The 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group B was contested from 15 August to 8 October 2015. The tournament (also known as the ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second tier of the 2015 edition of the Under-19 Provincial Championship, an annual Under-19 inter-provincial rugby union competition featuring fifteen South African provincial unions.

The tournament was won by the s; they beat the 24–21 in the final played on 8 October 2015.

The 2015 season was the final season that the smaller provincial unions competed at Under-19 level; from 2016, the Under-19 and Under-21 championships would be merged into a single Under-20 Provincial Championship.

Competition rules and information

There were eight participating teams in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group B. These teams played each other once over the course of the season, either at home or away.

Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams qualified for the title play-off semi-finals. The team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The final was played as a curtain raiser for the 2015 Currie Cup First Division final.

Teams

The following teams took part in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group B competition:

2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group B teams Team name Stadium

Standings

The final league standings for the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group B were:

2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group B standings Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 7 6 0 1 250 124 +126 38 17 5 1 30 2 7 6 0 1 185 128 +57 25 17 4 0 28 3 7 5 0 2 273 126 +147 40 18 5 1 26 4 7 4 0 3 186 147 +39 29 22 4 0 20 5 7 4 0 3 216 214 +2 34 33 4 0 20 6 7 2 0 5 194 231 −37 28 34 4 2 14 7 7 1 0 6 131 265 −134 21 41 2 2 8 8 7 0 0 7 100 300 −200 13 46 1 1 2

Legend and competition rules Legend: Top four teams qualified to the semi-finals. P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points Competition rules: Play-offs: The top four teams qualified to the semi-finals, with the higher-placed team having home advantage.

Points breakdown:* 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

Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets:

Team Progression – 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group B Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Semi Final 5 (1st) 10 (1st) 15 (1st) 20 (1st) 25 (1st) 29 (1st) 30 (1st) Won Lost 4 (3rd) 4 (6th) 9 (5th) 14 (3rd) 19 (2nd) 24 (2nd) 28 (2nd) Won Won 1 (5th) 6 (4th) 11 (3rd) 16 (2nd) 16 (3rd) 21 (3rd) 26 (3rd) Lost 0 (8th) 5 (5th) 5 (6th) 10 (5th) 15 (4th) 15 (4th) 20 (4th) Lost 4 (4th) 9 (2nd) 10 (4th) 10 (6th) 10 (6th) 15 (5th) 20 (5th) 5 (2nd) 7 (3rd) 12 (2nd) 12 (4th) 13 (5th) 14 (6th) 14 (6th) 1 (6th) 1 (8th) 1 (8th) 3 (7th) 8 (7th) 0 (7th) 0 (7th) 1 (7th) 1 (7th) 1 (7th) 1 (8th) 1 (8th) 1 (8th) 2 (8th) Key: win draw loss bye

Fixtures and results

The following matches were played in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group B:

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Semi-finals

Final

Honours

The honour roll for the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group B was:

2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group B Honours Champions: Top Try Scorer: Ian Truter, Pumas U19 (13) Top Points Scorer: Luan James, Griffons U19 (69)

Players

Points scorers

The following table contain points which were scored in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group B:

All point scorers No Player Team T C P DG Pts 1 Luan James Griffons U19 3 15 8 0 69 2 Ian Truter Pumas U19 13 0 0 0 65 3 Domenic Smit Griffons U19 8 3 2 0 52 4 Stephan Borman Boland U19 5 11 1 0 50 5 Conrad Engelbrecht Falcons U19 0 20 1 0 43 6 JP Abrahams Griquas U19 1 13 3 0 40 Ruben Opperman Pumas U19 8 0 0 0 40 8 Theunis Sauer Pumas U19 1 5 7 0 36 9 Enzo Foutie Boland U19 7 0 0 0 35 10 Jean Els Pumas U19 2 9 2 0 34 Dane Kotze Limpopo Blue Bulls U19 0 11 4 0 34 12 Austin Hendricks Boland U19 2 8 1 0 29 13 Simon Bezuidenhout Limpopo Blue Bulls U19 2 5 2 0 26 14 Wilfred Bowers Griquas U19 2 6 1 0 25 Ettiene Matthys Pumas U19 5 0 0 0 25 Dean Steinberg Limpopo Blue Bulls U19 5 0 0 0 25 17 Nathan Kemp SWD U19 0 9 2 0 24 18 Bercho Botha Falcons U19 4 0 0 0 20 Caae-Jay Ferendale SWD U19 4 0 0 0 20 Siya Ngxesha Griffons U19 4 0 0 0 20 Branley Odendaal Limpopo Blue Bulls U19 4 0 0 0 20 Handré Ontong Boland U19 4 0 0 0 20 Steven Stallenberg Boland U19 4 0 0 0 20 JP Steyn Griquas U19 4 0 0 0 20 Damian van den Bergh Griquas U19 4 0 0 0 20 Justin Williams SWD U19 4 0 0 0 20 Siphelele Zono Border U19 4 0 0 0 20 28 Johannes Harmzen Pumas U19 1 4 1 0 16 29 Ezrick Alexander Griffons U19 3 0 0 0 15 Colin April Boland U19 3 0 0 0 15 Shaun Booysen SWD U19 3 0 0 0 15 Henning Buitendag Falcons U19 3 0 0 0 15 Nathan Church Border U19 1 2 2 0 15 Gift Dlamini Griffons U19 3 0 0 0 15 Willem Dreyer Falcons U19 3 0 0 0 15 Gerhard Holtzhausen Griquas U19 3 0 0 0 15 Attie Jansen van Vuuren Falcons U19 3 0 0 0 15 Ruan Kotze Falcons U19 3 0 0 0 15 JP Mans Pumas U19 3 0 0 0 15 Benji Muller Griffons U19 3 0 0 0 15 Jean-Pierre Snyman Pumas U19 3 0 0 0 15 42 Esje Esterhuyse Pumas U19 0 7 0 0 14 43 Dylan Cloete Boland U19 2 1 0 0 12 Justin Opperman Border U19 0 0 4 0 12 45 Magiel Buitendag Falcons U19 2 0 0 0 10 Brandon de Melim Griquas U19 2 0 0 0 10 Heinrich du Plessis Limpopo Blue Bulls U19 2 0 0 0 10 Zayne Farmer Griquas U19 2 0 0 0 10 Ronaldo Fortuin Griffons U19 2 0 0 0 10 Andre Grobler Griquas U19 2 0 0 0 10 Cornelius Jacobs Falcons U19 2 0 0 0 10 Arthur Jones Griquas U19 2 0 0 0 10 Clayton Kiewitz SWD U19 2 0 0 0 10 Kobus Kleyn Falcons U19 2 0 0 0 10 Darren Lottering Border U19 2 0 0 0 10 Siphosihle Magawu Border U19 2 0 0 0 10 Jozua Naude Limpopo Blue Bulls U19 2 0 0 0 10 Pieter Oosthuizen Griquas U19 2 0 0 0 10 Eugene Payne Boland U19 2 0 0 0 10 Stephen Pelser Falcons U19 2 0 0 0 10 Aaron Sawu Limpopo Blue Bulls U19 2 0 0 0 10 Christo Swart Pumas U19 2 0 0 0 10 Martin Visagie Griquas U19 2 0 0 0 10 Christiaan Wessels Limpopo Blue Bulls U19 2 0 0 0 10 Justin Witbooi SWD U19 2 0 0 0 10 66 Darren Domingo Border U19 0 4 0 0 8 André Potgieter Griffons U19 0 1 2 0 8 68 Jason Olivier Griffons U19 1 1 0 0 7 69 Ruben Abrahams Griffons U19 1 0 0 0 5 Cleo Adams Griquas U19 1 0 0 0 5 Renier Appelgryn Limpopo Blue Bulls U19 1 0 0 0 5 Jonathan April Griffons U19 1 0 0 0 5 Keeran Bantom Border U19 1 0 0 0 5 Ignatius Bothma Griquas U19 1 0 0 0 5 Lean Claasen Limpopo Blue Bulls U19 1 0 0 0 5 Kobus Coetzee Pumas U19 1 0 0 0 5 Brendon de Beer Griquas U19 1 0 0 0 5 Jovanian du Preez Griffons U19 1 0 0 0 5 Shelwyn Dyssel SWD U19 1 0 0 0 5 Kyle Erasmus Pumas U19 1 0 0 0 5 Shane Erasmus Falcons U19 1 0 0 0 5 Nick Fortein Griffons U19 1 0 0 0 5 Jacobus Fourie Pumas U19 1 0 0 0 5 Richman Gora Griffons U19 1 0 0 0 5 Petrus Griesel Falcons U19 1 0 0 0 5 Duke Jantjies Griffons U19 1 0 0 0 5 Armandt Jordaan Falcons U19 1 0 0 0 5 Zavien Klaasen SWD U19 1 0 0 0 5 Dawid Kleynhans Falcons U19 1 0 0 0 5 Erik Knoetze Falcons U19 1 0 0 0 5 Schavon Laws SWD U19 1 0 0 0 5 Emile le Roux Limpopo Blue Bulls U19 1 0 0 0 5 George Letshuma Limpopo Blue Bulls U19 1 0 0 0 5 Caleb Louw Boland U19 1 0 0 0 5 Karabo Makotane Falcons U19 1 0 0 0 5 Stephanus Malherbe Griffons U19 1 0 0 0 5 Corne Marais SWD U19 1 0 0 0 5 André Mathews Pumas U19 1 0 0 0 5 Ntando Mfengu Border U19 1 0 0 0 5 Luvuyo Ndevu SWD U19 1 0 0 0 5 Yose Ngelethu Boland U19 1 0 0 0 5 Armandt Oosthuizen Limpopo Blue Bulls U19 1 0 0 0 5 Ray Philander Boland U19 1 0 0 0 5 Tiaan Potgieter Pumas U19 1 0 0 0 5 Tyron Roberts Boland U19 1 0 0 0 5 Ruben Roodt Pumas U19 1 0 0 0 5 Francois Rousseau Limpopo Blue Bulls U19 1 0 0 0 5 Christopher Schimper Falcons U19 1 0 0 0 5 Martin Shioma Limpopo Blue Bulls U19 1 0 0 0 5 Reinhadt Stears SWD U19 1 0 0 0 5 William Thomson Limpopo Blue Bulls U19 1 0 0 0 5 Sarel van Loggerenberg Border U19 1 0 0 0 5 Cornelius van Rooyen Pumas U19 1 0 0 0 5 Clarence van Wyk Boland U19 1 0 0 0 5 Delmond Venske Pumas U19 1 0 0 0 5 Guilliam Viljoen Griquas U19 1 0 0 0 5 Melton Wentzel Griffons U19 1 0 0 0 5 118 Ruve Louw Griquas U19 0 2 0 0 4 Jeandré Rossouw Limpopo Blue Bulls U19 0 2 0 0 4 120 Riandré Muller Griffons U19 0 1 0 0 2 Winrey Stoffels SWD U19 0 1 0 0 2 * Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points.

