About

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

African Rainbow Community Gold Cup

ARC Gold Cup set for another exciting edition

Naka Bulle will start the defence of their African Rainbow Community Gold Cup crown against Sishen when the exciting club competition kicks off on Saturday, 21 September, with matches scheduled at 16 club grounds across South Africa and at venues as far afield as Louis Trichardt, Kimberley, Groot-Brakrivier and Strand.

SA Rugby Under-21 Cup and Shield

Lions U21s still unbeaten as Leopards win first game

SA Rugby Under 21 Cup log leaders, the Fidelity ADT Lions, recorded their eighth victory in as many games when they defeated defending champions, DHL Western Province, 39-36 in a hard-fought encounter at City Park in Cape Town on Friday, while there was a first win for the Leopards in Potchefstroom.

SA Rugby Under-19 Cup

Home teams tumble in SA Rugby Under-19 Cup

SA Rugby Under-19 Cup holders Vodacom Bulls are leading the current standings by virtue of a better points' differential from their Gauteng neighbours the Fidelity ADT Lions following the conclusion of round three over the past weekend.

Carling Currie Cup

The 2024 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #22

The Fidelity ADT Lions will host the Hollywoodbets Sharks XV in the 2024 Carling Currie Cup Premier Division Final in Johannesburg next weekend after the two teams won their drama-filled semi-finals in Gauteng on Saturday.

Statement

Vodacom URC focused on continued growth

The Vodacom United Rugby Championship (URC) has issued a statement in response to unsubstantiated media claims that the URC and the English Premiership were planning to combine their competitions to the exclusion of the South African and Italian URC teams.