2012 Vodacom Cup

The 2012 Vodacom Cup was played between 10 March and 18 May 2012 and was the 15th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions, as well as an invitational team, the Pampas XV from Argentina.^[1]

2012 Vodacom Cup
Champions	Western Province
Runners-up	Griquas
Matches played	56
Tries scored	400 (average 7.1 per match)
Top point scorer	Gouws Prinsloo (134)
Top try scorer	Jaco Bouwer Rohan Kitshoff (7)
← 2011 2013 →

Competition Edit

There were fifteen teams participating in the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition. These teams were geographically divided into two sections - the Northern Section (with seven teams) and the Southern Section (with eight teams). 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 that section and the teams that finished second in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished third in that 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.^[2]

Teams Edit

Blue Bulls

Boland Cavaliers

Border Bulldogs

Eastern Province Kings

Other team

Pampas XV

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Location of teams in 2012 Vodacom Cup
Northern Section
Southern Section

Changes from 2011 Edit

The Welwitschias from Namibia withdrew due to financial constraints.^[3]

Team listing Edit

The following teams took part in the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition:

Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
Northern Section
Blue Bulls	Vodacom Blue Bulls	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Loftus Versfeld
Falcons	Falcons	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park	Barnard Stadium
Griffons	Griffons	North West Stadium, Welkom	North West Stadium
Griquas	GWK Griquas	Griqua Park, Kimberley	GWK Park
Golden Lions	MTN Golden Lions	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg	Coca-Cola Stadium
Leopards	Leopards	Olën Park, Potchefstroom	Profert Olën Park
Pumas	Ford Pumas	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela	Mbombela Stadium
Pumas	Ford Pumas	Puma Stadium, Witbank	Puma Stadium

Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
Southern Section
Boland Cavaliers	Regent Boland Cavaliers	Boland Stadium, Wellington	Boland Stadium
Boland Cavaliers	Regent Boland Cavaliers	Glaskasteel, Bredasdorp	Glaskasteel
Border Bulldogs	Border Bulldogs	Buffalo City Stadium, East London	Buffalo City Stadium
Border Bulldogs	Border Bulldogs	Mlungisi Rugby Field, Queenstown	Mlungisi Rugby Field
Eastern Province Kings	Eastern Province Kings	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Free State XV	Toyota Free State XV	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Free State Stadium
Free State XV	Toyota Free State XV	Clive Solomon Stadium, Heidedal	Clive Solomon Stadium
Pampas XV	Standard Bank Pampas XV	A.F. Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch	A.F. Markötter Stadium
Sharks XV	Sharks XV	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	Mr Price Kings Park
SWD Eagles	SWD Eagles	Outeniqua Park, George	Outeniqua Park
		Bridgton Sports Grounds, Oudtshoorn	Bridgton Sports Grounds
		D'Almeida Stadium, Mossel Bay	D'Almeida Stadium
Western Province	DHL Western Province	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town	DHL Newlands
		City Park Stadium, Athlone	City Park Stadium
		Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch	Danie Craven Stadium
		Durbanville Rugby Club, Durbanville	Durbanville Rugby Club

Tables Edit

Northern Section Edit

2012 Vodacom Cup Northern Section Table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Griquas	6	5	0	1	267	125	+142	35	12	4	1	25	Qualified for the Quarter Finals
2	Pumas	6	4	1	1	220	125	+95	26	12	4	1	23
3	Blue Bulls	6	4	1	1	212	116	+96	27	15	3	0	21
4	Golden Lions	6	3	0	3	224	193	+31	29	21	3	2	17
5	Leopards	6	2	0	4	146	182	−36	17	24	2	2	12
6	Falcons	6	1	0	5	134	312	−178	17	44	2	1	7
7	Griffons	6	1	0	5	132	282	−150	18	41	2	0	6

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification:

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

2012 Vodacom Cup Southern Section Table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Western Province	7	7	0	220	130	+90	24	11	4	0	32	Qualified for the Quarter Finals
2	Sharks XV	7	5	2	223	138	+85	25	14	4	2	26
3	Eastern Province Kings	7	5	2	209	178	+31	21	17	3	1	24
4	Pampas XV	7	4	3	216	181	+35	23	20	3	2	21
5	Boland Cavaliers	7	4	3	217	225	−8	27	25	3	2	21
6	Free State XV	7	2	5	211	259	−48	28	29	5	1	14
7	Border Bulldogs	7	1	6	165	271	−106	17	38	2	1	7
8	SWD Eagles	7	0	7	176	255	−79	23	34	3	3	6

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification:

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

Northern Section Edit

Round one Edit

	10 March 2012	Leopards	23–16	Golden Lions	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	14:45	Try: Hoffmann Maritz 10' Wian Fourie 72' Berty Visser 81' Con: André Pretorius (0/1) George Tossel 73' (1/2) Pen: André Pretorius 24' (1/4) Danie Dames (0/1) George Tossel 67' (1/1) Drop: André Pretorius (0/1)	Scoreboard^[4]	Try: Marais Schmidt 42' Con: Marais Schmidt 43' (1/1) Pen: Marais Schmidt 2', 13', 48' (3/5)	Referee: Sindile Mayende

