The 2012 Vodacom Cup was played between 10 March and 18 May 2012 and was the 15th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions, as well as an invitational team, the Pampas XV from Argentina.^[1]

Competition

There were fifteen teams participating in the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition. These teams were geographically divided into two sections - the Northern Section (with seven teams) and the Southern Section (with eight teams). Teams played all the teams in their section once over the course of the season, either at home or away.

Teams received four log points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus log points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams in each section qualified for the title play-offs. In the quarter-finals, the teams that finished first in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished fourth in that section and the teams that finished second in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished third in that 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.^[2]

Teams

Blue Bulls

Boland Cavaliers

Border Bulldogs

Eastern Province Kings

Falcons

Free State XV

Golden Lions

Griffons

Griquas

Leopards

Pumas

Sharks XV

SWD Eagles

Western Province

Other team

Pampas XV

Location of teams in 2012 Vodacom Cup
Northern Section
Southern Section

Team listing

The following teams took part in the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition:

Northern Section
Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
Blue Bulls	Vodacom Blue Bulls	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Loftus Versfeld
Falcons	Falcons	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park	Barnard Stadium
Griffons	Griffons	North West Stadium, Welkom	North West Stadium
Griquas	GWK Griquas	Griqua Park, Kimberley	GWK Park
Golden Lions	MTN Golden Lions	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg	Coca-Cola Stadium
Leopards	Leopards	Olën Park, Potchefstroom	Profert Olën Park
Pumas	Ford Pumas	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela	Mbombela Stadium
		Puma Stadium, Witbank	Puma Stadium

Southern Section
Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
Boland Cavaliers	Regent Boland Cavaliers	Boland Stadium, Wellington	Boland Stadium
		Glaskasteel, Bredasdorp	Glaskasteel
Border Bulldogs	Border Bulldogs	Buffalo City Stadium, East London	Buffalo City Stadium
		Mlungisi Rugby Field, Queenstown	Mlungisi Rugby Field
Eastern Province Kings	Eastern Province Kings	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Free State XV	Toyota Free State XV	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	Free State Stadium
		Clive Solomon Stadium, Heidedal	Clive Solomon Stadium
Pampas XV	Standard Bank Pampas XV	A.F. Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch	A.F. Markötter Stadium
Sharks XV	Sharks XV	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	Mr Price Kings Park
SWD Eagles	SWD Eagles	Outeniqua Park, George	Outeniqua Park
		Bridgton Sports Grounds, Oudtshoorn	Bridgton Sports Grounds
		D'Almeida Stadium, Mossel Bay	D'Almeida Stadium
Western Province	DHL Western Province	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town	DHL Newlands
		City Park Stadium, Athlone	City Park Stadium
		Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch	Danie Craven Stadium
		Durbanville Rugby Club, Durbanville	Durbanville Rugby Club

Tables

Fixtures and results

Northern Section

Round one

	10 March 2012	Leopards	23–16	Golden Lions	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	14:45	Try: Hoffmann Maritz  10' Wian Fourie  72' Berty Visser  81' Con: André Pretorius (0/1) George Tossel 73' (1/2) Pen: André Pretorius 24' (1/4) Danie Dames (0/1) George Tossel 67' (1/1) Drop: André Pretorius (0/1)	Scoreboard[4]	Try: Marais Schmidt  42' Con: Marais Schmidt 43' (1/1) Pen: Marais Schmidt 2', 13', 48' (3/5)	Referee: Sindile Mayende

	10 March 2012	Falcons	30–55	Pumas	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Bovril de Bruin  18' Willie Odendaal  25' Coert Cronje  28' Con: Jaun Kotzé 19', 26', 29' (3/3) Pen: Jaun Kotzé 6', 49', 64' (3/3) Arno Poley (0/1)	Scoreboard[5]	Try: Wilhelm Loock  2', 47' Coenie van Wyk  12', 73' Dewald Pretorius  31' JW Jonker  33' Renaldo Bothma  42' Faf de Klerk  80' Con: JC Roos 3', 13', 32', 43', 48', 80' (6/8) Pen: JC Roos 22' (1/1)	Referee: Ben Crouse

	10 March 2012	Blue Bulls	17–36	Griquas	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	16:45	Try: Clayton Blommetjies  39' Sampie Mastriet  65' Con: Wesley Dunlop 40' (1/1) Jurgen Visser 66' (1/1) Pen: Jurgen Visser 11' (1/1) Wesley Dunlop (0/1)	Scoreboard[6]	Try: Jannie Boshoff  2', 48' Matthew Rosslee  5' Jacques Coetzee  22' Ligtoring Landman  59' Rudi Vogt  76' Con: Marnitz Boshoff 6', 23', 60' (3/6) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff (0/3) Drop: Marnitz Boshoff (0/2)	Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Bye/s: Griffons

Round two

	17 March 2012	Griquas	55–10	Griffons	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Wilmaure Louw  18' Jacques Coetzee  25' Leon Karemaker  34' PJ Vermeulen  43' Matt Rosslee  62' Jannie Boshoff  70' Lolo Waka  78' Marnus Schoeman  80' Con: Marnitz Boshoff (0/1) Rudi Vogt 26', 44', 63', 71', 79', 81' (6/7) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff 15' (1/2) Cards: Marnus Schoeman 57' to 68'	Scoreboard[7]	Try: Martin Sithole  37' Con: Tiaan van Wyk 38' (1/1) Pen: Tiaan van Wyk 5' (1/1) Cards: Jaco Meyer  75'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Pro Legoete

	17 March 2012	Pumas	19–19	Blue Bulls	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	16:00	Try: Renaldo Bothma  45' Con: JC Roos 46' (1/1) Pen: JC Roos 22', 31', 48', 72' (4/7) Cards: Jaco Bouwer 23' to 33'	Scoreboard[8]	Try: Warwick Tecklenburg  3' Con: Wesley Dunlop 4' (1/1) Pen: Wesley Dunlop 8', 28', 42', 60' (4/5) Jurgen Visser (0/2) Cards: Jono Ross 36' to 46'	Attendance: 2,750 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	17 March 2012	Golden Lions	59–29	Falcons	Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg
	17:00	Try: Andries Coetzee  20' Paul Willemse  26' Ruan Combrinck  30', 44' Michael Killian  47' Anthony Volmink  59', 81' Stephan de Wit  59' François du Toit  75' Con: Andries Coetzee 21', 26', 31', 47', 60' (5/7) Marais Schmidt 76', 81' (2/2)	Scoreboard[9]	Try: Kyle Hendricks  6' Jaun Kotzé  22' Jaco Snyman  72' Con: Jaun Kotzé 7' (1/3) Pen: Jaun Kotzé 2', 29', 38', 56' (4/4) Drop: Arno Poley (0/1)	Attendance: 200 Referee: Ben Crouse

Bye/s: Leopards

Round three

	23 March 2012	Falcons	31–28	Leopards	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Marco Kotze  22' Bradley Fortuin  39' Kyle Hendricks  49' Sino Ganto  58' Anrich Richter  79' Con: Jaun Kotzé 23', 50', 59' (3/5) Pen: Arno Poley (0/1) Jaun Kotzé (0/2) Cards: Zane Kilian 46' to 56'	Scoreboard[10]	Try: Adriaan Engelbrecht  25', 52', 62' Berty Visser  31' Con: André Pretorius 26', 32', 53', 63' (4/4) Pen: André Pretorius (0/2) Wilco de Wet (0/1) Cards: BW van Dyk 46' to 56'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tiaan Jonker

	23 March 2012	Griffons	12–43	Pumas	North West Stadium, Welkom
	19:00	Try: Nicky Steyn  21', 67' Con: Tiaan van Wyk (0/1) Reinhardt Erwee 68' (1/1) Pen: Tiaan van Wyk (0/1) Cards: Tertius Carse  70'	Scoreboard[11]	Try: Coenie van Wyk  9' Deon Scholtz  25' Jaco Bouwer  31', 64' Wilhelm Loock  71' JW Jonker  75' Con: JC Roos 10', 32', 65', 72', 76' (5/6) Pen: JC Roos 4' (1/1) Drop: JC Roos (0/1)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Archie Sehlako

	24 March 2012	Blue Bulls	49–10	Golden Lions	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	14:45	Try: Ruan Snyman  18' Tony Jantjies  30' Jurgen Visser  46' Ulrich Beyers  54' Vincent Koch  74' Basil Short  76' Con: Tony Jantjies 31', 47', 55', 75', 77' (5/6) Pen: Tony Jantjies 9', 12', 53' (3/3) Cards: Ulrich Beyers 66' to 76'	Scoreboard[12]	Try: Anthony Volmink  58' Con: Marais Schmidt 59' (1/1) Pen: Marais Schmidt 7' (1/1)	Referee: Quinton Immelman

Bye/s: Griquas

Round four

	31 March 2012	Golden Lions	71–25	Griffons	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
	14:45	Try: Robert de Bruyn  7' Bradley Moolman  13', 27', 40' Paul Willemse  44' Ruan Dreyer  51' Etienne Oosthuizen  64' Anthony Volmink  66', 73' JR Esterhuizen  78', 80' Con: Marais Schmidt 8', 40', 45', 52', 65', 67' (6/8) Guy Cronje 74', 81' (2/3)	Scoreboard[13]	Try: Japie Nel  48' Virgil Russel  60' Martin Sithole  75' Con: Tiaan van Wyk 61', 76' (2/3) Pen: Reinhardt Erwee 4', 35' (2/3)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ben Crouse

