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2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship

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.

2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship
CountriesSouth Africa
Date5 August – 22 October 2016
ChampionsGolden Lions U21
Runners-upWestern Province U21
Matches played24
Tries scored179
(average 7.5 per match)
Top point scorerShaun Reynolds (112)
Top try scorerTristan Blewett and
Elden Schoeman (6)
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Competition rules and information edit

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 edit

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Location of teams in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship

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, Pretoria
Eastern Province U21 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Free State U21 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Golden Lions U21 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Leopards U21 Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Sharks U21 Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Western Province U21 Newlands Stadium, Cape Town

Standings edit

The final league standings for the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship was:[1]

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.

Round-by-round edit

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 edit

The following matches were played in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship:[2][3]

Round one edit

5 August 2016 Blue Bulls U21 29–29 Western Province U21 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
14:45 Try: Ruben van Heerden   6'
Dewald Naudé   32'
Ivan van Zyl   66'
JT Jackson   71'
Con: Tinus de Beer   33' (1/2)
JT Jackson   67', 72' (2/2)
Pen: Ruben van Heerden (0/1)
Tinus de Beer   23' (1/1)
JT Jackson (0/1) 		Report
Scoreboard[4] 		Try: Grant Hermanus   10'
Ryan Oosthuizen   26'
Rabz Maxwane   45'
Frans van Wyk   58'
Con: Grant Hermanus   27', 46', 59' (3/4)
Pen: Grant Hermanus   49' (1/2) 		Referee: Vusi Msibi


6 August 2016 Leopards U21 26–43 Free State U21 Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
12:30 Try: Elden Schoeman   32', 41'
Jimmy Mpailane   67'
Wessel Steyn   76'
Con: Julian Delicado   33' (1/2)
Marco Donges   68', 77' (2/2) 		Report
Scoreboard[5] 		Try: Ali Mgijima   6'
Jasper Wiese   9', 26'
Gerrie Labuschagné   34'
TJ Goddard   52'
Fiffy Rampeta   73'
Con: Gerrie Labuschagné   7', 10', 35', 53', 74' (5/6)
Pen: Gerrie Labuschagné   20' (1/1) 		Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys
Bye/s: Eastern Province U21, Golden Lions U21, Sharks U21

Round two edit

12 August 2016 Sharks U21 21–23 Eastern Province U21 Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban  
17:10 Try: Tristan Blewett   21'
Marcel Coetzee   41'
Graham Geldenhuys   45'
Con: Jaywinn Juries   22' (1/1)
Ruben de Vos   42', 46' (2/2)
Pen: Jaywinn Juries (0/1)
Cards: Ayron Schramm   24' to 34' 		Report
Scoreboard[6] 		Try: JP Jamieson   12'
Malcolm Jaer   34'
Con: Garrick Mattheus   13', 35' (2/2)
Pen: Garrick Mattheus   3', 16' (2/3)
Simon Bolze (0/1)
Malcolm Jaer   81' (1/1)
Cards: Jeremy Ward   52' to 63' 		Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys


13 August 2016 Golden Lions U21 41–22 Leopards U21 Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
12:15 Try: James Venter   2'
Wiehan Jacobs   18'
Kyle Kruger   30'
Marco Jansen van Vuren   52'
Siya Masuku   63'
Ronald Brown   81'
Con: Shaun Reynolds   3', 19', 53', 82' (4/6)
Pen: Shaun Reynolds   10' (1/1) 		Report
Scoreboard[7] 		Try: Wessel Steyn   15'
Tapiwa Mafura   42'
Elden Schoeman   69'
Con: Julian Delicado   43' (1/2)
Marco Donges   70' (1/1)
Pen: Julian Delicado   6' (1/2) 		Referee: Jaco Pretorius


13 August 2016 Free State U21 26–20 Blue Bulls U21 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
14:15 Try: Carel-Jan Coetzee   52', 80'
Jasper Wiese   65'
TJ Goddard   77'
Con: Gerrie Labuschagné   53', 78', 80' (3/4)
Pen: Gerrie Labuschagné (0/1) 		Report
Scoreboard[8] 		Try: Divan Rossouw   43'
Dewald Naudé   62'
Con: Tinus de Beer   44', 63' (2/2)
Pen: Tinus de Beer   13', 39' (2/2)
JT Jackson (0/1)
Cards: Njabulo Gumede   67' 		Attendance: 100
Referee: Archie Sehlako
Bye/s: Western Province U21

