2000 Vodacom Cup

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 Welwitschias from Namibia.

2000 Vodacom Cup
Champions	Free State Cheetahs
Matches played	56

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

Boland Cavaliers

Falcons

Western Province

Golden Lions

Griffons

Leopards

Mighty Elephants

Pumas

Blue Bulls

Griquas

Natal Wildebeest

Border Bulldogs

Free State Cheetahs

SWD Eagles

Other team Welwitschias

Location of teams in 2000 Vodacom Cup
Northern Section
Southern Section

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
Pumas	Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank
Blue Bulls	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Griquas	Griqua Park, Kimberley
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
Border Bulldogs	Waverley Park, East London
Free State Cheetahs	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
SWD Eagles	Outeniqua Park, George
Western Province	Newlands Stadium, 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	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	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	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	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	Free State Cheetahs	6	5	0	1	269	146	+123	36	20	5	0	25
2	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	Border 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	SWD 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

Round One

	2000-02-23	Golden Lions	23–39	Falcons	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard[1]

	2000-02-23	Griquas	40–25	Blue Bulls	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard[2]

	2000-02-24	Pumas	46–30	Leopards	Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank
			Scoreboard[3]

	2000-02-24	Griffons	57–13	Welwitschias	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Scoreboard[4]

Round Two

	2000-03-01	Leopards	39–15	Griffons	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Scoreboard[5]

	2000-03-02	Welwitschias	15–62	Golden Lions	Independence Stadium, Windhoek
			Scoreboard[6]

	2000-03-02	Blue Bulls	34–33	Pumas	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Scoreboard[7]

	2000-03-02	Falcons	16–17	Griquas	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
			Scoreboard[8]

Round Three

	2000-03-08	Pumas	27–39	Falcons	Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank
			Scoreboard[9]

	2000-03-09	Leopards	70–7	Welwitschias	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Scoreboard[10]

	2000-03-09	Griquas	38–17	Golden Lions	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard[11]

	2000-03-09	Griffons	21–39	Blue Bulls	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Scoreboard[12]

Round Four

	2000-03-16	Welwitschias	21–31	Griquas	Independence Stadium, Windhoek
			Scoreboard[13]

	2000-03-16	Blue Bulls	26–21	Leopards	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Scoreboard[14]

	2000-03-16	Falcons	29–5	Griffons	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
			Scoreboard[15]

	2000-03-17	Golden Lions	35–30	Pumas	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard[16]

Round Five

	2000-03-23	Blue Bulls	92–25	Welwitschias	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Scoreboard[17]

	2000-03-23	Pumas	30–43	Griquas	Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank
			Scoreboard[18]

	2000-03-23	Leopards	21–54	Falcons	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Scoreboard[19]

	2000-03-24	Griffons	28–44	Golden Lions	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Scoreboard[20]

Round Six

	2000-03-29	Griquas	57–5	Griffons	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard[21]

	2000-03-29	Falcons	27–30	Blue Bulls	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
			Scoreboard[22]

	2000-03-30	Golden Lions	31–25	Leopards	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard[23]

	2000-03-30	Welwitschias	17–41	Pumas	Independence Stadium, Windhoek
			Scoreboard[24]

Round Seven

	2000-04-05	Griffons	13–8	Pumas	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Scoreboard[25]

	2000-04-05	Blue Bulls	14–20	Golden Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Scoreboard[26]

	2000-04-06	Leopards	27–17	Griquas	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Scoreboard[27]

	2000-04-07	Falcons	65–17	Welwitschias	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
			Scoreboard[28]

Round One

	2000-02-23	Mighty Elephants	13–17	Western Province	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Scoreboard[29]

	2000-02-24	Border Bulldogs	29–17	Boland Cavaliers	Waverley Park, East London
			Scoreboard[30]

	2000-02-24	Free State Cheetahs	69–17	SWD Eagles	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard[31]

Round Two

	2000-03-01	Western Province	47–20	Free State Cheetahs	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard[32]

	2000-03-02	SWD Eagles	18–26	Natal Wildebeest	Outeniqua Park, George
			Scoreboard[33]

	2000-03-02	Boland Cavaliers	41–39	Mighty Elephants	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Scoreboard[34]

Round Three

	2000-03-08	Natal Wildebeest	14–13	Western Province	Absa Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[35]

	2000-03-09	Free State Cheetahs	65–17	Boland Cavaliers	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard[36]

	2000-03-09	Mighty Elephants	26–19	Border Bulldogs	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Scoreboard[37]

Round Four

	2000-03-15	Boland Cavaliers	38–38	Natal Wildebeest	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Scoreboard[38]

	2000-03-16	Border Bulldogs	6–32	Free State Cheetahs	Waverley Park, East London
			Scoreboard[39]

	2000-03-16	Western Province	40–26	SWD Eagles	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard[40]

Round Five

	2000-03-23	SWD Eagles	17–18	Boland Cavaliers	Outeniqua Park, George
			Scoreboard[41]

	2000-03-23	Free State Cheetahs	46–32	Mighty Elephants	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard[42]

	2000-03-23	Natal Wildebeest	13–30	Border Bulldogs	Absa Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[43]

Round Six

	2000-03-29	Mighty Elephants	23–18	Natal Wildebeest	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Scoreboard[44]

	2000-03-30	Boland Cavaliers	36–29	Western Province	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Scoreboard[45]

	2000-03-31	Border Bulldogs	45–23	SWD Eagles	Waverley Park, East London
			Scoreboard[46]

Round Seven

	2000-04-05	Western Province	53–27	Border Bulldogs	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard[47]

	2000-04-06	Natal Wildebeest	27–37	Free State Cheetahs	Absa Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[48]

	2000-04-06	SWD Eagles	20–28	Mighty Elephants	Outeniqua Park, George
			Scoreboard[49]

Quarter Finals

	2000-04-12	Griquas	39–35	Boland Cavaliers	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard[50]

	2000-04-13	Free State Cheetahs	47–21	Golden Lions	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard[51]

	2000-04-13	Western Province	36–21	Blue Bulls	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard[52]

	2000-04-13	Falcons	60–0	Mighty Elephants	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
			Scoreboard[53]

Semi-Finals

	2000-04-18	Free State Cheetahs	42–22	Falcons	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard[54]

	2000-04-20	Griquas	41–27	Western Province	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard[55]

Final

	2000-04-27	Free State Cheetahs	44–24	Griquas	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard[56]

Winners

2000 Vodacom Cup

CHAMPIONS

Free State Cheetahs

1st title

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