2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A

2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A
Countries	South Africa
Date	10 July – 24 October 2015
Champions	Western Province U21
Runners-up	Free State U21
Relegated	N/A
Matches played	45
Tries scored	359 (average 7.978 per match)
Top point scorer	Inny Radebe (135)
Top try scorer	Daniel Maartens (10)
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The 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A was contested from 10 July to 24 October 2015. The competition (also known as the ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the top tier of 2015 edition of the Under-21 Provincial Championship, an annual Under-21 inter-provincial rugby union competition featuring fifteen South African provincial unions.

The competition was won by Western Province U21; they beat Free State U21 52–17 in the final played on 24 October 2015.

Competition rules and information

There were seven participating teams in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group 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 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 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division final.

Teams

Blue Bulls U21

Eastern Province U21

Free State U21

Golden Lions U21

Leopards U21

Sharks U21

Western Province U21

Location of teams in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A

The following teams took part in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A competition:

2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A 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 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A were:^{[1] [note 1]}

2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Western Province U21	12	10	1	1	451	267	+184	59	36	9	1	52
2	Free State U21	12	8	1	3	475	265	+210	68	36	9	2	45
3	Sharks U21	12	7	1	4	323	316	+7	39	43	6	1	37
4	Golden Lions U21	12	6	0	6	411	284	+127	56	36	7	4	35
5	Blue Bulls U21	12	6	1	5	353	376	−23	49	47	7	1	34
6	Leopards U21	12	2	0	10	262	501	−239	38	71	5	0	13
7	Eastern Province U21	12	1	0	11	208	474	−266	28	68	1	0	5

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.^{[note 1]} For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets:

Team Progression – 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	Semi	Final
Western Province U21	1 (4th)	1 (6th)	6 (3rd)	10 (3rd)	15 (2nd)	19 (2nd)	24 (1st)	29 (1st)	34 (1st)	37 (1st)	42 (1st)	42 (1st)	47 (1st)	52 (1st)	Won	Won
Free State U21	5 (1st)	7 (2nd)	11 (2nd)	11 (2nd)	14 (3rd)	14 (5th)	19 (3rd)	21 (4th)	25 (3rd)	30 (2nd)	35 (2nd)	40 (2nd)	40 (2nd)	45 (2nd)	Won	Lost
Sharks U21	4 (3rd)	5 (4th)	5 (5th)	10 (4th)	10 (5th)	15 (4th)	19 (4th)	19 (5th)	19 (5th)	22 (5th)	26 (5th)	31 (3rd)	36 (3rd)	37 (3rd)	Lost	N/A
Golden Lions U21	5 (2nd)	10 (1st)	15 (1st)	16 (1st)	21 (1st)	21 (1st)	22 (2nd)	22 (3rd)	27 (2nd)	27 (3rd)	28 (3rd)	28 (5th)	30 (5th)	35 (4th)	Lost	N/A
Blue Bulls U21	0 (6th)	5 (5th)	5 (6th)	10 (5th)	13 (4th)	18 (3rd)	18 (5th)	23 (2nd)	23 (4th)	27 (4th)	28 (4th)	29 (4th)	34 (4th)	34 (5th)	N/A	N/A
Leopards U21	0 (5th)	5 (3rd)	5 (4th)	5 (6th)	5 (6th)	6 (6th)	6 (6th)	7 (6th)	7 (6th)	7 (6th)	7 (6th)	12 (6th)	12 (6th)	12 (6th)	N/A	N/A
Eastern Province U21	0 (7th)	0 (7th)	0 (7th)	0 (7th)	0 (7th)	0 (7th)	0 (7th)	4 (7th)	4 (7th)	4 (7th)	4 (7th)	4 (7th)	4 (7th)	5 (7th)	N/A	N/A
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Fixtures and results

The following matches were played in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A:^[4]

• All times are South African (GMT+2).

Round One

	10 July 2015	Golden Lions U21	55–15	Blue Bulls U21	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	15:00	Try: Cyle Brink  9', 34' Koch Marx  12' Gerdus van der Walt  15' Christiaan Meyer  27' Rohan Janse van Rensburg  44' Jano Venter  59' Johan Esterhuizen  79' Con: Brandan Hewitt  13', 16', 28', 44', 60', 80' (6/8) Pen: Brandan Hewitt  22' (1/2)	Report[5] Scoreboard[6]	Try: Marquit September  67' Dayan van der Westhuizen  74' Con: Kobus Marais  67' (1/2) Pen: Joshua Stander  20' (1/1)	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	11 July 2015	Free State U21	58–12	Eastern Province U21	Shimla Park, Bloemfontein
	14:45	Try: Steven Meiring  11', 60' CJ Coetzee  18' Boela Venter  21' Henry Immelman  52' Jasper Wiese  56' André Swarts  63' Günther Janse van Vuuren  65' Nico Lee  74' Con: André Swarts  22', 53', 57', 64', 75' (5/9) Pen: André Swarts  33' (1/1) Cards: Daniel Maartens 49' to 59'	Report[5] Scoreboard[7]	Try: Wynand Grassmann  68', 71' Con: Malcolm Jaer  72' (1/2) Cards: CJ Velleman 14' to 24'	Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza

	11 July 2015	Western Province U21	13–17	Sharks U21	City Park Stadium, Crawford
	14:30	Try: Christo van der Merwe  76' Con: Ernst Stapelberg  77' (1/1) Pen: Ernst Stapelberg  44', 63' (2/3)	Report[5] Scoreboard[8]	Try: Riaan O'Neill  49' Con: Rowan Gouws (0/1) Pen: Rowan Gouws  3', 62', 68', 72' (4/4)	Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Bye/s: Leopards U21

Round Two

	17 July 2015	Blue Bulls U21	24–23	Sharks U21	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:00	Try: Ganfried May  17' Dayan van der Westhuizen  41', 79' Marquit September  53' Con: Joshua Stander  18' (1/2) Kobus Marais  80' (1/2)	Report[9] Scoreboard[10]	Try: Rowan Gouws  46' Dan du Preez  62' Con: Rowan Gouws  47', 63' (2/2) Pen: Rowan Gouws  24', 30', 57' (3/3) Cards: Barend Potgieter 52' to 61' Marius Louw  79'	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	17 July 2015	Golden Lions U21	36–33	Free State U21	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	15:00	Try: JP du Preez  2' Rohan Janse van Rensburg  15' Christiaan Meyer  22' Koch Marx  28' Gerdus van der Walt  43' Con: Brandan Hewitt (0/1) Kobus Engelbrecht  16', 23', 29', 44' (4/4) Pen: Brandan Hewitt (0/1) Shaun Reynolds  72' (1/1)	Report[9] Scoreboard[11]	Try: Boela Venter  9' Stephan Janse van Rensburg  39' André Swarts  46' Daniel Maartens  61' Nico Lee  64' Con: André Swarts  10', 40', 62', 65' (4/5) Pen: André Swarts (0/1)	Referee: Francois Pretorius

