2013 Vodacom Cup

2013 Vodacom Cup
Champions	Golden Lions
Runners-up	Pumas
Matches played	63
Tries scored	518 (average 8.2 per match)
Top point scorer	Fred Zeilinga (154)
Top try scorer	Anthony Volmink (12)
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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 Limpopo Blue Bulls and an invitational team, the Pampas XV from Argentina.

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.^[1]

• Limpopo Blue Bulls, despite being part of the Blue Bulls team, played as a separate team in 2013.^[2]
• Despite initially announcing they would play,^[3] the Welwitschias, the Namibian national team, later withdrew due to a lack of funding.^[4]

The following teams took part in the 2013 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
Golden Lions	MTN Golden Lions	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg	Ellis Park
Griffons	Down Touch Griffons	North West Stadium, Welkom	North West Stadium
Griquas	GWK Griquas	Griqua Park, Kimberley	GWK Park
Leopards XV	Leopards XV	Olën Park, Potchefstroom	Profert Olën Park
Limpopo Blue Bulls	Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane	Peter Mokaba Stadium
Pumas	Steval Pumas	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela	Mbombela Stadium

Southern Section
Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
Boland Cavaliers	Regent Boland Cavaliers	Boland Stadium, Wellington	Boland Stadium
Border Bulldogs	Border Bulldogs	Buffalo City Stadium, East London	Buffalo City Stadium
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
Pampas XV	ICBC 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
Western Province	DHL Western Province	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town	DHL Newlands

2013 Vodacom Cup Northern Section table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Pumas	7	6	0	1	414	131	+283	60	15	5	0	29	Qualified for the Quarter Finals
2	Blue Bulls	7	5	0	2	435	159	+276	59	20	6	2	28
3	Griquas	7	4	0	3	296	161	+135	43	24	6	0	22
4	Golden Lions	7	4	0	3	320	154	+166	47	17	4	1	21
5	Leopards XV	7	4	0	3	289	158	+131	38	18	3	2	21
6	Griffons	7	3	0	4	133	245	−112	18	33	1	0	13
7	Falcons	7	2	0	5	139	269	−130	18	40	1	0	9
8	Limpopo Blue Bulls	7	0	0	7	32	781	−749	3	119	0	0	0

2013 Vodacom Cup Southern Section table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Sharks XV	7	6	0	1	279	166	+113	32	18	4	1	29	Qualified for the Quarter Finals
2	Western Province	7	5	1	1	208	153	+55	26	20	4	1	27
3	Eastern Province Kings	7	5	1	1	191	154	+37	22	16	3	0	25
4	Pampas XV	7	4	1	2	238	192	+46	32	25	4	0	22
5	Free State XV	7	2	0	5	195	190	+5	25	22	4	5	17
6	SWD Eagles	7	1	0	6	147	202	−55	18	22	2	4	10
7	Border Bulldogs	7	2	0	5	143	239	−96	15	34	0	1	9
8	Boland Cavaliers	7	1	1	5	151	256	−105	19	32	1	2	9

All times are South African (GMT+2).

	9 March 2013	Golden Lions	45 – 15	Leopards XV	Pirates Rugby Club, Johannesburg
	15:00	Try: Deon van Rensburg  6' JJ Breet  40' Lionel Cronjé  42' Robbie Coetzee  54' Warren Whiteley  68' Anthony Volmink  77' Andries Coetzee  78' Con: Lionel Cronjé  6', 43' (2/4) Marnitz Boshoff  68', 77', 79' (3/3) Pen: Lionel Cronjé (0/3) Cards: Callie Visagie 47' to 57'	Scoreboard[5]	Try: Danie Dames  9' Akker van der Merwe  82' Con: Warren Gilbert (0/1) André Pretorius  82' (1/1) Pen: Warren Gilbert  18' (1/1) Drop: Warren Gilbert (0/1)	Attendance: 400 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	9 March 2013	Griquas	32 – 40	Blue Bulls	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: PJ Vermeulen  17' Marnus Schoeman  22' penalty try  40' Edwin Hewitt  42' Simon Westraadt  66' Con: Francois Brummer  40' (1/3) PJ Vermeulen  43' (1/2) Pen: Francois Brummer  8' (1/1)	Scoreboard[6]	Try: Dries Swanepoel  11' Ruan Snyman  14', 75' Francois Venter  30' Wiaan Liebenberg  46' Sampie Mastriet  77' Con: Tony Jantjies  12', 15', 30' (3/4) Handré Pollard  75', 77' (2/2)	Attendance: 450 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	9 March 2013	Limpopo Blue Bulls	14 – 50	Griffons	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
	15:00	Try: Bernard Groenewald  55' Pen: Bronwyn Craill  28', 32', 45' (3/3) Cards: Chris Crous 39' to 49'	Scoreboard[7]	Try: Nicky Steyn  2', 7', 63' Shane Hancke  15', 38' Aubrey McDonald  25' Martin Sithole  44' Ossie Nortje  79' Con: Louis Strydom  2', 8', 28', 44', 63' (5/7) Ossie Nortje (0/1) Cards: Aubrey McDonald  71'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Nic Rocono

	9 March 2013	Pumas	62 – 0	Falcons	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	15:00	Try: Vincent Koch  6', 30' Uzair Cassiem  10', 36', 46' Tiaan Marx  19' Wilhelm Loock  40' Jaco Bouwer  60', 77' De-Jay Terblanche  66' Con: Tiaan Marx  30', 36', 40', 46', 60', 66' (6/9) Carl Bezuidenhout (0/1)	Scoreboard[8]	Pen: Wesley Roberts (0/1)	Attendance: 2,020 Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

	15 March 2013	Falcons	27 – 22	Golden Lions	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	16:45	Try: Nico Engelbrecht  9', 36' Kyle Hendricks  41' Con: Wesley Roberts  10', 37', 42' (3/3) Pen: Wesley Roberts (0/1) Jaun Kotzé  63', 67' (2/3) Drop: Wesley Roberts (0/1) Cards: Friedle Olivier 45' to 55'	Scoreboard[9]	Try: Van Zyl Botha  22' Henri Boshoff  34' Chris Newman  40' Ashlon Davids  56' Con: Hanco Deale  23' (1/4) Pen: Hanco Deale (0/1) Cards: Henri Boshoff 61' to 71'	Referee: Nic Rocono

	15 March 2013	Leopards XV	113 – 3	Limpopo Blue Bulls	Oppenheimer Stadium, Orkney
	16:00	Try: Jacques Vermaak  6', 49' Adriaan Engelbrecht  13', 57' Danie Dames  15' Ian Heyns  23', 27', 43', 54' Rhyk Welgemoed  30', 59', 65' Edmar Marais  32', 73' André Pretorius  67' Joe Smith  69' Malherbe Swart  78' Con: André Pretorius  7', 14', 24', 28', 31', 33', 44', 50', 55', 58', 60', 66', 68', 74' (14/17)	Scoreboard[10]	Pen: Bronwyn Craill  2' (1/1)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge

	16 March 2013	Blue Bulls	42 – 44	Pumas	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:00	Try: Dries Swanepoel  20', 38' Roelof Smit  69' Sampie Mastriet  73' Travis Ismaiel  78' Con: Tony Jantjies  20', 38', 69', 73' (4/5) Pen: Tony Jantjies  2', 23', 33' (3/3)	Scoreboard[11]	Try: Stefan Watermeyer  8' Vincent Koch  13' Marius Coetzer  26' Ivann Espag  35' Rosko Specman  40' Renaldo Bothma  47' Con: Tiaan Marx  13', 26', 36', 48' (4/6) Pen: Tiaan Marx  42' (1/2) Carl Bezuidenhout  81' (1/1) Drop: Tiaan Marx (0/1) Cards: Wilmaure Louw 67' to 78'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Sindile Mayende

	16 March 2013	Griffons	12 – 26	Griquas	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Colin Herbert  42' Japie Nel  64' Con: Hansie Graaff  65' (1/2)	Scoreboard[12]	Try: Justin Downey  11' Leon Karemaker  13' Marnus Schoeman  46' Jannie Boshoff  57' Con: Francois Brummer  11', 13', 57' (3/4) Cards: Marnus Schoeman 63' to 73'	Referee: Jaco van Heerden

	22 March 2013	Leopards XV	47 – 16	Falcons	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	19:00	Try: Jacques Olivier  5' Morné Hanekom  8', 47' Danie Dames  11' Edmar Marais  34' BG Uys  42' Akker van der Merwe  63' Con: André Pretorius  9', 12', 35', 43', 48', 64' (6/7) Drop: André Pretorius (0/1) Cards: Warren Gilbert  75'	Scoreboard[13]	Try: Friedle Olivier  22' Con: Wesley Roberts  23' (1/1) Pen: Wesley Roberts  15', 27' (2/2) Drop: Jaun Kotzé  56' (1/2) Cards: Sandile Ngcobo 64' to 75'	Attendance: 700 Referee: Jaco van Heerden

