2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship

2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship
Champions Blue Bulls
Runners-up Natal Sharks
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The 2011 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship was contested from 15 July to 29 October 2011. The tournament featured the Under-21 players from the fourteen provincial rugby unions in South Africa.

Competition

Division A

There were seven participating teams in the 2011 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship Division 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 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division Final.

The bottom team in Division A played a play-off game at home against the winner of the Division B final for a place in Division A in 2012.

Division B

There were seven participating teams in the 2011 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship Division 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 2011 Currie Cup First Division Final

The winner of the final played a play-off game away from home against the bottom team in Division A for a place in Division A in 2012.

Teams

Team Listing

The following teams will take part in the 2011 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship competition:

Division A
Team Stadium/s
Blue Bulls Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Falcons Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
Free State Cheetahs Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Golden Lions Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Leopards Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng
Natal Sharks Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
Western Province Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Division B
Team Stadium/s
Boland Cavaliers Boland Stadium, Wellington
Border Bulldogs Buffalo City Stadium, East London
Eastern Province Kings Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Griquas Griqua Park, Kimberley
Griffons North West Stadium, Welkom
Pumas Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Puma Stadium, Witbank
SWD Eagles Outeniqua Park, George

Division A

Table

2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship Division A Table
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Blue Bulls 12 10 0 2 544 252 +292 61 30 7 1 48
2 Western Province 12 9 0 3 493 238 +255 69 24 8 3 47
3 Natal Sharks 12 8 1 3 482 265 +217 63 28 6 1 41
4 Golden Lions 12 7 1 4 477 311 +166 63 36 6 2 38
5 Free State Cheetahs 12 3 0 9 394 388 +6 50 41 6 3 21
6 Leopards 12 4 0 8 327 548 -221 42 78 3 1 20
7 Falcons 12 0 0 12 153 868 -715 20 131 1 0 1
The top 4 teams qualified for the Semi-Finals.
The bottom team will play in a relegation play-off game.

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

Fixtures and results

Regular Season

Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Round Five
Round Six
Round Seven
Round Eight
Round Nine
Round Ten
Round Eleven
Round Twelve
Round Thirteen
Round Fourteen

Play-Off Games

Semi-Finals
Final

Division B

Table

2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship Division B Table
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Eastern Province Kings 6 6 0 0 241 143 +98 28 17 4 0 28
2 Border Bulldogs 6 5 0 1 188 109 +79 21 14 3 0 23
3 Griquas 6 4 0 2 161 160 +1 19 19 3 1 20
4 Pumas 6 2 0 4 188 173 +15 26 17 4 3 15
5 Boland Cavaliers 6 2 0 4 136 199 -63 19 24 2 1 11
6 Griffons 6 1 0 5 163 215 -52 22 28 3 3 10
7 SWD Eagles 6 1 0 5 112 190 -78 12 28 1 1 6
The top 4 teams qualify for the Semi-Finals.
The title play-off winner play in a promotion play-off game.

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

Fixtures and results

Regular Season

Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Round Five
Round Six
Round Seven
Round Eight
Round Nine

Play-Off Games

Semi-Finals
Final

Promotion/Relegation play-off

Border Bulldogs were promoted to Division A. Falcons were relegated to Division B.

See also

External links

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