	31 March 2012	Leopards	15–28	Blue Bulls	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	16:00	Try: Joubert Engelbrecht  27' Johann Laker  80' Con: André Pretorius 81' (1/2) Pen: André Pretorius 11' (1/3) Adriaan Engelbrecht (0/1)	Scoreboard[14]	Try: Jono Ross  14' Sampie Mastriet  38' Jan Serfontein  70' Con: Tony Jantjies 15', 39' (2/2) Wesley Dunlop 71' (1/1) Pen: Tony Jantjies 4', 17', 64' (3/5)	Attendance: 700 Referee: Pro Legoete

	31 March 2012	Pumas	20–21	Griquas	Puma Stadium, Witbank
	16:00	Try: Deon Scholtz  52' Con: JC Roos (0/1) Pen: JC Roos 6', 8', 22', 26', 58' (5/6) Tiaan Marx (0/1)	Scoreboard[15]	Try: Jean Stemmet  20' Marnus Schoeman  50' Con: Rudi Vogt 51' (1/1) Pen: Rudi Vogt 15', 40', 69' (3/4)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Bye/s: Falcons

Round Five

	13 April 2012	Blue Bulls	49 – 8	Falcons	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	16:00	Try: Jurgen Visser  6', 15', 34' Clayton Blommetjies  25' Robbie Coetzee  27' Willie du Plessis  45' Sampie Mastriet  53' Con: Wesley Dunlop 7', 16', 26', 31', 35', 46', 54' (7/7)	Scoreboard[16]	Try: JW Bell  58' Con: Anrich Richter (0/1) Pen: Jaun Kotzé 19' (1/1) Cards: Bradley Fortuin  50'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	13 April 2012	Griffons	19 – 30	Leopards	North West Stadium, Welkom
	19:00	Try: Tertius Carse  7' Nicky Steyn  12', 76' Con: Reinhardt Erwee 8', 13' (2/2) Hansie Graaff (0/1) Cards: Thabang Molefe 63' to 73'	Scoreboard[17]	Try: Joubert Engelbrecht  2', 48' Berty Visser  27' Con: André Pretorius 3', 28' (2/2) Gerhard Nortier 49' (1/1) Pen: André Pretorius 23', 31', 37' (3/3) Cards: Gerhard Nortier  80'	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	14 April 2012	Griquas	30 – 35	Golden Lions	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Ligtoring Landman  16' Jannie Boshoff  41' Con: Rudi Vogt 42' (1/2) Pen: Rudi Vogt 11', 22', 28', 40', 60', 66' (6/6)	Scoreboard[18]	Try: Anthony Volmink  24' Jaco Kriel  45' Robert de Bruyn  53' Garth April  67' Con: Guy Cronjé 46', 54', 68' (3/4) Pen: Ruan Combrinck (0/1) Guy Cronjé 20', 52', 63' (3/3)	Referee: Jaco Peyper

Bye/s: Pumas

Round Six

	20 April 2012	Falcons	33 – 38	Griffons	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Wikus Coetzer  15' Coert Cronje  22', 52' Willie Odendaal  64' Jaun Kotzé  75' Con: Jaun Kotzé 16', 23', 53', 76' (4/5) Cards: JW Bell 39' to 49'	Scoreboard[19]	Try: Danie van der Merwe  1' Thabang Molefe  24' Willie Britz  40' Shane Hancke  45' Tertius Maarman  58' Con: Reinhardt Erwee 59', 2', 25', 40', 46' (5/5) Pen: Reinhardt Erwee 69' (1/1)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Stuart Berry

	21 April 2012	Leopards	40 – 42	Griquas	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	16:00	Try: Hoffmann Maritz  11' HP Swart  24' Berty Visser  36' Adriaan Engelbrecht  69' Con: André Pretorius 12', 25', 37', 70' (4/4) Pen: André Pretorius 7', 48', 65' (3/5) Drop: André Pretorius 15' (1/2)	Scoreboard[20]	Try: Marnus Schoeman  18' Ligtoring Landman  32', 75' Jean Stemmet  42' PJ Vermeulen  45' Jonathan Adendorf  61' Con: Rudi Vogt 33', 46', 76' (3/6) Pen: Rudi Vogt 56', 67' (2/2) Drop: Francois Brummer (0/1)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tiaan Jonker

	21 April 2012	Golden Lions	33 – 37	Pumas	Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
	17:00	Try: Hendrik Roodt  7' Bradley Moolman  34' Ruan Combrinck  69' Con: Guy Cronje 8', 35', 70' (3/3) Pen: Guy Cronje 14', 19', 49', 54' (4/5)	Scoreboard[21]	Try: Jaco Bouwer  4' Deon Scholtz  36' Torsten van Jaarsveld  45' Renaldo Bothma  66' Con: Coenie van Wyk 5', 37', 46', 67' (4/4) Pen: Coenie van Wyk 32', 61', 72' (3/3)	Attendance: 300 Referee: Ben Crouse

