# 2017 Under-20 Provincial Championship

The 2017 Under-20 Provincial Championship was the 2017 edition of the Under-20 Provincial Championship, an annual national Under-20 rugby union competition held in South Africa, and was contested from 3 June to 20 October 2017.
The competition was won by Griffons U20, who beat Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 29–22 in the final played on 20 October 2017.

## Competition rules and information

There were eight participating teams in the 2017 Under-20 Provincial Championship. They played each other twice during the pool stage, 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 qualified for the semifinals, which were followed by a final.

## Teams

The teams that played in the 2017 Under-20 Provincial Championship were:
| 2017 Under-20 Provincial Championship teams |
| Team name | Stadium |
| Boland U20 | Boland Stadium, Wellington |
| Border U20 | Buffalo City Stadium, East London |
| Falcons U20 | Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park |
| Griffons U20 | North West Stadium, Welkom |
| Griquas U20 | Griqua Park, Kimberley |
| Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane |
| Pumas U20 | Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela |
| SWD U20 | Outeniqua Park, George |

## Pool stage
### Standings

| 2017 Under-20 Provincial Championship log |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Griffons U20 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 657 | 340 | +317 | 93 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 62 |
| 2 | SWD U20 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 545 | 438 | +107 | 83 | 64 | 12 | 0 | 54 |
| 3 | Limpopo Blue Bulls U20 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 454 | 387 | +67 | 59 | 55 | 10 | 1 | 47 |
| 4 | Boland U20 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 517 | 474 | +43 | 73 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 46 |
| 5 | Falcons U20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 490 | 363 | +127 | 76 | 47 | 12 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | Griquas U20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 428 | 520 | −92 | 62 | 74 | 10 | 2 | 34 |
| 7 | Pumas U20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 439 | 615 | −176 | 58 | 92 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Border U20 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 235 | 628 | −393 | 32 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Final standings. |
| Legend and competition rules |
| Legend: |
| | Qualified for the semifinals. | 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: |
| Qualification: The top four teams qualified for the semifinals. 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 |

### Matches
#### Round one

* Bye/s: Griquas U20, SWD U20

#### Round two

* Bye/s: Boland U20, Limpopo Blue Bulls U20

#### Round three

* Bye/s: Falcons U20, Pumas U20

#### Round four

* Bye/s: Griquas U20, SWD U20

#### Round five

* Bye/s: Border U20, Falcons U20

#### Round six

* Bye/s: Border U20, Limpopo Blue Bulls U20

#### Round eight

* Bye/s: Griffons U20, Pumas U20

#### Round nine

* Bye/s: Boland U20, Griffons U20

#### Round ten

* Bye/s: Griquas U20, SWD U20

#### Round eleven

* Bye/s: Boland U20, Limpopo Blue Bulls U20

#### Round twelve

* Bye/s: Falcons U20, Pumas U20

#### Round thirteen

* Bye/s: Griquas U20, SWD U20

#### Round fourteen

* Bye/s: Border U20, Falcons U20

#### Round fifteen

* Bye/s: Border U20, Limpopo Blue Bulls U20

#### Round seventeen

* Bye/s: Griffons U20, Pumas U20

#### Round eighteen

* Bye/s: Boland U20, Griffons U20

## Honours

The honour roll for the 2017 Under-20 Provincial Championship was as follows:
2017 Under-20 Provincial Championship :
| Champions: | Griffons U20 |
| Top points scorer: | Luan James, Griffons U20 (208) |
| Top try scorer: | Barry Adonis, Boland U20 and Jaywin Petersen, SWD U20 (13) |

## Players

The following squads were named for the 2017 Under-20 Provincial Championship:

## Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2017 Under-20 Provincial Championship: