2001 Vodacom Cup

2001 Vodacom Cup
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

Blue Bulls

Boland Cavaliers

Falcons

Western Province

Golden Lions

Griffons

Leopards

Griquas

SWD Eagles

Other team Welwitschias

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Location of teams in 2001 Vodacom Cup

Section X

Section Y

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:

Team	Stadium/s
Section X
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
Natal Wildebeest	Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg
Mighty Elephants	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Free State Cheetahs	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
Welwitschias	Independence Stadium, Windhoek

Team	Stadium/s
Section Y
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
SWD Eagles	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

3

2

17

7

Falcons

7

1

0

6

219

232

-13

27

28

2

3

9

8

Welwitschias

7

0

7

95

523

-428

13

80

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

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

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

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

	2001-02-21	Free State Cheetahs	26–17	Boland Cavaliers	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard^[1]

	2001-02-21	Natal Wildebeest	26–3	Griffons	Absa Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard^[2]

	2001-02-22	Golden Lions	25–19	Mighty Elephants	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard^[3]

	2001-02-22	Falcons	76–7	Welwitschias	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
			Scoreboard^[4]

Round two

	2001-02-28	Falcons	33–34	Golden Lions	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
			Scoreboard^[5]

	2001-03-01	Mighty Elephants	47–15	Free State Cheetahs	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Scoreboard^[6]

	2001-03-01	Welwitschias	10–36	Griffons	Independence Stadium, Windhoek
			Scoreboard^[7]

	2001-03-02	Boland Cavaliers	38–13	Natal Wildebeest	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Scoreboard^[8]

Round three

	2001-03-07	Free State Cheetahs	37–9	Falcons	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard^[9]

	2001-03-08	Griffons	32–35	Boland Cavaliers	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Scoreboard^[10]

	2001-03-08	Golden Lions	102–20	Welwitschias	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard^[11]

	2001-03-08	Natal Wildebeest	32–18	Mighty Elephants	Absa Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard^[12]

Round four

	2001-03-14	Free State Cheetahs	45–27	Golden Lions	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard^[13]

	2001-03-15	Mighty Elephants	26–21	Griffons	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Scoreboard^[14]

	2001-03-15	Falcons	44–49	Natal Wildebeest	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
			Scoreboard^[15]

	2001-03-15	Welwitschias	12–83	Boland Cavaliers	Independence Stadium, Windhoek
			Scoreboard^[16]

Round Five

	2001-03-22	Natal Wildebeest	35–31	Free State Cheetahs	Absa Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard^[17]

	2001-03-22	Falcons	25–43	Boland Cavaliers	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
			Scoreboard^[18]

	2001-03-22	Golden Lions	27–15	Griffons	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard^[19]

	2001-03-22	Mighty Elephants	110–17	Welwitschias	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Scoreboard^[20]

Round Six

	2001-03-29	Golden Lions	13–22	Natal Wildebeest	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard^[21]

	2001-03-29	Boland Cavaliers	66–14	Mighty Elephants	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Scoreboard^[22]

	2001-03-29	Griffons	41–18	Falcons	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Scoreboard^[23]

	2001-03-29	Welwitschias	16–78	Free State Cheetahs	Independence Stadium, Windhoek
			Scoreboard^[24]

Round Seven

	2001-04-04	Boland Cavaliers	31–43	Golden Lions	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Scoreboard^[25]

	2001-04-04	Mighty Elephants	21–14	Falcons	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Scoreboard^[26]

	2001-04-05	Griffons	21–10	Free State Cheetahs	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Scoreboard^[27]

	2001-04-05	Welwitschias	13–39	Natal Wildebeest	Independence Stadium, Windhoek
			Scoreboard^[28]

Section Y

Round one

	2001-02-22	Border Bulldogs	18–13	Pumas	Absa Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard^[29]

	2001-02-22	Leopards	23–36	Western Province	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Scoreboard^[30]

	2001-02-22	Blue Bulls	37–27	SWD Eagles	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Scoreboard^[31]

Round two

	2001-03-01	Pumas	22–32	Leopards	@lantic Park, Witbank
			Scoreboard^[32]

	2001-03-01	Western Province	10–41	Blue Bulls	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard^[33]

	2001-03-01	SWD Eagles	28–23	Griquas	Outeniqua Park, George
			Scoreboard^[34]

Round three

	2001-03-07	Leopards	24–17	Border Bulldogs	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Scoreboard^[35]

	2001-03-08	Blue Bulls	38–43	Pumas	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Scoreboard^[36]

	2001-03-08	Griquas	48–39	Western Province	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard^[37]

Round four

	2001-03-14	Border Bulldogs	12–52	Blue Bulls	Waverley Park, East London
			Scoreboard^[38]

	2001-03-15	Pumas	26–47	Griquas	@lantic Park, Witbank
			Scoreboard^[39]

	2001-03-16	Western Province	23–32	SWD Eagles	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard^[40]

Round Five

	2001-03-22	Blue Bulls	33–13	Leopards	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Scoreboard^[41]

	2001-03-22	Griquas	23–23	Border Bulldogs	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard^[42]

	2001-03-22	SWD Eagles	30–17	Pumas	Outeniqua Park, George
			Scoreboard^[43]

Round Six

	2001-03-29	Leopards	28–29	Griquas	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Scoreboard^[44]

	2001-03-29	Border Bulldogs	32–23	SWD Eagles	Absa Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard^[45]

	2001-03-30	Pumas	32–37	Western Province	@lantic Park, Witbank
			Scoreboard^[46]

Round Seven

	2001-04-04	Griquas	35–41	Blue Bulls	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard^[47]

	2001-04-04	SWD Eagles	30–29	Leopards	D'Almeida Stadium, Mossel Bay
			Scoreboard^[48]

	2001-04-05	Western Province	50–18	Border Bulldogs	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard^[49]

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

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

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

	2001-04-10	Boland Cavaliers	37–23	Griquas	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Scoreboard^[50]

	2001-04-12	Free State Cheetahs	58–18	SWD Eagles	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard^[51]

	2001-04-12	Natal Wildebeest	18–26	Blue Bulls	Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg
			Scoreboard^[52]

	2001-04-12	Golden Lions	35–42	Western Province	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard^[53]

Round two

	2001-04-19	Blue Bulls	43–36	Free State Cheetahs	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Scoreboard^[54]

	2001-04-19	Griquas	67–32	Golden Lions	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard^[55]

	2001-04-19	SWD Eagles	28–23	Natal Wildebeest	Outeniqua Park, George
			Scoreboard^[56]

	2001-04-19	Western Province	14–34	Boland Cavaliers	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard^[57]

Round three

	2001-04-25	Boland Cavaliers	78–24	SWD Eagles	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Scoreboard^[58]

	2001-04-25	Natal Wildebeest	38–38	Western Province	Absa Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard^[59]

	2001-04-25	Free State Cheetahs	19–22	Griquas	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard^[60]

	2001-04-26	Golden Lions	18–33	Blue Bulls	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard^[61]

Round four

	2001-05-02	SWD Eagles	9–10	Golden Lions	Outeniqua Park, George
			Scoreboard^[62]

	2001-05-03	Blue Bulls	48–45	Boland Cavaliers	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Scoreboard^[63]

	2001-05-03	Griquas	19–12	Natal Wildebeest	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard^[64]

	2001-05-03	Western Province	29–22	Free State Cheetahs	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard^[65]

Semi-finals

	2001-05-10	Blue Bulls	39–38	Free State Cheetahs	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Scoreboard^[66]

	2001-05-10	Boland Cavaliers	47–31	Griquas	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Scoreboard^[67]

Final

	2001-05-16	Blue Bulls	42–24	Boland Cavaliers	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Scoreboard^[68]

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

16

2

Mighty Elephants

3

2

0

1

80

86

-6

12

10

0

16

3

Border Bulldogs

3

2

0

1

110

91

+20

15

10

1

15

4

Leopards

3

0

1

2

63

85

+22

16

8

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

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

	2001-04-19	Griffons	33–26	Border Bulldogs	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Scoreboard^[69]

	2001-04-19	Falcons	29–47	Pumas	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
			Scoreboard^[70]

	2001-04-19	Mighty Elephants	25–18	Leopards	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Scoreboard^[71]

Round two

	2001-04-24	Leopards	21–36	Falcons	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Scoreboard^[72]

	2001-04-26	Border Bulldogs	47–26	Mighty Elephants	Waverley Park, East London
			Scoreboard^[73]

	2001-04-26	Pumas	39–48	Griffons	@lantic Park, Witbank
			Scoreboard^[74]

Round three

	2001-05-02	Border Bulldogs	37–32	Falcons	Absa Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard^[75]

	2001-05-03	Leopards	24–24	Griffons	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Scoreboard^[76]

	2001-05-03	Mighty Elephants	29–21	Pumas	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Scoreboard^[77]

Semi-finals

	2001-05-09	Mighty Elephants	47–13	Border Bulldogs	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Scoreboard^[78]

	2001-05-10	Griffons	39–18	Leopards	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Scoreboard^[79]

Final

	2001-05-17	Griffons	40–27	Mighty Elephants	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Scoreboard^[80]

Winners

2001 Vodacom Shield
CHAMPIONS
Griffons

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