2000 Vodacom Cup

2000 Vodacom Cup
Champions	Vodacom Cheetahs
Matches played	56
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The 2000 Vodacom Cup was the 3rd 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 Windhoek Lager Welwitschias from Namibia.

Contents 1 Competition 2 Teams 2.1 Changes from 1999 2.2 Team Listing 3 Tables 3.1 Northern Section 3.2 Southern Section 4 Results 4.1 Northern Section 4.1.1 Round One 4.1.2 Round Two 4.1.3 Round Three 4.1.4 Round Four 4.1.5 Round Five 4.1.6 Round Six 4.1.7 Round Seven 4.2 Southern Section 4.2.1 Round One 4.2.2 Round Two 4.2.3 Round Three 4.2.4 Round Four 4.2.5 Round Five 4.2.6 Round Six 4.2.7 Round Seven 4.3 Play-Offs 4.3.1 Quarter Finals 4.3.2 Semi-Finals 4.3.3 Final 5 Winners 6 References

Competition

There were 15 teams participating in the 2000 Vodacom Cup. These teams were geographically divided into two sections - the Northern Section with eight teams and the Southern Section 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 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.

Teams

Changes from 1999

• No changes.

Team Listing

The following teams took part in the 2000 Vodacom Cup competition:

Northern Section
Team	Stadium/s
Falcons	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
Golden Lions	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Griffons	North West Stadium, Welkom
Leopards	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
Mpumalanga Pumas	Johann Van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank
Mr Price Blue Bulls	Minolta Loftus, Pretoria
Nashua Griquas	Absa Park, Kimberley
Windhoek Lager Welwitschias	Independence Stadium, Windhoek

Southern Section
Team	Stadium/s
Boland Cavaliers	Boland Stadium, Wellington
Mighty Elephants	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Natal Wildebeest	Absa Stadium, Durban
Vodacom Bulldogs	Waverley Park, East London
Vodacom Cheetahs	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Vodacom Eagles	Outeniqua Park, George
Fedsure Western Province	Fedsure Park Newlands, Cape Town

Tables

Northern Section

2000 Vodacom Cup Northern Section Table
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Nashua Griquas	7	6	0	1	243	141	+102	36	16	5	0	29
2	Falcons	7	5	0	2	269	140	+129	36	17	6	2	28
3	Mr Price Blue Bulls	7	5	0	2	265	187	+78	34	25	2	1	23
4	Golden Lions	7	5	0	2	230	189	+41	31	23	3	0	23
5	Leopards	7	3	0	4	233	196	+37	28	23	2	2	16
6	Mpumalanga Pumas	7	2	0	5	215	211	+4	30	26	5	3	16
7	Griffons	7	2	0	5	144	234	-90	17	29	1	0	9
8	Windhoek Lager Welwitschias	7	0	0	7	115	416	-301	11	64	1	0	1
The top 4 teams qualified for the Quarter Finals. 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

2000 Vodacom Cup Southern Section Table
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Vodacom Cheetahs	6	5	0	1	269	146	+123	36	20	5	0	25
2	Fedsure Western Province	6	4	0	2	199	136	+63	31	16	3	2	21
3	Mighty Elephants	6	3	0	3	161	161	0	20	22	3	2	17
4	Boland Cavaliers	6	3	1	2	167	217	-50	25	28	3	0	17
5	Vodacom Bulldogs	6	3	0	3	156	164	-8	17	24	2	1	15
6	Natal Wildebeest	6	2	1	3	136	159	-23	17	19	3	1	14
7	Vodacom Eagles	6	0	0	6	121	226	-105	14	31	0	1	1
The top 4 teams qualified for the Quarter Finals. 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

Northern Section

Round One

2000-02-23	Golden Lions	23 - 39	Falcons	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
		Scorecard

2000-02-23	Nashua Griquas	40 - 25	Mr Price Blue Bulls	Absa Park, Kimberley
		Scorecard

2000-02-24	Mpumalanga Pumas	46 - 30	Leopards	Johann Van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank
		Scorecard

2000-02-24	Griffons	57 - 13	Windhoek Lager Welwitschias	North West Stadium, Welkom
		Scorecard

Round Two

2000-03-01	Leopards	39 - 15	Griffons	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
		Scorecard

2000-03-02	Windhoek Lager Welwitschias	15 - 62	Golden Lions	Independence Stadium, Windhoek
		Scorecard

2000-03-02	Mr Price Blue Bulls	34 - 33	Mpumalanga Pumas	Minolta Loftus, Pretoria
		Scorecard

2000-03-02	Falcons	16 - 17	Nashua Griquas	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
		Scorecard

Round Three

2000-03-08	Mpumalanga Pumas	27 - 39	Falcons	Johann Van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank
		Scorecard

2000-03-09	Leopards	70 - 7	Windhoek Lager Welwitschias	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
		Scorecard

2000-03-09	Nashua Griquas	38 - 17	Golden Lions	Absa Park, Kimberley
		Scorecard

2000-03-09	Griffons	21 - 39	Mr Price Blue Bulls	North West Stadium, Welkom
		Scorecard

Round Four

2000-03-16	Windhoek Lager Welwitschias	21 - 31	Nashua Griquas	Independence Stadium, Windhoek
		Scorecard

2000-03-16	Mr Price Blue Bulls	26 - 21	Leopards	Minolta Loftus, Pretoria
		Scorecard