	10 March 2012	Falcons	30–55	Pumas	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Bovril de Bruin 18' Willie Odendaal 25' Coert Cronje 28' Con: Jaun Kotzé 19', 26', 29' (3/3) Pen: Jaun Kotzé 6', 49', 64' (3/3) Arno Poley (0/1)	Scoreboard^[5]	Try: Wilhelm Loock 2', 47' Coenie van Wyk 12', 73' Dewald Pretorius 31' JW Jonker 33' Renaldo Bothma 42' Faf de Klerk 80' Con: JC Roos 3', 13', 32', 43', 48', 80' (6/8) Pen: JC Roos 22' (1/1)	Referee: Ben Crouse

	10 March 2012	Blue Bulls	17–36	Griquas	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	16:45	Try: Clayton Blommetjies 39' Sampie Mastriet 65' Con: Wesley Dunlop 40' (1/1) Jurgen Visser 66' (1/1) Pen: Jurgen Visser 11' (1/1) Wesley Dunlop (0/1)	Scoreboard^[6]	Try: Jannie Boshoff 2', 48' Matthew Rosslee 5' Jacques Coetzee 22' Ligtoring Landman 59' Rudi Vogt 76' Con: Marnitz Boshoff 6', 23', 60' (3/6) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff (0/3) Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/2)	Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Bye/s: Griffons

Round two Edit

	17 March 2012	Griquas	55–10	Griffons	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Wilmaure Louw 18' Jacques Coetzee 25' Leon Karemaker 34' PJ Vermeulen 43' Matt Rosslee 62' Jannie Boshoff 70' Lolo Waka 78' Marnus Schoeman 80' Con: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1) Rudi Vogt 26', 44', 63', 71', 79', 81' (6/7) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff 15' (1/2) Cards: Marnus Schoeman 57' to 68'	Scoreboard^[7]	Try: Martin Sithole 37' Con: Tiaan van Wyk 38' (1/1) Pen: Tiaan van Wyk 5' (1/1) Cards: Jaco Meyer 75'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Pro Legoete

	17 March 2012	Pumas	19–19	Blue Bulls	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	16:00	Try: Renaldo Bothma 45' Con: JC Roos 46' (1/1) Pen: JC Roos 22', 31', 48', 72' (4/7) Cards: Jaco Bouwer 23' to 33'	Scoreboard^[8]	Try: Warwick Tecklenburg 3' Con: Wesley Dunlop 4' (1/1) Pen: Wesley Dunlop 8', 28', 42', 60' (4/5) Jurgen Visser (0/2) Cards: Jono Ross 36' to 46'	Attendance: 2,750 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	17 March 2012	Golden Lions	59–29	Falcons	Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg
	17:00	Try: Andries Coetzee 20' Paul Willemse 26' Ruan Combrinck 30', 44' Michael Killian 47' Anthony Volmink 59', 81' Stephan de Wit 59' François du Toit 75' Con: Andries Coetzee 21', 26', 31', 47', 60' (5/7) Marais Schmidt 76', 81' (2/2)	Scoreboard^[9]	Try: Kyle Hendricks 6' Jaun Kotzé 22' Jaco Snyman 72' Con: Jaun Kotzé 7' (1/3) Pen: Jaun Kotzé 2', 29', 38', 56' (4/4) Drop: Arno Poley (0/1)	Attendance: 200 Referee: Ben Crouse

Bye/s: Leopards

Round three Edit

	23 March 2012	Falcons	31–28	Leopards	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Marco Kotze 22' Bradley Fortuin 39' Kyle Hendricks 49' Sino Ganto 58' Anrich Richter 79' Con: Jaun Kotzé 23', 50', 59' (3/5) Pen: Arno Poley (0/1) Jaun Kotzé (0/2) Cards: Zane Kilian 46' to 56'	Scoreboard^[10]	Try: Adriaan Engelbrecht 25', 52', 62' Berty Visser 31' Con: André Pretorius 26', 32', 53', 63' (4/4) Pen: André Pretorius (0/2) Wilco de Wet (0/1) Cards: BW van Dyk 46' to 56'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tiaan Jonker

	23 March 2012	Griffons	12–43	Pumas	North West Stadium, Welkom
	19:00	Try: Nicky Steyn 21', 67' Con: Tiaan van Wyk (0/1) Reinhardt Erwee 68' (1/1) Pen: Tiaan van Wyk (0/1) Cards: Tertius Carse 70'	Scoreboard^[11]	Try: Coenie van Wyk 9' Deon Scholtz 25' Jaco Bouwer 31', 64' Wilhelm Loock 71' JW Jonker 75' Con: JC Roos 10', 32', 65', 72', 76' (5/6) Pen: JC Roos 4' (1/1) Drop: JC Roos (0/1)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Archie Sehlako

	24 March 2012	Blue Bulls	49–10	Golden Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	14:45	Try: Ruan Snyman 18' Tony Jantjies 30' Jurgen Visser 46' Ulrich Beyers 54' Vincent Koch 74' Basil Short 76' Con: Tony Jantjies 31', 47', 55', 75', 77' (5/6) Pen: Tony Jantjies 9', 12', 53' (3/3) Cards: Ulrich Beyers 66' to 76'	Scoreboard^[12]	Try: Anthony Volmink 58' Con: Marais Schmidt 59' (1/1) Pen: Marais Schmidt 7' (1/1)	Referee: Quinton Immelman

Bye/s: Griquas

Round four Edit

	31 March 2012	Golden Lions	71–25	Griffons	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
	14:45	Try: Robert de Bruyn 7' Bradley Moolman 13', 27', 40' Paul Willemse 44' Ruan Dreyer 51' Etienne Oosthuizen 64' Anthony Volmink 66', 73' JR Esterhuizen 78', 80' Con: Marais Schmidt 8', 40', 45', 52', 65', 67' (6/8) Guy Cronje 74', 81' (2/3)	Scoreboard^[13]	Try: Japie Nel 48' Virgil Russel 60' Martin Sithole 75' Con: Tiaan van Wyk 61', 76' (2/3) Pen: Reinhardt Erwee 4', 35' (2/3)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ben Crouse

	31 March 2012	Leopards	15–28	Blue Bulls	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	16:00	Try: Joubert Engelbrecht 27' Johann Laker 80' Con: André Pretorius 81' (1/2) Pen: André Pretorius 11' (1/3) Adriaan Engelbrecht (0/1)	Scoreboard^[14]	Try: Jono Ross 14' Sampie Mastriet 38' Jan Serfontein 70' Con: Tony Jantjies 15', 39' (2/2) Wesley Dunlop 71' (1/1) Pen: Tony Jantjies 4', 17', 64' (3/5)	Attendance: 700 Referee: Pro Legoete

	31 March 2012	Pumas	20–21	Griquas	Puma Stadium, Witbank
	16:00	Try: Deon Scholtz 52' Con: JC Roos (0/1) Pen: JC Roos 6', 8', 22', 26', 58' (5/6) Tiaan Marx (0/1)	Scoreboard^[15]	Try: Jean Stemmet 20' Marnus Schoeman 50' Con: Rudi Vogt 51' (1/1) Pen: Rudi Vogt 15', 40', 69' (3/4)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Bye/s: Falcons

Round Five Edit

	13 April 2012	Blue Bulls	49 – 8	Falcons	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	16:00	Try: Jurgen Visser 6', 15', 34' Clayton Blommetjies 25' Robbie Coetzee 27' Willie du Plessis 45' Sampie Mastriet 53' Con: Wesley Dunlop 7', 16', 26', 31', 35', 46', 54' (7/7)	Scoreboard^[16]	Try: JW Bell 58' Con: Anrich Richter (0/1) Pen: Jaun Kotzé 19' (1/1) Cards: Bradley Fortuin 50'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	13 April 2012	Griffons	19 – 30	Leopards	North West Stadium, Welkom
	19:00	Try: Tertius Carse 7' Nicky Steyn 12', 76' Con: Reinhardt Erwee 8', 13' (2/2) Hansie Graaff (0/1) Cards: Thabang Molefe 63' to 73'	Scoreboard^[17]	Try: Joubert Engelbrecht 2', 48' Berty Visser 27' Con: André Pretorius 3', 28' (2/2) Gerhard Nortier 49' (1/1) Pen: André Pretorius 23', 31', 37' (3/3) Cards: Gerhard Nortier 80'	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	14 April 2012	Griquas	30 – 35	Golden Lions	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Ligtoring Landman 16' Jannie Boshoff 41' Con: Rudi Vogt 42' (1/2) Pen: Rudi Vogt 11', 22', 28', 40', 60', 66' (6/6)	Scoreboard^[18]	Try: Anthony Volmink 24' Jaco Kriel 45' Robert de Bruyn 53' Garth April 67' Con: Guy Cronjé 46', 54', 68' (3/4) Pen: Ruan Combrinck (0/1) Guy Cronjé 20', 52', 63' (3/3)	Referee: Jaco Peyper

Bye/s: Pumas

Round Six Edit

	20 April 2012	Falcons	33 – 38	Griffons	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Wikus Coetzer 15' Coert Cronje 22', 52' Willie Odendaal 64' Jaun Kotzé 75' Con: Jaun Kotzé 16', 23', 53', 76' (4/5) Cards: JW Bell 39' to 49'	Scoreboard^[19]	Try: Danie van der Merwe 1' Thabang Molefe 24' Willie Britz 40' Shane Hancke 45' Tertius Maarman 58' Con: Reinhardt Erwee 59', 2', 25', 40', 46' (5/5) Pen: Reinhardt Erwee 69' (1/1)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stuart Berry

	21 April 2012	Leopards	40 – 42	Griquas	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	16:00	Try: Hoffmann Maritz 11' HP Swart 24' Berty Visser 36' Adriaan Engelbrecht 69' Con: André Pretorius 12', 25', 37', 70' (4/4) Pen: André Pretorius 7', 48', 65' (3/5) Drop: André Pretorius 15' (1/2)	Scoreboard^[20]	Try: Marnus Schoeman 18' Ligtoring Landman 32', 75' Jean Stemmet 42' PJ Vermeulen 45' Jonathan Adendorf 61' Con: Rudi Vogt 33', 46', 76' (3/6) Pen: Rudi Vogt 56', 67' (2/2) Drop: Francois Brummer (0/1)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tiaan Jonker