	23 March 2013	Golden Lions	26 – 54	Blue Bulls	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	15:00	Try: Ruhan Nel  13' Ashlon Davids  37', 75' Harold Vorster  39' Con: Ashlon Davids  14', 38', 75' (3/4) Pen: Ruhan Nel (0/1)	Scoreboard[14]	Try: Wiaan Liebenberg  9', 32' Rohan Janse van Rensburg  19' Travis Ismaiel  58' Tony Jantjies  67' penalty try  80' Con: Tony Jantjies  9', 20', 33', 59', 67' (5/5) Ulrich Beyers  80' (1/1) Pen: Tony Jantjies  2', 5', 7', 57' (4/4) Cards: Rohan Janse van Rensburg 61' to 72'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Sindile Mayende

	23 March 2013	Limpopo Blue Bulls	5 – 124	Griquas	Chris Wiid Stadium, Groblersdal
	15:00	Try: Ruan Muller  31' Con: Bronwyn Craill (0/1) Pen: Bronwyn Craill (0/1)	Scoreboard[15]	Try: penalty try  2' Marnus Schoeman  6', 32', 59', 65', 69' Enrico Acker  16' Rocco Jansen  19', 34', 44', 52', 63' Deon Carney  42' Jacques Coetzee  47' Luzuko Vulindlu  50', 67' Leon Karemaker  54' Justin Downey  75' Francois Brummer  77' Richard Lawson  80' Con: Francois Brummer  33', 51', 53', 54', 60', 67', 69', 75', 78', 3', 7', 16' (12/18) PJ Vermeulen (0/1) Rocco Jansen (0/1)	Attendance: 200 Referee: Lusanda Jam

	23 March 2013	Pumas	64 – 7	Griffons	Nelspruit Rugby Club, Nelspruit
	16:00	Try: Corné Steenkamp  3' Carl Bezuidenhout  7' Stefan Watermeyer  10' Rosko Specman  15', 41' Faf de Klerk  50' JW Bell  61' Frank Herne  69', 75' Wilhelm Loock  82' Con: Tiaan Marx  3', 10', 15', 42' (4/5) Carl Bezuidenhout  61', 69', 75' (3/5)	Scoreboard[16]	Try: Andries Mahoney  24' Con: Hansie Graaff  24' (1/1) Pen: Hansie Graaff (0/1)	Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Tiaan Jonker

	5 April 2013	Griquas	31 – 47	Pumas	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Jonathan Adendorf  4' Richard Lawson  24' Leon Karemaker  35' Deon Carney  72' Con: Pieter-Steyn de Wet  4', 25', 36', 73' (4/4) Pen: Pieter-Steyn de Wet  14' (1/1)	Scoreboard[17]	Try: Rosko Specman  5', 50' JW Bell  39' Wilhelm Loock  44' Renaldo Bothma  53' Stefan Watermeyer  63' Carl Bezuidenhout  79' Con: Tiaan Marx  6' (1/1) Carl Bezuidenhout  39', 45', 51', 64', 80' (5/6) Pen: Tiaan Marx (0/1) Carl Bezuidenhout (0/1) Cards: Wilmaure Louw 9' to 19' Wilhelm Loock 29' to 39'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ben Crouse

	5 April 2013	Griffons	30 – 19	Golden Lions	North West Stadium, Welkom
	18:30	Try: Japie Nel  51' Shane Hancke  40' Vuyo Mbotho  44' Con: Hansie Graaff  52', 40', 45' (3/3) Pen: Hansie Graaff  9', 48' (2/5) Drop: Hansie Graaff  70' (1/1)	Scoreboard[18]	Try: Vian van der Watt  54' Ruaan Lerm  32' Con: Marais Schmidt (0/2) Pen: Marais Schmidt  3', 15', 46' (3/4) Cards: Chris Newman  77'	Attendance: 129 Referee: Jaco Kotze

	6 April 2013	Blue Bulls	26 – 33	Leopards XV	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:00	Try: Jean Cook  37' Roelof Smit  43' Con: Tony Jantjies  38', 44' (2/2) Pen: Tony Jantjies  3', 19', 24', 66' (4/4)	Scoreboard[19]	Try: Rhyk Welgemoed  61' Morné Hanekom  72' Con: André Pretorius  73' (1/2) Pen: André Pretorius  13', 27', 40', 47', 51', 55', 77' (7/7)	Referee: Jason Jaftha

