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
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Piardi to referee Vodacom URC Grand FinalAndrea Piardi will referee his third consecutive Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final this Saturday after the Italian was selected to oversee the clash between Leinster and the Vodacom Bulls at Croke Park in Dublin.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Bulls to meet Leinster in Grand Final in DublinThe Vodacom Bulls will travel to Dublin where they will line up against Leinster in the Vodacom URC Grand Final next Saturday after the two top-ranked teams defeated the Hollywoodbets Sharks and Glasgow Warriors respectively in a gripping semi-final round on Saturday.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
Vodacom URC Grand Final berth at stake in PretoriaThere will be no love lost when the Vodacom Bulls host the Hollywoodbets Sharks in their all-South African Vodacom United Rugby Championship semi-final in Pretoria on Saturday, where a place in the Grand Final of the cross-hemisphere showpiece will be up for grabs.
Vodacom United Rugby Championship
SFM crowned SA Vodacom URC Player of the SeasonSpringbok and DHL Stormers utility back Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu added another significant accolade to his SA Rugby Young Player of the Year award by being crowned SA’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship Player of the Season for 2024/25.
SA Rugby Under-21 Cup and Shield
Top three surge ahead on SA Rugby U21 Cup logDefending champions DHL Western Province, the Hollywoodbets Sharks and the Vodacom Bulls opened a gap at the top of the standings after all three were victorious in their fifth round SA Rugby Under-21 Cup clashes staged over the past weekend.
