The Eastern Province Kings Under-19 team remained top of the Absa Under-19 Provincial Championships this weekend even though they had a bye.
With all teams now having played six matches, the Kings still top the table, The Vodacom Blue Bulls moved past DHL Western Province into second in Pretoria on Saturday by defeating the Cape side 41-32, while the Toyota Free State secured a first win by beating Leopards 51-28 in Potchefstroom. Free State’s Ruan Wasserman contributed 26 points in the match, with two tries, two penalties and five conversions.
The Cell C Sharks are still winless in the competition, this time losing out 36-18 to the visiting Xerox Golden Lions in Durban.
FULL LOG : ABSA UNDER 19 COMPETITION
| TEAM | PLAYED | WON | LOST | DREW | POINTS FOR | POINTS AGAINST | POINTS DIFFERENCE | TRIES FOR | TRIES AGAINST | LOSS BONUS | TRIES BONUS | POINTS |
| Group A | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Province U19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 107 | 61 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| Blue Bulls U19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 185 | 148 | 37 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| Western Province U19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 151 | 135 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| Golden Lions U19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 187 | 132 | 55 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| Leopards U19 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 156 | 221 | -65 | 23 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| Free State U19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 146 | 197 | -51 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Sharks U19 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 123 | 176 | -53 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Group B | ||||||||||||
| Pumas U19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 48 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Boland U19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 56 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Limpopo BB U19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 60 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Griquas U19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Valke U19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Griffons U19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 48 | -13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Border U19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SWD U19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 65 | -29 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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