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SA RUGBY UNDER-21 CUP

DHL Western Province successfully defended their SA Rugby Under-21 Cup title after travelling to Johannesburg, where they beat the table-topping Fidelity ADT Lions, who were unbeaten over a double round of action in the season up to that point, by 53-36 in the final. It was a repeat of the 2023 final, which was played in Cape Town. The other teams who participated in 2024 were the Vodacom Bulls, Toyota Cheetahs, Leopards and Hollywoodbets Sharks.

The history

SA Rugby Under-21 Cup 2025 table
Pos Team PL W L D PF PA DIFF TF TA PTS
1
DHL Western Province U21
10 8 1 1 514 273 241 76 43 43
2
Vodacom Bulls U21
10 6 3 1 428 314 114 63 46 36
3
Hollywoodbets Sharks U21
10 6 4 0 420 310 110 62 47 36
4
Fidelity ADT Lions U21
10 6 4 0 418 329 89 63 46 35
5
Toyota Cheetahs U21
10 2 7 1 241 551 -310 37 82 15
6
Leopards U21
10 0 9 1 264 508 -244 41 78 9

FIXTURES

Vodacom Bulls U21

10 Oct | Loftus B-Field, Pretoria

14:00

Hollywoodbets Sharks U21

DHL Western Province U21

11 Oct | City Park, Cape Town

13:30

Fidelity ADT Lions U21

RESULTS

04 Oct|Olen Park, Potchefstroom

Leopards U21

12 - 40

Hollywoodbets Sharks U21

03 Oct|Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Fidelity ADT Lions U21

36 - 40

Vodacom Bulls U21

03 Oct|City Park, Cape Town

DHL Western Province U21

54 - 5

Toyota Cheetahs U21

Tournaments

Betway Women's Club Championship

Historic Betway Women’s Club Championships gets underway

The inaugural Betway Women’s Club Championships (WCC) got underway at Alberton Rugby Club in Gauteng on Monday, signalling an historic day for the women’s game in South Africa.

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

More home success for pace-setting Bulls, Stormers

The Vodacom Bulls and DHL Stormers each claimed consecutive victories over the weekend in the second round of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, while the Hollywoodbets Sharks fought hard for a draw against the Dragons in Wales, and the Lions went down in a tense affair to Zebra Parma in Italy.

Pick n Pay Gold Cup

Eight clubs remain standing in Pick n Pay Gold Cup

The quarter-finalists in the Pick n Pay Gold Cup have been confirmed after a tense Round of 16 weekend in which all eight home sides in the ‘FA Cup’ of South African rugby made it through to the last eight.

Tournament news

WP and Bulls to host SA U21 Cup semi-finals

The league stage of the SA Rugby Under-21 Cup competition concluded over the past weekend, with the four-semi-finalist confirmed for the coming weekend’s two playoff matches.

U20 Women's Week

Strong starts for WP and Border at Queens HS

The finalist at last year’s U20 Women’s Week, DHL Western Province and Border, again delivered strong performances on the opening day of the 2025 edition of the event, played at Queens High School in Johannesburg on Monday.