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SA RUGBY UNDER-21 SHIELD

Border were crowned champions of the SA Rugby U21 Shield in 2025 after a pulsating final against the Pumas in White River. Nine provincial teams were yet again divided into two sections - South comprising of Sanlam Boland (2024 champions_, Border, Eastern Province and SWD; and North, featuring the Pumas (2023 champions), Harmony Griffons, Griquas, Valke and Limpopo. Teams in the South Section played three home and three away matches (six in total) and in the North a single round (four in total). At the conclusion of the league phase, the two teams with the highest number of log points contested the semi-finals within their sections, and the two winners - Pumas and Border - progressed to the final, where the visitors from the Eastern Cape claimed the crown in a dramatic encounter.

The history

SA Rugby Under-21 Shield 2025 table
North
Pos Team PL W L D PF PA DIFF TF TA PTS
1
Harmony Griffons U21
4 4 0 0 247 129 118 37 19 20
2
Pumas U21
4 3 1 0 254 92 162 39 14 16
3
Griquas U21
4 2 2 0 160 133 27 26 20 11
4
Valke U21
4 1 3 0 114 195 -81 16 31 6
5
Limpopo U21
4 0 4 0 83 309 -226 13 47 3

South
Pos Team PL W L D PF PA DIFF TF TA PTS
1
Sanlam Boland U21
6 4 2 0 253 168 85 39 23 24
2
Border U21
6 3 3 0 203 186 17 29 28 21
3
Eastern Province U21
6 3 3 0 184 218 -34 26 30 18
4
SWD U21
6 2 4 0 151 219 -68 20 33 12

There are currently no fixtures available.

RESULTS

11 Oct|White River Rugby Club, Nelspruit

Pumas U21

38 - 41

Border U21

04 Oct|Van Zyl Straat Sportgronde, Robertson

Sanlam Boland U21

46 - 55

Border U21

03 Oct|Down Touch Investments Stadium, Welkom

Harmony Griffons U21

14 - 41

Pumas U21

Tournaments

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

Three SA sides look to kick on; Sharks seek first win

While the DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls, and Lions will look to kick on from their victories in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship last weekend to build on their campaigns, the Hollywoodbets Sharks will be desperate to end their winless streak in round five of the cross-hemisphere competition.

Tournament news

Sharks U21s and Bulls U19s crowned Cup champions

The Hollywoodbets Sharks claimed the SA Rugby Under-21 title on Saturday when they defeated the Fidelity ADT Lions 63-31 in a high-scoring final in Durban on Saturday, while the Vodacom Bulls edged DHL Western Province by 20-14 in the SA Rugby U19 Cup final staged in Pretoria on Friday.

Pick n Pay Gold Cup

Villager to host Naka Bulls in 2025 final in CT

South Africa’s age-old north-versus-south provincial and franchise rivalry will play out at club level in Cape Town on Saturday when Western Province champions Villager host Bulls champions Naka Bulls in the Pick n Pay Gold Cup Final.

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

Stormers still top as Gauteng sides bounce back

The DHL Stormers are still unbeaten in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship, while the Vodacom Bulls bounced back in Ireland and the Lions recorded their first victory of the season in Johannesburg, but the Hollywoodbets Sharks are still searching for that elusive maiden win.

Pick n Pay Gold Cup

Grand Final spots at stake in Pick n Pay Gold Cup

Four will become two on Saturday when the semi-finals of Pick n Pay Gold Cup – the ‘FA Cup of South African rugby’ – will be contested at two iconic club grounds situated more than 1,500 km apart in the Western Cape and Limpopo.