	21 April 2012	Golden Lions	33 – 37	Pumas	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
	17:00	Try: Hendrik Roodt 7' Bradley Moolman 34' Ruan Combrinck 69' Con: Guy Cronje 8', 35', 70' (3/3) Pen: Guy Cronje 14', 19', 49', 54' (4/5)	Scoreboard^[21]	Try: Jaco Bouwer 4' Deon Scholtz 36' Torsten van Jaarsveld 45' Renaldo Bothma 66' Con: Coenie van Wyk 5', 37', 46', 67' (4/4) Pen: Coenie van Wyk 32', 61', 72' (3/3)	Attendance: 300 Referee: Ben Crouse

Bye/s: Blue Bulls

Round Seven Edit

	26 April 2012	Griquas	83 – 3	Falcons	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:30	Try: Marnus Schoeman 6', 44' Leon Karemaker 16', 66' Jacques Coetzee 19' Jean Stemmet 23' Janro van Niekerk 30' Rudi Vogt 35' Simon Westraadt 52' Marnus Hugo 73' Rocco Jansen 75' Con: Rudi Vogt 7', 17', 20', 24', 31', 36', 45' (7/7) Marnitz Boshoff 53', 67', 74', 76' (4/4) Pen: Rudi Vogt 2', 4' (2/2)	Scoreboard^[22]	Pen: Jaun Kotzé 14' (1/1)	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	27 April 2012	Griffons	28 – 50	Blue Bulls	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Nicky Steyn 29' Hansie Graaff 48' Japie Nel 59' Danie van der Merwe 74' Con: Hansie Graaff 30', 49', 60', 75' (4/4)	Scoreboard^[23]	Try: Jean Cook 2' Courtnall Skosan 17' Jan Serfontein 26' Ulrich Beyers 32' Willie du Plessis 45' Sampie Mastriet 66' Jerome Pretorius 69' Franco Mostert 79' Con: Wesley Dunlop 3', 18', 27', 33' (4/4) Willie du Plessis 70' (1/3) Ulrich Beyers (0/1) Cards: Warwick Tecklenburg 58' to 70'	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	28 April 2012	Pumas	46 – 10	Leopards	Puma Stadium, Witbank
	19:10	Try: Jaco Bouwer 3', 61' Coenie van Wyk 24', 38', 57' Johan Jackson 78' Con: JC Roos 4', 39', 58', 62', 79' (5/6) Pen: JC Roos 29', 49' (2/3)	Scoreboard^[24]	Try: Juan Pretorius 74' Con: Gerhard Nortier 75' (1/1) Pen: André Pretorius 8' (1/1)	Attendance: 250 Referee: Ben Crouse

Bye/s: Golden Lions

Southern Section Edit

Round one Edit

	9 March 2012	Pampas XV	26–34	Eastern Province Kings	A.F. Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch
	15:10	Try: Ramiro Moyano 2' Lisandro Gomez Lopez 16' Con: Santiago González Iglesias 3', 17' (2/2) Pen: Santiago González Iglesias 15', 24', 46', 69' (4/4) Cards: Nahuel Lobo 66' to 75'	Scoreboard^[25]	Try: Jacques Engelbrecht 20' Shane Gates 39' Boetie Britz 55', 67' Con: Falie Oelschig 40' (1/4) Pen: Falie Oelschig 12', 30', 33', 48' (4/6) Scott van Breda (0/1)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Stuart Berry

	9 March 2012	Border Bulldogs	0–42	Sharks XV	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:00	Pen: Louis Kruger (0/2)	Scoreboard^[26]	Try: Gouws Prinsloo 27' Tera Mtembu 33' Pieter-Steph du Toit 40' Brynard Stander 52' Jandre Marais 63', 71' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 28', 34', 41', 53', 64', 72' (6/6) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo (0/2) Cards: Marius Joubert 57' to 67'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	10 March 2012	Free State XV	34–30	SWD Eagles	Clive Solomon Stadium, Heidedal
	15:00	Try: Barry Geel 30' Ockie van Zyl 32' Philip Burger 68', 79' Sethu Tom 77' Con: Marco Mason 33', 69' (2/3) Philip Burger 80' (1/2) Pen: Marco Mason 41' (1/4)	Scoreboard^[27]	Try: Wentsley Scott 17' Grant le Roux 27' Elric van Vuuren 74' Con: Elric van Vuuren 18', 28', 75' (3/3) Pen: Elric van Vuuren 3', 62', 64' (3/3)	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	10 March 2012	Western Province	51–22	Boland Cavaliers	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	16:00	Try: Michael Ledwidge 5' Ederies Arendse 16' Reuben Johannes 34' Michael van der Spuy 78' Pieter Stemmet 81' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 6', 17', 82' (3/4) Kurt Coleman 79' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 29', 32', 39', 52', 62', 66' (6/6) Cards: Demetri Catrakilis 70' to 80'	Scoreboard^[28]	Try: Franzel September 20' Con: Ricardo Croy 21' (1/1) Pen: Ricardo Croy 8', 15', 24', 26', 43' (5/7) Cards: Neil Papier 76'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Round two Edit

