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2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship
The 2014 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship was a rugby union competition held between the Under-19 players from the fourteen provincial rugby unions in South Africa, plus the sub-union. It was contested from 11 July to 25 October 2014. Group A Competition There were seven participating teams in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A. These teams played each other twice over the course of the 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 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded). The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship
The 2013 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship will be contested from 12 July to 26 October 2013. The tournament will feature the Under-19 players from the fourteen provincial rugby unions in South Africa. Competition Group A There are seven participating teams in the 2013 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship Group A. These teams will play each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away. Teams will receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points are awarded to teams that score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by 7 points or less. Teams are ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded). The top 4 teams will qualify for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finish first has home advantage against the team that finish fourth, while the team that finish second has home advantage against the team that finish third. The winners of these semi-finals will pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ox Nché
Retshegofaditswe 'Tshego' Nché – more commonly referred to as Ox Nché – (born 23 July 1995) is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby and the South African national team the Springboks. His regular position is prop, and he is one of the world’s most revered scrummagers. Club rugby Youth (2011–14) Nché first earned provincial selection in 2011, when he was included in the Free State squad that participated at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in Queenstown. In 2012, Nché represented Free State at the premier high school rugby union competition in South Africa – the Under-18 Craven Week competition – held in Port Elizabeth, starting all three of Free State's matches, despite still being in the Under-17 age-group. After the tournament, he was selected in a South African Schools squad that played against France, Wales and England. He was an unused substitute in the first two matches, but started the match against England. Nché once again playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Momsen
Johannes Momsen (born ) is a South African rugby union player for Rugby ATL of Major League Rugby (MLR). He previously played for in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is lock. Momsen made his Currie Cup The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier ... debut for Griquas in July 2019, coming on as a replacement lock in their opening match of the 2019 season against the . In 2021, Momsen was named the 2021 MLR Forward of the Year. References South African rugby union players Living people 1995 births Rugby union locks Griquas (rugby union) players Rugby Football Club Los Angeles players Manawatu rugby union players Houston SaberCats players {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius Louw
Marius Louw (born 24 October 1995) is a South African professional rugby union player for the in URC and in the Currie Cup. His regular position is centre, but he also played as a flanker earlier in his career. Rugby career 2008–2013: Schoolboy rugby Louw was born in Bloemfontein and represented the at schoolboy level. He played for them as early as primary school level, at the Under-13 Craven Week in 2008. At high school level, he was twice selected to play for the Free State at the Under-18 Craven Week, the premier high school rugby union competition in South Africa, playing at the 2012 event in Port Elizabeth where he scored a try in their match against the and at the 2013 event in Polokwane, where he was utilised as a flanker and contributed a try in their defeat to the Pumas. 2014–2021: Sharks / UKZN Impi After high school, Louw moved to Durban to join the academy. He started the first three matches of the 's 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship season as a fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarryd Sage
Jarryd Christopher Sage (born ) is a Welsh-qualified South African rugby union player, currently playing with Welsh Pro14 side the Dragons. His regular position is centre. Sage qualifies for Wales through his father, who was born in Newbridge within the Dragons' region. Rugby career Youth Rugby / Western Province Sage was born in Cape Town, where he attended Wynberg Boys' High School. He earned provincial colours at school level, representing Western Province at the Under-18 Craven Week competition in 2013. He represented the team in the Under-19 Provincial Championship in the same year, as returned in 2014 as a member of the Western Province Rugby Institute. He was included in the squad for the 2015 Varsity Cup, and the Western Province squad for the 2015 Vodacom Cup, but didn't feature in either competition. In the latter half of the year, he played for the team in the Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring a try for the team in their match against en route to fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Jenkins
