2007 Vodacom Cup
# 2007 Vodacom Cup

The 2007 Vodacom Cup was the 10th 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.

## Competition

There were 14 teams participating in the 2007 Vodacom Cup competition. These teams were geographically divided into two sections - the Northern Section and the Southern Section, each 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 2006

* The single pool was scrapped and all teams were geographically divided into two sections.

### Team Listing

The following teams took part in the 2007 Vodacom Cup competition:

Northern Section :

| Team | Stadium/s |
| - | - |
| Falcons | Bosman Stadium, Brakpan |
| Falcons | John Vorster Stadium, Nigel |
| Golden Lions | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
| Golden Lions | Rand Leases Sports Ground, Roodepoort |
| Golden Lions | Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg |
| Griffons | North West Stadium, Welkom |
| Leopards | Santam Olën Park, Potchefstroom |
| Leopards | Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom |
| Pumas | Witbank Mica Stadium, Witbank |
| Blue Bulls | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| Blue Bulls | LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria |
| Blue Bulls | Eersterust |
| Griquas | Griqua Park, Kimberley |
| Griquas | Jumbo Harris Stadium, Beeshoek |

Southern Section :

| Team | Stadium/s |
| - | - |
| Boland Cavaliers | Boland Stadium, Wellington |
| Boland Cavaliers | King Edward Stadium, Montagu |
| Border Bulldogs | Absa Stadium, East London |
| Mighty Elephants | EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| Mighty Elephants | Mickey Yili Stadium, Grahamstown |
| Free State Cheetahs | Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein |
| Free State Cheetahs | Seisa Ramabodu Stadium, Botshabelo |
| Natal Wildebeest | Absa Stadium, Durban |
| Natal Wildebeest | Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg |
| SWD Eagles | Outeniqua Park, George |
| SWD Eagles | Riverville Stadium, Riversdale |
| Western Province | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town |
| Western Province | Florida Park, Parow |

## Tables

### Northern Section

2007 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 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 99 | +101 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| 2 | Blue Bulls | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 184 | 104 | +80 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 3 | Pumas | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 141 | +31 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | Leopards | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 144 | +15 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 134 | +3 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | Golden Lions | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 137 | 234 | -97 | 19 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Griffons | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 104 | 237 | -133 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 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

2007 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 | Western Province | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 100 | +114 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | Free State Cheetahs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 166 | 132 | +34 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | Boland Cavaliers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 155 | +23 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | Mighty Elephants | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 157 | 174 | -17 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | Natal Wildebeest | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 129 | +13 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | SWD Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 135 | 165 | -30 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Border Bulldogs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 230 | -137 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 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**

* 2007-02-23

| Griffons | 13 - 17 | Falcons |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* North West Stadium, Welkom
* 2007-02-23

| Griquas | 31 - 21 | Leopards |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Griqua Park, Kimberley
* 2007-02-24

| Pumas | 38 - 10 | Golden Lions |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Witbank Mica Stadium, Witbank

**Round two**

* 2007-03-02

| Blue Bulls | 56 - 15 | Griffons |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
* 2007-03-03

| Leopards | 38 - 21 | Pumas |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom
* 2007-03-03

| Falcons | 24 - 19 | Griquas |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* John Vorster Stadium, Nigel

**Round three**

* 2007-03-09

| Griquas | 20 - 3 | Blue Bulls |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Griqua Park, Kimberley
* 2007-03-10

| Pumas | 29 - 23 | Falcons |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Witbank Mica Stadium, Witbank
* 2007-03-10

| Golden Lions | 27 - 25 | Leopards |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Rand Leases Sports Ground, Roodepoort

**Round four**

* 2007-03-16

| Griffons | 19 - 54 | Griquas |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* North West Stadium, Welkom
* 2007-03-16

| Falcons | 40 - 30 | Golden Lions |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
* 2007-03-17

| Blue Bulls | 25 - 24 | Pumas |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria

**Round Five**

* 2007-03-23

| Pumas | 43 - 16 | Griffons |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Witbank Mica Stadium, Witbank
* 2007-03-24

| Leopards | 26 - 25 | Falcons |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Santam Olën Park, Potchefstroom
* 2007-03-24

| Golden Lions | 17 - 51 | Blue Bulls |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

