# 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship

The 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship was the 2019 edition of the Under-20 Provincial Championship, an annual national Under-20 rugby union competition held in South Africa, and was contested from 13 July to 30 August 2019.

## Competition rules and information

There were nine participating teams in the 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship. The teams were divided into three sections, with each team playing the other two teams in their section twice during the regular season, once at home and once 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 in the pool stage — the three section winners, plus the runner-up with the best record — qualified for the semi-finals, where the section winner with the best record hosted the best runner-up, and the section winner with the second-best record hosted the section winner with the third-best record. The two semi-final winners played in the final, played as a curtain-raiser for the 2019 Currie Cup First Division final.

## Teams

The teams that competed in the 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship are:
* 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship teams
* North Section
* Falcons U20
* Limpopo Blue Bulls U20
* Pumas U20
* Central Section
* Griffons U20
* Griquas U20
* Leopards U20
* Coastal Section
* Boland U20
* Eastern Province U20
* SWD U20

## Regular season
### North Section
#### Standings

The final standings in the 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship North Section were:
| 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship North Section standings |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Pumas U20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 96 | +47 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 128 | +19 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Falcons U20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 105 | 171 | −66 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 8 |

#### Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
| Team Progression |
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | SF | F |
| Pumas U20 | 5 (1st) | 5 (2nd) | 10 (1st) | 14 (1st) | 14 (1st) | 19 (1st) | Lost | — |
| Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 | 0 (3rd) | 5 (1st) | 5 (2nd) | 6 (2nd) | 8 (2nd) | 8 (2nd) | — | — |
| Falcons U20 | 0 (2nd) | 1 (3rd) | 1 (3rd) | 1 (3rd) | 6 (3rd) | 8 (3rd) | — | — |
| Key: | win | draw | loss | bye | |

#### Matches

The following matches were played in the 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship North Section:

### Central Section
#### Standings

The final standings in the 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship Central Section were:
| 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship Central Section standings |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Griffons U20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 106 | +72 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | Leopards U20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 121 | +16 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Griquas U20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 108 | 196 | −88 | 15 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 |

#### Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
| Team Progression |
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | SF | F |
| Griffons U20 | 0 (3rd) | 5 (2nd) | 10 (1st) | 10 (2nd) | 15 (1st) | 20 (1st) | Won | |
| Leopards U20 | 5 (1st) | 5 (1st) | 6 (2nd) | 11 (1st) | 11 (2nd) | 11 (2nd) | — | — |
| Griquas U20 | 2 (2nd) | 4 (3rd) | 4 (3rd) | 4 (3rd) | 4 (3rd) | 4 (3rd) | — | — |
| Key: | win | draw | loss | bye | |

#### Matches

The following matches were played in the 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship Central Section:

### Coastal Section
#### Standings

The final standings in the 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship Coastal Section were:
| 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship Coastal Section standings |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Eastern Province U20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 57 | +130 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | Boland U20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 163 | 110 | +53 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | SWD U20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 236 | −183 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
| Team Progression |
| Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | SF | F |
| Eastern Province U20 | 5 (1st) | 5 (1st) | 10 (1st) | 14 (1st) | 14 (1st) | 19 (1st) | Won | |
| Boland U20 | 0 (3rd) | 5 (2nd) | 5 (2nd) | 6 (2nd) | 11 (2nd) | 11 (2nd) | Lost | — |
| SWD U20 | 0 (2nd) | 0 (3rd) | 0 (3rd) | 0 (3rd) | 0 (3rd) | 0 (3rd) | — | — |
| Key: | win | draw | loss | bye | |

#### Matches

The following matches were played in the 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship Coastal Section:

## Play-offs

The three section winners qualified for the play-offs, ranked by their record in the regular season. They were joined by the runner-up with the best record.
| 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship section winner standings |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Griffons U20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 106 | +72 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | Eastern Province U20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 57 | +130 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 3 | Pumas U20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 96 | +47 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship second-placed team standings |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Boland U20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 163 | 110 | +53 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Leopards U20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 121 | +16 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 128 | +19 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 8 |

### Final
## Honours

The honour roll for the 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship was:
2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship :
| Champions: | Griffons U20 |
| Top points scorers: | Johan Lombaard, Eastern Province U20 (72) Franco Smith, Griffons U20 (72) |
| Top try scorer: | Curtley Deysel, Eastern Province U20 (10) |

## Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2019 Under-20 Provincial Championship: