2003 Vodacom Cup

2003 Vodacom Cup
Champions	Golden Lions
Matches played	48
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The 2003 Vodacom Cup was the 6th 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.

Competition

There were seven teams participating in the 2003 Vodacom Cup competition and another seven teams participating in the 2003 Vodacom Shield competition. Teams would play all the other teams in their competition 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 two teams in each competition qualified for the semi-finals. In the semi-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 semi-finals then played each other in the final.

The bottom team in the Vodacom Cup was relegated to the 2004 Vodacom Shield, while the top team in the Vodacom Shield was promoted to the 2004 Vodacom Cup.

Teams

Pumas

Boland Cavaliers

Falcons

Golden Lions

Griffons

Leopards

Western Province

Mighty Elephants

Blue Bulls

Griquas

Natal

Border Bulldogs

Free State Cheetahs

SWD Eagles

Location of teams in 2003 Vodacom Cup and 2003 Vodacom Shield
Vodacom Cup
Vodacom Shield

Changes from 2002

• For the 2003 season, the Vodacom Cup competition was changed once more; both the main Vodacom Cup competition and the secondary Vodacom Shield competition consisted of 7 teams.

Team Listing

The following teams took part in the 2003 Vodacom Cup competitions:

Vodacom Cup
Team	Stadium/s
Boland Cavaliers	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	Ceres Rugby Club, Ceres
Falcons	Pam Brink Stadium, Springs
	Prince George Park, Boksburg
Golden Lions	RAU Stadium, Johannesburg
	Randfontein Rugby Club, Randfontein
	Dobsonville
Leopards	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	Manzil Park, Klerksdorp
Blue Bulls	Securicor Loftus, Pretoria
Natal	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Free State Cheetahs	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
	Seisa Ramabodu Stadium, Botshabelo

Vodacom Shield
Team	Stadium/s
Griffons	North West Stadium, Welkom
	Bronville Stadium, Welkom
Griquas	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	AR Abass Stadium, Kimberley
Western Province	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	Faure Street Stadium, Paarl
Mighty Elephants	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	Central Grounds, Uitenhage
	Wolfson Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Pumas	@lantic Park, Witbank
	Embalenhle Stadium, Secunda
Border Bulldogs	Absa Stadium, East London
	Sisa Dukashe Stadium, Mdantsane
SWD Eagles	Outeniqua Park, George
	D'Almeida Stadium, Mossel Bay

Vodacom Cup

Table

2003 Vodacom Cup Table
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Blue Bulls	6	5	0	1	236	133	+103	31	12	5	1	26
2	Free State Cheetahs	6	5	0	1	256	147	+109	35	17	4	0	24
3	Golden Lions	6	4	0	2	246	151	+95	24	19	3	1	20
4	Leopards	6	3	0	3	167	214	-47	18	27	1	1	14
5	Natal	6	2	0	4	149	217	-68	19	31	2	2	12
6	Falcons	6	2	0	4	159	240	-81	20	28	2	1	11
7	Boland Cavaliers	6	0	0	6	123	234	-111	19	32	3	1	4
The top 4 teams qualified for the Vodacom Cup Semi-Finals. The bottom team relegated to the 2004 Vodacom Shield. Points 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

	2003-03-19	Blue Bulls	37–16	Boland Cavaliers	Securicor Loftus, Pretoria
			Scoreboard[1]

	2003-03-20	Golden Lions	65–19	Natal	Dobsonville
			Scoreboard[2]

	2003-03-22	Free State Cheetahs	49–20	Leopards	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard[3]

Round Two

	2003-03-26	Natal	15–16	Free State Cheetahs	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[4]

	2003-03-27	Boland Cavaliers	21–31	Golden Lions	Ceres Rugby Club, Ceres
			Scoreboard[5]

	2003-03-28	Leopards	35–24	Falcons	Manzil Park, Klerksdorp
			Scoreboard[6]

Round Three

	2003-04-02	Free State Cheetahs	79–28	Boland Cavaliers	Seisa Ramabodu Stadium, Botshabelo
			Scoreboard[7]

	2003-04-02	Golden Lions	28–35	Blue Bulls	RAU Stadium, Johannesburg
			Scoreboard[8]

	2003-04-03	Falcons	36–37	Natal	Prince George Park, Boksburg
			Scoreboard[9]

Round Four

	2003-04-09	Boland Cavaliers	24–43	Falcons	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Scoreboard[10]

	2003-04-10	Blue Bulls	39–18	Free State Cheetahs	Securicor Loftus, Pretoria
			Scoreboard[11]

	2003-04-10	Natal	36–38	Leopards	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[12]

Round Five

	2003-04-17	Falcons	27–23	Blue Bulls	Pam Brink Stadium, Springs
			Scoreboard[13]

	2003-04-17	Free State Cheetahs	38–26	Golden Lions	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard[14]

	2003-04-17	Leopards	23–14	Boland Cavaliers	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Scoreboard[15]

