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2015 Vodacom Cup – Rd 2 preview

PUBLISHED: March 12, 2015


Three 2015 Vodacom Cup matches in the North Section take place on Friday, with the clash in Pretoria between the Vodacom Blue Bulls and Leopards XV, both big winners last weekend, set to see sparks fly.

In the two other matches of round two, the Steval Pumas travel to Windhoek to take on the FNB Welwitschias and the Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls will host the Xerox Golden Lions in Polokwane.

DHL Western Province will open their 2015 Vodacom Cup campaign on Saturday, March 21 – away to Boland in Caledon.

2015 COMPETITION FORMAT:

South Africa’s 14 provincial unions, as well as the Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls and the FNB Welwitschias from Namibia will play in two sections, North and South, with eight teams each of the groups. All the teams will play in a single round within their own section after which the top eight sides, four from each section, will progress to the playoffs. Namibia will play all their pool matches at home in Windhoek.

North Section: Vodacom Blue Bulls, Xerox Golden Lions, Down Touch Griffons, Leopards XV, Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls, Steval Pumas, Hino Valke, FNB Welwitschias.

South Section: Boland Cavaliers, Border Bulldogs, EP Kings, Toyota Free State XV, GWK Griquas, Cell C Sharks XV, SWD Eagles, DHL Western Province.

ROUND TWO FIXTURES:

Friday, March 13:

Vodacom Blue Bulls v Leopards XV
Kick-off: 15h30
Venue: Loftus B, Pretoria
Referee: Rodney Boneparte

FNB Welwitschias v Steval Pumas
Kick-off: 19h00
Venue: Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls v Xerox Golden Lions
Kick-off: 19h10
Venue: New Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: AJ Jacobs