The 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A was contested from 3 July to 30 October 2010. The tournament (also known as the ''ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship'' for sponsorship reasons) was the top tier of 2010 edition of the Under-21 Provincial Championship, an annual Under-21 inter-provincial

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competition featuring fourteen South African provincial unions. The tournament was won by ; they beat 43–32 in the final played on 30 October 2010. were relegated to Group B for 2011.

Competition rules and information

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final. The team that finished bottom of Group A had to play in a promotion/relegation play-off against the champion of Group B for a place in the

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Group A.

Teams

The following teams took part in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A competition:

Standings

The final league standings for the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A were:

Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets:

Fixtures

The following matches were played in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A: * ''All times are South African (GMT+2)''.

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

Round ten

Round eleven

Round twelve

Round thirteen

Round fourteen

Round fifteen

Semi-finals

* progressed to the final by virtue of scoring more tries in their semi-final match.

Final

Honours

The honour roll for the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A was as follows:

Players

Player statistics

The following table contain points which were scored in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A:

Squad lists

The teams released the following squad lists:

Discipline

The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A:

References

External links

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