The 2001
Vodacom Cup
The Vodacom Cup was an annual rugby union competition in South Africa. Annual Vodacom Cup competitions were played between its inaugural season in 1998 and 2015 and was contested between February and May each year. The Vodacom Cup was the succes ...
was the 4th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The
Vodacom Cup
The Vodacom Cup was an annual rugby union competition in South Africa. Annual Vodacom Cup competitions were played between its inaugural season in 1998 and 2015 and was contested between February and May each year. The Vodacom Cup was the succes ...
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from the
Currie Cup
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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
Changes from
2000
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*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:
Pool Phases
Tables
Section X
Section Y
Results
Section X
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=Round Four
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=Round Five
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=Round Six
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=Round Seven
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Section Y
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=Round Two
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=Round Three
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=Round Four
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=Round Five
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=Round Six
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=Round Seven
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Vodacom Top Eight
Table
Results
Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Semi-Finals
Final
Winners
Vodacom Shield
The withdrew from the Vodacom Shield due to financial constraints.
Table
Results
Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Semi-Finals
Final
Winners
References
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Vodacom Cup
2001 in South African rugby union
2001 rugby union tournaments for clubs