2000 Vodacom Cup
# 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.

## 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 |
| 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 ||||||||||||||

## Winners

* 2000 Vodacom Cup
* CHAMPIONS
* Free State Cheetahs
* 1st title