**Round Six**

* 2007-03-30

| Blue Bulls | 32 - 20 | Leopards |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Eersterust
* 2007-03-31

| Griffons | 33 - 38 | Golden Lions |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* North West Stadium, Welkom
* 2007-03-31

| Griquas | 29 - 17 | Pumas |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Jumbo Harris Stadium, Beeshoek

**Round Seven**

* 2007-04-13

| Falcons | 8 - 17 | Blue Bulls |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
* 2007-04-14

| Golden Lions | 15 - 47 | Griquas |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg
* 2007-04-14

| Leopards | 29 - 8 | Griffons |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom

### Southern Section

**Round one**

* 2007-02-23

| Natal Wildebeest | 24 - 16 | Boland Cavaliers |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Absa Stadium, Durban
* 2007-02-23

| Border Bulldogs | 15 - 23 | Free State Cheetahs |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Absa Stadium, East London
* 2007-02-24

| Mighty Elephants | 44 - 24 | SWD Eagles |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Mickey Yili Stadium, Grahamstown

**Round two**

* 2007-03-02

| Free State Cheetahs | 47 - 8 | Mighty Elephants |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
* 2007-03-03

| SWD Eagles | 25 - 16 | Natal Wildebeest |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Outeniqua Park, George
* 2007-03-03

| Western Province | 51 - 21 | Border Bulldogs |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Newlands Stadium, Cape Town

**Round three**

* 2007-03-09

| Natal Wildebeest | 24 - 21 | Free State Cheetahs |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg
* 2007-03-09

| Mighty Elephants | 5 - 46 | Western Province |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 2007-03-10

| Boland Cavaliers | 36 - 17 | SWD Eagles |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* King Edward Stadium, Montagu

**Round four**

* 2007-03-16

| Border Bulldogs | 31 - 25 | Mighty Elephants |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Absa Stadium, East London
* 2007-03-17

| Free State Cheetahs | 27 - 36 | Boland Cavaliers |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
* 2007-03-17

| Western Province | 19 - 13 | Natal Wildebeest |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Florida Park, Parow

**Round Five**

* 2007-03-24

| Natal Wildebeest | 65 - 3 | Border Bulldogs |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Absa Stadium, Durban
* 2007-03-24

| SWD Eagles | 24 - 30 | Free State Cheetahs |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Riverville Stadium, Riversdale
* 2007-03-24

| Boland Cavaliers | 24 - 37 | Western Province |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Boland Stadium, Wellington

**Round Six**

* 2007-03-30

| Border Bulldogs | 20 - 40 | Boland Cavaliers |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Absa Stadium, East London
* 2007-03-31

| Mighty Elephants | 45 - 0 | Natal Wildebeest |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 2007-03-31

| Western Province | 36 - 19 | SWD Eagles |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Newlands Stadium, Cape Town

**Round Seven**

* 2007-04-13

| SWD Eagles | 26 - 3 | Border Bulldogs |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Outeniqua Park, George
* 2007-04-14

| Free State Cheetahs | 18 - 25 | Western Province |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Seisa Ramabodu Stadium, Botshabelo
* 2007-04-14

| Boland Cavaliers | 26 - 30 | Mighty Elephants |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Boland Stadium, Wellington

### Quarter-finals

* 2007-04-20

| Free State Cheetahs | 30 - 33 | Pumas |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
* 2007-04-20

| Blue Bulls | 43 - 27 | Boland Cavaliers |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
* 2007-04-21

| Western Province | 14 - 30 | Leopards |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
* 2007-04-21

| Griquas | 53 - 19 | Mighty Elephants |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Griqua Park, Kimberley

### Semi-finals

* 2007-04-27

| Blue Bulls | 32 - 25 | Leopards |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
* 2007-04-28

| Griquas | 46 - 26 | Pumas |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Griqua Park, Kimberley

### Final

* 2007-05-04

| Griquas | 33 - 29 | Blue Bulls |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Griqua Park, Kimberley

## Winners

* 2007 Vodacom Cup
* CHAMPIONS
* Griquas
* 3rd title
