The 2012 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship will be contested from 13 July to 27 October 2012. The tournament will feature the Under-21 players from the fourteen provincial rugby unions in South Africa.
Competition
Division A
There are seven participating teams in the 2012 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship Division A. These teams will play each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.
Teams will receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points are awarded to teams that score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by 7 points or less. Teams are ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).
The top 4 teams will qualify for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finish first has home advantage against the team that finish fourth, while the team that finish second has home advantage against the team that finish third. The winners of these semi-finals will play each other in the final, at the same venue as the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division Final .
The bottom team in Division A will play a play-off game at home against the winner of the Division B final for a place in Division A in 2013 .
Division B
There are seven participating teams in the 2012 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship Division B. These teams will play each other once over the course of the season, either at home or away.
Teams will receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points are awarded to teams that score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by 7 points or less. Teams are ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).
The top 4 teams will qualify for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finish first has home advantage against the team that finish fourth, while the team that finish second has home advantage against the team that finish third. The winners of these semi-finals will play each other in the final, at the same venue as the 2012 Currie Cup First Division Final .
The winner of the final will play a play-off game away from home against the bottom team in Division A for a place in Division A in 2013 .
Teams
Blue Bulls Boland Cavaliers Border Bulldogs Eastern Province Kings Falcons Free State Cheetahs Griffons Griquas Golden Lions Leopards Pumas Sharks SWD Eagles Western Province class=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2012 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship Division A Division B
Team Listing
The following teams will take part in the 2012 ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship competition:
Division A
Table
Source: Rules for classification: 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less; 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match.
Fixtures and results
Fixtures are subject to change .
All times are South African (GMT+2) .
Regular season
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round Five
Round Six
Round Seven
Round Eight
Round Nine
Round Ten
Round Eleven
Round Twelve
Round Thirteen
Round Fourteen
Play-off games
Semi-finals
Final
Division B
Table
2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship Division B table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
TF
TA
TB
LB
Pts
Qualification
1
Eastern Province Kings
6
6
0
0
295
76
+219
40
8
5
0
29
Semi-Finals
2
SWD Eagles
6
4
0
2
179
123
+56
19
13
3
1
20
3
Pumas
6
3
1
2
143
171
−28
19
21
3
1
18
4
Griquas
6
3
0
3
154
140
+14
20
13
3
2
17
5
Falcons
6
3
1
2
157
195
−38
19
28
3
0
17
6
Boland Cavaliers
6
1
0
5
111
194
−83
12
26
2
2
8
7
Griffons
6
0
0
6
123
263
−140
17
37
2
2
4
Source: Rules for classification: 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less; 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match. The title play-off winner play in a promotion play-off game.
Fixtures and results
Fixtures are subject to change .
All times are South African (GMT+2) .
Regular season
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round Five
Round Six
Round Seven
Play-off games
Semi-finals
Final
Promotion/relegation play-off
See also
External links
References
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"SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State Cheetahs 28–0 Platinum Leopards" . South African Rugby Union. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
"SA Rugby Match Centre – MTN Golden Lions 19–25 DHL Western Province" . South African Rugby Union. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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