	16 March 2012	Eastern Province Kings	40–23	Border Bulldogs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Hannes Franklin 32' Scott van Breda 36' Danie Faasen 68' Kieran Goss 76' Con: Falie Oelschig 33', 37' (2/2) Justin van Staden 69', 77' (2/2) Pen: Falie Oelschig 10', 12' (2/3) Justin van Staden 60', 65' (2/3) Cards: Shane Gates 47'	Scoreboard^[29]	Try: Clinton Koen 71' Con: Dale Sabbagh (0/1) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa 16', 26', 34', 39', 47' (5/7) Logan Basson 28' (1/1)	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Quinton Immelman

	17 March 2012	Sharks XV	15–17	Western Province	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	14:45	Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 8', 51', 58', 64', 76' (5/7) Drop: Fred Zeilinga (0/1)	Scoreboard^[30]	Try: Reuben Johannes 55' Con: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 12', 39', 61' (3/3) Drop: Demetri Catrakilis 42' (1/1)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Lusanda Menze

	17 March 2012	Boland Cavaliers	32–30	Free State XV	Glaskasteel, Bredasdorp
	16:00	Try: Johnathan Francke 6' Jacquin Jansen 42', 54' Zandré Jordaan 72' Con: Elgar Watts 7', 43', 55' (3/4) Pen: Elgar Watts 34' (1/1) Jacquin Jansen 80' (1/1) Cards: Johnathan Francke 51' to 61'	Scoreboard^[31]	Try: Ockie van Zyl 24' Marcel Van Der Merwe 46' Kholo Ramashala 49' Michael van Vuuren 68' Con: Marco Mason 25', 49' (2/4) Pen: Marco Mason 16', 75' (2/3)	Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Marius Jonker

	17 March 2012	Pampas XV	34–30	SWD Eagles	A.F. Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch
	16:00	Try: Tomás Leonardi 3' Benjamín Madero 20' Tomás Cubelli 59' Ramiro Moyano 72' Facundo Barrea 75' Con: Benjamín Madero 21' (1/2) Santiago González Iglesias 60', 75' (2/3) Pen: Benjamín Madero 44' (1/3)	Scoreboard^[32]	Try: Elric van Vuuren 1' Alshaun Bock 47', 55' Grant le Roux 78' Con: Elric van Vuuren 1', 48' (2/3) Alshaun Bock (0/1) Pen: Elric van Vuuren 31', 38' (2/3)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Round three Edit

	23 March 2012	Border Bulldogs	20–46	Pampas XV	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	15:30	Try: Logan Basson 20' Gareth Krause 37' Con: Louis Kruger 21', 38' (2/2) Pen: Louis Kruger 5', 14' (2/2)	Scoreboard^[33]	Try: Javier Rojas 11', 50', 81' Mariano Galarza 26' Rodrigo Bruno 58' Bruno Postiglioni 75' Con: Benjamín Madero 27', 51', 58', 76', 82' (5/6) Pen: Benjamín Madero 40', 43' (2/2) Cards: Genaro Fessia 71'	Referee: Sindile Mayende

	23 March 2012	Free State XV	38–51	Sharks XV	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: FS Uys 13' Kholo Ramashala 29' Lee-Roy Bitterhout 52', 63' Marcel van der Merwe 57' Con: Riaan Smit 14', 30', 53', 58', 64' (5/5) Pen: Riaan Smit 16' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[34]	Try: S'bura Sithole 5' Gouws Prinsloo 25' Chris Cloete 39' Wandile Mjekevu 48' Jean Deysel 71' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 6', 26', 49', 72' (4/5) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 3', 22', 42', 67', 75', 78' (6/6)	Attendance: 10,485 Referee: Ben Crouse

	24 March 2012	SWD Eagles	26–46	Boland Cavaliers	D'Almeida Stadium, Mossel Bay
	16:00	Try: Michael Vermaak 34', 37' Elric van Vuuren 44' Lyndon Hartnick 58' Con: Elric van Vuuren (0/4) Pen: Elric van Vuuren 9', 19' (2/2) Cards: Clinton Wagman 66' to 76'	Scoreboard^[35]	Try: Franzel September 11' Zandré Jordaan 27' PJ van Zyl 40' Johnathan Francke 51' Nolan Clark 66' Brendon April 69' penalty try 78' Con: Elgar Watts 40', 52', 67', 79' (4/7) Pen: Elgar Watts 23' (1/1) Cards: Ross Geldenhuys 36' to 44'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Joey Salmans

	24 March 2012	Western Province	30–25	Eastern Province Kings	City Park Stadium, Athlone
	16:00	Try: Ederies Arendse 14' JP du Plessis 81' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 82' (1/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 30', 34', 58', 64', 68', 72' (6/7)	Scoreboard^[36]	Try: Andile Witbooi 5' Scott van Breda 25' Con: Justin van Staden (0/2) Pen: Justin van Staden 17', 22' (2/3) Scott van Breda 43', 50' (2/2) Drop: Justin van Staden 31' (1/2)	Referee: Pro Legoete

