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SA RUGBY UNDER-20 SHIELD

In 2022, six teams participated in two pools: North – Limpopo, Pumas, Valke; and South – Boland, Border, SWD. The competition kicked off early in April and the teams played a double round of matches in their pool, with the top team from each pool progressing to the Final, where the Valke beat Border. The previous time this competition was held, in 2019 under the guise of the SA Rugby Under-20 Provincial Championship, the Down Touch Griffons defeated the EP Elephants by 37-29 in the final, claiming the title for a fourth time.

The history

SA Rugby U20 Shield 2022 table
Pos Team PL W L D PF PA DIFF TF TA PTS
1
Valke U20
4 3 1 0 119 95 24 16 14 16
2
Border U20
4 3 1 0 106 59 47 13 8 15
3
SWD U20
4 2 2 0 89 102 -13 14 12 12
4
Limpopo U20
4 2 2 0 102 111 -9 15 15 10
5
Pumas U20
4 1 3 0 96 111 -15 13 15 7
6
Boland U20
4 1 3 0 85 119 -34 12 19 7

NORTH
Pos Team PL W L D PF PA DIFF TF TA PTS
1
Valke U20
4 3 1 0 119 95 24 16 14 16
2
Limpopo U20
4 2 2 0 102 111 -9 15 15 10
3
Pumas U20
4 1 3 0 96 111 -15 13 15 7

SOUTH
Pos Team PL W L D PF PA DIFF TF TA PTS
1
Border U20
4 3 1 0 106 59 47 13 8 15
2
SWD U20
4 2 2 0 89 102 -13 14 12 12
3
Boland U20
4 1 3 0 85 119 -34 12 19 7

There are currently no fixtures available.

RESULTS

27 May|NWU Vaal RC, Vanderbijlpark

Valke U20

42 - 34

Border U20

21 May|White River Rugby Club, Nelspruit

Pumas U20

22 - 33

Valke U20

21 May|Police Park, East London

Border U20

40 - 0

Boland U20

Tournaments

FNB Youth Weeks

Cream of SA’s schoolboy crop on show at FNB U18 Craven Week

South Africa’s leading schoolboys will be in action at the FNB U18 Craven Week tournament at Hoërskool Middelburg in Mpumalanga, starting on Monday with the final day scheduled for next Saturday.

FNB Youth Weeks

Sharks save best for last at FNB Grant Khomo Week

The Sharks and Blue Bulls finished the FNB U16 Grant Khomo Week unbeaten after claiming convincing wins in the final round of the tournament staged at St Alban’s College in Pretoria on Friday.

FNB Youth Weeks

WP U18s down hosts while Border CD and Bulls U16s share spoils at FNB Girls Weeks

Western Province edged the Golden Lions in the final match of the FNB U18 Girls Week while Border Country Districts snatched a late draw against the Blue Bulls in the last round of the FNB U16 Girls Week at Queens High School in Johannesburg on Friday.

Carling Currie Cup

The 2025 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #7

The three teams in the top half of the Carling Currie Cup First Division log will take the field as favourites in the fifth round of the competition this weekend, the penultimate round of league action before the semi-finals. For some teams, this will be the last roll of the dice if they are going to make it into the playoffs.

FNB Youth Weeks

WP march on, Bulls and Sharks share spoils at FNB U16 Grant Khomo Week

Western Province extended their winning run while the Blue Bulls and Sharks battled to a thrilling draw in the second round of the FNB U16 Grant Khomo Week in Pretoria on Wednesday.