About
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
| Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity ADT Lions U21
|
10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 452 | 257 | 195 | 65 | 38 | 48 |
| 2 |
DHL Western Province U21
|
10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 426 | 197 | 229 | 62 | 27 | 35 |
| 3 |
Vodacom Bulls U21
|
10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 467 | 236 | 231 | 70 | 31 | 34 |
| 4 |
Hollywoodbets Sharks U21
|
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 282 | 307 | -25 | 42 | 45 | 25 |
| 5 |
Leopards U21
|
10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 267 | 543 | -276 | 41 | 82 | 12 |
| 6 |
Cheetahs U21
|
10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 225 | 579 | -354 | 32 | 89 | 9 |
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Fidelity ADT Lions U21
36 - 53
DHL Western Province U21
Fidelity ADT Lions U21
29 - 18
Hollywoodbets Sharks U21
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Vodacom Bulls shine as other SA teams stumbleThe Vodacom Bulls shone bright over their South African counterparts in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this past weekend, with the Pretoria outfit being the only of the four franchises to come away with a victory as the competition struck round 14.
SA Cup
Cheetahs and Boland return to winning waysSuzuki Griquas and the Airlink Pumas continued their winning runs in the SA Cup to remain unbeaten after four rounds, while the Toyota Cheetahs and Sanlam Boland Kavaliers secured important victories on Saturday to remain in the race to the semi-finals.
Match report
Bulls Daisies make it three in a row in PretoriaThe Bulls Daisies once again proved they have no peers on the provincial scene by beating DHL Western Province 46-31 in a pulsating Women's Premier Division final at Loftus Versfeld that delivered 12 tries, with the champions from Pretoria defending the title they’ve held since 2023.
Women's Premier Division
Daisies aiming for three-peat against WP in 2025 showdownThe Bulls Daisies will be looking for a repeat of the last two years’ Women’s Premier Division finals, where they outplayed DHL Western Province, when the two teams meet again at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria – the same venue of the last two finals – at 17h15 on Saturday to conclude the 2025 season.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Every point counts as playoff race reaches boiling pointThe four South African teams will enter the weekend desperate to register victories as the Vodacom United Rugby Championship reaches boiling point with 15 of the 16 teams still in contention for playoff places with only five games left to book their quarter-final spots.