Round four Edit

	30 March 2012	Sharks XV	38–20	SWD Eagles	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	16:30	Try: S'bura Sithole 4' Cobus Reinach 13' Gouws Prinsloo 18' Roscko Speckman 30' Brynard Stander 36' Tera Mtembu 49' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 14', 19', 31', 37' (4/6)	Scoreboard^[37]	Try: Jeff Taljard 57' Giant Mtyanda 63' Con: Deroy Rhoode 58' (1/1) Raynor Becker 64' (1/1) Pen: Elric van Vuuren 2', 7' (2/2)	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	30 March 2012	Eastern Province Kings	36–22	Free State XV	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Boetie Britz 19' Andile Witbooi 27', 72' Jacques Engelbrecht 39' Con: Scott van Breda (0/2) Falie Oelschig 40', 73' (2/2) Pen: Scott van Breda 13', 36' (2/2) Falie Oelschig 46', 63' (2/2) Cards: Justin van Staden 76'	Scoreboard^[38]	Try: Philip Burger 9' Marcel van der Merwe 59' Elandré Huggett 77' Con: Riaan Smit 10', 60' (2/3) Pen: Riaan Smit (0/1) Drop: Riaan Smit 16' (1/1) Cards: Armandt Koster 45' to 55'	Referee: Christie du Preez

	31 March 2012	Border Bulldogs	7–31	Western Province	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	15:00	Try: Rynardt van Wyk 69' Con: Louis Kruger 70' (1/1) Pen: Logan Basson (0/2)	Scoreboard^[39]	Try: Nick Fenton-Wells 9' Kurt Coleman 30', 45' Nic Groom 33' Don Armand 51' Con: Kurt Coleman 31', 46', 52' (3/5)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Sindile Mayende

	31 March 2012	Pampas XV	30–27	Boland Cavaliers	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	16:45	Try: Ramiro Moyano 16' Tomás Cubelli 56' Martín Landajo 79' Con: Santiago González Iglesias 19', 57', 80' (3/3) Pen: Santiago González Iglesias 6', 29', 64' (3/4)	Scoreboard^[40]	Try: Franzel September 35' Senan van der Merwe 39' Brendon April 54' Con: Elgar Watts 36', 40', 55' (3/3) Pen: Elgar Watts 3', 42' (2/2)	Referee: Matt Kemp

Round Five Edit

	13 April 2012	SWD Eagles	25 – 27	Eastern Province Kings	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:10	Try: Kempie Rautenbach 10' Mzo Dyantyi 54' Clinton Wagman 75' Con: Raynor Becker 11', 76' (2/3) Pen: Raynor Becker 16', 49' (2/5) Cecil Dumond (0/1)	Scoreboard^[41]	Try: Norman Nelson 44' Frank Herne 79' Con: Justin van Staden 45' (1/1) Noel Oelschig (0/1) Pen: Justin van Staden 7', 30', 35', 42', 57' (5/5) Drop: Shane Gates (0/1)	Referee: Ben Crouse

	14 April 2012	Free State XV	36 – 28	Border Bulldogs	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	14:45	Try: Nico Scheepers 19', 51', 72' Barry Geel 54', 57' Con: Riaan Smit 20' (1/1) Nico Scheepers 55', 58', 73' (3/4) Pen: Riaan Smit 25' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[42]	Try: Logan Basson 33' Ntando Kebe 39' Lesley Luiters 66' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa 34' (1/2) Louis Kruger 67' (1/1) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa 7', 13', 31' (3/4) Logan Basson (0/1)	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sindile Mayende

	14 April 2012	Boland Cavaliers	21 – 19	Sharks XV	Alfa Sports Ground, Malmesbury
	16:00	Try: Milroy Isaacs 28' Brendon April 74' Con: Ricardo Croy 75' (1/2) Pen: Ricardo Croy 19', 61', 68' (3/4) Cards: Jacquin Jansen 16' to 26'	Scoreboard^[43]	Try: S'bura Sithole 31' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 32' (1/1) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 2', 12', 17', 55' (4/5) Drop: Gouws Prinsloo (0/1)	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Joey Salmans

	14 April 2012	Western Province	20 – 16	Pampas XV	Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
	17:30	Try: Danie Poolman 18' Con: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 7', 26', 56', 64', 66' (5/6) Drop: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1)	Scoreboard^[44]	Try: Facundo Barrea 71' Con: Benjamín Madero 72' (1/1) Pen: Benjamín Madero 35', 39', 58' (3/4)	Referee: Stuart Berry

Round Six Edit

	20 April 2012	Free State XV	20 – 40	Pampas XV	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: Marcel Van Der Merwe 35' Stephan van der Merwe 62' Con: Nico Scheepers 36', 63' (2/2) Pen: Nico Scheepers 19', 40' (2/2)	Scoreboard^[45]	Try: penalty try 5' Juan Gómez 20' Santiago González Iglesias 47' Gabriel Ascárate 74' Con: Santiago González Iglesias 6', 21', 48', 75' (4/4) Pen: Santiago González Iglesias 2', 11', 39' (3/4) Drop: Santiago González Iglesias 64' (1/1) Cards: Gabriel Ascárate 61' to 72'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Joey Salmans

