The 2011 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship was contested from 15 July to 29 October 2011. The tournament featured the Under-19 players from the fourteen provincial rugby unions in South Africa.
Competition
Division A
There were seven participating teams in the 2011 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship Division 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 score 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. 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 winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the same venue as the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division Final. The bottom team in Division A played a play-off game at home against the winner of the Division B final for a place in Division A in 2012.
Division B
There were seven participating teams in the 2011 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship Division B. These teams played each other once over the course of the season, either at home or away. Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score 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. 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 winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the same venue as the 2011 Currie Cup First Division Final The winner of the final played a play-off game away from home against the bottom team in Division A for a place in Division A in 2012.
Teams
Team Listing
The following teams will take part in the 2011 ABSA Under-19 Provincial Championship competition:
