 15:30 Eastern Province Kings 23–13 Scoreboard102541 8580 8577 811 Eastern Province 23 13 Pumas 7 October 2011 15 November 2016 Pumas Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 2011-10-07 18:40 Border Bulldogs 24–14 Scoreboard102551 8579 8576 811 Border 24 14 Griquas 7 October 2011 15 November 2016 Griquas Buffalo City Stadium Final 2011-10-14 13:30 Border Bulldogs 23–19 Scoreboard102621 8580 8579 811 Eastern Province 19 23 Border 14 October 2011 15 November 2016 Eastern Province Kings Boland Stadium Promotion/relegation play-off 2011-10-21 17:00 Falcons 20–22 Scoreboard102821 10981 10991 1181 Valke 20 22 Border 21 October 2011 15 November 2016 Border Bulldogs Barnard Stadium Border Bulldogs were promoted to Division A. Falcons were relegated to Division B. See also 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division 2011 Currie Cup First Division 2011 Vodacom Cup 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship External links sarugby/juniorprovincial 811 2011 ABSA Under 21 Competition 8 June 2016 References 30em Currie Cup 2011