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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
Fidelity ADT Lions U21
2 2 0 0 71 36 35 11 5 10
2
DHL Western Province U21
2 1 0 1 84 72 12 12 11 8
3
Vodacom Bulls U21
2 1 0 1 77 75 2 12 12 8
4
Hollywoodbets Sharks U21
2 1 1 0 90 72 18 14 11 6
5
Leopards U21
2 0 2 0 56 67 -11 9 11 2
6
Toyota Cheetahs U21
2 0 2 0 43 99 -56 7 15 1

FIXTURES

DHL Western Province U21

16 May | DHL Stadium, Cape Town

15:45

Fidelity ADT Lions U21

Leopards U21

17 May | Olen Park, Potchefstroom

12:00

Toyota Cheetahs U21

Hollywoodbets Sharks U21

17 May | Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban

16:00

Vodacom Bulls U21

RESULTS

10 May|Kings Park 2, Durban

Hollywoodbets Sharks U21

59 - 29

Toyota Cheetahs U21

10 May|Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Vodacom Bulls U21

41 - 41

DHL Western Province U21

09 May|Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg

Fidelity ADT Lions U21

31 - 22

Leopards U21

Tournaments

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

Stormers join Bulls, Sharks in Vodacom URC playoffs

The DHL Stormers have booked their spot in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship quarter-finals alongside the Vodacom Bulls and Hollywoodbets Sharks after a good penultimate weekend of league action for the three South African teams.

SA Cup

Boland lock down last qualifying spot in SA Cup

The Sanlam Boland Kavaliers recorded a bonus-point victory over Eastern Province in Gqeberha on Saturday afternoon to seal fourth spot in the SA Cup which guarantees them a place in the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division for the 2025 season.

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

Welsh invasion as VURC playoffs move into sight

South Africa’s four Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams are preparing for a Welsh invasion and will have everything to play for this weekend as the cross-hemisphere spectacle reaches the penultimate pool round.

SA Cup

Down to wire for Boland, Griffons and Valke

The SA Cup is going down to the wire with only one semi-final spot and a coveted qualifying place in the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division at stake in the last round of league matches this weekend, with two crunch matches shown live on SuperSport.

SA Cup

Three teams chase last SA Cup semi-final spot

The race for those coveted four semi-final spots of the SA Cup – and with that qualification to the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division – is going down to the wire for the Sanlam Boland Kavaliers, NovaVit Griffons and Valke after the penultimate round was completed over the weekend.