Round three edit

19 August 2016 Western Province U21 46–28 Free State U21 DHL Newlands, Cape Town  
14:15 Try: Frans van Wyk   16'
Duncan Saal   18'
Jaco Coetzee   20'
Jaco Willemse   30', 35'
Christo van der Merwe   80'
Con: Grant Hermanus   17', 19', 21', 31', 36' (5/6)
Pen: Grant Hermanus   13', 77' (2/2)
Cards: Jaco Coetzee   28' to 38' 		Report
Scoreboard[9] 		Try: TJ Goddard   25'
JP Coetzee   37'
Jasper Wiese   55'
Reinach Venter   64'
Con: Gerrie Labuschagné   26', 38', 56', 65' (4/4)
Cards: Joseph Dweba   16' to 26'
Darren Baron   70' 		Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys


19 August 2016 Blue Bulls U21 29–28 Golden Lions U21 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
16:55 Try: Franco Naudé   30'
Marco van Staden   44'
Keanan van Wyk   51'
Adrian Maebane   73'
Con: Tinus de Beer   45', 52', 74' (3/4)
Pen: Tinus de Beer   3' (1/2) 		Report
Scoreboard[10] 		Try: Godfrey Ramaboea   28'
Jo-Hanko de Villiers   55'
Pieter Jansen   70'
Con: Siya Masuku   29', 71' (2/3)
Pen: Siya Masuku   2', 37' (2/2)
Kobus Engelbrecht   20' (1/2)
Cards: Rhyno Herbst   64' to 74' 		Referee: Lourens van der Merwe


20 August 2016 Leopards U21 33–38 Sharks U21 Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
12:30 Try: Tiaan Bezuidenhout   35', 39'
Sydney du Plessis   44'
Timothy Prince   60'
Dolf van Deventer   63'
Con: Julian Delicado   36', 40', 45', 61' (4/5)
Pen: Julian Delicado (0/1)
Cards: Nkululeko Mcuma   28' to 38'
Tapiwa Mafura   56' to 66' 		Report
Scoreboard[11] 		Try: Morné Joubert   10'
Malcolm Cele   14'
Kerron van Vuuren   53'
Tristan Blewett   58'
Mthunzi Moloi   69'
Con: Jaywinn Juries   54', 70' (2/5)
Pen: Jaywinn Juries   28', 42', 47' (3/3)
Cards: Tristan Blewett   38' to 48' 		Referee: Jaco Kotze
Bye/s: Eastern Province U21

Round four edit

26 August 2016 Golden Lions U21 26–24 Western Province U21 Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
14:15 Try: Ronald Brown   35'
Morné Moos   52'
Con: Shaun Reynolds   36', 53' (2/2)
Pen: Shaun Reynolds   3', 43', 65', 72' (4/5)
Cards: Jo-Hanko de Villiers   68' 		Report
Scoreboard[12] 		Try: Heinrich Buhr   11'
Jaco Coetzee   57'
Rabz Maxwane   63', 69'
Con: Grant Hermanus   64', 70' (2/4)
Pen: Grant Hermanus (0/1)
Cards: Frans van Wyk   71' 		Referee: Archie Sehlako


26 August 2016 Eastern Province U21 38–3 Leopards U21 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
15:00 Try: Somila Jho   3', 35'
Jayson Reinecke   11'
Lindelwe Zungu   16'
Malcolm Jaer   41'
Jeremy Ward   64'
Con: Garrick Mattheus   4', 12', 36', 42' (4/6) 		Report
Scoreboard[13] 		Pen: Marco Donges   8' (1/1)
Cards: Timothy Prince   49' to 59' 		Referee: Ben Crouse


27 August 2016 Sharks U21 23–21 Blue Bulls U21 Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban  
16:00 Try: Tristan Blewett   11', 59'
Michael Meyer   26'
Con: Jaywinn Juries   27' (1/2)
Ruben de Vos (0/1)
Pen: Ruben de Vos   65', 69' (2/2) 		Report
Scoreboard[14] 		Try: Ruben van Heerden   38'
Mervano da Silva   56'
Dewald Naudé   79'
Con: Tinus de Beer   39', 57', 80' (3/3) 		Referee: AJ Jacobs
Bye/s: Free State U21

Round five edit

2 September 2016 Blue Bulls U21 34–27 Eastern Province U21 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
16:35 Try: Alandré van Rooyen   35'
Ivan van Zyl   45'
JT Jackson   52'
Mervano da Silva   71', 80'
Con: Tinus de Beer   53', 72', 81' (3/5)
Pen: Tinus de Beer   51' (1/1)
Cards: Theo Maree   66' to 78' 		Report
Scoreboard[15] 		Try: Jeremy Ward   14'
Michael Brink   68'
Malcolm Jaer   78'
Con: Garrick Mattheus   15', 69', 78' (3/3)
Pen: Garrick Mattheus   39', 55' (2/2)
Cards: JP Jamieson   59' to 69' 		Referee: Francois Pretorius


