2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship

none August 2023 August 2023 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship South Africa 5 August – 22 October 2016 Golden Lions U21 Western Province U21 24 179 Shaun Reynolds (112) Tristan Blewett and Elden Schoeman (6) 2015 2017 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. 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 South Africa right 425 Location of teams in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship South Africa Red pog.svg -25.753333 28.186944 Blue Bulls U21 right South Africa Red pog.svg -33.937824 25.599582 Eastern Province U21 South Africa Red pog.svg -29.117292 26.208847 Free State U21 South Africa Red pog.svg -26.234797 27.982353 Golden Lions U21 right South Africa Red pog.svg -26.711397 27.086931 Leopards U21 left South Africa Red pog.svg -29.829444 31.030278 Sharks U21 South Africa Red pog.svg -33.903461 18.411153 Western Province U21 bottom 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 Eastern Province U21 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Free State U21 Free State Stadium Golden Lions U21 Ellis Park Stadium Leopards U21 Olën Park Sharks U21 Kings Park Stadium Western Province U21 Newlands Stadium Standings The final league standings for the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship was:2884 2016 Currie Cup Under 21 Competition 26 September 2016 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 Free State U21 5 (1st) 10 (1st) 11 (1st) 11 (1st) 11 (4th) 15 (3rd) 17 (3rd) 17 (4th) Lost Eastern Province U21 0 (5th) 4 (3rd) 4 (6th) 9 (6th) 10 (5th) 10 (6th) 15 (5th) 16 (5th) Sharks U21 0 (5th) 1 (6th) 6 (5th) 10 (4th) 10 (6th) 11 (5th) 12 (5th) 12 (6th) Leopards U21 1 (4th) 1 (7th) 3 (7th) 3 (7th) 3 (7th) 4 (7th) 6 (7th) 6 (7th) Key: win draw loss bye Matches The following matches were played in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship:2884 2016 Currie Cup Under 21 Competition 6 May 20162884 2016 Currie Cup Under 21 Competition 6 May 2016 Round one 5 August 2016 14:45 Blue Bulls U21 29–29 Report Scoreboard162764 32074 32084 2884 Blue Bulls U21 29 29 WP U21 5 August 2016 9 August 2016 Western Province U21 Ruben van Heerden 6 Dewald Naudé 32 Ivan van Zyl 66 JT Jackson 71 Tinus de Beer 33 (1/2) JT Jackson 67 72 (2/2) Ruben van Heerden (0/1) Tinus de Beer 23 (1/1) JT Jackson (0/1) Grant Hermanus 10 Ryan Oosthuizen 26 Rabz Maxwane 45 Frans van Wyk 58 Grant Hermanus 27 46 59 (3/4) Grant Hermanus 49 (1/2) Loftus Versfeld Vusi Msibi 6 August 2016 12:30 Leopards U21 26–43 Report Scoreboard162774 32094 32104 2884 Leopards U21 26 43 Free State U21 6 August 2016 9 August 2016 Free State U21 Elden Schoeman 32 41 Jimmy Mpailane 67 Wessel Steyn 76 Julian Delicado 33 (1/2) Marco Donges 68 77 (2/2) Ali Mgijima 6 Jasper Wiese 9 26 Gerrie Labuschagné 34 TJ Goddard 52 Fiffy Rampeta 73 Gerrie Labuschagné 7 10 35 53 74 (5/6) Gerrie Labuschagné 20 (1/1) Olën Park Stephan Geldenhuys Eastern Province U21, Golden Lions U21, Sharks U21 