2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship

2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship
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The 2014 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship was a rugby union competition held between the Under-21 players from the fourteen provincial rugby unions in South Africa, plus the Limpopo Blue Bulls sub-union. It was contested from 11 July to 25 October 2014.

Group A

Competition

There were seven participating teams in the 2014 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 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the 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 winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the same venue as the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division Final.

The bottom team in Group A played a play-off game at home against the winner of the Group B final for a place in Group A in 2015.

Teams

Location of teams in 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A

Team Listing

The following teams took part in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A competition:

2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A teams
Team Stadium/s
Blue Bulls U21 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Border U21 Buffalo City Stadium, East London
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

Log

The final log of the round-robin stage of the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A is:[1]

2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A log

Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Western Province U21 12 11 0 1 580 268 +312 83 36 10 0 54
2 Blue Bulls U21 12 9 0 3 600 225 +375 81 27 8 2 46
3 Golden Lions U21 12 8 0 4 543 262 +281 79 31 9 1 42
4 Free State U21 12 7 0 5 429 273 +156 59 36 6 1 35
5 Sharks U21 12 5 0 7 413 376 +37 56 50 5 0 25
6 Leopards U21 12 2 0 10 353 442 −89 49 56 5 2 15
7 Border U21 12 0 0 12 59 1131 −1072 4 175 0 0 0
Blue Bulls U21, Free State U21, Golden Lions U21 and Western Province U21 qualified for the semi-finals.
Border U21 qualified for the promotion/relegation play-offs.

Updated 5 October 2014.

Fixtures and results

Round One

Bye/s: Golden Lions U21

Round Two

Bye/s: Free State U21

Round Three

Bye/s: Blue Bulls U21

Round Four

Bye/s: Western Province U21

Round Five

Bye/s: Sharks U21

Round Six

Bye/s: Leopards U21

Round Seven

Bye/s: Sharks U21

Round Eight

Bye/s: Border U21

Round Nine

Bye/s: Western Province U21

Round Ten

Bye/s: Blue Bulls U21

Round Eleven

Bye/s: Free State U21

Round Twelve

Bye/s: Golden Lions U21

Round Thirteen

Bye/s: Border U21

Round Fourteen

Bye/s: Leopards U21

Semi-Finals

Final

Honours

2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship
Group A Champions
Blue Bulls U21

Group B

Competition

There were eight participating teams in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B. 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 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the 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 winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the same venue as the 2014 Currie Cup First Division Final.

The winner of the final played a play-off game away from home against the bottom team in Group A for a place in Group A in 2015.

Teams

Location of teams in 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B

Team Listing

The following teams took part in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B competition:

2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B teams
Team Stadium/s
Boland U21 Boland Stadium, Wellington
Eastern Province U21 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Falcons U21 Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Griquas U21 Hoffe Park Stadium, Kimberley
Griffons U21 North West Stadium, Welkom
Limpopo Blue Bulls U21 Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Pumas U21 Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
SWD U21 Outeniqua Park, George

Log

The final log of the round-robin stage of the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B is:[63]

2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B log

Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Eastern Province U21 7 7 0 0 261 90 +171 35 12 6 0 34
2 Boland U21 7 6 0 1 305 162 +143 47 23 6 0 30
3 SWD U21 7 5 0 2 202 171 +31 27 22 3 0 23
4 Limpopo Blue Bulls U21 7 3 0 4 230 177 +53 37 24 5 3 20
5 Griquas U21 7 3 0 4 136 190 −54 18 28 2 2 16
6 Falcons U21 7 3 0 4 173 212 −39 23 30 2 1 15
7 Pumas U21 7 1 0 6 136 212 −76 21 31 2 1 7
8 Griffons U21 7 0 0 7 133 362 −229 17 55 0 1 1
Boland U21, Eastern Province U21, Limpopo Blue Bulls U21 and SWD U21 qualified for the semi-finals.
Eastern Province U21 qualified for the promotion/relegation play-offs.

Fixtures and results

Round One

Bye/s: Boland U21, Limpopo Blue Bulls U21

Round Two

Round Three

Bye/s: Griquas U21, Pumas U21

Round Four

Bye/s: Griffons U21, SWD U21

Round Five

Round Six

Round Seven

Round Eight

Bye/s: Eastern Province U21, Falcons U21

Semi-Finals

Final

Honours

2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship
Group B Champions
Eastern Province U21

Promotion/Relegation play-off

See also

External links

References

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