	18 July 2015	Leopards U21	28–8	Eastern Province U21	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	13:00	Try: Jaco Hayward  17', 44' Walt Steenkamp  38' Jeandré Rudolph  57' Con: Schalk Hugo  18', 39', 45', 58' (4/4)	Report[9] Scoreboard[12]	Try: Malcolm Jaer  11' Con: Simon Bolze (0/1) Pen: Simon Bolze  43' (1/1) Cards: CJ Velleman 35' to 45'	Referee: Rodney Boneparte

Bye/s: Western Province U21

Round Three

	24 July 2015	Sharks U21	15–27	Free State U21	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	15:00	Try: Inny Radebe  49' Hyron Andrews  76' Con: Inny Radebe  50' (1/2) Pen: Inny Radebe  24' (1/1)	Report[13] Scoreboard[14]	Try: Jasper Wiese  6' Daniel Maartens  19', 21' Con: André Swarts  6', 19', 22' (3/3) Pen: André Swarts  26', 40' (2/2)	Referee: AJ Jacobs

	24 July 2015	Leopards U21	17–29 [note 1]	Golden Lions U21	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	15:40	Try: Estehan Visagie  25' to be confirmed  41' Dean Stokes  72' Con: Schalk Hugo  42' (1/3)	Report[13] Scoreboard[2]	Try: Cyle Brink  23' Clinton Theron  39' Bobby de Wee  49' Gideon Koegelenberg  57' Con: Shaun Reynolds  24', 40', 58' (3/4) Pen: Shaun Reynolds  5' (1/1) Cards: Bobby de Wee 63' to 75'	Attendance: 106 Referee: Jaco Pretorius

	25 July 2015	Eastern Province U21	13–44	Western Province U21	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:15	Try: Malcolm Jaer  10' Somila Jho  74' Con: Simon Bolze (0/2) Pen: Simon Bolze  2' (1/1) Cards: Jayson Reinecke 67' to 77'	Report[13] Scoreboard[15]	Try: Johan Momsen  16' Ryan Oosthuizen  26' Leolin Zas  57' Christo van der Merwe  62' penalty try  66' Jason Worrall  78' Con: Brandon Thomson  58', 63', 67', 79' (4/6) Pen: Brandon Thomson  9', 47' (2/4)	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Bye/s: Blue Bulls U21

Round Four

	31 July 2015	Eastern Province U21	20–39	Blue Bulls U21	Wolfson Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	17:00	Try: Tyler Paul  46' Lindelwe Zungu  79' Con: Simon Bolze  47' (1/1) Malcolm Jaer  80' (1/1) Pen: Simon Bolze  21', 31' (2/2)	Report[16] Scoreboard[17]	Try: Marco van Staden  38', 74' Marquit September  57', 69' Jixie Molapo  65' Con: Kobus Marais  39', 58' (2/2) Joshua Stander  66', 70' (2/3) Pen: Kobus Marais  42', 45' (2/2) Cards: Matthys Basson 19' to 29'	Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza

	1 August 2015	Sharks U21	46–24	Leopards U21	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	15:00	Try: Marius Louw  32' Khulu Marwana  37' Hyron Andrews  50' Ayron Schramm  56' Inny Radebe  68' Lotter Pretorius  72' Con: Inny Radebe  33', 38', 51', 73' (4/5) Rowan Gouws  69' (1/1) Pen: Inny Radebe  17', 26' (2/4) Cards: Rowan Gouws 22' to 33'	Report[16] Scoreboard[18]	Try: Dalen Goliath  44' Elden Schoeman  64', 77' Con: Schalk Hugo  45', 65', 78' (3/3) Pen: Schalk Hugo  23' (1/1) Cards: DJ Putter 30' to 40'	Referee: Ben Crouse

	1 August 2015	Western Province U21	24–19	Golden Lions U21	City Park Stadium, Crawford
	16:00	Try: Leolin Zas  1' Christo van der Merwe  11' Justin Phillips  20' Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis  2', 12', 21' (3/3) Pen: Grant Hermanus (0/1) Jean-Luc du Plessis  53' (1/2)	Report[16] Scoreboard[19]	Try: Cyle Brink  4', 77' Gerdus van der Walt  44' Con: Brandan Hewitt  45' (1/2) Shaun Reynolds  78' (1/1)	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Bye/s: Free State U21

Round Five

	8 August 2015	Eastern Province U21	14–73	Golden Lions U21	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	11:30	Try: Lindelwe Zungu  58' Davron Cameron  71' Con: Simon Bolze  59' (1/1) Davron Cameron  72' (1/1)	Report[20] Scoreboard[21]	Try: Brandan Hewitt  9' Jano Venter  14', 79' Christiaan Meyer  18' Thabo Mabuza  38' Bobby de Wee  40' Ramone Samuels  51' Rohan Janse van Rensburg  54', 81' Koch Marx  66' Dwayne Pienaar  77' Con: Brandan Hewitt  10', 15', 19', 39', 52', 55', 67' (7/8) Shaun Reynolds  78', 80' (2/3)	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

	8 August 2015	Free State U21	36–36	Blue Bulls U21	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	12:05	Try: CJ Coetzee  9' Vuyani Maqina  37' Henry Immelman  48' Jasper Wiese  55' Nardus Erasmus  69' Con: André Swarts  10', 38', 70' (3/3) Henry Immelman  56' (1/2) Pen: André Swarts  74' (1/3)	Report[20] Scoreboard[22]	Try: Kobus Marais  5', 17' Dan Kriel  12' Keanan van Wyk  63' Marco van Staden  78' Con: Kobus Marais  6', 18', 64' (3/4) Joshua Stander  79' (1/1) Pen: Kobus Marais  46' (1/1)	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	8 August 2015	Leopards U21	24–40	Western Province U21	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	13:50	Try: Francois Nel  24' Akhona Nela  46' Myburgh Briers  74' Con: Schalk Hugo  25', 47', 75' (3/3) Pen: Schalk Hugo  40' (1/1) Cards: Zander Schlemmer 29' to 39'	Report[20] Scoreboard[23]	Try: Rikus Bothma  9', 19' Christo van der Merwe  30', 42', 55' Leolin Zas  49' Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis  10', 20', 31', 50', 56' (5/6) Pen: Jean-Luc du Plessis (0/1) Cards: Christo van der Merwe  15'	Referee: Ben Crouse

Round Six

	14 August 2015	Blue Bulls U21	41–31	Leopards U21	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	16:40	Try: Marquit September  7' Heinrich Viljoen  30' Jixie Molapo  36' Ganfried May  39' JP Smith  50' Con: Joshua Stander  8', 31', 37', 40', 51' (5/5) Pen: Joshua Stander  56' (1/1) Kobus Marais  71' (1/1)	Report[24] Scoreboard[25]	Try: Dean Stokes  20' Myburgh Briers  25' Jaco Hayward  48' Stephan Malan  68' Con: Schalk Hugo  21', 26', 49', 69' (4/4) Pen: Schalk Hugo  34' (1/1)	Referee: Sindile Ngcese

