2014 Vodacom Cup – Wikipedia

The 2014 Vodacom Cup was played between 7 March and 16 May 2014 and was the 17th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. This edition of the Vodacom Cup was played between fourteen provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions, as well as the Limpopo Blue Bulls and Simba XV from Kenya.

Competition[edit]

There were sixteen teams participating in the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. These teams were geographically divided into two sections, with eight teams in each section. Teams played all the teams in their section once over the course of the season, either at home or away.

Teams received four log points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus log points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams in each section qualified for the title play-offs. In the quarter finals, the teams that finished first in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished fourth in the other section and the teams that finished second in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished third in the other section. The winners of these quarter finals then played each other in the semi-finals, with the higher-placed team having home advantage. The two semi-final winners then met in the final.^[1]

Quotas[edit]

This competition saw the reintroduction of a quota system. Each match-day squad had to contain seven black players. Two of these had to be forwards and five of these had to be in the starting line-up.^[2]

Changes from 2013[edit]

• The Pampas XV withdrew from the competition due to financial considerations.^[3][4]
• Despite not being included in the preliminary fixtures released by SARU,^[5] the Kenya Rugby Union confirmed that they would compete in the competition,^[6] where they will play in the Southern Section and be based in Cape Town. That announcement followed months of Kenyan media sources reporting that they would play in the competition ^[7][8] pending clearance by the IRB,^[9] which was subsequently attained.^[10]

Team Listing[edit]

The following teams took part in the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition:

Northern Section
Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
Blue Bulls	Vodacom Blue Bulls	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Loftus Versfeld
Falcons	Falcons	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park	Barnard Stadium
		DP de Villiers Stadium, Sasolburg	DP de Villiers Stadium
Golden Lions	Golden Lions	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg	Ellis Park
Griffons	Down Touch Griffons	North West Stadium, Welkom	North West Stadium
		Bultfontein High School, Bultfontein	Bultfontein High School
Griquas	GWK Griquas	Griqua Park, Kimberley	GWK Park
Leopards XV	Leopards XV	Olën Park, Potchefstroom	Profert Olën Park
		Leeudoring Rugby Club, Leeudoringstad	Leeudoring Rugby Club
		Klerksdorp Rugby Club, Klerksdorp	Klerksdorp Rugby Club
Limpopo Blue Bulls	Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls	Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane	Old Peter Mokaba Stadium
Pumas	Steval Pumas	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela	Mbombela Stadium

Southern Section
Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
Boland Cavaliers	Regent Boland Cavaliers	Boland Stadium, Wellington	Boland Stadium
		Ceres	Ceres
Border Bulldogs	Border Bulldogs	Buffalo City Stadium, East London	Buffalo City Stadium
Eastern Province Kings	Eastern Province Kings	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
		Cradock Rovers Field, Cradock	Cradock Rovers Field
		Grahamstown	Grahamstown
Free State XV	Toyota Free State XV	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Free State Stadium
		Clive Solomon Stadium, Heidedal	Clive Solomon Stadium
		Old Greys Rugby Field, Bloemfontein	Old Greys Rugby Field
Sharks XV	Cell C Sharks XV	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	Growthpoint Kings Park
Simba XV	Tusker Simba XV	City Park Stadium, Athlone	City Park Stadium
SWD Eagles	SWD Eagles	Outeniqua Park, George	Outeniqua Park
Western Province	DHL Western Province	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town	DHL Newlands
		City Park Stadium, Athlone	City Park Stadium

The final standings in the pool stages of the 2014 Vodacom Cup were as follows:^[11]

Northern Section[edit]

2014 Vodacom Cup Northern Section log
Pos	Team	Rnd	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Pumas	7	7	0	0	322	105	+217	41	14	4	0	32
2	Griquas	7	6	0	1	259	134	+125	33	12	3	0	27
3	Blue Bulls	7	5	0	2	315	111	+204	43	10	4	2	26
4	Golden Lions	7	4	0	3	256	178	+78	36	21	3	1	20
5	Leopards XV	7	3	0	4	227	178	+49	29	22	4	2	18
6	Griffons	7	2	0	5	182	240	–58	23	35	3	1	12
7	Falcons	7	1	0	6	180	262	–82	25	32	3	1	8
8	Limpopo Blue Bulls	7	0	0	7	47	580	–533	6	90	0	0	0
Blue Bulls, Golden Lions, Griquas and Pumas qualified to the quarter-finals. * Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, Pts = Log points Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Southern Section[edit]

2014 Vodacom Cup Southern Section log
Pos	Team	Rnd	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Sharks XV	7	6	0	1	215	120	+95	25	14	3	0	27
2	Free State XV	7	5	0	2	279	148	+131	40	17	5	1	26
3	SWD Eagles	7	5	0	2	240	164	+76	32	20	4	1	25
4	Western Province	7	5	0	2	215	138	+77	32	16	3	0	23
5	Eastern Province Kings	7	3	0	4	171	165	+6	22	20	1	2	15
6	Boland Cavaliers	7	2	0	5	158	197	–39	20	26	2	1	11
7	Simba XV	7	1	0	6	102	285	–183	14	45	1	2	7
8	Border Bulldogs	7	1	0	6	124	287	–163	15	42	1	0	5
Free State XV, Sharks XV, SWD Eagles and Western Province qualified to the quarter-finals. * Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, Pts = Log points Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Fixtures and results[edit]

The following fixtures were released:^[12]

Northern Section[edit]

Round one[edit]

Round two[edit]

Round three[edit]

	21 March 2014	Griffons	5–69	Pumas	North West Stadium, Welkom
	14:00	Try: Tertius Maarman  65‘ Con: Franna du Toit (0/1)	Report[29] Scoreboard[30]	Try: Uzair Cassiem  9‘, 41‘ Corné Steenkamp  23‘ Trompie Pretorius  29‘, 55‘ Dewald Pretorius  35‘ Ruwellyn Isbell  39‘, 61‘ Bernado Botha  71‘ Brian Shabangu  79‘ Con: JC Roos  10‘, 24‘, 30‘, 36‘, 42‘, 56‘, 62‘ (7/8) Justin van Staden  72‘ (1/2) Pen: JC Roos  12‘ (1/1)	Referee: Christie du Preez

	21 March 2014	Griquas	68–13	Limpopo Blue Bulls	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	16:00	Try: Hillford Clarke  4‘, 10‘, 36‘ Thabang Molefe  20‘ Ntando Kebe  30‘ Gouws Prinsloo  52‘ Simon Westraadt  56‘ Jaco Nepgen  64‘, 74‘ Carel Greeff  73‘ Con: Dustin Jinka  11‘, 21‘, 31‘, 37‘, 53‘, 56‘, 65‘ (7/8) Gouws Prinsloo  73‘, 74‘ (2/2)	Report[31] Scoreboard[32]	Try: Niyaas Johnson  61‘ Con: Andy Huysamen  62‘ (1/1) Pen: Andy Huysamen  17‘, 27‘ (2/3) Cards: Wiehann Uys 9‘ to 19‘ Wade Schoor 40‘ to 50‘ Arno Johnson  71‘	Referee: Marius Jonker

	22 March 2014	Falcons	29–40	Leopards XV	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Grant Janke  53‘ Sandile Ngcobo  63‘ Anrich Richter  76‘ Andrew van Wyk  80‘ Con: Cecil Dumond (0/4) Pen: Angus Cleophas  17‘, 20‘, 38‘ (3/3) Cards: Jacques Alberts 35‘ to 45‘	Report[33] Scoreboard[34]	Try: George Tossel  1‘, 9‘, 41‘ Adri Jacobs  12‘ Con: Gerhard Nortier  2‘, 10‘, 13‘, 42‘ (4/4) Pen: Gerhard Nortier  5‘, 24‘, 33‘, 62‘ (4/4) Justin Botha (0/1) Cards: Johan Deysel 57‘ to 67‘	Referee: Pro Legoete

Round four[edit]

	29 March 2014	Golden Lions	40–37	Griffons	Bill Jardine Stadium, Johannesburg
	16:00	Try: Ruaan Lerm  6‘, 61‘ JR Esterhuizen  31‘ Thabo Mabuza  38‘ Phanta Qinisile  48‘ Lourens Erasmus  52‘ Con: Willie du Plessis  32‘, 39‘, 49‘, 52‘, 61‘ (5/6) Pen: Willie du Plessis (0/1)	Report[43] Scoreboard[44]	Try: Martin Sithole  16‘, 81‘ Nicky Steyn  34‘, 75‘ Boetie Groenewald  69‘ Con: Louis Strydom  17‘, 34‘ (2/2) Franna du Toit  82‘ (1/3) Pen: Louis Strydom  40‘, 43‘ (2/4)	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Round Five[edit]

	5 April 2014	Limpopo Blue Bulls	0–88	Pumas	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
	12:00	Pen: Andy Huysamen (0/1)	Report[49] Scoreboard[50]	Try: Ashwin Scott  7‘, 30‘, 52‘ Jaco Bouwer  12‘, 23‘ De-Jay Terblanche  18‘ Dewald Pretorius  41‘ Doppies le Roux  50‘ Hennie Skorbinski  55‘ Frank Herne  66‘ Johan Pretorius  68‘ Pule Sibiya  75‘ Rudi Mathee  73‘ Bernado Botha  80‘ Con: Justin van Staden  24‘, 31‘, 42‘, 51‘, 56‘ (5/10) Johan Pretorius  69‘, 76‘, 81‘ (3/3) Bernado Botha  74‘ (1/1)	Attendance: 100 Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi

Round Six[edit]

	11 April 2014	Griquas	64–34	Falcons	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Ederies Arendse  8‘, 83‘ Carel Greeff  16‘, 29‘, 33‘ Tian Meyer  22‘ Rocco Jansen  39‘ Jonathan Adendorf  54‘ Ligtoring Landman  59‘ Dustin Jinka  76‘ Con: Francois Brummer  16‘ (1/3) Jacquin Jansen  30‘, 34‘, 40‘ (3/3) Gouws Prinsloo  55‘, 60‘, 84‘ (3/4) Cards: Ligtoring Landman 18‘ to 28‘	Report[53] Scoreboard[54]	Try: Peet Vorster  3‘ Sandile Ngcobo  49‘, 62‘ Shane Kirkwood  71‘ Anrich Richter  80‘ Con: Wayne Gardner  4‘ (1/1) Angus Cleophas  63‘, 80‘ (2/4) Pen: Angus Cleophas  25‘ (1/1) Cards: Marlyn Williams 18‘ to 28‘	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	12 April 2014	Limpopo Blue Bulls	0–110	Golden Lions	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
	15:00	Cards: Wickus Davel 30‘ to 40‘	Report[57] Scoreboard[58]	Try: Stephan de Wit  2‘, 52‘ Selom Gavor  9‘ Cyle Brink  11‘, 53‘ Stokkies Hanekom  13‘ Nico du Plessis  25‘, 34‘ Ruaan Lerm  29‘ Ruhan Nel  31‘, 47‘ Lourens Erasmus  36‘ Phanta Qinisile  39‘ Chrysander Botha  69‘, 80‘ Caswell Khoza  76‘ Con: Willie du Plessis  3‘, 10‘, 12‘, 14‘, 26‘, 30‘, 32‘, 35‘, 37‘, 48‘, 53‘, 54‘, 70‘, 77‘, 80‘ (15/16)	Attendance: 100 Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

	12 April 2014	Pumas	44–31	Leopards XV	Kees Taljaard Stadium, Middelburg
	15:00	Try: Jacques Momberg  1‘ Ruwellyn Isbell  3‘ Renaldo Bothma  19‘ Rudi Mathee  59‘, 72‘ Con: JC Roos  2‘, 4‘, 20‘, 60‘, 73‘ (5/5) Pen: JC Roos  8‘, 55‘, 70‘ (3/4) Drop: JC Roos (0/2)	Report[59] Scoreboard[60]	Try: George Tossel  33‘, 49‘ SW Oosthuizen  37‘ Jacques Vermaak  77‘ Con: Gerhard Nortier  34‘, 39‘, 50‘, 78‘ (4/4) Pen: Gerhard Nortier  58‘ (1/1)	Referee: Quinton Immelman

Round Seven[edit]

	25 April 2014	Blue Bulls	114–0	Limpopo Blue Bulls	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:00	Try: Waylon Murray  1‘ Hencus van Wyk  3‘ Clayton Blommetjies  7‘ Burger Odendaal  17‘, 20‘ David Bulbring  23‘ Wiaan Liebenberg  26‘, 73‘ Jesse Kriel  33‘ Sampie Mastriet  35‘, 38‘, 76‘ Lohan Jacobs  42‘ Clyde Davids  49‘ Joshua Stander  61‘ Reniel Hugo  64‘ Arno van Wyk  71‘ Kefentse Mahlo  75‘ Con: Tian Schoeman  3‘, 7‘, 17‘, 20‘, 26‘, 33‘, 42‘, 49‘ (8/12) Joshua Stander  63‘, 64‘, 71‘, 73‘ (4/6) Cards: Clyde Davids 9‘ to 19‘	Report Scoreboard[61]	Pen: Andy Huysamen (0/1)	Referee: Eduan Nel

Southern Section[edit]

Round one[edit]

	8 March 2014	Free State XV	52–47	SWD Eagles	Clive Solomon Stadium, Heidedal
	15:00	Try: Henco Greyling  5‘ Riaan Smit  19‘ Sino Ganto  27‘ Don Mlondobozi  30‘ Nico Lee  55‘ Niel Marais  69‘ Con: Riaan Smit  6‘, 28‘, 31‘ (3/4) Niel Marais  56‘, 70‘ (2/2) Pen: Riaan Smit  10‘, 36‘ (2/2) Niel Marais  48‘, 76‘ (2/2) Drop: Riaan Smit (0/1) Cards: Sino Ganto 38‘ to 48‘	Report[67] Scoreboard[68]	Try: Hentzwill Pedro  17‘ Mzwanele Zito  32‘, 61‘ penalty try  38‘ Mzo Dyantyi  65‘ Duwayne Smart  74‘ Con: Karlo Aspeling  18‘, 38‘, 66‘, 75‘ (4/5) Deroy Rhoode (0/1) Pen: Karlo Aspeling  41‘, 80‘ (2/3) Drop: Karlo Aspeling  7‘ (1/2)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Marius Jonker

Round two[edit]

Round three[edit]

Round four[edit]

Round Five[edit]

	5 April 2014	Western Province	65–29	Simba XV	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	16:30	Try: Rohan Kitshoff  3‘, 58‘, 75‘ Devon Williams  11‘, 28‘, 31‘, 35‘ Johnny Kôtze  21‘ Carel du Preez  40‘, 42‘ Christo van Wyk  52‘ Con: Gary van Aswegen  36‘, 43‘ (2/8) Kurt Coleman  53‘, 58‘, 76‘ (3/3)	Report[103] Scoreboard[104]	Try: Fabian Olando  15‘ Tony Onyango  19‘, 38‘ Joshua Chisanga  47‘ Con: Kenny Andola  20‘, 39‘, 48‘ (3/4) Pen: Kenny Andola  7‘ (1/2) Cards: Martin Owila 57‘ to 67‘	Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza

Round Six[edit]

Round Seven[edit]

	26 April 2014	Free State XV	75–10	Simba XV	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	14:30	Try: Tienie Burger  1‘ Zingisa April  7‘, 14‘, 20‘, 42‘ Maphutha Dolo  9‘ Joubert Engelbrecht  35‘ Peet Coetzee  38‘, 61‘ Nico Lee  45‘, 56‘ Renier Botha  50‘ Henco Greyling  76‘ Con: Pieter-Steyn de Wet  10‘, 36‘, 39‘, 46‘, 51‘ (5/11) Sino Ganto (0/2)	Report Scoreboard[115]	Try: Moses Amusala  80‘ Con: Eden Agero  80‘ (1/1) Pen: Kenny Andola  18‘ (1/2)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Quarter-finals[edit]

	3 May 2014	Griquas	84–15	SWD Eagles	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Tian Meyer  19‘, 46‘ Johnathan Francke  24‘, 42‘ Burger Schoeman  32‘ Jonathan Adendorf  48‘ Danie Dames  57‘ Ewald van der Westhuizen  62‘, 65‘ Rocco Jansen  70‘ Ederies Arendse  80‘ Con: Gouws Prinsloo  80‘, 20‘, 25‘, 33‘, 43‘, 47‘, 48‘, 58‘, 63‘, 71‘ (10/11) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo  6‘, 10‘, 31‘ (3/3)	Report Scoreboard[120]	Try: Shaun Raubenheimer  36‘ Hentzwill Pedro  39‘ Con: Karlo Aspeling  36‘ (1/2) Pen: Karlo Aspeling  40‘ (1/1)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Christie du Preez

Semi-finals[edit]

Final[edit]

Winners[edit]

2014 Vodacom Cup

CHAMPIONS

Griquas

Fifth Title

Players[edit]

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Player statistics[edit]

The following table contain points which were scored during the 2014 Vodacom Cup season:^[140]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]