The annual under-19 Currie Cup gets underway today. Seven teams compete over two rounds with the hopes of finishing in the top four and in that way earning a place in the semi-finals.
From school rugby with about 100 well-known teams containing 1500 plus players, there is a drastic reduction in numbers, indicating that under-19 provincial rugby is really only for the cream of the crop who hope to make a profession out of playing the sport. Of this year’s group of the players from the five big unions, five per team will probably go on to sign senior contracts in a few years time and feature in Superugby and of those 25, possibly as many as 10 may one day represent the Boks. So although junior rugby ranks amongst the worst attended and followed age-group level rugby in South Africa, it is all about quality. Many of the elite players that get to participate in the under-19 competition will also form part of the Baby Bok IRB under-20 Junior World Championship squad in 2013.
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul | SWD Eagles | Blue Bulls | Outeniqua Park, George |
| 14-Jul | Free State Cheetahs | Leopards | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
| 14-Jul | Golden Lions | Western Province | Coca-Cola Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
| 20-Jul | Blue Bulls | Golden Lions | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 21-Jul | Leopards | SWD Eagles | Profert Olën Park, Potchestroom |
| 21-Jul | Sharks | Free State Cheetahs | Mr Price Kings Park, Durban |
| 27-Jul | SWD Eagles | Sharks | Outeniqua Park, George |
| 28-Jul | Golden Lions | Leopards | Coca-Cola Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
| 28-Jul | Western Province | Blue Bulls | Newlands Rugby Stadium, Cape Town |
| 04-Aug | Sharks | MTN Golden Lions | Mr Price Kings Park, Durban |
| 04-Aug | Leopards | Western Province | Profert Olën Park, Potchestroom |
| 04-Aug | Free State Cheetahs | SWD Eagles | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
| 10-Aug | Blue Bulls | Leopards | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 11-Aug | Golden Lions | Free State Cheetahs | Coca-Cola Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
| 11-Aug | Western Province | Sharks | DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium, Cape Town |
| 17-Aug | SWD Eagles | Golden Lions | Outeniqua Park, George |
| 18-Aug | Free State Cheetahs | Western Province | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
| 18-Aug | Sharks | Blue Bulls | Mr Price Kings Park, Durban |
| 25-Aug | Western Province | SWD Eagles | DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium, Cape Town |
| 25-Aug | Blue Bulls | Free State Cheetahs | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 25-Aug | Leopards | Sharks | Profert Olën Park, Potchestroom |
| 31-Aug | Blue Bulls | SWD Eagles | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 01-Sep | Western Province | Golden Lions | DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium, Cape Town |
| 01-Sep | Leopards | Free State Cheetahs | Profert Olën Park, Potchestroom |
| 07-Sep | SWD Eagles | Leopards | Outeniqua Park, George |
| 08-Sep | Golden Lions | Blue Bulls | Coca-Cola Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
| 08-Sep | Free State Cheetahs | Sharks | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
| 14-Sep | Blue Bulls | Western Province | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 15-Sep | Leopards | Golden Lions | Profert Olën Park, Potchestroom |
| 15-Sep | Sharks | SWD Eagles | Mr Price Kings Park, Durban |
| 21-Sep | SWD Eagles | Free State Cheetahs | Outeniqua Park, George |
| 22-Sep | Golden Lions | Sharks | Coca-Cola Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
| 22-Sep | Western Province | Leopards | DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium, Cape Town |
| 29-Sep | Free State Cheetahs | Golden Lions | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
| 29-Sep | Sharks | Western Province | Mr Price Kings Park, Durban |
| 29-Sep | Leopards | Blue Bulls | Profert Olën Park, Potchestroom |
| 05-Oct | Blue Bulls | Sharks | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 06-Oct | Golden Lions | SWD Eagles | Coca-Cola Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
| 06-Oct | Western Province | Free State Cheetahs | DHL Newlands Rugby Stadium, Cape Town |
| 13-Oct | SWD Eagles | Western Province | Outeniqua Park, George |
| 13-Oct | Free State Cheetahs | Blue Bulls | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
| 13-Oct | Sharks | Leopards | Mr Price Kings Park, Durban |
| 20-Oct | 1st Placed Team | 4th Placed Team | Semi-final 1 (SF1) |
| 20-Oct | 2nd Placed Team | 3rd Placed Team | Semi-final 2 (SF2) |
| 27-Oct | Winner SF1 | Winner SF2 | Final |
wonder who the team will be ????????????????? i just cant wait to see who is selected
Supersport – lets see some of this action on TV please