	15 August 2015	Western Province U21	22–0	Free State U21	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	12:45	Try: Grant Hermanus  46' Paul Wipplinger  62' Luke van der Smit  80' Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis  47', 81' (2/3) Pen: Grant Hermanus (0/1) Jean-Luc du Plessis  36' (1/2)	Report[24] Scoreboard[26]		Referee: AJ Jacobs

	15 August 2015	Sharks U21	32–20	Eastern Province U21	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	14:45	Try: Alrin Eksteen  5' Inny Radebe  8', 22' Graham Geldenhuys  29' Con: Inny Radebe  9', 23', 30' (3/4) Pen: Inny Radebe  60', 70' (2/2)	Report[24] Scoreboard[27]	Try: Khaya Malotana  35' Warren Swarts  54' Anelisa Mteto  67' Con: MC Venter  55' (1/3) Pen: MC Venter  7' (1/2)	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

Bye/s: Golden Lions U21

Round Seven

	22 August 2015	Leopards U21	7–55	Free State U21	Fanie du Toit Stadium, Potchefstroom
	13:45	Try: Dolf van Deventer  2' Con: Schalk Hugo  3' (1/1) Cards: Wilmar Arnoldi 10' to 20'	Report[28] Scoreboard[29]	Try: Daniel Maartens  4', 11' Stephan Janse van Rensburg  17' Lorenzo Gordon  49' Arrie Vosloo  60' Jasper Wiese  65' Donavan Gissing  70' Con: Arrie Vosloo  5', 12', 18', 50', 61', 66' (6/6) Selvyn Davids  71' (1/1) Pen: Arrie Vosloo  38', 40' (2/2)	Referee: Francois Pretorius

	22 August 2015	Sharks U21	20–19	Golden Lions U21	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	14:45	Try: Ayron Schramm  3' Graham Geldenhuys  75' Con: Inny Radebe  4', 76' (2/2) Pen: Inny Radebe  16', 66' (2/3) Cards: Sipho Mkhize 52' to 63'	Report[28] Scoreboard[30]	Try: Victor Sekekete  26' Aphiwe Dyantyi  53' Rohan Janse van Rensburg  67' Con: Brandan Hewitt  27' (1/2) Shaun Reynolds  68' (1/1) Pen: Brandan Hewitt (0/1) Cards: Clinton Theron  74'	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	22 August 2015	Blue Bulls U21	22–51	Western Province U21	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	16:40	Try: Marco van Staden  9' Jsuan-re Swanepoel  33' Corniel Els  51' Con: Joshua Stander  34' (1/2) Kobus Marais  52' (1/1) Pen: Joshua Stander  24' (1/1)	Report[28] Scoreboard[31]	Try: Justin Phillips  16' Chad Solomon  25' Grant Hermanus  46', 58', 76' Liam Hendricks  60' Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis  59', 61' (2/5) Grant Hermanus  77' (1/1) Pen: Jean-Luc du Plessis  2', 22', 64' (3/3) Grant Hermanus  14', 31' (2/2) Cards: Jean-Luc du Plessis 69' to 79'	Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Bye/s: Eastern Province U21

Round Eight

	28 August 2015	Free State U21	35–38	Western Province U21	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	16:40	Try: Barend Bornman  33' penalty try  45' Lorenzo Gordon  54' Daniel Maartens  58' Zee Mkhabela  78' Con: Arrie Vosloo  34', 43', 55', 59', 79' (5/5) Cards: Lorenzo Gordon 17' to 27'	Report[32] Scoreboard[33]	Try: David Ribbans  9' Grant Hermanus  18' Khanyo Ngcukana  24', 41' Con: Brandon Thomson  10', 19', 42' (3/4) Pen: Brandon Thomson  17', 56', 69', 80' (4/4) Cards: David Ribbans 38' to 44' Grant Hermanus 40' to 47'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Sindile Ngcese

	29 August 2015	Leopards U21	33–55	Blue Bulls U21	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	12:30	Try: Gideon van der Merwe  11' Dalen Goliath  36' Estehan Visagie  44' Myburgh Briers  46' Gerhardus le Roux  51' Con: Schalk Hugo  12', 37', 45', 52' (4/5) Pen: Schalk Hugo (0/2) Cards: Jeandré Rudolph 19' to 29'	Report[32] Scoreboard[34]	Try: Arno van Wyk  7' Ganfried May  16', 53' Marquit September  17', 28' Divan Rossouw  33' Nqoba Mxoli  76' Keanan van Wyk  78' Con: Kobus Marais  17', 18', 29', 34', 77', 79' (6/8) Pen: Kobus Marais  69' (1/1)	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	29 August 2015	Eastern Province U21	25–15	Sharks U21	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	14:30	Try: Franswa Ueckermann  36' Somila Jho  53', 56' Con: MC Venter  37', 54' (2/3) Pen: MC Venter  24' (1/1) Franswa Ueckermann  75' (1/1)	Report[32] Scoreboard[35]	Pen: Inny Radebe  5', 9', 39', 46' (4/5) Rowan Gouws  70' (1/2)	Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Bye/s: Golden Lions U21

Round Nine

	4 September 2015	Blue Bulls U21	17–34	Free State U21	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	16:40	Try: Dan Kriel  19' Joshua Stander  56' Con: Kobus Marais  20' (1/1) Joshua Stander  57' (1/1) Pen: Kobus Marais  28' (1/2)	Report[36] Scoreboard[37]	Try: Stephan Janse van Rensburg  46' Justin Basson  49' Nico Lee  58' Con: Arrie Vosloo  50', 59' (2/3) Pen: Arrie Vosloo  16', 26', 30', 38', 70' (5/6)	Referee: Francois Pretorius

	5 September 2015	Western Province U21	50–14	Leopards U21	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	14:45	Try: Luke Stringer  3', 61' Justin Phillips  33' Sibahle Maxwane  38', 77' Kyle Whyte  42' Khanyo Ngcukana  75' Con: Brandon Thomson  4', 34', 39', 43', 76', 78' (6/7) Pen: Brandon Thomson  24' (1/1)	Report[36] Scoreboard[38]	Try: Dean Stokes  56', 64' Con: Myburgh Briers  57', 64' (2/2) Pen: Myburgh Briers (0/1) Cards: Francois Jacobs  78'	Referee: Rodney Boneparte

	5 September 2015	Golden Lions U21	40–24	Eastern Province U21	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	16:45	Try: Ramone Samuels  4' Aphiwe Dyantyi  14' Cyle Brink  42' Victor Sekekete  62' Thabo Mabuza  67' Gerdus van der Walt  79' Con: Brandan Hewitt  5', 15', 43' (3/3) Shaun Reynolds  63', 68' (2/3) Cards: Pieter Jansen  82'	Report[36] Scoreboard[39]	Try: CJ Velleman  6', 75' Leighton van Wyk  51' Con: MC Venter  7', 52', 76' (3/3) Pen: MC Venter  40' (1/2) Cards: Somila Jho  62' Luvo Claassen  82'	Referee: AJ Jacobs

Bye/s: Sharks U21

Round Ten

	11 September 2015	Eastern Province U21	15–33	Free State U21	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:30	Try: Somila Jho  7', 29' Con: MC Venter  8' (1/2) Pen: Leighton van Wyk  24' (1/2)	Report[40] Scoreboard[41]	Try: Steven Meiring  16', 34' JC Fourie  42' Stephan Janse van Rensburg  54', 65' Con: Arrie Vosloo  17', 35' (2/2) Barend Bornman  43', 55' (2/2) Stephan Janse van Rensburg (0/1)	Referee: Archie Sehlako

	12 September 2015	Sharks U21	32–32	Western Province U21	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	14:45	Try: Graham Geldenhuys  29' Khulu Marwana  35' Alrin Eksteen  37' Marius Louw  80' Con: Inny Radebe  30', 36', 81' (3/4) Pen: Inny Radebe  1', 8' (2/2)	Report[40] Scoreboard[42]	Try: Luke Stringer  24', 50' Khanyo Ngcukana  33' Ryno Eksteen  65' Con: Grant Hermanus  25', 51', 66' (3/4) Pen: Chris Smith  4' (1/1) Grant Hermanus  39' (1/3)	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	12 September 2015	Blue Bulls U21	16–6	Golden Lions U21	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	16:40	Try: Dan Kriel  76' Con: Kobus Marais  77' (1/1) Pen: Joshua Stander  1', 26', 29' (3/3) Kobus Marais (0/1)	Report[40] Scoreboard[43]	Pen: Shaun Reynolds  39', 50' (2/3)	Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Bye/s: Leopards U21

Round Eleven

	18 September 2015	Western Province U21	48–22	Blue Bulls U21	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	16:45	Try: Grant Hermanus  12' Leolin Zas  21' Christo van der Merwe  30' Ryno Eksteen  33' Justin Phillips  42', 49' EW Viljoen  68' Con: Ernst Stapelberg  22', 34', 43', 50' (4/6) Ryno Eksteen  69' (1/1) Pen: Ernst Stapelberg  4' (1/1) Cards: Leolin Zas  58'	Report[44] Scoreboard[45]	Try: Marquit September  6' Nqoba Mxoli  26' Kobus Marais  36' Heinrich Viljoen  80' Con: Kobus Marais  37' (1/3) Dewald Human (0/1) Cards: Chris Massyn 11' to 23'	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	19 September 2015	Golden Lions U21	23–27	Sharks U21	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	12:00	Try: Gerdus van der Walt  56' Jurie Linde  79' Con: Brandan Hewitt  57', 80' (2/2) Pen: Kobus Engelbrecht  5', 9', 21' (3/3)	Report[44] Scoreboard[46]	Try: Johan du Toit  6' Neil Maritz  38' Barend Potgieter  62' Con: Inny Radebe  7', 39', 63' (3/3) Pen: Inny Radebe  12', 16' (2/2) Drop: Inny Radebe (0/2)	Referee: Francois Pretorius

	19 September 2015	Free State U21	60–28	Leopards U21	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	13:00	Try: Joseph Dweba  5' Steven Meiring  17', 27' Boela Venter  43' Daniel Maartens  50', 64' Christiaan Erasmus  68' Stephan Janse van Rensburg  70' Ntokozo Vidima  75' Stephen Rautenbach  79' Con: Stephen Rautenbach  18' (1/3) Ruan Potgieter  44' (1/2) Henry Immelman  65', 69', 76' (3/5)	Report[44] Scoreboard[47]	Try: Gene Willemse  30' Estehan Visagie  40', 77' Jaco Hayward  54' Con: Myburgh Briers  31', 40', 55', 78' (4/4)	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Bye/s: Eastern Province U21

Round Twelve

	25 September 2015	Sharks U21	29–23	Blue Bulls U21	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	17:45	Try: Neil Maritz  25' Inny Radebe  49' Ayron Schramm  60' Marius Louw  73' Con: Inny Radebe  50', 61', 74' (3/4) Pen: Neil Maritz  42' (1/1)	Report[48] Scoreboard[49]	Try: Marquit September  14' Dayan van der Westhuizen  34' Jsuan-re Swanepoel  53' Con: Joshua Stander  54' (1/3) Pen: Joshua Stander  39' (1/1) Dewald Human  78' (1/1)	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	26 September 2015	Free State U21	30–17	Golden Lions U21	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	11:05	Try: Ox Nché  17' Steven Meiring  42' CJ Coetzee  55' Daniel Maartens  68' Con: Arrie Vosloo  18', 44' (2/4) Pen: Arrie Vosloo  11', 80' (2/4)	Report[48] Scoreboard[50]	Try: Christiaan Meyer  24' Ruan Ackermann  71' Con: Brandan Hewitt  25' (1/1) Shaun Reynolds  72' (1/1) Pen: Brandan Hewitt  52' (1/1) Cards: Caswell Khoza 53' to 66'	Attendance: 800 Referee: Sindile Ngcese

	26 September 2015	Eastern Province U21	16–24	Leopards U21	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	12:45	Try: Sibusiso Ngcokovane  22' Malcolm Jaer  65' Con: MC Venter (0/2) Pen: MC Venter  10', 14' (2/3) Cards: Malcolm Jaer 26' to 36' JP Jamieson 35' to 45'	Report[48] Scoreboard[51]	Try: Estehan Visagie  7', 78' Myburgh Briers  38' Gene Willemse  68' Con: Myburgh Briers  69', 79' (2/4) Pen: Myburgh Briers (0/1) Cards: Gideon van der Merwe 13' to 23'	Referee: Renier Vermeulen

Bye/s: Western Province U21

Round Thirteen

	2 October 2015	Golden Lions U21	38–44	Western Province U21	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	15:45	Try: Christiaan Meyer  5' Jano Venter  24', 45' Shaun Reynolds  38' Con: Shaun Reynolds  6', 39', 46' (3/4) Pen: Shaun Reynolds  10', 28', 65' (3/3) Kobus Engelbrecht  80' (1/1) Cards: Cyle Brink 28' to 39' Caswell Khoza 63' to 73'	Report[52] Scoreboard[53]	Try: Khanyo Ngcukana  33', 60' Johan Momsen  48' Jarryd Sage  69' EW Viljoen  78' Con: Brandon Thomson  34', 49', 61' (3/3) Ryno Eksteen  70', 79' (2/2) Pen: Brandon Thomson  13', 27', 42' (3/4) Drop: Ryno Eksteen (0/1) Cards: Chad Solomon  51'	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	2 October 2015	Blue Bulls U21	43–10	Eastern Province U21	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	16:40	Try: Dayan van der Westhuizen  3' Duhan van der Merwe  11' Joshua Stander  27' Philip Orffer  34' Dan Kriel  41' Jason Jenkins  71' Njabula Gumede  79' Con: Joshua Stander  4', 28', 35', 72' (4/6) Dewald Human (0/1)	Report[52] Scoreboard[54]	Try: Malcolm Jaer  1' Con: Leighton van Wyk  2' (1/1) Pen: Leighton van Wyk  4' (1/1) Cards: Leighton van Wyk 31' to 42' CJ Velleman 32' to 42' Jan Uys  77'	Referee: AJ Jacobs