3 September 2016 Free State U21 12–29 Golden Lions U21 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
12:30 Try: JP Coetzee   17'
Mosolwa Mafuma   69'
Con: Darren Baron (0/1)
Gerrie Labuschagné   70' (1/1)
Pen: Darren Baron (0/1) 		Report
Scoreboard[16] 		Try: Marco Jansen van Vuren   50'
Godfrey Ramaboea   58'
Con: Shaun Reynolds   51', 59' (2/2)
Pen: Shaun Reynolds   19', 26', 75' (3/4)
Drop: Shaun Reynolds   40', 66' (2/2) 		Attendance: 300
Referee: Ben Crouse


3 September 2016 Western Province U21 40–16 Sharks U21 DHL Newlands, Cape Town  
14:15 Try: Eduan Keyter   12'
Ryan Oosthuizen   16'
Herschel Jantjies   51'
David Ribbans   69'
Eduard Zandberg   79'
Con: Brandon Thomson   13' (1/2)
Grant Hermanus   52', 80' (2/3)
Pen: Grant Hermanus   34', 41', 66' (3/5) 		Report
Scoreboard[17] 		Try: Malcolm Cele   31'
Con: Damian Stevens   32' (1/1)
Pen: Damian Stevens   21', 38' (2/2)
Cards: Marius Louw   12' to 22' 		Referee: Quinton Immelman
Bye/s: Leopards U21

Round six edit

9 September 2016 Eastern Province U21 10–27 Western Province U21 Hoërskool Framesby, Port Elizabeth  
15:00 Try: Jixie Molapo   15'
Con: Garrick Mattheus   16' (1/1)
Pen: Simon Bolze   57' (1/1) 		Report
Scoreboard[18] 		Try: Christo van der Merwe   29'
Herschel Jantjies   37'
Eduan Keyter   50'
Mitchell Carstens   70'
Con: Brandon Thomson   30', 38' (2/4)
Pen: Brandon Thomson   10' (1/1)
Cards: Ryan Oosthuizen   59' to 69'
Grant Hermanus   64' 		Referee: Jaco Pretorius


10 September 2016 Leopards U21 38–52 Blue Bulls U21 Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
13:00 Try: Tapiwa Mafura   5'
Wilbri Gunter   47'
Dolf van Deventer   61'
Garann Kriek   68'
Elden Schoeman   79'
Con: Marco Donges   6', 80' (2/5)
Pen: Marco Donges   16', 20' (2/2)
Drop: Marco Donges   14' (1/1) 		Report
Scoreboard[19] 		Try: Dewald Naudé   17'
Ivan van Zyl   24'
Franco Naudé   27', 43', 71'
Manie Libbok   38'
Marco van Staden   51'
Adrian Maebane   81'
Con: Tinus de Beer   18', 25', 28', 44', 52', 82' (6/8) 		Referee: Sindile Ngcese


10 September 2016 Sharks U21 18–24 Free State U21 Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban  
14:50 Try: Tristan Blewett   31', 37'
Con: Benhard Janse van Rensburg   38' (1/2)
Pen: Benhard Janse van Rensburg   19', 24' (2/5) 		Report
Scoreboard[20] 		Try: Günther Janse van Vuuren   39'
Nardus Erasmus   62'
Lorenzo Gordon   74'
Con: Gerrie Labuschagné   40', 63' (2/2)
Heinrich Bitzi   75' (1/1)
Pen: Gerrie Labuschagné   11' (1/2)
Heinrich Bitzi (0/1) 		Referee: AJ Jacobs
Bye/s: Golden Lions U21

Round seven edit

15 September 2016 Free State U21 44–45 Eastern Province U21 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
16:45 Try: penalty try   19'
Nardus Erasmus   22'
Gerrie Labuschagné   49'
Dian Badenhorst   61'
Fiffy Rampeta   65'
Con: Heinrich Bitzi   20', 23', 50', 62', 66' (5/5)
Pen: Heinrich Bitzi   8', 31', 75' (3/3)
Cards: Ruben Schoeman   15' to 26' 		Report
Scoreboard[21] 		Try: Keanu Vers   16', 43'
Malcolm Jaer   25'
Jixie Molapo   34'
Xandré Vos   80'
Con: Garrick Mattheus   17', 26', 44', 80' (4/5)
Pen: Garrick Mattheus   12', 29', 39', 57' (4/4)
Cards: Justin Hollis   21' to 29' 		Attendance: 300
Referee: Jaco Peyper


16 September 2016 Golden Lions U21 48–36 Sharks U21 Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg  
16:00 Try: Jo-Hanko de Villiers   3'
Clinton Theron   7'
Kobus Engelbrecht   15'
James Venter   18', 55'
Godfrey Ramaboea   43'
FP Pelser   68'
Con: Shaun Reynolds   8', 16', 19', 56', 69' (5/7)
Pen: Shaun Reynolds   32' (1/1)
Cards: Jarryd Sage   34' to 44' 		Report
Scoreboard[22] 		Try: Morné Joubert   11', 71', 80'
Marcel Coetzee   38'
Bandisa Ndlovu   47'
Ayron Schramm   59'
Con: Benhard Janse van Rensburg   48', 60' (2/4)
Marius Louw   72' (1/1)
Morné Joubert (0/1) 		Referee: AJ Jacobs


17 September 2016 Western Province U21 34–31 Leopards U21 DHL Newlands, Cape Town  
14:15 Try: Luke Stringer   20'
Christo van der Merwe   37', 64'
Edwill van der Merwe   44'
Aidynn Cupido   51'
Con: Aidynn Cupido   21', 38', 52' (3/5)
Pen: Dennis Cox   79' (1/1) 		Report
Scoreboard[23] 		Try: Elden Schoeman   4', 15'
Akhona Nela   32'
Wessel Steyn   59'
Wilbri Gunter   68'
Con: Marco Donges   5', 16', 33' (3/4)
Julian Delicado (0/1)
Pen: Marco Donges (0/2) 		Referee: Shuhei Kubo
Bye/s: Blue Bulls U21

Round eight edit

24 September 2016 Eastern Province U21 21–26 Golden Lions U21 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
14:30 Try: Garrick Mattheus   56'
Jixie Molapo   72'
Con: Garrick Mattheus   57' (1/2)
Pen: Garrick Mattheus   9', 19', 39' (3/3)
Drop: Garrick Mattheus (0/1) 		Report
Scoreboard[24] 		Try: James Venter   26'
Jarryd Sage   52'
Con: Shaun Reynolds   27', 53' (2/2)
Pen: Shaun Reynolds   2', 12', 75' (3/5)
Kobus Engelbrecht   77' (1/1)
Cards: Jo-Hanko de Villiers   80' 		Referee: Egon Seconds
Bye/s: Blue Bulls U21, Free State U21, Leopards U21, Sharks U21, Western Province U21

Semi-finals edit

14 October 2016 Western Province U21 26–23 Free State U21 City Park Stadium, Athlone  
15:00 Try: Rabz Maxwane   17'
Percy Mngadi   22'
Jaco Coetzee   62'
Con: Grant Hermanus   18' (1/3)
Pen: Grant Hermanus   4', 12', 42' (3/4) 		Report
Scoreboard[25] 		Try: Carel-Jan Coetzee   15'
Jasper Wiese   32'
Con: Heinrich Bitzi   16', 33' (2/2)
Pen: Heinrich Bitzi   3', 7', 30' (3/3)
Cards: Daniel Maartens   22' to 32'
JP Coetzee   61' to 71' 		Referee: Egon Seconds


14 October 2016 Golden Lions U21 37–15 Blue Bulls U21 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
14:00 Try: Ronald Brown   38'
Shaun Reynolds   65'
Le Roux Baard   75', 78'
Con: Shaun Reynolds   39', 66', 76', 79' (4/4)
Pen: Shaun Reynolds   7', 30' (2/3)
Drop: Shaun Reynolds   45' (1/1) 		Report
Scoreboard[26] 		Try: Keanan van Wyk   18'
Alandré van Rooyen   59'
Con: Tinus de Beer   60' (1/2)
Pen: Tinus de Beer   28' (1/2)
Cards: Matthys Basson   64' to 76' 		Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Final edit

22 October 2016 Western Province U21 34–38 Golden Lions U21 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
13:00 Try: Rabz Maxwane   14'
Jacques Vermeulen   43'
Justin Phillips   55'
Con: Grant Hermanus   44', 56' (2/3)
Pen: Grant Hermanus   12', 28', 50', 63', 74' (5/5)
Drop: Grant Hermanus (0/1)
Cards: Justin Phillips   68' to 78' 		Report
Scoreboard[27] 		Try: Curtis Jonas   8'
Kobus Engelbrecht   47'
Marco Jansen van Vuren   72'
Jarryd Sage   77'
Con: Shaun Reynolds   8', 73', 78' (3/4)
Pen: Shaun Reynolds   5', 38', 52', 69' (4/4)
Drop: Curtis Jonas (0/1) 		Referee: AJ Jacobs

Honours edit

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 edit

Squads edit

The following squads were named for the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship:

Blue Bulls U21 squad[28]
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 squad[29]
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 Vos • Did 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 squad[30]
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 squad[31]
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 squad[32]
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 squad[33]
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 squad[34]
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 edit

The following table contain points scored in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship:[35]

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

Discipline edit

The following table contains all the cards handed out during the competition:[36]

Red cards or multiple yellow cards
Player Team    
Grant Hermanus Western Province U21 1 0
Jo-Hanko de Villiers Golden Lions U21 0 2

Referees edit

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 edit

References edit

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External links edit

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