2000-03-16	Falcons	29 - 5	Griffons	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
		Scorecard

2000-03-17	Golden Lions	35 - 30	Mpumalanga Pumas	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
		Scorecard

Round Five

2000-03-23	Mr Price Blue Bulls	92 - 25	Windhoek Lager Welwitschias	Minolta Loftus, Pretoria
		Scorecard

2000-03-23	Mpumalanga Pumas	30 - 43	Nashua Griquas	Johann Van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank
		Scorecard

2000-03-23	Leopards	21 - 54	Falcons	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
		Scorecard

2000-03-24	Griffons	28 - 44	Golden Lions	North West Stadium, Welkom
		Scorecard

Round Six

2000-03-29	Nashua Griquas	57 - 5	Griffons	Absa Park, Kimberley
		Scorecard

2000-03-29	Falcons	27 - 30	Mr Price Blue Bulls	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
		Scorecard

2000-03-30	Golden Lions	31 - 25	Leopards	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
		Scorecard

2000-03-30	Windhoek Lager Welwitschias	17 - 41	Mpumalanga Pumas	Independence Stadium, Windhoek
		Scorecard

Round Seven

2000-04-05	Griffons	13 - 8	Mpumalanga Pumas	North West Stadium, Welkom
		Scorecard

2000-04-05	Mr Price Blue Bulls	14 - 20	Golden Lions	Minolta Loftus, Pretoria
		Scorecard

2000-04-06	Leopards	27 - 17	Nashua Griquas	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
		Scorecard

2000-04-07	Falcons	65 - 17	Windhoek Lager Welwitschias	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
		Scorecard

Southern Section

Round One

2000-02-23	Mighty Elephants	13 - 17	Fedsure Western Province	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
		Scorecard

2000-02-24	Vodacom Bulldogs	29 - 17	Boland Cavaliers	Waverley Park, East London
		Scorecard

2000-02-24	Vodacom Cheetahs	69 - 17	Vodacom Eagles	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
		Scorecard

Round Two

2000-03-01	Fedsure Western Province	47 - 20	Vodacom Cheetahs	Fedsure Park Newlands, Cape Town
		Scorecard

2000-03-02	Vodacom Eagles	18 - 26	Natal Wildebeest	Outeniqua Park, George
		Scorecard

2000-03-02	Boland Cavaliers	41 - 39	Mighty Elephants	Boland Stadium, Wellington
		Scorecard

Round Three

2000-03-08	Natal Wildebeest	14 - 13	Fedsure Western Province	Absa Stadium, Durban
		Scorecard

2000-03-09	Vodacom Cheetahs	65 - 17	Boland Cavaliers	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
		Scorecard

2000-03-09	Mighty Elephants	26 - 19	Vodacom Bulldogs	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
		Scorecard

Round Four

2000-03-15	Boland Cavaliers	38 - 38	Natal Wildebeest	Boland Stadium, Wellington
		Scorecard

2000-03-16	Vodacom Bulldogs	6 - 32	Vodacom Cheetahs	Waverley Park, East London
		Scorecard

2000-03-16	Fedsure Western Province	40 - 26	Vodacom Eagles	Fedsure Park Newlands, Cape Town
		Scorecard

Round Five

2000-03-23	Vodacom Eagles	17 - 18	Boland Cavaliers	Outeniqua Park, George
		Scorecard

2000-03-23	Vodacom Cheetahs	46 - 32	Mighty Elephants	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
		Scorecard

2000-03-23	Natal Wildebeest	13 - 30	Vodacom Bulldogs	Absa Stadium, Durban
		Scorecard

Round Six

2000-03-29	Mighty Elephants	23 - 18	Natal Wildebeest	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
		Scorecard

2000-03-30	Boland Cavaliers	36 - 29	Fedsure Western Province	Boland Stadium, Wellington
		Scorecard

2000-03-31	Vodacom Bulldogs	45 - 23	Vodacom Eagles	Waverley Park, East London
		Scorecard

Round Seven

2000-04-05	Fedsure Western Province	53 - 27	Vodacom Bulldogs	Fedsure Park Newlands, Cape Town
		Scorecard

2000-04-06	Natal Wildebeest	27 - 37	Vodacom Cheetahs	Absa Stadium, Durban
		Scorecard

2000-04-06	Vodacom Eagles	20 - 28	Mighty Elephants	Outeniqua Park, George
		Scorecard

Play-Offs

Quarter Finals

2000-04-12	Nashua Griquas	39 - 35	Boland Cavaliers	Absa Park, Kimberley
		Scorecard

2000-04-13	Vodacom Cheetahs	47 - 21	Golden Lions	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
		Scorecard

2000-04-13	Fedsure Western Province	36 - 21	Mr Price Blue Bulls	Fedsure Park Newlands, Cape Town
		Scorecard

2000-04-13	Falcons	60 - 0	Mighty Elephants	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
		Scorecard

Semi-Finals

2000-04-18	Vodacom Cheetahs	42 - 22	Falcons	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
		Scorecard

2000-04-20	Nashua Griquas	41 - 27	Fedsure Western Province	Absa Park, Kimberley
		Scorecard

Final

2000-04-27	Vodacom Cheetahs	44 - 24	Nashua Griquas	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
		Scorecard

Winners

2000 Vodacom Cup

CHAMPIONS

Vodacom Cheetahs

1st title

References

• 2000 Vodacom Cup

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