Round two 12 August 2016 17:10 Sharks U21 21–23 Report Scoreboard162794 32124 32134 2884 Sharks U21 21 23 EP U21 12 August 2016 17 August 2016 Eastern Province U21 Tristan Blewett 21 Marcel Coetzee 41 Graham Geldenhuys 45 Jaywinn Juries 22 (1/1) Ruben de Vos 42 46 (2/2) Jaywinn Juries (0/1) Ayron Schramm 24 34 JP Jamieson 12 Malcolm Jaer 34 Garrick Mattheus 13 35 (2/2) Garrick Mattheus 3 16 (2/3) Simon Bolze (0/1) Malcolm Jaer 81 (1/1) Jeremy Ward 52 63 Kings Park Stadium Growthpoint Stephan Geldenhuys 13 August 2016 12:15 Golden Lions U21 41–22 Report Scoreboard162784 32114 32094 2884 Golden Lions U21 41 22 Leopards U21 13 August 2016 17 August 2016 Leopards U21 James Venter 2 Wiehan Jacobs 18 Kyle Kruger 30 Marco Jansen van Vuren 52 Siya Masuku 63 Ronald Brown 81 Shaun Reynolds 3 19 53 82 (4/6) Shaun Reynolds 10 (1/1) Wessel Steyn 15 Tapiwa Mafura 42 Elden Schoeman 69 Julian Delicado 43 (1/2) Marco Donges 70 (1/1) Julian Delicado 6 (1/2) Ellis Park Stadium Emirates Jaco Pretorius 13 August 2016 14:15 Free State U21 26–20 Report Scoreboard162804 32104 32074 2884 Free State U21 26 20 Blue Bulls U21 13 August 2016 17 August 2016 Blue Bulls U21 Carel-Jan Coetzee 52 80 Jasper Wiese 65 TJ Goddard 77 Gerrie Labuschagné 53 78 80 (3/4) Gerrie Labuschagné (0/1) Divan Rossouw 43 Dewald Naudé 62 Tinus de Beer 44 63 (2/2) Tinus de Beer 13 39 (2/2) JT Jackson (0/1) Njabulo Gumede 67 Free State Stadium 100 Archie Sehlako Western Province U21 Round three 19 August 2016 14:15 Western Province U21 46–28 Report Scoreboard162824 32084 32104 2884 WP U21 46 28 Free State U21 19 August 2016 22 August 2016 Free State U21 Frans van Wyk 16 Duncan Saal 18 Jaco Coetzee 20 Jaco Willemse 30 35 Christo van der Merwe 80 Grant Hermanus 17 19 21 31 36 (5/6) Grant Hermanus 13 77 (2/2) Jaco Coetzee 28 38 TJ Goddard 25 JP Coetzee 37 Jasper Wiese 55 Reinach Venter 64 Gerrie Labuschagné 26 38 56 65 (4/4) Joseph Dweba 16 26 Darren Baron 70 Newlands Stadium DHL Stephan Geldenhuys 19 August 2016 16:55 Blue Bulls U21 29–28 Report Scoreboard162814 32074 32114 2884 Blue Bulls U21 29 28 Golden Lions U21 19 August 2016 22 August 2016 Golden Lions U21 Franco Naudé 30 Marco van Staden 44 Keanan van Wyk 51 Adrian Maebane 73 Tinus de Beer 45 52 74 (3/4) Tinus de Beer 3 (1/2) Godfrey Ramaboea 28 Jo-Hanko de Villiers 55 Pieter Jansen 70 Siya Masuku 29 71 (2/3) Siya Masuku 2 37 (2/2) Kobus Engelbrecht 20 (1/2) Rhyno Herbst 64 74 Loftus Versfeld Lourens van der Merwe 20 August 2016 12:30 Leopards U21 33–38 Report Scoreboard162834 32094 32124 2884 Leopards U21 33 38 Sharks U21 20 August 2016 22 August 2016 Sharks U21 Tiaan Bezuidenhout 35 39 Sydney du Plessis 44 Timothy Prince 60 Dolf van Deventer 63 Julian Delicado 36 40 45 61 (4/5) Julian Delicado (0/1) Nkululeko Mcuma 28 38 Tapiwa Mafura 56 66 Morné Joubert 10 Malcolm Cele 14 Kerron van Vuuren 53 Tristan Blewett 58 Mthunzi Moloi 69 Jaywinn Juries 54 70 (2/5) Jaywinn Juries 28 42 47 (3/3) Tristan Blewett 38 48 Olën Park Jaco Kotze Eastern Province U21 Round four 26 August 2016 14:15 Golden Lions U21 26–24 Report Scoreboard162844 32114 32084 2884 Golden Lions U21 26 24 WP U21 26 August 2016 31 August 2016 Western Province U21 Ronald Brown 35 Morné Moos 52 Shaun Reynolds 36 53 (2/2) Shaun Reynolds 3 43 65 72 (4/5) Jo-Hanko de Villiers 68 Heinrich Buhr 11 Jaco Coetzee 57 Rabz Maxwane 63 69 Grant Hermanus 64 70 (2/4) Grant Hermanus (0/1) Frans van Wyk 71 Ellis Park Stadium Emirates Archie Sehlako 26 August 2016 15:00 Eastern Province U21 38–3 Report Scoreboard162864 32134 32094 2884 EP U21 38 3 Leopards U21 26 August 2016 31 August 2016 Leopards U21 Somila Jho 3 35 Jayson Reinecke 11 Lindelwe Zungu 16 Malcolm Jaer 41 Jeremy Ward 64 Garrick Mattheus 4 12 36 42 (4/6) Marco Donges 8 (1/1) Timothy Prince 49 59 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Ben Crouse 27 August 2016 16:00 Sharks U21 23–21 Report Scoreboard162854 32124 32074 2884 Sharks U21 23 21 Blue Bulls U21 27 August 2016 31 August 2016 Blue Bulls U21 Tristan Blewett 11 59 Michael Meyer 26 Jaywinn Juries 27 (1/2) Ruben de Vos (0/1) Ruben de Vos 65 69 (2/2) Ruben van Heerden 38 Mervano da Silva 56 Dewald Naudé 79 Tinus de Beer 39 57 80 (3/3) Kings Park Stadium Growthpoint AJ Jacobs Free State U21 Round five 2 September 2016 16:35 Blue Bulls U21 34–27 Report Scoreboard162884 32074 32134 2884 Blue Bulls U21 34 27 EP U21 2 September 2016 26 September 2016 Eastern Province U21 Alandré van Rooyen 35 Ivan van Zyl 45 JT Jackson 52 Mervano da Silva 71 80 Tinus de Beer 53 72 81 (3/5) Tinus de Beer 51 (1/1) Theo Maree 66 78 Jeremy Ward 14 Michael Brink 68 Malcolm Jaer 78 Garrick Mattheus 15 69 78 (3/3) Garrick Mattheus 39 55 (2/2) JP Jamieson 59 69 Loftus Versfeld Francois Pretorius 3 September 2016 12:30 Free State U21 12–29 Report Scoreboard162894 32104 32114 2884 Free State U21 12 29 Golden Lions U21 3 September 2016 26 September 2016 Golden Lions U21 JP Coetzee 17 Mosolwa Mafuma 69 Darren Baron (0/1) Gerrie Labuschagné 70 (1/1) Darren Baron (0/1) Marco Jansen van Vuren 50 Godfrey Ramaboea 58 Shaun Reynolds 51 59 (2/2) Shaun Reynolds 19 26 75 (3/4) Shaun Reynolds 40 66 (2/2) Free State Stadium 300 Ben Crouse 3 September 2016 14:15 Western Province U21 40–16 Report Scoreboard162874 32084 32124 2884 WP U21 40 16 Sharks U21 3 September 2016 26 September 2016 Sharks U21 Eduan Keyter 12 Ryan Oosthuizen 16 Herschel Jantjies 51 David Ribbans 69 Eduard Zandberg 79 Brandon Thomson 13 (1/2) Grant Hermanus 52 80 (2/3) Grant Hermanus 34 41 66 (3/5) Malcolm Cele 31 Damian Stevens 32 (1/1) Damian Stevens 21 38 (2/2) Marius Louw 12 22 Newlands Stadium DHL Quinton Immelman Leopards U21 Round six 9 September 2016 15:00 Eastern Province U21 10–27 Report Scoreboard162914 32134 32084 2884 EP U21 10 27 WP U21 9 September 2016 26 September 2016 Western Province U21 Jixie Molapo 15 Garrick Mattheus 16 (1/1) Simon Bolze 57 (1/1) Christo van der Merwe 29 Herschel Jantjies 37 Eduan Keyter 50 Mitchell Carstens 70 Brandon Thomson 30 38 (2/4) Brandon Thomson 10 (1/1) Ryan Oosthuizen 59 69 Grant Hermanus 0 64 Hoërskool Framesby, Port