The 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship was the 2016 edition of the Under-21 Provincial Championship, an annual national Under-21 rugby union competition held in South Africa, and was contested from 5 August to 22 October 2016.
The competition was won by Golden Lions U21 who beat Western Province U21 38–34 in the final played on 22 October 2016.
The top four teams qualified for the title play-off semi-finals.
The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season.
For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets: The following matches were played in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship:[2][3]