2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship

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)
South African Rugby 2016

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

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

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

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:[2][3]

Round one

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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