About
DHL Western Province successfully defended their SA Rugby Under-21 Cup title after travelling to Johannesburg, where they beat the table-topping Fidelity ADT Lions, who were unbeaten over a double round of action in the season up to that point, by 53-36 in the final. It was a repeat of the 2023 final, which was played in Cape Town. The other teams who participated in 2024 were the Vodacom Bulls, Toyota Cheetahs, Leopards and Hollywoodbets Sharks.
The history
| Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DHL Western Province U21
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 293 | 140 | 153 | 43 | 23 | 23 |
| 2 |
Hollywoodbets Sharks U21
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 250 | 160 | 90 | 37 | 25 | 21 |
| 3 |
Vodacom Bulls U21
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 175 | 164 | 11 | 26 | 24 | 18 |
| 4 |
Fidelity ADT Lions U21
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 169 | 166 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 13 |
| 5 |
Leopards U21
|
5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 156 | 272 | -116 | 25 | 42 | 7 |
| 6 |
Toyota Cheetahs U21
|
5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 123 | 264 | -141 | 19 | 40 | 4 |
Vodacom Bulls U21
30 Aug | TBC
17:00
Leopards U21
Hollywoodbets Sharks U21
30 Aug | TBC
17:03
DHL Western Province U21
Fidelity ADT Lions U21
30 Aug | TBC
17:04
Toyota Cheetahs U21
Carling Currie Cup
The 2025 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #12The Valke will host the NovaVit Griffons in the Carling Currie Cup First Division final next weekend after the two top teams on the table made light work of their semi-final opponents on Saturday.
Carling Currie Cup
The 2025 Carling Currie Cup Bulletin #11All eyes will be on Kempton Park and Welkom at 15h00 on Saturday (before the focus shifts to Mbombela and the Springboks at 17h10) when the Carling Currie Cup First Division semi-finals take place on the East Rand and the Northern Free State.
Match report
Seven try romp for SA Schools in MpumalangaSA Schools outplayed their SA Schools ‘A’ counterparts by 49-14 at Hoërskool Middelburg in Mpumalanga on Thursday afternoon, scoring seven tries in a victory that proved the selectors got their combinations right following the FNB U18 Craven Week at the same venue last week.
Team announcement
Muller and Uithaler to captain SA Schools teamsMarkus Muller (SA Schools) and Jeandre Uithaler (SA Schools ‘A’) will captain their respective sides in the annual clash between the cream of the crop in South Africa’s schoolboy rugby at Hoërskool Middelburg in Mpumalanga on Thursday afternoon.
Investec Champions Cup & EPCR Challenge Cup
Champions and Challenge Cup fixtures out for 25/26EPCR has confirmed the full pool stage fixture list for the 2025/26 Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup, club rugby’s premier international competitions. The 2025/26 campaign begins on the weekend of 5/6/7 December, culminating in the EPCR Finals Weekend at Bilbao’s San Mamés Stadium on 22 and 23 May 2026.
