Vodacom Cup Preview – Round Seven
It’s the penultimate round of Vodacom Cup league matches and while a few teams will struggle to make the quarter-finals, it’s make or break for seven provinces.
At the top of the respective logs, GWK Griquas and the Pampas XV will be aiming to maintain their status as the leading teams in the North and South Sections, but for last year’s finalists, another defeat could be costly.
The Vodacom Blue Bulls, current defending champions, travel to East London where they will be aiming for their third successive victory after four defeats when they take on the Border Bulldogs on Friday at 19h10.
The team from Pretoria are on 11 log points and are in joint fourth position on the North Section log with the Platinum Leopards, who are in action against the Sharks XV on Saturday at 16h45.
Last year’s runners-up, the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, are currently in fourth position on the South Section log, four clear of the SWD Eagles, and host the Tasol Solar Griffons in Bloemfontein on Saturday at 15h00.
GWK Griquas play the EP Kings in Port Elizabeth at 19h00 on Saturday. They are currently in first place on the North Section log with 22 points and are one point clear of the MTN Golden Lions.
The Pampas XV, along with DHL Western Province the only two undefeated teams in the competition, host the Valke at the Fanie du Toit Stadium in Potchefstroom on Saturday at 15h00.
The Argentineans (27) are currently two points clear of their Cape rivals on the South Section log after six matches. DHL Western Province, who have won five and drawn one game this season, take on the Ford Pumas at DHL Newlands on Saturday at 14h40.
DHL Western Province have scored the most tries during this season’s competition, with 36, as well as the most points (259) following their six matches played this season. The GWK Griquas are in second position after having scored 34 tries and 233 points.
In the other Vodacom Cup matches of the weekend, the Boland Cavaliers host the Welwitschias at the Boland Stadium in Wellington on Friday at 16h00, while the MTN Golden Lions travel to George to take on the SWD Eagles at 19:00 on Friday.
Vodacom Cup Weekend Fixtures:
Friday, 8 April 2011:
16h00 Boland Cavaliers v Welwitschias at Boland Cavaliers, Wellington
19h00 SWD Eagles v MTN Golden Lions at Outeniqua Park, George
19h10 Border Bulldogs v Vodacom Blue Bulls at Buffalo City Stadium, East London
Saturday, 9 April 2011:
14h40 DHL Western Province v Ford Pumas, DHL Newlands, Cape Town
15h00 Toyota Free State Cheetahs v Tasol Solar Griffons at Clive Solomon Stadium, Bloemfontein
15h00 Pampas XV v Valke at Fanie du Toit, Potchefstroom
16h45 Sharks XV v Platinum Leopards at Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
19h00 Eastern Province Kings v GWK Griquas at Grey High School, Port Elizabeth
Vodacom Cup Logs (as at Thursday 7 April 2011):
| North Section | |||||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | B | Pts |
| GWK Griquas | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 233 | 105 | 128 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| MTN Golden Lions | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 87 | 43 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| Ford Pumas | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 198 | 161 | 37 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 18 |
| Vodacom Blue Bulls | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 140 | 142 | -2 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 11 |
| Platinum Leopards | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 157 | 179 | -22 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 11 |
| Valke | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 135 | 300 | -165 | 19 | 46 | 2 | 10 |
| Tasol Solar Griffons | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 130 | 273 | -143 | 15 | 40 | 5 | 9 |
| Welwitschias | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 86 | 211 | -125 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 4 |
| South Section | |||||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | B | Pts |
| Pampas XV | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 129 | 81 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 27 |
| DHL Western Province | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 259 | 71 | 188 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| Sharks XV | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 216 | 103 | 113 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 21 |
| Toyota FS Cheetahs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 197 | 174 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 5 | 17 |
| SWD Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 135 | 213 | -78 | 21 | 29 | 5 | 13 |
| Eastern Province Kings | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 190 | 85 | 105 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 |
| Boland Cavaliers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 153 | 171 | -18 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 11 |
| Border Bulldogs | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 98 | 263 | -165 | 12 | 38 | 1 | 7 |
Vodacom Cup – Leading Points’ Scorers:
| Player | Team | T | C | P | D | Pts |
| Lionel Cronje | DHL Western Province | 4 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 78 |
| Coenie van Wyk | Ford Pumas | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 64 |
| Tiaan van Wyk | Tasol Solar Griffons | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 55 |
| Nicolas Sanchez | Pampas XV | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 54 |
| Guy Cronje | Sharks XV | 1 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 53 |
| Louis Strydom | Toyota FS Cheetahs | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 48 |
| Earl Rose | GWK Griquas | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 45 |
| Jaco van Schalkwyk | EP Kings | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 44 |
| Kobus de Kock | Sharks XV | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Andre Pretorius | MTN Golden Lions | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
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