About
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
| 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 |
| 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 |
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News
Bok stars lead SA Rugby Awards 2025 nominationsMalcolm Marx, who was named World Rugby’s Men’s 15s Player of the Year last year, is up against his Springbok team-mates Pieter-Steph du Toit, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ox Nche and Jasper Wiese for the prestigious SA Rugby’s Men’s Player of the Year Award for 2025, while last year’s local winner, Nadine Roos, has been nominated again for the Women’s Player of the Year Award.
Investec Champions Cup & EPCR Challenge Cup
Crucial final pool round for SA teams in EuropeThe DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls, Hollywoodbets Sharks, and Lions will have their work cut out in the final round of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup competitions, where their playoff fate will be determined, while the Toyota Cheetahs will be looking to complete their campaign on a high note after being knocked out of the tournament last week.
Investec Champions Cup & EPCR Challenge Cup
Harlequins thump DHL Stormers in LondonHarlequins were a force to be reckoned with in their third round Investec Champions Cup clash against the DHL Stormers at the Stoop in London, where they outscored the visitors from Cape Town by nine tries to two for a commanding 61-10 victory.
Investec Champions Cup & EPCR Challenge Cup
Lions shine on bleak Saturday for SA sidesThe Lions recorded their first victory of the European season when they beat Lyon in an exciting EPCR Challenge Cup clash in Johannesburg to keep their playoff aspirations alive, but the Vodacom Bulls and Hollywoodbets Sharks were beaten in the Investec Champions Cup on Saturday.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Lions and Stormers victorious in exciting SA derbiesThe two South African derbies in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship to kick off the new year both went down to the wire, with the Lions and DHL Stormers taking the spoils over the Hollywoodbets Sharks and Vodacom Bulls in two nail-biting and hard-fought encounters.
