2005 Vodacom Cup

2005 Vodacom Cup
Champions	Wildeklawer Griquas
Matches played	52
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The 2005 Vodacom Cup was the 8th 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.

Contents 1 Competition 2 Teams 2.1 Changes from 2004 2.2 Team Listing 3 Tables 3.1 Section X 3.2 Section Y 4 Results 4.1 Round One 4.2 Round Two 4.3 Round Three 4.4 Round Four 4.5 Round Five 4.6 Round Six 4.7 Round Seven 4.8 Semi-Finals 4.9 Final 5 Winners 6 References

Competition

There were 14 teams participating in the 2005 Vodacom Cup competition. These teams were divided into two sections of equal strength - Section X and Section Y, both with seven teams. Teams would play all the teams in the other 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 two teams in each section qualified for the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, the teams that finished first in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished fourth and the teams that finished second in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals then played each other in the final.

Teams

Changes from 2004

• The Vodacom Shield competition was scrapped and teams were divided into two equally strength groups - Section X and Section Y.

Team Listing

The following teams took part in the 2005 Vodacom Cup competition:

Section X
Team	Stadium/s
AMD Falcons	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
Boland Cavaliers	Boland Stadium, Wellington
Golden Lions	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
	Alberton
Mighty Elephants	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	Central Grounds, Uitenhage
	Despatch
	Humansdorp
Natal	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
SWD Eagles	Outeniqua Park, George
	Oudtshoorn
Vodacom Blue Bulls	Securicor Loftus, Pretoria
	Westelikes Sports Grounds, Pretoria West

Section Y
Team	Stadium/s
Border Bulldogs	Absa Stadium, East London
Griffons	North West Stadium, Welkom
Impala Leopards	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	Potchefstroom University, Potchefstroom
	Zeerust
Investec Western Province	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	Florida Park, Parow
Pumas	@lantic Park, Witbank
Vodacom Cheetahs	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Wildeklawer Griquas	Absa Park, Kimberley

Tables

Section X

2005 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	Vodacom Blue Bulls	7	5	0	2	255	184	+71	34	20	6	2	28
2	Boland Cavaliers	7	5	0	2	258	165	+93	34	19	6	0	26
3	SWD Eagles	7	4	0	3	206	253	-47	22	31	3	0	19
4	AMD Falcons	7	3	1	3	208	188	+20	25	24	3	1	18
5	Golden Lions	7	2	0	5	180	224	-44	18	30	3	2	23
6	Natal	7	2	0	5	174	213	-39	23	28	3	1	12
7	Mighty Elephants	7	2	0	5	174	236	-62	18	29	2	0	10
The top 2 teams qualified for the Semi-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

Section Y

2005 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	Wildeklawer Griquas	7	5	1	1	236	132	+104	30	14	3	0	25
2	Impala Leopards	7	5	0	2	234	177	+57	28	20	4	1	25
3	Investec Western Province	7	4	0	3	214	179	+35	27	21	6	1	23
4	Vodacom Cheetahs	7	4	0	3	248	197	+51	33	24	4	1	21
5	Pumas	7	4	0	3	230	256	-26	27	29	4	0	20
6	Border Bulldogs	7	2	0	5	130	241	-111	13	31	1	1	10
7	Griffons	7	1	0	6	171	273	-102	23	35	3	1	8
The top 2 teams qualified for the Semi-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

Round One

2005-03-11	Boland Cavaliers	34 - 20	Pumas	Boland Stadium, Wellington
		Scorecard

2005-03-11	Natal	19 - 13	Impala Leopards	Absa Stadium, Durban
		Scorecard

2005-03-11	Vodacom Blue Bulls	35 - 11	Investec Western Province	Securicor Loftus, Pretoria
		Scorecard

2005-03-11	Mighty Elephants	18 - 32	Vodacom Cheetahs	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
		Scorecard

2005-03-12	Golden Lions	29 - 14	Griffons	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
		Scorecard

2005-03-12	SWD Eagles	35 - 20	Border Bulldogs	Outeniqua Park, George
		Scorecard

2005-03-12	AMD Falcons	23 - 23	Wildeklawer Griquas	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
		Scorecard

Round Two

2005-03-18	AMD Falcons	27 - 16	Vodacom Cheetahs	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
		Scorecard

2005-03-19	Golden Lions	41 - 48	Impala Leopards	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
		Scorecard

2005-03-19	Vodacom Blue Bulls	39 - 29	Griffons	Westelikes Sports Grounds, Pretoria West
		Scorecard

2005-03-19	SWD Eagles	21 - 55	Pumas	Outeniqua Park, George
		Scorecard

2005-03-19	Mighty Elephants	15 - 34	Investec Western Province	Central Grounds, Uitenhage
		Scorecard

2005-03-19	Boland Cavaliers	29 - 15	Wildeklawer Griquas	Boland Stadium, Wellington
		Scorecard

2005-03-19	Natal	43 - 0	Border Bulldogs	Absa Stadium, Durban
		Scorecard

Round Three

2005-04-01	Vodacom Cheetahs	20 - 10	Boland Cavaliers	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
		Scorecard

2005-04-01	Pumas	39 - 38	Natal	@lantic Park, Witbank
		Scorecard

2005-04-02	Impala Leopards	24 - 34	Vodacom Blue Bulls	Zeerust
		Scorecard

2005-04-02	Wildeklawer Griquas	60 - 21	SWD Eagles	Absa Park, Kimberley
		Scorecard

2005-04-02	Investec Western Province	49 - 20	AMD Falcons	Florida Park, Parow
		Scorecard

2005-04-02	Griffons	37 - 42	Mighty Elephants	North West Stadium, Welkom
		Scorecard

2005-04-02	Border Bulldogs	12 - 15	Golden Lions	Absa Stadium, East London
		Scorecard

Round Four

2005-04-08	Boland Cavaliers	40 - 32	Investec Western Province	Boland Stadium, Wellington
		Scorecard

2005-04-08	Golden Lions	30 - 34	Pumas	Alberton
		Scorecard

2005-04-09	Vodacom Blue Bulls	26 - 33	Border Bulldogs	Securicor Loftus, Pretoria
		Scorecard

2005-04-09	SWD Eagles	38 - 28	Vodacom Cheetahs	Outeniqua Park, George
		Scorecard

2005-04-09	Mighty Elephants	21 - 34	Impala Leopards	Humansdorp
		Scorecard

2005-04-09	AMD Falcons	40 - 12	Griffons	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
		Scorecard

2005-04-09	Natal	10 - 21	Wildeklawer Griquas	Absa Stadium, Durban
		Scorecard

Round Five

2005-04-15	Wildeklawer Griquas	44 - 11	Golden Lions	Absa Park, Kimberley
		Scorecard

2005-04-15	Border Bulldogs	36 - 25	Mighty Elephants	Absa Stadium, East London
		Scorecard

2005-04-16	Investec Western Province	32 - 36	SWD Eagles	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
		Scorecard

2005-04-16	Vodacom Cheetahs	65 - 20	Natal	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
		Scorecard

2005-04-16	Griffons	24 - 58	Boland Cavaliers	North West Stadium, Welkom
		Scorecard

2005-04-16	Impala Leopards	30 - 17	AMD Falcons	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
		Scorecard

2005-04-16	Pumas	16 - 49	Vodacom Blue Bulls	@lantic Park, Witbank
		Scorecard

Round Six

2005-04-22	Boland Cavaliers	28 - 37	Impala Leopards	Boland Stadium, Wellington
		Scorecard

2005-04-22	Natal	17 - 30	Investec Western Province	Absa Stadium, Durban
		Scorecard

2005-04-23	Vodacom Blue Bulls	26 - 30	Wildeklawer Griquas	Securicor Loftus, Pretoria
		Scorecard

2005-04-23	Golden Lions	38 - 46	Vodacom Cheetahs	University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
		Scorecard

2005-04-23	AMD Falcons	38 - 12	Border Bulldogs	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
		Scorecard

2005-04-23	Mighty Elephants	41 - 20	Pumas	Despatch
		Scorecard

2005-04-23	SWD Eagles	38 - 10	Griffons	Oudtshoorn
		Scorecard

Round Seven

2005-04-29	Border Bulldogs	17 - 59	Boland Cavaliers	Absa Stadium, East London
		Scorecard

2005-04-30	Investec Western Province	26 - 16	Golden Lions	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
		Scorecard

2005-04-30	Vodacom Cheetahs	41 - 46	Vodacom Blue Bulls	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
		Scorecard

2005-04-30	Wildeklawer Griquas	43 - 12	Mighty Elephants	Absa Park, Kimberley
		Scorecard

2005-04-30	Griffons	45 - 27	Natal	North West Stadium, Welkom
		Scorecard

2005-04-30	Pumas	46 - 43	AMD Falcons	@lantic Park, Witbank
		Scorecard

2005-04-30	Impala Leopards	48 - 17	SWD Eagles	Potchefstroom University, Potchefstroom
		Scorecard

Semi-Finals

2005-05-06	Vodacom Blue Bulls	11 - 17	Impala Leopards	Securicor Loftus, Pretoria
		Scorecard

2005-05-07	Wildeklawer Griquas	16 - 13	Boland Cavaliers	Absa Park, Kimberley
		Scorecard

Final

2005-05-13	Wildeklawer Griquas	27 - 25	Impala Leopards	Absa Park, Kimberley
		Scorecard

Winners

2005 Vodacom Cup

CHAMPIONS

Wildeklawer Griquas

2nd title

References

• 2005 Vodacom Cup

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