The 2013 Vodacom Cup was played between 9 March and 18 May 2013 and was the 16th 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 and an invitational team, the from Argentina.
Competition There ware sixteen teams participating in the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition. These teams were geographically divided into two sections, with eight teams in both the Northern and Southern Sections. 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.
Teams
Changes from 2012 , despite being part of the team, played as a separate team in 2013. Despite initially announcing they would play, the , the Namibian national team, later withdrew due to a lack of funding.
Team Listing The following teams took part in the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition:
Northern SectionTeamSponsored NameStadium/sSponsored Name Vodacom Blue Bulls Loftus Versfeld Falcons Barnard Stadium MTN Golden Lions Ellis Park Down Touch Griffons North West Stadium GWK Griquas GWK Park Leopards XV Profert Olën Park Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls Peter Mokaba Stadium Steval Pumas Mbombela Stadium
Southern SectionTeamSponsored NameStadium/sSponsored Name Regent Boland Cavaliers Boland Stadium Border Bulldogs Buffalo City Stadium Eastern Province Kings Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Toyota Free State XV Free State Stadium ICBC Pampas XV A.F. Markötter Stadium Sharks XV Mr Price Kings Park SWD Eagles Outeniqua Park DHL Western Province DHL Newlands
Tables Northern Section
Southern Section
Fixtures and results All times are South African (GMT+2).
Northern Section
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round Five
Round Six
Round Seven
Southern Section
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round Five
Round Six
Round Seven
Quarter finals
Semi-finals
Final
Winners
Players
Leading try scorers Top 10 try scorersPosNameTeamTries 1 Anthony Volmink 12 2 Rosko Specman 11 3 Sampie Mastriet 9 Marnus Schoeman 9 5 Wiaan Liebenberg 8 6 Manuel Montero 7 7 Travis Ismaiel 6 Leon Karemaker 6 Dries Swanepoel 6 10 Chrysander Botha 5 Jaco Bouwer 5 JW Bell 5 Chris Cloete 5 Danie Dames 5 Frank Herne 5 Rocco Jansen 5 Vincent Koch 5 Sizo Maseko 5 Boom Prinsloo 5 Courtnall Skosan 5 Source: South African Rugby Union
Leading point scorers
Top 10 overall point scorersPosNameTeamPoints 1 Fred Zeilinga 154 2 Carl Bezuidenhout 115 3 André Pretorius 93 4 Tony Jantjies 79 5 Willie du Plessis 70 6 Marnitz Boshoff 69 7 Santiago González Iglesias 67 8 Karlo Aspeling 66 9 Kurt Coleman 63 10 Anthony Volmink 62 Source: South African Rugby Union
See also Vodacom Cup 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division 2013 Currie Cup First Division
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