The sixth edition of the Iqhawe Week for Under-15 teams took place at the Bill Jardine Stadium in Johannesburg last week.

Fourteen teams participated in the tournament, which played out on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, and similarly to the structure of the SA Rugby Youth Weeks, the teams deemed to have played the best rugby throughout the tournament have met in the final match of the tournament.

The Carfind.co.za Iqhawe Week was established in 2013 and is a joint venture between SA Rugby and the SA Rugby Legends Association. The tournament offers players from rural, lower-league and non-traditional rugby schools an opportunity to participate in a high-level provincial competition with the objective of creating a pathway for them to advance through SA’s rugby structures.

Results:

Monday, 1 October:

Valke 10-31 Griffons / Griquas 14-10 SWD / Eastern Province 47-7 Sharks / Boland 20-32 Pumas / Free State 17-24 Border /Golden Lions 29-14 Leopards / Western Province 26-20 Blue Bulls

Tuesday, 2 October:

Leopards 15-15 Griffons / Blue Bulls 21-19 Griquas / Boland 22-5 Free State / SWD 31-28 Border / Valke 12-21 Sharks /Western Province 26-28 Eastern Province / Golden Lions 24-22 Pumas

Thursday, 4 October:

Boland 7-25 Sharks / Free State 5-21 Valke / Blue Bulls 22-17 SWD / Griquas 17-40 Griffons / Western Province 23-10 Pumas
Border 12-31 Leopards / Golden Lions 10-18 Eastern Province

Eastern Province took top honours on Thursday as they defeated the Golden Lions 18-10 in a competitive final match, which brought down the curtain on an exciting 2018 tournament.