About
The Pumas were crowned champions of the SA Rugby U21 Shield after they beat Eastern Province in a pulsating final in Middelburg on 30 September. In 2023, the participating teams were divided into two sections - South, comprising Boland, Border, Eastern Province and SWD; and North, featuring the Griffons - the 2022 champions - Griquas, Pumas and Valke. Teams in the South Section played three home and three away matches and in the North a single round. At the conclusion of the league phase, the two teams with the highest number of log points contested semi-finals within their sections, and the two winners played in the final.
The history
| Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Griffons U21
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 |
Eastern Province U21
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 |
Border U21
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 |
Valke U21
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 |
Limpopo U21
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 |
Sanlam Boland U21
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 |
SWD U21
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 47 | -27 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 |
Griquas U21
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 50 | -29 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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Carling Currie Cup
The 2024 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #19With the top three places on the 2024 Carling Currie Cup log already determined, the attention now turns to the crucial “quarter-final” encounter between Airlink Pumas and Toyota Cheetahs at 13h30 on Saturday afternoon at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, for the remaining semi-final place.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Opening round SA derbies moved to early 2025Due to a request from SA Rugby, the opening round Vodacom United Rugby Championship fixtures involving the South African teams will now be moved to avoid a clash with the Carling Currie Cup Final.
Carling Currie Cup
The 2024 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #18The Fidelity ADT Lions ended the Vodacom Bulls' unbeaten run in the Carling Currie Cup Premier Division to move top of the log, but defeats for the Toyota Cheetahs and Airlink Pumas mean the 2023 and 2022 champions will be involved in a “quarter-final” this weekend to see who will join the Gauteng teams and the Hollywoodbets Sharks XV in the playoffs.
SA Rugby Under-21 Cup and Shield
Lions remain unbeaten as SA U21 Cup resumesThe SA U21 Cup competition has resumed, with the first batch of second round matches staged the past weekend since the competition took a break since the start of June, with the Fidelity ADT Lions picking up where they left off three months ago.
SA Rugby Under-19 Cup
Away teams rule in opening round of U19 CupThe Vodacom Bulls started the defence of their SA Rugby Under-19 Cup title with an away win in Potchefstroom, one of two teams that kicked off the junior provincial competition with victories on the road.