	3 October 2015	Leopards U21	12–45	Sharks U21	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	12:45	Try: Dolf van Deventer  57', 66' Con: Gene Willemse  58' (1/1) Francois Nel (0/1) Cards: Francois Jacobs 45' to 55'	Report[52] Scoreboard[55]	Try: Ayron Schramm  10' Sias Koen  46' Barend Potgieter  53' Wian Vosloo  60' Hyron Andrews  62' Inny Radebe  69' Graham Geldenhuys  73' Con: Inny Radebe  47', 54', 61', 63', 74' (5/7)	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Bye/s: Free State U21

Round Fourteen

	9 October 2015	Western Province U21	45–31	Eastern Province U21	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	15:45	Try: Marcus Kleinbooi  6' EW Viljoen  16', 31' JD Schickerling  22' Christo van der Merwe  28', 66' penalty try  52' Con: Brandon Thomson  17', 23', 32', 53', 67' (5/7)	Report[56] Scoreboard[57]	Try: CJ Velleman  9' Warren Swarts  39' Franswa Ueckermann  44', 65' Wynand Grassmann  79' Con: Leighton van Wyk  40', 45', 66' (3/4) Lindelwe Zungu (0/1) Cards: Stephan Ebersohn  48' CJ Velleman  50' Wynand Grassmann  57'	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

	10 October 2015	Free State U21	74–22	Sharks U21	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	12:00	Try: Lorenzo Gordon  1', 20' Ox Nché  3' Jasper Wiese  6', 50', 75' Henry Immelman  25' CJ Coetzee  27' Arrie Vosloo  34' Daniel Maartens  45' Justin Basson  47' Conraad van Vuuren  56' Con: Arrie Vosloo  2', 26', 28', 35', 46' (5/10) André Swarts  57', 76' (2/2)	Report[56] Scoreboard[58]	Try: Ray Williams  16', 63' Wian Vosloo  65' Malcolm Cele  79' Con: Colin Willemse  17', 80' (2/4)	Attendance: 200 Referee: Ricus van der Hoven

	10 October 2015	Golden Lions U21	56–20	Leopards U21	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	13:45	Try: Shaun Reynolds  18', 64' Jano Venter  24', 56' Aphiwe Dyantyi  27', 82' Cameron Rooi  35' Victor Sekekete  78' Con: Shaun Reynolds  18', 25', 28', 36', 57', 65' (6/6) Kobus Engelbrecht  79', 83' (2/2)	Report[56] Scoreboard[59]	Try: Chriswill September  33' Gideon van der Merwe  43' Dalen Goliath  61' Con: Myburgh Briers  44' (1/3) Pen: Myburgh Briers  9' (1/1)	Referee: Francois Pretorius

Bye/s: Blue Bulls U21

Semi-Finals

	17 October 2015	Free State U21	27–22	Sharks U21	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	13:00	Try: Steven Meiring  4' Nico Lee  17', 67' Arrie Vosloo  41' Con: Arrie Vosloo  5' (1/3) André Swarts  68' (1/1) Pen: Arrie Vosloo (0/1) André Swarts  55' (1/1) Cards: Ntokozo Vidima  70'	Report[60] Scoreboard[61]	Try: Ayron Schramm  22' Graham Geldenhuys  34' Con: Inny Radebe (0/2) Pen: Inny Radebe  2', 37', 61', 71' (4/4) Cards: Marius Louw 3' to 13' Graham Geldenhuys  14'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Francois Pretorius

	17 October 2015	Western Province U21	43–20	Golden Lions U21	City Park Stadium, Crawford
	14:00	Try: EW Viljoen  15' Luke Stringer  22', 53', 58' David Ribbans  35' Leolin Zas  54' Con: Brandon Thomson  16', 23', 36', 54', 55' (5/6) Pen: Brandon Thomson  7' (1/2) Cards: Christo van der Merwe  73' Liam Hendricks  75'	Report[60] Scoreboard[62]	Try: Victor Sekekete  67' Koch Marx  69' Con: Shaun Reynolds  67', 70' (2/2) Pen: Shaun Reynolds  2', 19' (2/2) Cards: Christiaan Meyer 49' to 59' Aphiwe Dyantyi 52' to 62' Clinton Theron  55'	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Final

	24 October 2015	Western Province U21	52–17	Free State U21	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	11:15	Try: Grant Hermanus  10' EW Viljoen  19' Brandon Thomson  60' David Ribbans  65' Leolin Zas  73' James Verity-Amm  78' Con: Brandon Thomson  11', 20', 61', 65' (4/5) Jean-Luc du Plessis  74' (1/1) Pen: Brandon Thomson  17', 28', 55', 57' (4/4)	Report[63] Scoreboard[64]	Try: Ox Nché  23' Steven Meiring  69' Con: Arrie Vosloo  24' (1/1) André Swarts  69' (1/1) Pen: Arrie Vosloo  13' (1/1)	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

Honours

The honour roll for the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A was:

2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A Honours
Champions:	Western Province U21
Top Try Scorer:	Daniel Maartens, Free State U21 (10)
Top Points Scorer:	Inny Radebe, Sharks U21 (135)

Players

Player statistics

The following table contain points which were scored in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A:^{[65] [note 1]}