Bye/s: Blue Bulls

Round Seven

	26 April 2012	Griquas	83 – 3	Falcons	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:30	Try: Marnus Schoeman  6', 44' Leon Karemaker  16', 66' Jacques Coetzee  19' Jean Stemmet  23' Janro van Niekerk  30' Rudi Vogt  35' Simon Westraadt  52' Marnus Hugo  73' Rocco Jansen  75' Con: Rudi Vogt 7', 17', 20', 24', 31', 36', 45' (7/7) Marnitz Boshoff 53', 67', 74', 76' (4/4) Pen: Rudi Vogt 2', 4' (2/2)	Scoreboard[22]	Pen: Jaun Kotzé 14' (1/1)	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	27 April 2012	Griffons	28 – 50	Blue Bulls	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Nicky Steyn  29' Hansie Graaff  48' Japie Nel  59' Danie van der Merwe  74' Con: Hansie Graaff 30', 49', 60', 75' (4/4)	Scoreboard[23]	Try: Jean Cook  2' Courtnall Skosan  17' Jan Serfontein  26' Ulrich Beyers  32' Willie du Plessis  45' Sampie Mastriet  66' Jerome Pretorius  69' Franco Mostert  79' Con: Wesley Dunlop 3', 18', 27', 33' (4/4) Willie du Plessis 70' (1/3) Ulrich Beyers (0/1) Cards: Warwick Tecklenburg 58' to 70'	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	28 April 2012	Pumas	46 – 10	Leopards	Puma Stadium, Witbank
	19:10	Try: Jaco Bouwer  3', 61' Coenie van Wyk  24', 38', 57' Johan Jackson  78' Con: JC Roos 4', 39', 58', 62', 79' (5/6) Pen: JC Roos 29', 49' (2/3)	Scoreboard[24]	Try: Juan Pretorius  74' Con: Gerhard Nortier 75' (1/1) Pen: André Pretorius 8' (1/1)	Attendance: 250 Referee: Ben Crouse

Bye/s: Golden Lions

Southern Section

Round one

	9 March 2012	Pampas XV	26–34	Eastern Province Kings	A.F. Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch
	15:10	Try: Ramiro Moyano  2' Lisandro Gomez Lopez  16' Con: Santiago González Iglesias 3', 17' (2/2) Pen: Santiago González Iglesias 15', 24', 46', 69' (4/4) Cards: Nahuel Lobo 66' to 75'	Scoreboard[25]	Try: Jacques Engelbrecht  20' Shane Gates  39' Boetie Britz  55', 67' Con: Falie Oelschig 40' (1/4) Pen: Falie Oelschig 12', 30', 33', 48' (4/6) Scott van Breda (0/1)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Stuart Berry

	9 March 2012	Border Bulldogs	0–42	Sharks XV	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:00	Pen: Louis Kruger (0/2)	Scoreboard[26]	Try: Gouws Prinsloo  27' Tera Mtembu  33' Pieter-Steph du Toit  40' Brynard Stander  52' Jandre Marais  63', 71' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 28', 34', 41', 53', 64', 72' (6/6) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo (0/2) Cards: Marius Joubert 57' to 67'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	10 March 2012	Free State XV	34–30	SWD Eagles	Clive Solomon Stadium, Heidedal
	15:00	Try: Barry Geel  30' Ockie van Zyl  32' Philip Burger  68', 79' Sethu Tom  77' Con: Marco Mason 33', 69' (2/3) Philip Burger 80' (1/2) Pen: Marco Mason 41' (1/4)	Scoreboard[27]	Try: Wentsley Scott  17' Grant le Roux  27' Elric van Vuuren  74' Con: Elric van Vuuren 18', 28', 75' (3/3) Pen: Elric van Vuuren 3', 62', 64' (3/3)	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	10 March 2012	Western Province	51–22	Boland Cavaliers	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	16:00	Try: Michael Ledwidge  5' Ederies Arendse  16' Reuben Johannes  34' Michael van der Spuy  78' Pieter Stemmet  81' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 6', 17', 82' (3/4) Kurt Coleman 79' (1/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 29', 32', 39', 52', 62', 66' (6/6) Cards: Demetri Catrakilis 70' to 80'	Scoreboard[28]	Try: Franzel September  20' Con: Ricardo Croy 21' (1/1) Pen: Ricardo Croy 8', 15', 24', 26', 43' (5/7) Cards: Neil Papier  76'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Round two

	16 March 2012	Eastern Province Kings	40–23	Border Bulldogs	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Hannes Franklin  32' Scott van Breda  36' Danie Faasen  68' Kieran Goss  76' Con: Falie Oelschig 33', 37' (2/2) Justin van Staden 69', 77' (2/2) Pen: Falie Oelschig 10', 12' (2/3) Justin van Staden 60', 65' (2/3) Cards: Shane Gates  47'	Scoreboard[29]	Try: Clinton Koen  71' Con: Dale Sabbagh (0/1) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa 16', 26', 34', 39', 47' (5/7) Logan Basson 28' (1/1)	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Quinton Immelman

	17 March 2012	Sharks XV	15–17	Western Province	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	14:45	Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 8', 51', 58', 64', 76' (5/7) Drop: Fred Zeilinga (0/1)	Scoreboard[30]	Try: Reuben Johannes  55' Con: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 12', 39', 61' (3/3) Drop: Demetri Catrakilis 42' (1/1)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Lusanda Menze

	17 March 2012	Boland Cavaliers	32–30	Free State XV	Glaskasteel, Bredasdorp
	16:00	Try: Johnathan Francke  6' Jacquin Jansen  42', 54' Zandré Jordaan  72' Con: Elgar Watts 7', 43', 55' (3/4) Pen: Elgar Watts 34' (1/1) Jacquin Jansen 80' (1/1) Cards: Johnathan Francke 51' to 61'	Scoreboard[31]	Try: Ockie van Zyl  24' Marcel Van Der Merwe  46' Kholo Ramashala  49' Michael van Vuuren  68' Con: Marco Mason 25', 49' (2/4) Pen: Marco Mason 16', 75' (2/3)	Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Marius Jonker

	17 March 2012	Pampas XV	34–30	SWD Eagles	A.F. Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch
	16:00	Try: Tomás Leonardi  3' Benjamín Madero  20' Tomás Cubelli  59' Ramiro Moyano  72' Facundo Barrea  75' Con: Benjamín Madero 21' (1/2) Santiago González Iglesias 60', 75' (2/3) Pen: Benjamín Madero 44' (1/3)	Scoreboard[32]	Try: Elric van Vuuren  1' Alshaun Bock  47', 55' Grant le Roux  78' Con: Elric van Vuuren 1', 48' (2/3) Alshaun Bock (0/1) Pen: Elric van Vuuren 31', 38' (2/3)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Round three

	23 March 2012	Border Bulldogs	20–46	Pampas XV	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	15:30	Try: Logan Basson  20' Gareth Krause  37' Con: Louis Kruger 21', 38' (2/2) Pen: Louis Kruger 5', 14' (2/2)	Scoreboard[33]	Try: Javier Rojas  11', 50', 81' Mariano Galarza  26' Rodrigo Bruno  58' Bruno Postiglioni  75' Con: Benjamín Madero 27', 51', 58', 76', 82' (5/6) Pen: Benjamín Madero 40', 43' (2/2) Cards: Genaro Fessia  71'	Referee: Sindile Mayende

	23 March 2012	Free State XV	38–51	Sharks XV	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: FS Uys  13' Kholo Ramashala  29' Lee-Roy Bitterhout  52', 63' Marcel van der Merwe  57' Con: Riaan Smit 14', 30', 53', 58', 64' (5/5) Pen: Riaan Smit 16' (1/1)	Scoreboard[34]	Try: S'bura Sithole  5' Gouws Prinsloo  25' Chris Cloete  39' Wandile Mjekevu  48' Jean Deysel  71' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 6', 26', 49', 72' (4/5) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 3', 22', 42', 67', 75', 78' (6/6)	Attendance: 10,485 Referee: Ben Crouse

	24 March 2012	SWD Eagles	26–46	Boland Cavaliers	D'Almeida Stadium, Mossel Bay
	16:00	Try: Michael Vermaak  34', 37' Elric van Vuuren  44' Lyndon Hartnick  58' Con: Elric van Vuuren (0/4) Pen: Elric van Vuuren 9', 19' (2/2) Cards: Clinton Wagman 66' to 76'	Scoreboard[35]	Try: Franzel September  11' Zandré Jordaan  27' PJ van Zyl  40' Johnathan Francke  51' Nolan Clark  66' Brendon April  69' penalty try  78' Con: Elgar Watts 40', 52', 67', 79' (4/7) Pen: Elgar Watts 23' (1/1) Cards: Ross Geldenhuys 36' to 44'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Joey Salmans

	24 March 2012	Western Province	30–25	Eastern Province Kings	City Park Stadium, Athlone
	16:00	Try: Ederies Arendse  14' JP du Plessis  81' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 82' (1/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 30', 34', 58', 64', 68', 72' (6/7)	Scoreboard[36]	Try: Andile Witbooi  5' Scott van Breda  25' Con: Justin van Staden (0/2) Pen: Justin van Staden 17', 22' (2/3) Scott van Breda 43', 50' (2/2) Drop: Justin van Staden 31' (1/2)	Referee: Pro Legoete

Round four

	30 March 2012	Sharks XV	38–20	SWD Eagles	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	16:30	Try: S'bura Sithole  4' Cobus Reinach  13' Gouws Prinsloo  18' Roscko Speckman  30' Brynard Stander  36' Tera Mtembu  49' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 14', 19', 31', 37' (4/6)	Scoreboard[37]	Try: Jeff Taljard  57' Giant Mtyanda  63' Con: Deroy Rhoode 58' (1/1) Raynor Becker 64' (1/1) Pen: Elric van Vuuren 2', 7' (2/2)	Referee: Jaco Peyper

	30 March 2012	Eastern Province Kings	36–22	Free State XV	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:10	Try: Boetie Britz  19' Andile Witbooi  27', 72' Jacques Engelbrecht  39' Con: Scott van Breda (0/2) Falie Oelschig 40', 73' (2/2) Pen: Scott van Breda 13', 36' (2/2) Falie Oelschig 46', 63' (2/2) Cards: Justin van Staden  76'	Scoreboard[38]	Try: Philip Burger  9' Marcel van der Merwe  59' Elandré Huggett  77' Con: Riaan Smit 10', 60' (2/3) Pen: Riaan Smit (0/1) Drop: Riaan Smit 16' (1/1) Cards: Armandt Koster 45' to 55'	Referee: Christie du Preez

	31 March 2012	Border Bulldogs	7–31	Western Province	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	15:00	Try: Rynardt van Wyk  69' Con: Louis Kruger 70' (1/1) Pen: Logan Basson (0/2)	Scoreboard[39]	Try: Nick Fenton-Wells  9' Kurt Coleman  30', 45' Nic Groom  33' Don Armand  51' Con: Kurt Coleman 31', 46', 52' (3/5)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Sindile Mayende

	31 March 2012	Pampas XV	30–27	Boland Cavaliers	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	16:45	Try: Ramiro Moyano  16' Tomás Cubelli  56' Martín Landajo  79' Con: Santiago González Iglesias 19', 57', 80' (3/3) Pen: Santiago González Iglesias 6', 29', 64' (3/4)	Scoreboard[40]	Try: Franzel September  35' Senan van der Merwe  39' Brendon April  54' Con: Elgar Watts 36', 40', 55' (3/3) Pen: Elgar Watts 3', 42' (2/2)	Referee: Matt Kemp

Round Five

	13 April 2012	SWD Eagles	25 – 27	Eastern Province Kings	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:10	Try: Kempie Rautenbach  10' Mzo Dyantyi  54' Clinton Wagman  75' Con: Raynor Becker 11', 76' (2/3) Pen: Raynor Becker 16', 49' (2/5) Cecil Dumond (0/1)	Scoreboard[41]	Try: Norman Nelson  44' Frank Herne  79' Con: Justin van Staden 45' (1/1) Noel Oelschig (0/1) Pen: Justin van Staden 7', 30', 35', 42', 57' (5/5) Drop: Shane Gates (0/1)	Referee: Ben Crouse

	14 April 2012	Free State XV	36 – 28	Border Bulldogs	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	14:45	Try: Nico Scheepers  19', 51', 72' Barry Geel  54', 57' Con: Riaan Smit 20' (1/1) Nico Scheepers 55', 58', 73' (3/4) Pen: Riaan Smit 25' (1/1)	Scoreboard[42]	Try: Logan Basson  33' Ntando Kebe  39' Lesley Luiters  66' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa 34' (1/2) Louis Kruger 67' (1/1) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa 7', 13', 31' (3/4) Logan Basson (0/1)	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sindile Mayende

	14 April 2012	Boland Cavaliers	21 – 19	Sharks XV	Alfa Sports Ground, Malmesbury
	16:00	Try: Milroy Isaacs  28' Brendon April  74' Con: Ricardo Croy 75' (1/2) Pen: Ricardo Croy 19', 61', 68' (3/4) Cards: Jacquin Jansen 16' to 26'	Scoreboard[43]	Try: S'bura Sithole  31' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 32' (1/1) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 2', 12', 17', 55' (4/5) Drop: Gouws Prinsloo (0/1)	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Joey Salmans

	14 April 2012	Western Province	20 – 16	Pampas XV	Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
	17:30	Try: Danie Poolman  18' Con: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 7', 26', 56', 64', 66' (5/6) Drop: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1)	Scoreboard[44]	Try: Facundo Barrea  71' Con: Benjamín Madero 72' (1/1) Pen: Benjamín Madero 35', 39', 58' (3/4)	Referee: Stuart Berry

Round Six

	20 April 2012	Free State XV	20 – 40	Pampas XV	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:10	Try: Marcel Van Der Merwe  35' Stephan van der Merwe  62' Con: Nico Scheepers 36', 63' (2/2) Pen: Nico Scheepers 19', 40' (2/2)	Scoreboard[45]	Try: penalty try  5' Juan Gómez  20' Santiago González Iglesias  47' Gabriel Ascárate  74' Con: Santiago González Iglesias 6', 21', 48', 75' (4/4) Pen: Santiago González Iglesias 2', 11', 39' (3/4) Drop: Santiago González Iglesias 64' (1/1) Cards: Gabriel Ascárate 61' to 72'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Joey Salmans

	21 April 2012	Sharks XV	28 – 18	Eastern Province Kings	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	14:45	Try: Tera Mtembu  4', 32' Brynard Stander  18' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 5', 19' (2/3) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 70', 74', 81' (3/3) Cards: Cobus Reinach 36' to 47'	Scoreboard[46]	Try: Scott van Breda  37' Darron Nell  46' Con: Justin van Staden 38' (1/1) Scott van Breda (0/1) Pen: Scott van Breda 43', 72' (2/3)	Referee: Jason Jaftha

	20 April 2012	Boland Cavaliers	45 – 40	Border Bulldogs	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	15:00	Try: Adam Barlow  3' Franzel September  19' Ashton Constant  35' Jacquin Jansen  39', 55' Zandré Jordaan  42' Brendon April  78' Con: Elgar Watts 4', 20', 40', 56' (4/6) Ricardo Croy 79' (1/1) Pen: Elgar Watts (0/1)	Scoreboard[47]	Try: Vuyo Mbotho  8' Lubabalo Mzwakali  14' Ntando Kebe  15' Matthew Taljard  45' Logan Basson  49' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa 9', 14', 46' (3/5) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa 27', 59', 64' (3/7) Logan Basson (0/1)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Matt Kemp

	21 April 2012	SWD Eagles	14 – 29	Western Province	REC Ground, Oudtshoorn
	16:00	Try: Deroy Rhoode  53' Clinton Wagman  60' Con: Deroy Rhoode 54', 61' (2/2) Pen: Deroy Rhoode (0/1) Cards: Grant le Roux  82'	Scoreboard[48]	Try: Tyrone Holmes  14' Kurt Coleman  16' Nic Groom  46' Rohan Kitshoff  76' Con: Kurt Coleman 15', 17', 47' (3/3) Demetri Catrakilis (0/1) Pen: Kurt Coleman (0/1) Demetri Catrakilis 73' (1/1)	Attendance: 350 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Round Seven

	27 April 2012	Eastern Province Kings	29 – 24	Boland Cavaliers	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Jongi Nokwe  12' Scott van Breda  21' Marcello Sampson  38' Con: Justin van Staden 22' (1/3) Pen: Justin van Staden 5', 28', 30', 46' (4/4)	Scoreboard[49]	Try: Siviwe Magaba  34' Franzel September  42' Johnathan Francke  77' Con: Elgar Watts 35', 43', 78' (3/3) Pen: Elgar Watts 8' (1/4)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	28 April 2012	Pampas XV	24 – 30	Sharks XV	A.F. Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch
	14:45	Try: Facundo Barrea  58' Manuel Montero  71' Con: Benjamin Madero 71' (1/2) Pen: Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias 40' (1/1) Benjamin Madero 75' (1/1) Drop: Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias 41' (1/1) Benjamin Madero 82' (1/1)	Scoreboard[50]	Try: Paul Jordaan  7' Cobus Reinach  11' S'bura Sithole  24', 53' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 12', 25' (2/4) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 52', 78' (2/3)	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Quinton Immelman

	28 April 2012	Border Bulldogs	47 – 31	SWD Eagles	Queen's College, Queenstown
	15:00	Try: Logan Basson  16' Ntando Kebe  38' penalty try  47' Armon Fourie  62' Lesley Luiters  68' Con: Ntabeni Dukisa 17', 39', 48', 63', 69' (5/5) Pen: Ntabeni Dukisa 10', 24', 57', 66' (4/6)	Scoreboard[51]	Try: Clinton Wagman  8' Shaun Raubenheimer  13' Johan Herbst  29' Kempie Rautenbach  53' Baldwin McBean  74' Con: Deroy Rhoode 9', 54', 75' (3/5) Pen: Deroy Rhoode (0/1)	Referee: Matt Kemp

	28 April 2012	Western Province	42 – 31	Free State XV	Durbanville Rugby Club, Durbanville
	15:30	Try: Damian de Allende  17' Rohan Kitshoff  22', 54', 77' Ghafoer Luckan  34' Hilton Lobberts  64' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 18', 35', 78' (3/6) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 30', 47' (2/2)	Scoreboard[52]	Try: Riaan Smit  12' Inus Kritzinger  40' Robbie van Schalkwyk  42' Marco Mason  50' Con: Nico Scheepers 12', 40', 42', 50' (4/4) Pen: Nico Scheepers 58' (1/2) Cards: Marco Mason 37' to 44'	Referee: Tiaan Jonker

Quarter finals

	4 May 2012	Griquas	26 – 18	Pampas XV	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Ligtoring Landman  10' Con: Rudi Vogt (0/1) Pen: Rudi Vogt 2', 13', 27', 31', 43', 47', 70' (7/9) Drop: Rudi Vogt (0/1)	Scoreboard[53]	Try: Gabriel Ascarate  57' Benjamín Madero  60' Con: Benjamin Madero 61' (1/2) Pen: Benjamin Madero 6', 16' (2/2)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	4 May 2012	Pumas	30 – 19	Eastern Province Kings	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:10	Try: Ashley Buys  2' Torsten van Jaarsveld  12' Jaco Bouwer  19' Corné Fourie  49' Con: JC Roos 3', 50' (2/4) Pen: JC Roos 44', 69' (2/2) Drop: JC Roos (0/1) Cards: Renaldo Bothma 38' to 48'	Scoreboard[54]	Try: SP Marais  46' Con: Justin van Staden 47' (1/1) Pen: Justin van Staden 9', 22', 39', 53' (4/8)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	5 May 2012	Sharks XV	36 – 37	Blue Bulls	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	14:00	Try: Francois Kleinhans  29' S'bura Sithole  44' Chris Jordaan  72' Con: Gouws Prinsloo 30', 45', 73' (3/3) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo 4', 8', 20', 39', 41' (5/6) Cards: Kyle Cooper  77'	Scoreboard[55]	Try: Gerrit-Jan van Velze  23' Courtnall Skosan  58' Ulrich Beyers  78' Jan Serfontein  82' Con: Wesley Dunlop 24', 59' (2/2) Tony Jantjies 79', 83' (2/2) Pen: Wesley Dunlop 7', 47' (2/2) Drop: Ulrich Beyers 27' (1/1)	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	5 May 2012	Western Province	58 – 34	Golden Lions	City Park Stadium, Athlone
	15:30	Try: Hilton Lobberts  1' Quinn Roux  12' Tyrone Holmes  31' Rohan Kitshoff  39', 73' Nick Fenton-Wells  41' Kurt Coleman  56', 59', 68' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 2', 32', 42', 59', 74' (5/9) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 9' (1/1)	Scoreboard[56]	Try: François du Toit  10' JR Esterhuizen  23' Robert de Bruyn  63' Garth April  79' Con: Guy Cronjé 11', 24', 64', 80' (4/4) Pen: Guy Cronjé 20', 37' (2/2)	Referee: Ben Crouse

Semi-finals

	11 May 2012	Griquas	30 – 17	Blue Bulls	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Leon Karemaker  11' Rocco Jansen  24' Francois Brummer  51' Jean Stemmet  71' Con: Francois Brummer (0/1) Marnitz Boshoff 25', 52' (2/3) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff 20', 79' (2/3) Drop: Francois Brummer (0/1) Marnitz Boshoff (0/1)	Scoreboard[57]	Try: Sampie Mastriet  38' Jan Serfontein  57' Daniel Adongo  63' Con: Wesley Dunlop (0/1) Tony Jantjies 58' (1/2) Pen: Wesley Dunlop (0/1) Ulrich Beyers (0/1)	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	12 May 2012	Western Province	33 – 20	Pumas	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	16:15	Try: Sidney Tobias  22' Ederies Arendse  36' Nick Fenton-Wells  65' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 23', 37', 69' (3/3) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 16', 31', 39', 44' (4/5) Drop: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1)	Scoreboard[58]	Try: JW Jonker  40' Con: JC Roos (0/1) Pen: JC Roos 8', 25', 29', 38', 54' (5/5) Drop: Coenie van Wyk (0/1)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

Final

	18 May 2012	Griquas	18 – 20	Western Province	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	19:10	Try: Leon Karemaker  2' Janro van Niekerk  48' Con: Marnitz Boshoff 3' (1/2) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff 15', 36' (2/5) Rudi Vogt (0/2) Drop: Francois Brummer (0/1)	Scoreboard[59]	Try: Danie Poolman  18' Rohan Kitshoff  81' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 19', 82' (2/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 38', 45' (2/3)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Winners

Top scorers

The following sections contain only points and tries which have been scored in competitive games in the 2012 Vodacom Cup.

See also

• Vodacom Cup
• 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division
• 2012 Currie Cup First Division

External links

• "SA Rugby Competition – 2012 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

References