Elizabeth Jaco Pretorius 10 September 2016 13:00 Leopards U21 38–52 Report Scoreboard162924 32094 32074 2884 Leopards U21 38 52 Blue Bulls U21 10 September 2016 26 September 2016 Blue Bulls U21 Tapiwa Mafura 5 Wilbri Gunter 47 Dolf van Deventer 61 Garann Kriek 68 Elden Schoeman 79 Marco Donges 6 80 (2/5) Marco Donges 16 20 (2/2) Marco Donges 14 (1/1) Dewald Naudé 17 Ivan van Zyl 24 Franco Naudé 27 43 71 Manie Libbok 38 Marco van Staden 51 Adrian Maebane 81 Tinus de Beer 18 25 28 44 52 82 (6/8) Olën Park Sindile Ngcese 10 September 2016 14:50 Sharks U21 18–24 Report Scoreboard162904 32124 32104 2884 Sharks U21 18 24 Free State U21 10 September 2016 26 September 2016 Free State U21 Tristan Blewett 31 37 Benhard Janse van Rensburg 38 (1/2) Benhard Janse van Rensburg 19 24 (2/5) Günther Janse van Vuuren 39 Nardus Erasmus 62 Lorenzo Gordon 74 Gerrie Labuschagné 40 63 (2/2) Heinrich Bitzi 75 (1/1) Gerrie Labuschagné 11 (1/2) Heinrich Bitzi (0/1) Kings Park Stadium Growthpoint AJ Jacobs Golden Lions U21 Round seven 15 September 2016 16:45 Free State U21 44–45 Report Scoreboard162954 32104 32134 2884 Free State U21 44 45 EP U21 15 September 2016 26 September 2016 Eastern Province U21 penalty try 19 Nardus Erasmus 22 Gerrie Labuschagné 49 Dian Badenhorst 61 Fiffy Rampeta 65 Heinrich Bitzi 20 23 50 62 66 (5/5) Heinrich Bitzi 8 31 75 (3/3) Ruben Schoeman 15 26 Keanu Vers 16 43 Malcolm Jaer 25 Jixie Molapo 34 Xandré Vos 80 Garrick Mattheus 17 26 44 80 (4/5) Garrick Mattheus 12 29 39 57 (4/4) Justin Hollis 21 29 Free State Stadium 300 Jaco Peyper 16 September 2016 16:00 Golden Lions U21 48–36 Report Scoreboard162944 32114 32124 2884 Golden Lions U21 48 36 Sharks U21 16 September 2016 26 September 2016 Sharks U21 Jo-Hanko de Villiers 3 Clinton Theron 7 Kobus Engelbrecht 15 James Venter 18 55 Godfrey Ramaboea 43 FP Pelser 68 Shaun Reynolds 8 16 19 56 69 (5/7) Shaun Reynolds 32 (1/1) Jarryd Sage 34 44 Morné Joubert 11 71 80 Marcel Coetzee 38 Bandisa Ndlovu 47 Ayron Schramm 59 Benhard Janse van Rensburg 48 60 (2/4) Marius Louw 72 (1/1) Morné Joubert (0/1) Ellis Park Stadium Emirates AJ Jacobs 17 September 2016 14:15 Western Province U21 34–31 Report Scoreboard162934 32084 32094 2884 WP U21 34 31 Leopards U21 17 September 2016 26 September 2016 Leopards U21 Luke Stringer 20 Christo van der Merwe 37 64 Edwill van der Merwe 44 Aidynn Cupido 51 Aidynn Cupido 21 38 52 (3/5) Dennis Cox 79 (1/1) Elden Schoeman 4 15 Akhona Nela 32 Wessel Steyn 59 Wilbri Gunter 68 Marco Donges 5 16 33 (3/4) Julian Delicado (0/1) Marco Donges (0/2) Newlands Stadium DHL Shuhei Kubo Blue Bulls U21 Round eight 24 September 2016 14:30 Eastern Province U21 21–26 Report Scoreboard162964 32134 32114 2884 EP U21 21 26 Golden Lions U21 24 September 2016 26 September 2016 Golden Lions U21 Garrick Mattheus 56 Jixie Molapo 72 Garrick Mattheus 57 (1/2) Garrick Mattheus 9 19 39 (3/3) Garrick Mattheus (0/1) James Venter 26 Jarryd Sage 52 Shaun Reynolds 27 53 (2/2) Shaun Reynolds 2 12 75 (3/5) Kobus Engelbrecht 77 (1/1) Jo-Hanko de Villiers 