All point scorers
No	Player	Team	T	C	P	DG	Pts
1	Inny Radebe	Sharks U21	6	24	19	0	135
2	Brandon Thomson	Western Province U21	1	30	15	0	110
3	Arrie Vosloo [note 2]	Free State U21	3	24	10	0	93
4	Shaun Reynolds	Golden Lions U21	3	21	9	0	84
5	Kobus Marais	Blue Bulls U21	3	17	6	0	67
6	Joshua Stander	Blue Bulls U21	2	16	7	0	63
	André Swarts	Free State U21	2	19	5	0	63
8	Brandan Hewitt	Golden Lions U21	1	21	2	0	53
9	Grant Hermanus	Western Province U21	7	4	3	0	52
10	Daniel Maartens	Free State U21	10	0	0	0	50
11	Schalk Hugo	Leopards U21	0	20	3	0	49
12	Steven Meiring	Free State U21	9	0	0	0	45
	Marquit September	Blue Bulls U21	9	0	0	0	45
	Christo van der Merwe	Western Province U21	9	0	0	0	45
15	Myburgh Briers	Leopards U21	4	9	1	0	41
	Jean-Luc du Plessis	Western Province U21	0	13	5	0	41
17	Rowan Gouws	Sharks U21	1	3	8	0	35
	Luke Stringer	Western Province U21	7	0	0	0	35
	Jano Venter	Golden Lions U21	7	0	0	0	35
	Jasper Wiese	Free State U21	7	0	0	0	35
21	Cyle Brink	Golden Lions U21	6	0	0	0	30
	Stephan Janse van Rensburg	Free State U21	6	0	0	0	30
	Khanyo Ngcukana	Western Province U21	6	0	0	0	30
	EW Viljoen	Western Province U21	6	0	0	0	30
	Estehan Visagie	Leopards U21	6	0	0	0	30
	Leolin Zas	Western Province U21	6	0	0	0	30
27	MC Venter	Eastern Province U21	0	7	5	0	29
28	Graham Geldenhuys	Sharks U21	5	0	0	0	25
	Rohan Janse van Rensburg	Golden Lions U21	5	0	0	0	25
	Somila Jho	Eastern Province U21	5	0	0	0	25
	Nico Lee	Free State U21	5	0	0	0	25
	Christiaan Meyer	Golden Lions U21	5	0	0	0	25
	Justin Phillips	Western Province U21	5	0	0	0	25
	Ayron Schramm	Sharks U21	5	0	0	0	25
	Gerdus van der Walt	Golden Lions U21	5	0	0	0	25
	Dayan van der Westhuizen	Blue Bulls U21	5	0	0	0	25
37	Kobus Engelbrecht	Golden Lions U21	0	6	4	0	24
	Malcolm Jaer	Eastern Province U21	4	2	0	0	24
39	Henry Immelman	Free State U21	3	4	0	0	23
40	CJ Coetzee	Free State U21	4	0	0	0	20
	Aphiwe Dyantyi	Golden Lions U21	4	0	0	0	20
	Lorenzo Gordon	Free State U21	4	0	0	0	20
	Jaco Hayward	Leopards U21	4	0	0	0	20
	Dan Kriel	Blue Bulls U21	4	0	0	0	20
	Koch Marx	Golden Lions U21	4	0	0	0	20
	Ganfried May	Blue Bulls U21	4	0	0	0	20
	Victor Sekekete	Golden Lions U21	4	0	0	0	20
	Dean Stokes	Leopards U21	4	0	0	0	20
	Marco van Staden	Blue Bulls U21	4	0	0	0	20
50	Ernst Stapelberg	Western Province U21	0	5	3	0	19
	Leighton van Wyk	Eastern Province U21	1	4	2	0	19
52	Franswa Ueckermann	Eastern Province U21	3	0	1	0	18
53	Simon Bolze	Eastern Province U21	0	2	4	0	16
	Ryno Eksteen	Western Province U21	2	3	0	0	16
55	Hyron Andrews	Sharks U21	3	0	0	0	15
	Dalen Goliath	Leopards U21	3	0	0	0	15
	Wynand Grassmann	Eastern Province U21	3	0	0	0	15
	Marius Louw	Sharks U21	3	0	0	0	15
	Ox Nché	Free State U21	3	0	0	0	15
	David Ribbans	Western Province U21	3	0	0	0	15
	Dolf van Deventer	Leopards U21	3	0	0	0	15
	CJ Velleman	Eastern Province U21	3	0	0	0	15
	Boela Venter	Free State U21	3	0	0	0	15
64	Neil Maritz	Sharks U21	2	0	1	0	13
65	Gene Willemse	Leopards U21	2	1	0	0	12
66	Justin Basson	Free State U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Rikus Bothma	Western Province U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Bobby de Wee	Golden Lions U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Alrin Eksteen	Sharks U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Thabo Mabuza	Golden Lions U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Khulu Marwana	Sharks U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Sibahle Maxwane	Western Province U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Jixie Molapo	Blue Bulls U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Johan Momsen	Western Province U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Nqoba Mxoli	Blue Bulls U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Barend Potgieter	Sharks U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Ramone Samuels	Golden Lions U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Elden Schoeman	Leopards U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Jsuan-re Swanepoel	Blue Bulls U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Warren Swarts	Eastern Province U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Gideon van der Merwe	Leopards U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Keanan van Wyk	Blue Bulls U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Heinrich Viljoen	Blue Bulls U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Wian Vosloo	Sharks U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Ray Williams	Sharks U21	2	0	0	0	10
	Lindelwe Zungu	Eastern Province U21	2	0	0	0	10
87	Barend Bornman	Free State U21	1	2	0	0	9
88	Davron Cameron	Eastern Province U21	1	1	0	0	7
	Stephen Rautenbach	Free State U21	1	1	0	0	7
90	Ruan Ackermann	Golden Lions U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Malcolm Cele	Sharks U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Dan du Preez	Sharks U21	1	0	0	0	5
	JP du Preez	Golden Lions U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Johan du Toit	Sharks U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Joseph Dweba	Free State U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Corniel Els	Blue Bulls U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Christiaan Erasmus	Free State U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Nardus Erasmus	Free State U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Johan Esterhuizen	Golden Lions U21	1	0	0	0	5
	JC Fourie	Free State U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Donavan Gissing	Free State U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Njabula Gumede	Blue Bulls U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Liam Hendricks	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Günther Janse van Vuuren	Free State U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Jason Jenkins	Blue Bulls U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Marcus Kleinbooi	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Gideon Koegelenberg	Golden Lions U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Sias Koen	Sharks U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Gerhardus le Roux	Leopards U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Jurie Linde	Golden Lions U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Stephan Malan	Leopards U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Khaya Malotana	Eastern Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Vuyani Maqina	Free State U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Zee Mkhabela	Free State U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Anelisa Mteto	Eastern Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Sibusiso Ngcokovane	Eastern Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Francois Nel	Leopards U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Akhona Nela	Leopards U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Riaan O'Neill	Sharks U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Ryan Oosthuizen	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Philip Orffer	Blue Bulls U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Tyler Paul	Eastern Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Dwayne Pienaar	Golden Lions U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Lotter Pretorius	Sharks U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Cameron Rooi	Golden Lions U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Divan Rossouw	Blue Bulls U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Jeandré Rudolph	Leopards U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Jarryd Sage	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	JD Schickerling	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Chriswill September	Leopards U21	1	0	0	0	5
	JP Smith	Blue Bulls U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Chad Solomon	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Walt Steenkamp	Leopards U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Clinton Theron	Golden Lions U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Duhan van der Merwe	Blue Bulls U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Luke van der Smit	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Conraad van Vuuren	Free State U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Arno van Wyk	Blue Bulls U21	1	0	0	0	5
	James Verity-Amm	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Ntokozo Vidima	Free State U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Kyle Whyte	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Paul Wipplinger	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
	Jason Worrall	Western Province U21	1	0	0	0	5
144	Colin Willemse	Sharks U21	0	2	0	0	4
145	Dewald Human	Blue Bulls U21	0	0	1	0	3
	Chris Smith	Western Province U21	0	0	1	0	3
147	Selvyn Davids	Free State U21	0	1	0	0	2
	Ruan Potgieter	Free State U21	0	1	0	0	2
–	penalty try	Western Province U21	2	0	0	0	10
		Free State U21	1	0	0	0	5
–	to be confirmed [note 1]	Leopards U21	1	0	0	0	5
* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points.

Squads

The teams released the following squad lists:

2015 Blue Bulls U21 squad^[66]

Forwards		Calvonn Allison  • Matthys Basson  • Corné Cooper  • Corniel Els  • Aston Fortuin  • Stefaan Grundlingh  • Njabula Gumede  • Riekert Hattingh  • Nico Janse van Rensburg  • Jason Jenkins  • Vuyo Khathide  • Chris Massyn  • Nqoba Mxoli  • Menzi Nhlabathi  • Abongile Nonkontwana  • Le Roux Roets  • Pierre Schoeman  • Eli Snyman  • Jsuan-re Swanepoel  • Carel Swart  • Jan van der Merwe  • Dayan van der Westhuizen  • Marco van Staden  • Arno van Wyk  • Johan van Wyk  • Heinrich Viljoen  • Did not play:  • Johan Bannink  • Jan-Henning Campher  • Hanro Liebenberg  • Brandon Meyer  • Xander van Wyk
Backs		Wesley Cupido  • Dewald Human  • Dan Kriel  • Adrian Maebane  • Kobus Marais  • Theo Maree  • Duncan Matthews  • Ganfried May  • Jixie Molapo  • Philip Orffer  • Divan Rossouw  • Peet Schoeman  • Marquit September  • JP Smith  • Joshua Stander  • Marcel Steyn-Scholtz  • Duhan van der Merwe  • Keanan van Wyk  • Leighton van Wyk  • Impi Visser  • Did not play:  • Tinus de Beer  • Warrick Gelant  • Jurie Linde  • Lourens Pretorius  • Ivan van Zyl  • Kurt Webster  • Lourens Weyer

2015 Eastern Province U21 squad^[67]

Forwards		Ronnie Beyl  • Brandon Brown  • Stephan Ebersohn  • Wynand Grassmann  • Jedwyn Harty  • Justin Hollis  • Andrew Hughes  • Gerrit Huisamen  • JP Jamieson  • Kevin Kaba  • Arno Lotter  • Matthew Moore  • David Murray  • Tyler Paul  • Jayson Reinecke  • Jan Uys  • Elandré van der Merwe  • Cameron van Heerden  • Stefan van Schalkwyk  • CJ Velleman  • Thembelihle Yase  • Did not play:  • Qhama Mvimbi  • Philip Odendaal  • Erwin Slabbert
Backs		Sam Bedlow  • Simon Bolze  • Davron Cameron  • Luvo Claassen  • Ivan-John du Preez  • Riaan Esterhuizen  • Malcolm Jaer  • Somila Jho  • Khaya Malotana  • Anelisa Mteto  • Mihlali Nchukana  • Sibusiso Ngocovane  • Luan Nieuwoudt  • Jacquis Oosthuizen  • Warren Swarts  • Franswa Ueckermann  • Leighton van Wyk  • MC Venter  • Lindelwe Zungu  • Did not play:  • Martin Keller  • Rameez Nell

2015 Free State U21 squad^[68]

Forwards		Justin Basson  • Joseph Dweba  • WP Eloff  • Nardus Erasmus  • JC Fourie  • Johann Grundlingh  • Günther Janse van Vuuren  • Johan Kotze  • Willandré Kotzenberg  • Daniel Maartens  • Steven Meiring  • Ox Nché  • Fiffy Rampeta  • SJ Roux  • Francois Steyn  • Conraad van Vuuren  • Boela Venter  • Reinach Venter  • Ntokozo Vidima  • Jasper Wiese  • Did not play:  • Gopolang Molefe  • Rayno Nel  • Daniel Nyamugama  • Markus Odendaal  • Petrus Senekal  • Pieter Venter
Backs		Darren Baron  • Barend Bornman  • CJ Coetzee  • Luke Cyster  • Selvyn Davids  • Carl Durow  • Christiaan Erasmus  • Donavan Gissing  • TJ Goddard  • Lorenzo Gordon  • Henry Immelman  • Stephan Janse van Rensburg  • Gerrie Labuschagné  • Nico Lee  • Vuyani Maqina  • Ali Mgijima  • Zee Mkhabela  • Sergeal Petersen  • Ruan Potgieter  • Armand Pretorius  • Stephen Rautenbach  • André Swarts  • Louis Venter  • Arrie Vosloo  • Did not play:  • Pieter Faber  • Sechaba Matsoele  • Johan Nel  • Masego Toolo  • Clinton Toua  • Arno van Staden  • Morné van Staden

2015 Golden Lions U21 squad^[69]

Forwards		Ruan Ackermann  • Cyle Brink  • CJ Conradie  • Bobby de Wee  • Gavin Delport  • JP du Preez  • Pieter Jansen  • Gideon Koegelenberg  • Kyle Kruger  • Thabo Mabuza  • Arnout Malherbe  • Dwayne Pienaar  • Le Roux Roets  • Ramone Samuels  • Pieter Scholtz  • Victor Sekekete  • Dylan Smith  • Clinton Theron  • Jano Venter  • Steph Vermeulen  • Did not play:  • Derik Bezuidenhout  • Estian Enslin  • Marnus Erasmus  • CJ Greeff  • Ethan Louw  • Malcolm Marx  • FP Pelser  • Vernon Petersen  • Vean Roodt
Backs		Jamie Campbell  • Steven du Plessis  • Aphiwe Dyantyi  • Kobus Engelbrecht  • Johan Esterhuizen  • Lungelo Gosa  • Lloyd Greeff  • Brandan Hewitt  • Rohan Janse van Rensburg  • Caswell Khoza  • Jurie Linde  • Devon Maree  • Koch Marx  • Christiaan Meyer  • Godfrey Ramaboea  • Shaun Reynolds  • Cameron Rooi  • Gerdus van der Walt  • Did not play:  • Keagon Gordon  • Michal Haznar  • Sampie Hearn  • Warren Potgieter  • Jade Solomons  • Corné Vermaak

2015 Leopards U21 squad^[70]

Forwards		Wilmar Arnoldi  • Tiaan Bezuidenhout  • Jaco Botha  • Thomas Dreyer  • Roan Grobbelaar  • JC Hulley  • Francois Jacobs  • Gerhardus le Roux  • Mogau Mabokela  • Stephan Malan  • DJ Putter  • Jeandré Rudolph  • Zander Schlemmer  • Roché Steenkamp  • Walt Steenkamp  • Gideon van der Merwe  • Dolf van Deventer  • Joshua van Niekerk  • Estehan Visagie  • Did not play:  • Lourens Boddington  • Heinrich de Jongh  • Louis Grey  • Funani Mabala  • Janus Myburgh  • Louis van der Westhuizen
Backs		Lourens Basson  • Myburgh Briers  • Sydney du Plessis  • Dries du Plooy  • Dalen Goliath  • Jaco Hayward  • Schalk Hugo  • Luan Kleynhans  • Alvino Montjies  • Francois Nel  • Akhona Nela  • Lecander Sales  • Elden Schoeman  • Chriswill September  • Dean Stokes  • Gene Willemse  • Did not play:  • George-Lee Erasmus  • Arthur Festus  • Eugene Hare  • Tokkie Kasselman  • Bongani Mbongo

