2001 Vodacom Cup

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2001 Vodacom Cup
Champions Blue Bulls
Matches played 80
2000
2002

The 2001 Vodacom Cup was the 4th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions, as well as an invitational team, the Welwitschias from Namibia.

Competition

There were 15 teams participating in the 2001 Vodacom Cup. These teams were divided into two sections of equal strength - Section X with eight teams and Section Y with seven teams. Teams would play all the other teams in their section 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 four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams losing a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams in each section qualified for the Vodacom Top Eight competition, while the bottom four teams in Section X and the bottom three teams in Section Y qualified for the Vodacom Shield competition. For both the Vodacom Top Eight and Vodacom Shield competitions, all points already scored against teams that progressed to the same competition were carried forward. Teams then played once against the teams that qualified from the other section, with the top four teams in each competition advancing to the quarter-finals.

In the quarter finals, the teams that finished first in each competition had home advantage against the teams that finished fourth and the teams that finished second in each competition had home advantage against the teams that finished third. 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 for each competition.

Teams

Changes from 2000

  • The Northern and Southern Sections were scrapped and replaced with two sections of equal strength - Sections X and Y.

Team Listing

The following teams took part in the 2001 Vodacom Cup competition:

Section X
Team Stadium/s
Boland Cavaliers Boland Stadium, Wellington
Falcons Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
Golden Lions Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Griffons North West Stadium, Welkom
Natal Wildebeest Absa Stadium, Durban
Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg
Mighty Elephants Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Free State Cheetahs Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Welwitschias Independence Stadium, Windhoek
Section Y
Team Stadium/s
Blue Bulls Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Western Province Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Leopards Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Griquas Griqua Park, Kimberley
Pumas @lantic Park, Witbank
Border Bulldogs Waverley Park, East London
SWD Eagles Outeniqua Park, George
D'Almeida Stadium, Mossel Bay

Pool Phases

Tables

Section X

2001 Vodacom Cup Section X Table
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Natal Wildebeest 7 6 0 1 216 160 +56 26 19 3 0 27
2 Boland Cavaliers 7 5 0 2 313 165 +148 46 21 6 0 26
3 Golden Lions 7 5 0 2 270 185 +85 34 17 4 0 26
4 Free State Cheetahs 7 4 0 3 242 172 +70 30 20 4 1 21
5 Mighty Elephants 7 4 0 3 255 190 +65 32 23 2 1 19
6 Griffons 7 3 0 4 169 152 +17 17 17 3 2 17
7 Falcons 7 1 0 6 219 232 -13 27 28 2 3 9
8 Welwitschias 7 0 0 7 95 523 -428 13 80 0 0 0
The top 4 teams qualified for the Vodacom Top Eight.
The bottom 4 teams qualified for the Vodacom Shield.

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

Section Y

2001 Vodacom Cup Section Y Table
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Blue Bulls 6 5 0 1 242 140 +102 38 13 6 1 27
2 Griquas 6 3 1 2 205 185 +20 20 20 3 2 19
3 SWD Eagles 6 4 0 2 170 161 +9 18 16 2 0 18
4 Western Province 6 3 0 3 195 194 +1 25 25 4 0 16
5 Leopards 6 2 0 4 150 167 -17 14 17 1 2 11
6 Border Bulldogs 6 2 1 3 120 185 -65 10 21 0 1 11
7 Pumas 6 1 0 5 153 203 -50 16 29 2 2 8
The top 4 teams qualified for the Vodacom Top Eight.
The bottom 3 teams qualified for the Vodacom Shield.

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

Results

Section X

Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Round Five
Round Six
Round Seven

Section Y

Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Round Five
Round Six
Round Seven

Vodacom Top Eight

Table

2001 Vodacom Top Eight Table
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Blue Bulls 4 4 0 0 150 117 +33 41 16 3 0 34
2 Boland Cavaliers 4 3 0 1 194 109 +85 41 12 4 1 23
3 Griquas 4 3 0 1 131 100 +31 27 12 1 0 21
4 Free State Cheetahs 4 1 0 3 135 112 +23 27 14 2 3 20
5 Natal Wildebeest 4 0 1 3 91 111 -20 18 15 1 2 14
6 Western Province 4 2 1 1 123 129 -6 17 15 3 0 14
7 SWD Eagles 4 1 0 3 79 169 -90 16 24 0 1 14
8 Golden Lions 4 1 0 3 95 151 -56 22 20 2 1 12
The top 4 teams qualified for the Vodacom Top Eight semi-finals.

Points breakdown:
All results from the pool phases were brought forward.
*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

Results

Round One

Round Two

Round Three

Round Four

Semi-Finals

Final

Winners

2001
Vodacom Top Eight
CHAMPIONS
Blue Bulls
1st title

Vodacom Shield

The Welwitschias withdrew from the Vodacom Shield due to financial constraints.

Table

2001 Vodacom Shield Table
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Griffons 3 2 1 0 105 89 +15 15 12 0 0 16
2 Mighty Elephants 3 2 0 1 80 86 -6 12 10 0 0 16
3 Border Bulldogs 3 2 0 1 110 91 +20 15 10 1 1 15
4 Leopards 3 0 1 2 63 85 +22 16 8 1 1 13
5 Falcons 3 1 0 2 97 105 -8 14 11 2 1 8
6 Pumas 3 1 0 2 107 106 +1 15 9 1 1 7
The top 4 teams qualified for the Vodacom Shield semi-finals.

Points breakdown:
All results from the pool phases were brought forward.
*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

Results

Round One

Round Two

Round Three

Semi-Finals

Final

Winners

2001
Vodacom Shield
CHAMPIONS
Griffons

References