80 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Egon Seconds Blue Bulls U21, Free State U21, Leopards U21, Sharks U21, Western Province U21 Semi-finals 14 October 2016 15:00 Western Province U21 26–23 Report Scoreboard167474 32084 32104 2884 WP U21 26 23 Free State U21 14 October 2016 17 October 2016 Free State U21 Rabz Maxwane 17 Percy Mngadi 22 Jaco Coetzee 62 Grant Hermanus 18 (1/3) Grant Hermanus 4 12 42 (3/4) Carel-Jan Coetzee 15 Jasper Wiese 32 Heinrich Bitzi 16 33 (2/2) Heinrich Bitzi 3 7 30 (3/3) Daniel Maartens 22 32 JP Coetzee 61 71 City Park Stadium Egon Seconds 14 October 2016 14:00 Golden Lions U21 37–15 Report Scoreboard167484 32114 32074 2884 Golden Lions U21 37 15 Blue Bulls U21 14 October 2016 17 October 2016 Blue Bulls U21 Ronald Brown 38 Shaun Reynolds 65 Le Roux Baard 75 78 Shaun Reynolds 39 66 76 79 (4/4) Shaun Reynolds 7 30 (2/3) Shaun Reynolds 45 (1/1) Keanan van Wyk 18 Alandré van Rooyen 59 Tinus de Beer 60 (1/2) Tinus de Beer 28 (1/2) Matthys Basson 64 76 Ellis Park Stadium Lourens van der Merwe Final 22 October 2016 13:00 Western Province U21 34–38 Report Scoreboard167424 32084 32114 2884 WP U21 34 38 Golden Lions U21 22 October 2016 24 October 2016 Golden Lions U21 Rabz Maxwane 14 Jacques Vermeulen 43 Justin Phillips 55 Grant Hermanus 44 56 (2/3) Grant Hermanus 12 28 50 63 74 (5/5) Grant Hermanus (0/1) Justin Phillips 68 78 Curtis Jonas 8 Kobus Engelbrecht 47 Marco Jansen van Vuren 72 Jarryd Sage 77 Shaun Reynolds 8 73 78 (3/4) Shaun Reynolds 5 38 52 69 (4/4) Curtis Jonas (0/1) Free State Stadium 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 squad32074 Blue Bulls U21 2884 2016 Currie Cup Under 21 Competition 20 July 2016 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 squad32134 Eastern Province U21 2884 2016 Currie Cup Under 21 Competition 20 July 2016 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 VosDid 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 squad32104 Free State U21 2884 2016 Currie Cup Under 21 Competition 29 July 2016 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 squad32114 Golden Lions U21 2884 2016 Currie Cup Under 21 Competition 2 August 2016 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 squad32094 Leopards U21 2884 2016 Currie Cup Under 21 Competition 20 July 2016 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 squad32124 Sharks U21 2884 2016 Currie Cup Under 21 Competition 10 August 2016 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 squad32084 Western Province U21 2884 2016 Currie Cup Under 21 Competition 26 July 2016 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:2884 2016 SA Rugby U21 Provincial Champs 25 October 2016 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:2884 2016 SA Rugby U21 Provincial Champs 25 October 2016 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 External links sarugby/juniorprovincial 2884 2016 Currie Cup Under 21 Competition 8 June 2016 Category:2016 in South African rugby union Category:2016 rugby union tournaments for clubs 2016