Squads

The following players were included in matchday squads:

+ 2015 Boland U19 squad Robin Adams Colin April Reece Bocks Christo Cloete Anthony Creighton Cyle Davids Luan du Randt Benjamin Dwayi Sachin Farmer Hadley Hendricks Carlton Johnson Marco Mostert Simon Ndlovu Marnus Niemand Chalmers Pienaar Tyron Roberts Jerome September Jurgen van Staden Clarence van Wyk Did not play: Keenu Jardine Yose Ngelethu Gurshwin Africa Stephan Borman Dylan Cloete Enzo Foutie Austin Hendricks Chad Horne Caleb Louw Handre Ontong Eugene Payne Ray Philander Steven Stallenberg Eric Vincent Wihan von Wielligh

+ 2015 Border U19 squad Siphosethu Biko Johan Crous Rudi du Randt Sihlumile Gantsho Sandi Gongxeka Jean Grieb Hano Jacobs Mbasa Magagamela Siphosihle Magawu Thabo Magaza Josh Manthe Wam Mbana Sipho Mbusi Nico Putter Onele Sijila Lyle Skinner Johannes Smit Darren Swartz Phumlani Thembani Sarel van Loggerenberg Daniel Voigt Nathan Augustus Keeran Bantom Asithandile Ben Nathan Church Darren Domingo Arthur Heyns Thembani Kori Sinegugu Lituka Darren Lottering Ntando Mfengu Justin Opperman Devaughan Pauls Enzo Sass Renzo Sass Ruhan Sirgel Siphelele Zono Did not play: Luyolo Gwarube

+ 2015 Falcons U19 squad Philippus Booyse Bercho Botha Stuart de Lacey Christiaan Denil Willem Dreyer Petrus Griesel Cornelius Jacobs Armandt Jordaan Dawid Kleynhans Erik Knoetze Ruan Kotze Raymond Labuschagné Stefan le Roux Dias Meya Teboho Mofokeng Luc Mynhardt Petrus Oosthuizen Stephen Pelser Francois van Niekerk Eben Vorster Arno Brits Henning Buitendag Magiel Buitendag Conrad Engelbrecht Shane Erasmus Henk Esterhuysen Attie Jansen van Vuuren Heino Keyser Kobus Kleyn Ntshepe Kokong Rudolf Heenop Karabo Makotane Christopher Schimper Bongi Zwane

+ 2015 Griffons U19 squad Ricus Alkema Dylan Aploon Zacharias Bester Michiel Bosman Ruben Breedt Malcolm Britz Gift Dlamini Richard Earle Byron Ferreira Nick Fortein Duke Jantjies Juan-Pierre Kalp Winrich Kennedy Jerome Lottering Stephanus Malherbe Wesley McMaster Morne Mkwayi Neo Mohapi Lohan Potgieter Tristan Rothman Relebohile Sekhobo Gideon van Eeden Adam van Wyk Fanie Vermaak Melton Wentzel Did not play: Damian de Jongh Ruben Abrahams Ezrick Alexander Jonathan April Jovanian du Preez Gerald James Ekron Ronaldo Fortuin Richman Gora Daniel Hendricks Jacques Henning Luan James Luciano Jones Juan-Carlo Kleynhans Balo Mteyise Benji Muller Riandre Muller Siya Ngxesha Jason Olivier Khanyiso Pini André Potgieter Domenic Smit Dawid Johannes Snyman Danneel Stone Wentzel Witbooi Did not play: Martin de Villiers Michiel Human Hendrik van Staden