Round Six

	2003-04-23	Boland Cavaliers	20–21	Natal	Boland Stadium, Wellington
			Scoreboard[16]

	2003-04-24	Golden Lions	65–10	Falcons	Randfontein Rugby Club, Randfontein
			Scoreboard[17]

	2003-04-26	Blue Bulls	60–23	Leopards	Securicor Loftus, Pretoria
			Scoreboard[18]

Round Seven

	2003-04-30	Falcons	19–56	Free State Cheetahs	Pam Brink Stadium, Springs
			Scoreboard[19]

	2003-05-01	Natal	21–42	Blue Bulls	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Scoreboard[20]

	2003-05-02	Leopards	28–31	Golden Lions	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Scoreboard[21]

Semi-Finals

	2003-05-07	Free State Cheetahs	16–20	Golden Lions	Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
			Scoreboard[22]

	2003-05-10	Blue Bulls	47–19	Leopards	Securicor Loftus, Pretoria
			Scoreboard[23]

Final

	2003-05-15	Blue Bulls	17–26	Golden Lions	Securicor Loftus, Pretoria
			Scoreboard[24]

Winners

2003 Vodacom Cup

CHAMPIONS

Golden Lions

3rd title

Vodacom Shield

Table

2003 Vodacom Shield Table
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Border Bulldogs	6	6	0	0	225	117	+108	25	14	4	0	28
2	Griquas	6	4	0	2	194	148	+46	27	17	5	2	23
3	Western Province	6	4	0	2	185	181	+4	21	25	3	1	20
4	Mighty Elephants	6	3	0	3	165	159	+6	21	16	4	1	17
5	Pumas	6	2	0	4	170	190	-20	22	23	4	2	14
6	SWD Eagles	6	2	0	4	147	185	-38	20	24	1	0	9
7	Griffons	6	0	0	6	142	248	-106	15	32	1	1	2
The top 4 teams qualified for the Vodacom Shield Semi-Finals. The top team promoted to the 2004 Vodacom Cup. Points 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

	2003-03-19	Mighty Elephants	31–39	Western Province	Central Grounds, Uitenhage
			Scoreboard[25]

	2003-03-19	Griffons	29–36	Pumas	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Scoreboard[26]

	2003-03-20	SWD Eagles	15–27	Border Bulldogs	Outeniqua Park, George
			Scoreboard[27]

Round Two

	2003-03-26	Western Province	31–16	Griffons	Faure Street Stadium, Paarl
			Scoreboard[28]

	2003-03-26	Pumas	24–26	Griquas	@lantic Park, Witbank
			Scoreboard[29]

	2003-03-27	Border Bulldogs	22–5	Mighty Elephants	Sisa Dukashe Stadium, Mdantsane
			Scoreboard[30]

Round Three

	2003-04-02	Griquas	29–24	Western Province	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard[31]

	2003-04-02	Griffons	16–43	Border Bulldogs	North West Stadium, Welkom
			Scoreboard[32]

	2003-04-02	Mighty Elephants	30–5	SWD Eagles	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Scoreboard[33]

Round Four

	2003-04-09	Border Bulldogs	28–19	Griquas	Absa Stadium, East London
			Scoreboard[34]

	2003-04-10	Western Province	33–28	Pumas	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard[35]

	2003-04-10	SWD Eagles	62–30	Griffons	D'Almeida Stadium, Mossel Bay
			Scoreboard[36]

Round Five

	2003-04-15	Pumas	35–46	Border Bulldogs	@lantic Park, Witbank
			Scoreboard[37]

	2003-04-15	Griffons	29–40	Mighty Elephants	Bronville Stadium, Welkom
			Scoreboard[38]

	2003-04-17	Griquas	56–21	SWD Eagles	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard[39]

Round Six

	2003-04-23	Border Bulldogs	59–26	Western Province	Absa Stadium, East London
			Scoreboard[40]

	2003-04-23	Mighty Elephants	29–28	Griquas	Wolfson Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Scoreboard[41]

	2003-04-24	SWD Eagles	26–10	Pumas	Outeniqua Park, George
			Scoreboard[42]

Round Seven

	2003-04-29	Pumas	36–30	Mighty Elephants	Embalenhle Stadium, Secunda
			Scoreboard[43]

	2003-04-30	Western Province	32–18	SWD Eagles	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Scoreboard[44]

	2003-05-01	Griquas	36–22	Griffons	AR Abass Stadium, Kimberley
			Scoreboard[45]

Semi-Finals

	2003-05-07	Border Bulldogs	28–21	Mighty Elephants	Absa Stadium, East London
			Scoreboard[46]

	2003-05-08	Griquas	31–10	Western Province	Griqua Park, Kimberley
			Scoreboard[47]

Final

	2003-05-15	Border Bulldogs	32–0	Griquas	Absa Stadium, East London
			Scoreboard[48]

Winners

2003 Vodacom Shield

CHAMPIONS

Border Bulldogs

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