2015 Sharks U21 squad^[71]

Forwards		Hyron Andrews  • Chris de Beer  • Jean Droste  • Petrus du Buson  • Andrew du Plessis  • Dan du Preez  • Jean-Luc du Preez  • Johan du Toit  • Reyno du Toit  • Thomas du Toit  • Mees Erasmus  • Graham Geldenhuys  • Kyle Hatherell  • Sias Koen  • Ruan Kramer  • Mzamo Majola  • Mthunzi Moloi  • Barend Potgieter  • Ayron Schramm  • Linda Thwala  • Kerron van Vuuren  • Wian Vosloo  • Ray Williams  • Did not play:  • JP Grobler  • Cohen Wortley
Backs		Matthew Alborough  • Thobekani Buthelezi  • Malcolm Cele  • Michael Cloete  • Marcel Coetzee  • Alrin Eksteen  • Kelvin Elder  • André Esterhuizen  • Jacques Fick  • Rowan Gouws  • Sandile Kubekha  • Marius Louw  • Retief Marais  • Neil Maritz  • Khulu Marwana  • Nkululeko Mcuma  • Sipho Mkhize  • Nkululeko Ndlovu  • Riaan O'Neill  • Lotter Pretorius  • Inny Radebe  • Matt Reece-Edwards  • Wion Robbertse  • Colin Willemse  • Did not play:  • Josh Bragman  • Merlyn Pieterse

2015 Western Province U21 squad^[72]

Forwards		Wesley Adonis  • Rikus Bothma  • Daniel du Plessis  • Liam Hendricks  • Johan Momsen  • Devon Nash  • David Ribbans  • JD Schickerling  • Hanno Snyman  • Chad Solomon  • Luke Stringer  • Christo van der Merwe  • Luke van der Smit  • Kobus van Dyk  • Burger van Niekerk  • Frans van Wyk  • Jacques Vermeulen  • Kyle Whyte  • Paul Wipplinger  • Did not play:  • Tahriq Allen  • Michael Badenhorst  • Francois Esterhuyzen  • Wiehan Jacobs  • Wayrin Losper  • Wilco Louw  • Jacques Oosthuizen  • Alva Senderayi  • Nyasha Tarusenga  • Msizi Zondi
Backs		Daniël du Plessis  • Jean-Luc du Plessis  • Ryno Eksteen  • SP Ferreira  • Grant Hermanus  • Marcus Kleinbooi  • Jason Marcus  • Sibahle Maxwale  • Khanyo Ngcukana  • Ryan Oosthuizen  • Justin Phillips  • Jarryd Sage  • Chris Smith  • Ernst Stapelberg  • Brandon Thomson  • James Verity-Amm  • EW Viljoen  • Jason Worrall  • Leolin Zas  • Did not play:  • Siya Alam  • Heinrich Buhr  • Suwi Chibale  • Dennis Cox  • Keenan Jacobs  • Gino Lupini  • Dewald Naudé  • Lester Phillips  • Darryn Rix

Discipline

The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:^[73]

Cards
Player	Team
Marius Louw	Sharks U21	1	1
Leolin Zas	Western Province U21	1	0
CJ Velleman	Eastern Province U21	0	4
Francois Jacobs	Leopards U21	0	2
Caswell Khoza	Golden Lions U21	0	2
Clinton Theron	Golden Lions U21	0	2
Christo van der Merwe	Western Province U21	0	2
Wilmar Arnoldi	Leopards U21	0	1
Matthys Basson	Blue Bulls U21	0	1
Cyle Brink	Golden Lions U21	0	1
Luvo Claassen	Eastern Province U21	0	1
Bobby de Wee	Golden Lions U21	0	1
Jean-Luc du Plessis	Western Province U21	0	1
Aphiwe Dyantyi	Golden Lions U21	0	1
Stephan Ebersohn	Eastern Province U21	0	1
Graham Geldenhuys	Sharks U21	0	1
Lorenzo Gordon	Free State U21	0	1
Rowan Gouws	Sharks U21	0	1
Wynand Grassmann	Eastern Province U21	0	1
Liam Hendricks	Western Province U21	0	1
Grant Hermanus	Western Province U21	0	1
Malcolm Jaer	Eastern Province U21	0	1
JP Jamieson	Eastern Province U21	0	1
Pieter Jansen	Golden Lions U21	0	1
Somila Jho	Eastern Province U21	0	1
Daniel Maartens	Free State U21	0	1
Chris Massyn	Blue Bulls U21	0	1
Christiaan Meyer	Golden Lions U21	0	1
Sipho Mkhize	Sharks U21	0	1
Barend Potgieter	Sharks U21	0	1
DJ Putter	Leopards U21	0	1
Jayson Reinecke	Eastern Province U21	0	1
David Ribbans	Western Province U21	0	1
Jeandré Rudolph	Leopards U21	0	1
Zander Schlemmer	Leopards U21	0	1
Chad Solomon	Western Province U21	0	1
Jan Uys	Eastern Province U21	0	1
Gideon van der Merwe	Leopards U21	0	1
Leighton van Wyk	Eastern Province U21	0	1
Ntokozo Vidima	Free State U21	0	1
* Legend: = Sent off, = Sin-binned

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A:

2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A referees

Referees

Rodney Boneparte • Ben Crouse • Stephan Geldenhuys • AJ Jacobs • Cwengile Jadezweni • Sindile Ngcese • Tahla Ntshakaza • Francois Pretorius • Jaco Pretorius • Rasta Rasivhenge • Archie Sehlako • Ricus van der Hoven • Lourens van der Merwe • Renier Vermeulen

See also

• Currie Cup
• 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division
• 2015 Currie Cup qualification
• 2015 Currie Cup First Division
• 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B
• 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A
• 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group B

Notes

1. There is a discrepancy with the result for the Round Three match between the Golden Lions U21 and Leopards U21 on the official South African Rugby Union website.Scoreboard^[2] The Final Score is given as 17–29 – which was also the result reported by the Golden Lions' official Twitter account^[3] – but the sum of the individual scores in the match add up to a 12–29 result. A third try for the Leopards U21s is seemingly missing from the match breakdown (this is also backed up by a 42nd-minute conversion being scored with no corresponding try), but has been included on this page. The tries for and tries against for the Golden Lions U21 don't correspond with the sum of tries in the match reports, plus the logs indicate that Leopards U21 got five four-try bonus points, while they only got four bonus points according to the match reports.
2. On the SARU points scorer page, Arrie Vosloo's are split; some of them are listed against Jacobus Vosloo. This is due to duplicate player profiles existing for the player. These have been added together in this list.

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External links

• "SA Rugby Competition – 2015 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.