Jason Howell Jenkins (born 2 December 1995) is a South African rugby union player for United Rugby Championship and Champions Cup side Leinster. His regular position is lock, though he can also play in the back-row. Career 2014 After completing high school at St. Alban's College in Pretoria, Jenkins joined the Academy. He established himself in the squad that participated in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship, appearing in all fourteen of their matches in the competition and starting thirteen of those. He scored tries in their matches against the s and the s to help the Blue Bulls finish top of the log to qualify for the semi-finals. He helped the Blue Bulls to a 43–20 victory in their semi-final match against the Sharks U19s and he also started the final, where the Blue Bulls lost 26–33 to Western Province. 2015 In 2015, Jenkins was named in the squad for the 2015 Varsity Cup competition. He make one appearance, playing off the bench in a 63–8 victory over th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duhan Van Der Merwe
Duhan van der Merwe (born ) is a South African-born Scottish rugby union player who currently plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship. Schoolboy rugby Van der Merwe was born and grew up in George in the Western Cape province of South Africa. He attended and played rugby for Hoërskool Outeniqua, earning several provincial colours by representing the at youth tournaments. In 2011, he represented SWD at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week held in Queenstown, appearing in all three matches and scoring a try in their 25–8 victory over KwaZulu-Natal. The following year, he played for SWD at the premier schoolboy rugby tournament in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week. He scored four tries – two against the and two against – at the tournament held in Port Elizabeth. He was named in the South Africa Schools team at the conclusion of the tournament, and made two starts for them in the Under-18 International Series, helping them to victories over France and E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanro Liebenberg
Hanro Liebenberg (born 10 October 1995) is a South African rugby union player for in England's Premiership Rugby. He previously played for the in Super Rugby, the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. His regular playing position is number eight and flanker. Liebenberg was a Premiership Rugby champion in 2022, scoring the first try in the final. Career Youth Liebenberg was twice selected to represent Boland at the annual Under-18 Craven Week tournaments; in 2012, he played for them at the tournament held in Port Elizabeth and he once again played in 2013, captaining the side and scoring two tries in their match against the hosts in Polokwane. Blue Bulls / Bulls After finishing school, Liebenberg made the move to Pretoria to join the , following in the footsteps of older brother Wiaan who made the move three years earlier. He represented the side in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship, quickly establishing himself as a key player for the side. He sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Reynolds (rugby Union)
Shaun Reynolds (born 15 June 1995) is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby, the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is fly-half. Rugby career Schoolboy rugby / Griffons Reynolds was born in Bloemfontein, but grew up in Welkom, where he earned call-ups to represent the provincial side at national competitions since primary school level. He represented them at the Under-13 Craven Week in 2008, the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2011 and played twice at the premier high school rugby union tournament in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week, in 2012 and 2013. He was the main kicker for the team at the 2013 event held in Polokwane, kicking 47 points in addition to scoring two tries to finish the tournament as the overall top scorer. He also played at Under-19 level for the Griffons in their 2012 and 2013 campaigns. Youth rugby / Golden Lions After school, Reynolds moved to Johannesburg, where he joined the Academy. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinton Theron
Clinton Theron (born 3 November 1995) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Currie Cup side the . He can play as a loosehead or tighthead prop. Rugby career Schoolboy rugby Theron was born in Florida and attended Hoërskool Florida. He was selected to represent the at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2011 and the Under-18 Craven Week in 2012, scoring a try against KwaZulu-Natal in the latter tournament. Golden Lions After school, he joined the academy and made nine appearances for the side in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring tries in their matches against and , both tries proving decisive in narrow victories. In 2015, he was included in the squad that competed in the 2015 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his first class debut in Namibia, coming on as a second-half replacement against the in a 53–3 victory. He made his first start a week later in a 31–21 win over the in Polokwane and made one more appearance against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Jaer
Malcolm Adrian Emile Jaer (born 29 June 1995) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Pro14 and the in the Currie Cup. His regular position is fullback or fly-half. Career 2011–2013 : Youth and South African Schools Jaer played secondary school rugby for Hoërskool Brandwag in Uitenhage. He was selected in the Eastern Province Under-16 squad that played at the Grant Khomo Week tournament in 2011, in their Under-18 squad that played at the Academy Week in 2012 and their Under-18 squad that played at the Craven Week tournament in 2013. He scored a try for the Eastern Province in the latter competition, in their 21–32 defeat to the Free State. Jaer's performances at the 2013 Craven Week led to his inclusion in the South African Schools side and he made one appearance for them in a 17–13 victory against France in George in August 2013. 2014–2015 : Eastern Province Kings and South Africa Under-20 After finishing school, Jaer joined the Eastern Province Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |