The 2008 Vodacom Cup was played between 22 February and 16 May 2008 and was the 11th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. This edition of the Vodacom Cup was played between the fourteen provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions.

Competition

There were fourteen teams participating in the 2008 Vodacom Cup competition. These teams were geographically divided into two sections - the Northern Section and the Southern Section – with seven teams in each section. Teams played all the teams in the other 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 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 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 2007

There were no changes from the 2007 Vodacom Cup.

Team listing

The following teams took part in the 2008 Vodacom Cup competition:

Northern SectionTeamStadium/s

Southern SectionTeamStadium/s Uniondale Bellville South

Tables

Northern Section

2008 Vodacom Cup Northern Section log Pos Team Rnd W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 7 5 0 2 279 161 +118 36 18 6 2 28 2 7 5 1 1 259 117 +142 34 16 4 1 27 3 7 4 0 3 225 192 +33 30 24 5 1 22 4 7 3 0 4 200 151 +49 26 18 4 3 19 5 7 3 0 4 212 238 −26 31 29 5 2 19 6 7 3 0 4 198 226 −28 26 31 2 0 14 7 7 1 0 6 106 303 −197 14 42 2 0 6 , , and qualified to the quarter-finals.* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, Pts = Log pointsPoints 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

2008 Vodacom Cup Southern Section log Pos Team Rnd W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 7 6 1 0 268 137 +131 32 17 3 0 29 2 7 5 0 2 266 248 +18 36 32 5 0 25 3 7 5 0 2 236 172 +64 30 21 3 1 24 4 7 3 0 4 152 178 −26 20 22 3 2 17 5 7 3 0 4 188 197 −9 25 28 2 1 15 6 7 2 0 5 174 279 −105 22 40 4 1 13 7 7 0 0 7 104 268 −164 13 37 0 0 0 , , and qualified to the quarter-finals.* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, Pts = Log pointsPoints 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

Results

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Winners

2008 Vodacom Cup CHAMPIONS Second Title

Players

Player statistics

The following table contain points which were scored during the 2008 Vodacom Cup season.

Top point scorers No Player Team T C P DG Pts 1 Isma-eel Dollie 5 20 20 0 125 2 Burton Francis 1 22 16 6 115 3 Riaan Viljoen 2 26 15 0 107 4 Rocco Jansen 14 0 0 0 70 5 Jannie Myburgh 0 16 11 1 68 Justin Peach 0 16 12 0 68 7 Anvor Schooney 8 8 3 0 65 8 Jacques Coetzee 5 12 4 0 61 9 Clayton Durand 0 14 10 0 58 10 Jandré Blom 4 8 7 0 57 11 Arno Coetzee 1 7 10 1 52 12 Francois Brummer 2 7 5 1 42 13 Ryan Brown 2 9 3 0 37 Rudi Vogt 1 10 4 0 37 15 Ambrose Barends 1 8 5 0 36 16 Terry Jacobs 7 0 0 0 35 Ernie Kruger 7 0 0 0 35 Deon van Rensburg 7 0 0 0 35 19 Jacques Schutte 0 14 2 0 34 20 Nel Fourie 0 7 6 0 32 21 Johann van Niekerk 0 10 4 0 32 22 Tiaan Marx 2 6 2 1 31 23 Ossie Damons 1 2 6 1 30 Neil de Bruin 0 9 4 0 30 Jan van Zyl 6 0 0 0 30 26 Morgan Newman 3 4 2 0 29 27 Colin Lloyd 2 4 3 0 27 28 Andisa Gqobo 2 2 4 0 26 29 Bjorn Basson 5 0 0 0 25 Braam Gerber 5 0 0 0 25 Piet van Zyl 5 0 0 0 25 Elgar Watts 0 8 2 1 25 33 Stuart Hudson 0 3 4 1 21 34 Ruan Boshoff 2 5 0 0 20 Darryl Coeries 4 0 0 0 20 John Daniels 4 0 0 0 20 Dabeon Draghoender 4 0 0 0 20 Barry Geel 4 0 0 0 20 Nicky Kritzinger 4 0 0 0 20 Okkie Kruger 4 0 0 0 20 John Mametsa 4 0 0 0 20 Gordon Pangetti 4 0 0 0 20 Duwayne Smart 4 0 0 0 20 Philip Snyman 4 0 0 0 20 Nicky Steyn 4 0 0 0 20 Bernd Theisinger 4 0 0 0 20 Edrick van Tonder 4 0 0 0 20 Frans Viljoen 4 0 0 0 20 49 Marlon Lewis 3 0 0 1 18 50 Tobie Botes 1 6 0 0 17 51 Alshaun Bock 3 0 0 0 15 Chris Buckle 3 0 0 0 15 Jaco du Toit 3 0 0 0 15 Shane Hancke 3 0 0 0 15 Alvin Hugo 3 0 0 0 15 Allister Kettledas 3 0 0 0 15 Doppies le Roux 3 0 0 0 15 Kobus Meintjes 3 0 0 0 15 Lwazi Mvovo 3 0 0 0 15 Howard Noble 3 0 0 0 15 Len Olivier 1 5 0 0 15 Albert Parsons 3 0 0 0 15 Wilton Pietersen 3 0 0 0 15 Sarel Pretorius 3 0 0 0 15 Zhahier Ryland 3 0 0 0 15 Luvo Sogidashe 3 0 0 0 15 Riaan Swanepoel 3 0 0 0 15 Francois Uys 3 0 0 0 15 François van der Merwe 3 0 0 0 15 Hendrik van der Nest 3 0 0 0 15 Shaun Venter 3 0 0 0 15 PJ Vermeulen 3 0 0 0 15 73 Bevin Fortuin 1 4 0 0 13 Tiger Mangweni 2 0 0 1 13 75 Cecil Afrika 2 1 0 0 12 76 Deon Booysen 1 3 0 0 11 Riaan Smit 1 3 0 0 11 78 Wium Arlow 2 0 0 0 10 Roland Bernard 2 0 0 0 10 Jovan Botha 2 0 0 0 10 Jaco Bouwer 2 0 0 0 10 Boetie Britz 2 0 0 0 10 John Burke 2 0 0 0 10 Rouan Cloete 2 0 0 0 10 Clinton de Klerk 2 0 0 0 10 Paul Delport 2 0 0 0 10 Juan de Wit 2 0 0 0 10 Ziniko Dumaphi 2 0 0 0 10 Edwin du Preez 2 0 0 0 10 Kabamba Floors 2 0 0 0 10 Hannes Franklin 2 0 0 0 10 Werner Griesel 2 0 0 0 10 Dougie Hellmuth 2 0 0 0 10 Wylie Human 2 0 0 0 10 Johan Jackson 2 0 0 0 10 Rassie Jansen van Vuuren 2 0 0 0 10 Jody Jenneker 2 0 0 0 10 Ashley Johnson 2 0 0 0 10 JP Joubert 2 0 0 0 10 Morné Kruger 2 0 0 0 10 Lionel Mapoe 2 0 0 0 10 Ghaliel Markus 2 0 0 0 10 Rudi Mathee 2 0 0 0 10 Zolani Mofu 2 0 0 0 10 Reg Muller 2 0 0 0 10 Skholiwe Ndlovu 2 0 0 0 10 Lukhanyo Nontshinga 2 0 0 0 10 Gerrie Odendaal 2 0 0 0 10 Dean Okkers 2 0 0 0 10 Giscard Pieters 2 0 0 0 10 Sean Plaatjies 2 0 0 0 10 Franna Prinsloo 2 0 0 0 10 Justin St Jerry 2 0 0 0 10 Corné Steenkamp 2 0 0 0 10 Lafras Uys 2 0 0 0 10 Pellow van der Westhuizen 2 0 0 0 10 Hans van Dyk 2 0 0 0 10 Dries van Schalkwyk 2 0 0 0 10 Ricardo van Wyk 2 0 0 0 10 Michael Vermaak 2 0 0 0 10 Warren Whiteley 2 0 0 0 10 Gavin Williamson 2 0 0 0 10 123 Sias Ebersohn 1 2 0 0 9 124 Lionel Cornelius 1 0 1 0 8 Scott Spedding 1 0 1 0 8 126 Russel Jeacocks 1 1 0 0 7 Ederich Prinsloo 1 1 0 0 7 Andries Strauss 1 1 0 0 7 Poerie van Rooyen 0 2 1 0 7 130 Ricardo Croy 0 3 0 0 6 131 Morné Adams 1 0 0 0 5 Llewellyn Adonis 1 0 0 0 5 Wayne Bennett 1 0 0 0 5 Theo Bezuidenhout 1 0 0 0 5 Nikolai Blignaut 1 0 0 0 5 Gys Briedenhann 1 0 0 0 5 Warren Bowles 1 0 0 0 5 Cilliers Coetzer 1 0 0 0 5 Ashton Constant 1 0 0 0 5 Basil de Doncker 1 0 0 0 5 Michael de Neuilly-Rice 1 0 0 0 5 Noel de Villiers 1 0 0 0 5 Stephan Dippenaar 1 0 0 0 5 Regardt Dreyer 1 0 0 0 5 Nico du Plessis 1 0 0 0 5 Dewaldt Duvenage 1 0 0 0 5 Christiaan Els 1 0 0 0 5 Mark Esterhuizen 1 0 0 0 5 Deon Fourie 1 0 0 0 5 Stephan Gerber 1 0 0 0 5 Pieter Gouws 1 0 0 0 5 Henry Grimes 1 0 0 0 5 Lindani Gulwa 1 0 0 0 5 Alistair Hargreaves 1 0 0 0 5 Robbie Harris 1 0 0 0 5 David Hendricks 1 0 0 0 5 Whalied Heyns 1 0 0 0 5 Carel Hoffman 1 0 0 0 5 Francois Hougaard 1 0 0 0 5 Eckard Jacobs 1 0 0 0 5 Sivuyile Kobokana 1 0 0 0 5 Andries Kruger 1 0 0 0 5 Elroy Ligman 1 0 0 0 5 Edrich Linde 1 0 0 0 5 Sasha Marot 1 0 0 0 5 Charl McLeod 1 0 0 0 5 Henno Mentz 1 0 0 0 5 Dumisani Meslane 1 0 0 0 5 Petros Methula 1 0 0 0 5 Gerhardus Lourens Meyer 1 0 0 0 5 Stevie Meyer 1 0 0 0 5 Luvuyo Mhlobiso 1 0 0 0 5 Quintin Minnaar 1 0 0 0 5 Thabang Molefe 1 0 0 0 5 Gert Muller 1 0 0 0 5 Brett Nel 1 0 0 0 5 Shaun Nel 1 0 0 0 5 Darron Nell 1 0 0 0 5 John Noble 1 0 0 0 5 Jongi Nokwe 1 0 0 0 5 Neil Papier 1 0 0 0 5 Warren Perkins 1 0 0 0 5 Gideon Pienaar 1 0 0 0 5 JJ Pienaar 1 0 0 0 5 Jeremy Plaatjies 1 0 0 0 5 Herman Pretorius 1 0 0 0 5 Nicolaas Pretorius 1 0 0 0 5 Davon Raubenheimer 1 0 0 0 5 Shaun Raubenheimer 1 0 0 0 5 Michael Rhodes 1 0 0 0 5 Bees Roux 1 0 0 0 5 Izak Saayman 1 0 0 0 5 Dewald Senekal 1 0 0 0 5 Brett Sharman 1 0 0 0 5 Andries Smit 1 0 0 0 5 Brendon Snyman 1 0 0 0 5 Dawie Steyn 1 0 0 0 5 Ashwell Stride 1 0 0 0 5 Heinrich Stride 1 0 0 0 5 André Swanepoel 1 0 0 0 5 Johan Swartz 1 0 0 0 5 Nomani Tonga 1 0 0 0 5 Solly Tyibilika 1 0 0 0 5 Ronnie Uys 1 0 0 0 5 Gert-Andries van der Merwe 1 0 0 0 5 Jannie van der Merwe 1 0 0 0 5 Wayne van Heerden 1 0 0 0 5 Michael van Huyssteen 1 0 0 0 5 Janro van Niekerk 1 0 0 0 5 Gerrit-Jan van Velze 1 0 0 0 5 — penalty try 1 0 0 0 5 * Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points.

See also Vodacom Cup 2008 Currie Cup Premier Division 2008 Currie Cup First Division

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