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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|Wit River Rugby Club, Nelspruit

Pumas U20

22 - 33

Valke U20

21 May|Police Park, East London

Border U20

40 - 0

Boland U20

Tournaments

Currie Cup

The 2023 Currie Cup Bulletin #6

It was a weekend for the predators in the Currie Cup Premier Division with four wins for all four hosts, meaning holders Airlink Pumas and Toyota Cheetahs stay unbeaten, the Fidelity ADT Lions are on the board, the Cell C Sharks got their second victory and the Vodacom Bulls and NovaVit Griffons are still searching for their first win of the season.

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

Irish visits to SA will decide finishing order

The convincing win that Franco Smith’s Glasgow Warriors scored away from home against Munster may well have been the most telling and impactful result of the 16th round of the 2022/2023 edition of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

Admirable away results for Lions and Stormers

The Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers pulled off admirable results in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship this weekend, and although the Cell C Sharks and Vodacom Bulls lost, all four South African teams are still in the race to earn spots in the playoffs.

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

Bulls go down fighting against Ulster in Belfast

The Vodacom Bulls went down fighting against Ulster in their Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast on Saturday, going down 32-23 in a gripping round 16 fixture.

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

Sharks come up short against determined Scarlets

Scarlets flyhalf Sam Costelow kicked 22 points as the Welsh club beat the Cell C Sharks by 32-20 (half-time 13-7) in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash in Llanelli on Saturday evening.