The 2013 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship will be contested from 12 July to 26 October 2013. The tournament will feature the Under-21 players from the fourteen provincial rugby unions in South Africa.
Competition
Group A
There are seven participating teams in the 2013 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A. 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 are awarded to teams that score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by 7 points or less. Teams are ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).
The top 4 teams will qualify for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finish first has home advantage against the team that finish fourth, while the team that finish second has home advantage against the team that finish third. The winners of these semi-finals will play each other in the final, at the same venue as the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division Final.
The bottom team in Group A will play a play-off game at home against the winner of the Group B final for a place in Group A in 2014.
Group B
There are eight participating teams in the 2013 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship Group B. These teams will play each other once over the course of the season, either at home or away.
Teams will receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points are awarded to teams that score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by 7 points or less. Teams are ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).
The top 4 teams will qualify for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finish first has home advantage against the team that finish fourth, while the team that finish second has home advantage against the team that finish third. The winners of these semi-finals will play each other in the final, at the same venue as the 2013 Currie Cup First Division Final.
The winner of the final will play a play-off game away from home against the bottom team in Group A for a place in Group A in 2014.
Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: 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
Try: Louwrens Strydom 53' Leon Meyer 81' Con: Kobus du Plessis 54' (1/1) Ryno Smith 81' (1/1) Pen: Kobus du Plessis 18' (1/1) Cards:Marno Redelinghuys 47' to 57' Ettienne Smith 61' to 73' Armandt Stoman 67' to 77'
Try: Stephen Griesel 32' JJ de Klerk 79' Con: Jan Stephanus Strumpher (0/1) Niel Marais 80' (1/1) Pen: Jan Stephanus Strumpher 8', 18', 27', 47', 57' (5/6)
Try: Mark Pretorius 13' Kwagga Smith45' Harold Vorster 48' Marais Schmidt 63' Jacques Nel 67' PJ Walters 81' Con: Marais Schmidt 14', 46', 49' (3/3) Jaco van der Walt64', 68' (2/3) Pen: Marais Schmidt 76' (1/1) Drop:Jaco van der Walt (0/2)
Try:Allan Dell28' Garath Meikle 49' André Esterhuizen 57' Robert du Preez70' Con: Duncan Campbell 29', 50' (2/3) Robert du Preez71' (1/1) Pen: Duncan Campbell 4', 15', 52' (3/4) Cards: David Allan Fisher 59' to 69'
Try: Corne Willem Ras 5', 55' Willie Engelbrecht11', 40' Werner van Heese 19', 33' Oskar Jan Maximillian Calitz 25' James Courtney Wepener 29' Benard Nortje 68' Trent Williams 81' Con: Marcel Enslen Steyn Scholtz 5', 30', 34', 40', 56' (5/9) Jonty B Shelton (0/1) Cards: Ivan George Hill 64' to 74'
Try: Friedle Olivier 27' Ernst Behr 31', 67' Ruben Smith 40', 54' Con: Deon Steve Robert Hendrikz 55' (1/4) Ruben Smith (0/1) Pen: Deon Steve Robert Hendrikz 13' (1/2) Cards: Thabang Romeo Matsolo 19' to 29'
Try: Arrie van der Berg 6' Marthinus Petrus van der Merwe 33' Rossouw Pienaar 39' Jonty George Gray 66' Con: Juan Vos 6', 33', 39' (3/3) Jonty George Gray 66' (1/1) Pen: Juan Vos (0/1)
Try: Adriaan van den Berg 1' Maxwell Amos Sehoole 3', 34' Friedle Olivier 37', 46' Con: Deon Steve Robert Hendrikz (0/3) Ruben Smith (0/2) Pen: Deon Steve Robert Hendrikz 27' (1/1) Cards: Maxwell Amos Sehoole 22' to 32' Ruben Smith 50' to 60'
Try: Jacob Daniel de Jager 6' Marthinus Petrus van der Merwe 24' George John du Raan 52' Hendrik Arnoldus Pretorius 61' Elgernon Bramwell Grant Diamonds 70' Ruan Marais Roets 74' Con: Juan Vos 52' (1/2) Jonty George Gray 24', 74' (2/4) Pen: Jonty George Gray 80' (1/2)
Try: Christo Nelson 34' Cornelius Rautenbach 47' Johan Pretorius 73' Con: Morné van den Berg 35' (1/2) Juan van der Merwe 74' (1/1) Cards: Eugene Beukes 15' to 25' Joe Herrmann 27' to 37'
Try: Friedle Olivier 21' Gary Woolls 41' Juan van der Merwe 45' Adriaan van den Berg 50' John George Spence 70' JP Brummer 76' Con: Ruben Smith 46' (1/4) Kazlo Semone Holtzhausen 71', 77' (2/2) Pen: Kazlo Semone Holtzhausen (0/1)
Try: Dirk Louwies 6' Pule Sibiya 12', 77' Pieter Killian 19' Edwin Oliver 56' Con: Juan van der Merwe 6', 13', 57' (3/4) Christo Nelson 78' (1/1) Pen: Juan van der Merwe 31' (1/3)
Try: Nkululeko Henson Ngozo 34' Edwin Oliver 59' Con: Christo Nelson 35' (1/1) Juan van der Merwe 60' (1/1) Pen: Christo Nelson 26' (1/1) Juan van der Merwe 51' (1/4)
Try: Robey Leibrandt 3' Trent Williams 7' Werner van Heese 21', 33' Oskar Jan Maximillian Calitz 55' Willie Engelbrecht76' Marcel Enslen Steyn Scholtz 80' Con: Marcel Enslen Steyn Scholtz 8', 55', 76' (3/7) Cards: Frederik Johannes Nel 60' to 70'
Try: Nathan Lee Luiters 7' Dillin Christo-Lee Snel 43' Jerome Fillies 50', 59', 76' Con: Chris Willemse 8', 44', 51' (3/4) Eldred Garth James (0/1) Pen: Chris Willemse (0/1) Cards: Jason Stanley Bloemstein 66' to 77'
Try: Pule Sibiya 26' Pieter Killian 37' Kyran Odendaal 46', 70' Cornelius Rautenbach 66' Con: Juan van der Merwe 38' (1/4) Christo Nelson 71' (1/1) Pen: Juan van der Merwe 55' (1/1)
Try: Lyvette Shikwambana 8' Reynardt Muller 21' Marthinus Petrus van der Merwe 71' George John du Raan 82' Con: Jonty George Gray 21' (1/3) Leroy Bitterhout 83' (1/1)
Try: Henry Hall 29' Wynand Phillipus Breytenbach 56', 77' Jacques Phillip le Roux 60' Willem Hermanus van Staden 73' Con: Ryno Venter 30', 57', 74' (3/5) Pen: Ryno Venter (0/1) Cards: Jacques Phillip le Roux 70' to 80'
Try: Graham John Logan 11' Primo Ncube 29' Divan Nel 37' Pieter Jan Kruger 58', 72' Jonty B Shelton 62' Jan-Boland Deysel 79' Con: Marcel Enslen Steyn Scholtz 30', 38', 59', 63', 80' (5/7) Pen: Marcel Enslen Steyn Scholtz 6' (1/2) Cards: Graham John Logan 21' to 31' Heinrich Els 68' to 78'
Try: Dean Adrian Rossouw 5' Ryno Venter 11', 63' Ernst Frederick Wepener 48' LC van Tonder 60' Con: Ryno Venter 12' (1/2) Andries Stefanus Johannes de Wet 64' (1/3) Pen: Ryno Venter 3', 17' (2/2) Drop: Andries Stefanus Johannes de Wet 18', 34' (2/2) Cards: Lukas Johannes van der Walt 78'
Try: Leroy Bitterhout 2' Renier Botha22' Con: Jonty George Gray (0/1) Leroy Bitterhout (0/1) Pen: Marthinus Petrus van der Merwe 33' (1/1) Jonty George Gray 49', 65' (2/3) Cards: Juno de Castro 10' to 20'
Try: Leroy Bitterhout 45' Marthinus Petrus van der Merwe 52' Jonty George Gray 72' Con: Jonty George Gray 46', 73' (2/3) Pen: Jonty George Gray 23', 48' (2/3) Drop: Marthinus Petrus van der Merwe (0/1)
Try: Pieter Jan Kruger 1' Oskar Jan Maximillian Calitz 8' Bernthardt John Richard Gerntholtz 14' Werner van Heese 38' Daniel Hart 53' Con: Marcel Enslen Steyn Scholtz 9', 15', 39', 54' (4/5) Pen: Marcel Enslen Steyn Scholtz (0/1) Cards: Barend Jakobus Erasmus Wessels 34' to 44' Donovan Harry O'Grady 60' to 70'
Try: Nicolaas Steyn 39' Johann Strauss 67' Stephan Steyn 72' Renier Botha80' Con: Jonty George Gray (0/4) Pen: Jonty George Gray 11', 35' (2/3) Cards: Ceagan Allan van der Linde 63' to 74'