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SA RUGBY UNDER-21 CUP

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

SA Rugby Under-21 Cup 2025 table
Pos Team PL W L D PF PA DIFF TF TA PTS
1
DHL Western Province U21
10 8 1 1 514 273 241 76 43 43
2
Vodacom Bulls U21
10 6 3 1 428 314 114 63 46 36
3
Fidelity ADT Lions U21
10 6 4 0 418 329 89 63 46 35
4
Hollywoodbets Sharks U21
9 5 4 0 380 298 82 56 45 31
5
Toyota Cheetahs U21
10 2 7 1 241 551 -310 37 82 15
6
Leopards U21
9 0 8 1 252 468 -216 39 72 9

FIXTURES

Leopards U21

04 Oct | Olen Park, Potchefstroom

13:30

Hollywoodbets Sharks U21

RESULTS

03 Oct|Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Fidelity ADT Lions U21

36 - 40

Vodacom Bulls U21

03 Oct|City Park, Cape Town

DHL Western Province U21

54 - 5

Toyota Cheetahs U21

26 Sep|Loftus B-Field, Pretoria

Vodacom Bulls U21

91 - 5

Toyota Cheetahs U21

Tournaments

U20 Women's Week

Lots to play for at U20 Women’s Week in Joburg

Provincial bragging rights will be a guaranteed motivational factor for the 14 teams contesting the 2025 U20 Women’s Week in Johannesburg, starting on Monday, while the next generation of talent should lay down a marker to the current Springbok Women coaching staff, who will be attendance at various stages of the three-day tournament.

Betway Women's Club Championship

Historic new women's tournament ready for lift-off

Raiders of Johannesburg will make history on Monday 6 October when they take the field for the first-ever women’s national club championship match, in the inaugural Betway Women’s Club Championship.

Vodacom United Rugby Championship

Aiming to keep winning streaks intact

The Hollywoodbets Sharks and Lions will try to remain unbeaten against their respective opponents this weekend as the Vodacom United Rugby Championship picks up steam in round two, with the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls keen to build on their strong starts to the season.

Pick n Pay Gold Cup

Quarter-Final spots up for grabs this weekend

Quarter-final places in the Pick n Pay Gold Cup will be on the line this Saturday when the ‘FA Cup’ of South African rugby enters the Round of 16 stage, with a number of mouth-watering local derbies on the cards across South Africa.

Tournament news

DHL WP continue dominance in SA Rugby U21 Cup

Defending champions DHL Western Province all but secured top spot and a home semi-final when they outplayed the Leopards 57-19 over the weekend in their penultimate league match in the SA Rugby Under-21 Cup at City Park in Cape Town.