	21 April 2012	Sharks XV	28 – 18	Eastern Province Kings	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	14:45	Try: Tera Mtembu 4', 32' Brynard Stander 18' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 5', 19' (2/3) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 70', 74', 81' (3/3) Cards: Cobus Reinach 36' to 47'	Scoreboard^[46]	Try: Scott van Breda 37' Darron Nell 46' Con: Justin van Staden 38' (1/1) Scott van Breda (0/1) Pen: Scott van Breda 43', 72' (2/3)	Referee: Jason Jaftha

	20 April 2012	Boland Cavaliers	45 – 40	Border Bulldogs	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	15:00	Try: Adam Barlow 3' Franzel September 19' Ashton Constant 35' Jacquin Jansen 39', 55' Zandré Jordaan 42' Brendon April 78' Con: Elgar Watts 4', 20', 40', 56' (4/6) Ricardo Croy 79' (1/1) Pen: Elgar Watts (0/1)	Scoreboard^[47]	Try: Vuyo Mbotho 8' Lubabalo Mzwakali 14' Ntando Kebe 15' Matthew Taljard 45' Logan Basson 49' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa 9', 14', 46' (3/5) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa 27', 59', 64' (3/7) Logan Basson (0/1)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Matt Kemp

	21 April 2012	SWD Eagles	14 – 29	Western Province	REC Ground, Oudtshoorn
	16:00	Try: Deroy Rhoode 53' Clinton Wagman 60' Con: Deroy Rhoode 54', 61' (2/2) Pen: Deroy Rhoode (0/1) Cards: Grant le Roux 82'	Scoreboard^[48]	Try: Tyrone Holmes 14' Kurt Coleman 16' Nic Groom 46' Rohan Kitshoff 76' Con: Kurt Coleman 15', 17', 47' (3/3) Demetri Catrakilis (0/1) Pen: Kurt Coleman (0/1) Demetri Catrakilis 73' (1/1)	Attendance: 350 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Round Seven Edit

	27 April 2012	Eastern Province Kings	29 – 24	Boland Cavaliers	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Jongi Nokwe 12' Scott van Breda 21' Marcello Sampson 38' Con: Justin van Staden 22' (1/3) Pen: Justin van Staden 5', 28', 30', 46' (4/4)	Scoreboard^[49]	Try: Siviwe Magaba 34' Franzel September 42' Johnathan Francke 77' Con: Elgar Watts 35', 43', 78' (3/3) Pen: Elgar Watts 8' (1/4)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	28 April 2012	Pampas XV	24 – 30	Sharks XV	A.F. Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch
	14:45	Try: Facundo Barrea 58' Manuel Montero 71' Con: Benjamin Madero 71' (1/2) Pen: Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias 40' (1/1) Benjamin Madero 75' (1/1) Drop: Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias 41' (1/1) Benjamin Madero 82' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[50]	Try: Paul Jordaan 7' Cobus Reinach 11' S'bura Sithole 24', 53' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 12', 25' (2/4) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 52', 78' (2/3)	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Quinton Immelman

	28 April 2012	Border Bulldogs	47 – 31	SWD Eagles	Queen's College, Queenstown
	15:00	Try: Logan Basson 16' Ntando Kebe 38' penalty try 47' Armon Fourie 62' Lesley Luiters 68' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa 17', 39', 48', 63', 69' (5/5) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa 10', 24', 57', 66' (4/6)	Scoreboard^[51]	Try: Clinton Wagman 8' Shaun Raubenheimer 13' Johan Herbst 29' Kempie Rautenbach 53' Baldwin McBean 74' Con: Deroy Rhoode 9', 54', 75' (3/5) Pen: Deroy Rhoode (0/1)	Referee: Matt Kemp

	28 April 2012	Western Province	42 – 31	Free State XV	Durbanville Rugby Club, Durbanville
	15:30	Try: Damian de Allende 17' Rohan Kitshoff 22', 54', 77' Ghafoer Luckan 34' Hilton Lobberts 64' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 18', 35', 78' (3/6) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 30', 47' (2/2)	Scoreboard^[52]	Try: Riaan Smit 12' Inus Kritzinger 40' Robbie van Schalkwyk 42' Marco Mason 50' Con: Nico Scheepers 12', 40', 42', 50' (4/4) Pen: Nico Scheepers 58' (1/2) Cards: Marco Mason 37' to 44'	Referee: Tiaan Jonker

Quarter finals Edit

	4 May 2012	Griquas	26 – 18	Pampas XV	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Ligtoring Landman 10' Con: Rudi Vogt (0/1) Pen: Rudi Vogt 2', 13', 27', 31', 43', 47', 70' (7/9) Drop: Rudi Vogt (0/1)	Scoreboard^[53]	Try: Gabriel Ascarate 57' Benjamín Madero 60' Con: Benjamin Madero 61' (1/2) Pen: Benjamin Madero 6', 16' (2/2)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	4 May 2012	Pumas	30 – 19	Eastern Province Kings	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:10	Try: Ashley Buys 2' Torsten van Jaarsveld 12' Jaco Bouwer 19' Corné Fourie 49' Con: JC Roos 3', 50' (2/4) Pen: JC Roos 44', 69' (2/2) Drop: JC Roos (0/1) Cards: Renaldo Bothma 38' to 48'	Scoreboard^[54]	Try: SP Marais 46' Con: Justin van Staden 47' (1/1) Pen: Justin van Staden 9', 22', 39', 53' (4/8)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	5 May 2012	Sharks XV	36 – 37	Blue Bulls	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	14:00	Try: Francois Kleinhans 29' S'bura Sithole 44' Chris Jordaan 72' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 30', 45', 73' (3/3) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 4', 8', 20', 39', 41' (5/6) Cards: Kyle Cooper 77'	Scoreboard^[55]	Try: Gerrit-Jan van Velze 23' Courtnall Skosan 58' Ulrich Beyers 78' Jan Serfontein 82' Con: Wesley Dunlop 24', 59' (2/2) Tony Jantjies 79', 83' (2/2) Pen: Wesley Dunlop 7', 47' (2/2) Drop: Ulrich Beyers 27' (1/1)	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	5 May 2012	Western Province	58 – 34	Golden Lions	City Park Stadium, Athlone
	15:30	Try: Hilton Lobberts 1' Quinn Roux 12' Tyrone Holmes 31' Rohan Kitshoff 39', 73' Nick Fenton-Wells 41' Kurt Coleman 56', 59', 68' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 2', 32', 42', 59', 74' (5/9) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 9' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[56]	Try: François du Toit 10' JR Esterhuizen 23' Robert de Bruyn 63' Garth April 79' Con: Guy Cronjé 11', 24', 64', 80' (4/4) Pen: Guy Cronjé 20', 37' (2/2)	Referee: Ben Crouse

Semi-finals Edit

	11 May 2012	Griquas	30 – 17	Blue Bulls	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Leon Karemaker 11' Rocco Jansen 24' Francois Brummer 51' Jean Stemmet 71' Con: Francois Brummer (0/1) Marnitz Boshoff 25', 52' (2/3) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff 20', 79' (2/3) Drop: Francois Brummer (0/1) Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)	Scoreboard^[57]	Try: Sampie Mastriet 38' Jan Serfontein 57' Daniel Adongo 63' Con: Wesley Dunlop (0/1) Tony Jantjies 58' (1/2) Pen: Wesley Dunlop (0/1) Ulrich Beyers (0/1)	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	12 May 2012	Western Province	33 – 20	Pumas	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	16:15	Try: Sidney Tobias 22' Ederies Arendse 36' Nick Fenton-Wells 65' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 23', 37', 69' (3/3) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 16', 31', 39', 44' (4/5) Drop: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1)	Scoreboard^[58]	Try: JW Jonker 40' Con: JC Roos (0/1) Pen: JC Roos 8', 25', 29', 38', 54' (5/5) Drop: Coenie van Wyk (0/1)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Final Edit

	18 May 2012	Griquas	18 – 20	Western Province	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	19:10	Try: Leon Karemaker 2' Janro van Niekerk 48' Con: Marnitz Boshoff 3' (1/2) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff 15', 36' (2/5) Rudi Vogt (0/2) Drop: Francois Brummer (0/1)	Scoreboard^[59]	Try: Danie Poolman 18' Rohan Kitshoff 81' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 19', 82' (2/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 38', 45' (2/3)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Winners Edit

2012 Vodacom Cup
CHAMPIONS
Western Province
1st title

Top scorers Edit

The following sections contain only points and tries which have been scored in competitive games in the 2012 Vodacom Cup.

Top points scorers Edit

Rank	Player	Team	Points
1	Gouws Prinsloo	Sharks XV	134
2	Demetri Catrakilis	Western Province	127
3	JC Roos	Pumas	115
4	Rudi Vogt	Griquas	106
5	Santiago González Iglesias	Pampas XV	66
5	Justin van Staden	Eastern Province Kings	66
7	Ntabeni Dukisa	Border Bulldogs	63
8	Jaun Kotzé	Falcons	59
9	Benjamín Madero	Pampas XV	58
10	André Pretorius	Leopards	54

Source: South African Rugby Union^[60]

Top try scorers Edit

Rank	Player	Team	Tries
1	Jaco Bouwer	Pumas	7
1	Rohan Kitshoff	Western Province	7
3	Kurt Coleman	Western Province	6
	S'bura Sithole	Sharks XV	6
	Coenie van Wyk	Pumas	6
	Anthony Volmink	Golden Lions	6
7	Leon Karemaker	Griquas	5
	Ligtoring Landman	Griquas	5
	Sampie Mastriet	Blue Bulls	5
	Marnus Schoeman	Griquas	5
	Franzel September	Boland Cavaliers	5
	Nicky Steyn	Griffons	5

Source: South African Rugby Union^[61]

External links Edit

"SA Rugby Competition – 2012 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

References Edit

^ "SA Rugby Competition – 2012 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

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[SA_Rugby_Competition_–_2012_Vodacom_Cup-1] "SA Rugby Competition – 2012 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

[Competition_Format_and_General_Rules_2012-2] (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2012.

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Competition Edit

Teams Edit

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Northern Section Edit

Round one Edit

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Southern Section Edit

Round one Edit

Round two Edit

Round three Edit

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Top scorers Edit

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