2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship

2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship
Countries South Africa
Date 27 May – 17 September 2016
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The 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship will be the 2016 edition of the Under-20 Provincial Championship, an annual national Under-20 rugby union competition held in South Africa. The competition will be contested from 27 May to 17 September 2016. This season will be the first season of a new Under-20 competition. Previously, all South African provincial unions competed in both an Under-21 and an Under-19 competition each season. That format was retained for the seven leading provincial unions at youth level, but the competition for the remaining eight provincial unions was changed to an Under-20 competition from 2016 onwards.[1]

Competition rules and information

There will be eight participating teams in the 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship. These teams will play each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.

Teams will receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points will be awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by seven points or less. Teams will be ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams will qualify for the title play-off semi-finals. The team that finish first will have home advantage against the team that finish fourth, while the team that finish second will have home advantage against the team that finish third. The final will be played as a curtain raiser for the 2016 Currie Cup First Division final.

Teams

Location of teams in the 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship

The following teams will take part in the 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship:

2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship teams
Team Name Stadium
Boland U20 Boland Stadium, Wellington
Border U20 Buffalo City Stadium, East London
Falcons U20 Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Griffons U19 North West Stadium, Welkom
Griquas U20 Griqua Park, Kimberley
Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Pumas U20 Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
SWD U20 Outeniqua Park, George

Standings

The current league standings for the 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship is:[2]

2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Boland U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Border U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Falcons U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Griffons U19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Griquas U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Pumas U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 SWD U20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season has not yet started.

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-20 Provincial Championship
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 Semi Final
Boland U20
Border U20
Falcons U20
Griffons U19
Griquas U20
Limpopo Blue Bulls U20
Pumas U20
SWD U20
Key: win draw loss bye

Fixtures and results

The following matches will be played in the 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship:[3][4]

Round One

Bye/s: Griquas U20, Pumas U20

Round Two

Round Three

Bye/s: Boland U20, Limpopo Blue Bulls U20

Round Four

Round Five

Round Six

Bye/s: Falcons U20, Griffons U19

Round Seven

Round Eight

Round Nine

Bye/s: Falcons U20, SWD U20

Round Ten

Bye/s: Border U20, Griffons U19

Round Eleven

Round Twelve

Round Thirteen

Bye/s: Griquas U20, Limpopo Blue Bulls U20

Round Fourteen

Round Fifteen

Bye/s: Boland U20, Pumas U20

Round Sixteen

Bye/s: Border U20, SWD U20

Semi-Finals

Final

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rugbybase wil Curriebeker-reeks nou tot 15 spanne beperk". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship log". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Fixtures – 2016 Currie Cup Under 20 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Results – 2016 Currie Cup Under 20 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

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