	6 April 2013	Limpopo Blue Bulls	7 – 69	Falcons	Merensky High School, Tzaneen
	15:00	Try: Rory Cresswell  52' Con: Bronwyn Craill  52' (1/1) Cards: Wickus Davel 15' to 25'	Scoreboard[20]	Try: MP van Eeden  5' Arno Poley  10' JP Mostert  14', 24', 30', 76' Russell van Wyk  39' Jongi Nokwe  42', 57', 61' Coert Cronjé  79' Con: Jaun Kotzé  6', 14', 25', 31', 40', 42' (6/10) Coert Cronjé  80' (1/1)

	12 April 2013	Golden Lions	24 – 11	Griquas	UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
	15:00	Try: Warren Whiteley  5' Deon van Rensburg  27' Michael Bondesio  45' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  6', 27', 45' (3/3) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  32' (1/1) Cards: Jaco Kriel 58' to 68' Julian Redelinghuys 68' to 79'	Scoreboard[21]	Try: Jacques Coetzee  70' Pen: Pieter-Steyn de Wet  8', 40' (2/3) Cards: Jean Stemmet 50' to 60' Marnus Schoeman 53' to 63'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Jaco van Heerden

	12 April 2013	Leopards XV	27 – 7	Griffons	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	17:05	Try: Danie Dames  56', 49' Morné Hanekom  76' Con: André Pretorius  50', 57', 77' (3/3) Pen: André Pretorius  30', 36' (2/3) Cards: Robert Kruger  77'	Scoreboard[22]	Try: Aubrey McDonald  79' Con: Colin Herbert  80' (1/1) Pen: Hansie Graaff (0/3) Drop: Hansie Graaff (0/2) Cards: Rudi Britz 31' to 41'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	13 April 2013	Falcons	14 – 74	Blue Bulls	Hugenote High School, Springs
	15:00	Try: Anrich Richter  19' Jaun Kotzé  51' Con: Jaun Kotzé  19', 51' (2/2) Pen: Jaun Kotzé (0/1) Cards: Francois Fourie 5' to 16'	Scoreboard[23]	Try: Wiaan Liebenberg  6', 37' Sampie Mastriet  12', 15', 24', 43' Clayton Blommetjies  32' Travis Ismaiel  57', 69' Courtnall Skosan  62', 77' Piet Lindeque  71' Con: Willie du Plessis  12', 25', 32', 37', 43', 62', 69' (7/10) Kobus Marais (0/2)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	13 April 2013	Pumas	154 – 0	Limpopo Blue Bulls	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	15:00	Try: Corné Fourie  1' Jaco Bouwer  8', 37', 51' JW Bell  16', 24', 77' Danwel Demas  19', 30', 55', 65' Frank Herne  26' RW Kember  33' Ashwin Scott  41' Jerome Pretorius  42' De-Jay Terblanche  46' Doppies le Roux  49' Dewald Pretorius  61' Renaldo Bothma  63', 73' Eduan van der Walt  68' Drew van Coller  81' Con: Carl Bezuidenhout  2', 8', 17', 20', 25', 27', 31', 33', 38', 41', 42' (11/11) Coenie van Wyk  47', 50', 52', 56', 62', 63', 66', 69', 73', 78', 81' (11/11)	Scoreboard[24]	Pen: Zander Byleveldt (0/2)	Referee: Tiaan Jonker

	19 April 2013	Griffons	17 – 6	Falcons	North West Stadium, Welkom
	18:30	Try: Vuyo Mbotho  9' Ossie Nortje  50' Con: Hansie Graaff  10', 50' (2/2) Pen: Hansie Graaff  58' (1/2) Drop: Hansie Graaff (0/1) Cards: Derick van Heerden 38' to 48'	Scoreboard[25]	Pen: Jaun Kotzé  22', 38' (2/2)	Attendance: 100 Referee: Eduan Nel

	19 April 2013	Pumas	14 – 23	Golden Lions	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:10	Try: Rosko Specman  51' Frank Herne  81' Con: Carl Bezuidenhout  52' (1/1) Coenie van Wyk  82' (1/1) Pen: Carl Bezuidenhout (0/1)	Scoreboard[26]	Try: Derick Minnie  13' Jaco Kriel  71' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  14', 72' (2/2) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  28', 57' (2/2) Drop: Marnitz Boshoff  59' (1/1)	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Lusanda Jam

	20 April 2013	Limpopo Blue Bulls	0 – 110	Blue Bulls	Mogol Club Stadium, Lephalale
	15:00		Scoreboard[27]	Try: Ruan Snyman  4', 57' Wiaan Liebenberg  8' Dean Greyling  13', 77' Clayton Blommetjies  16' Hencus van Wyk  20' Travis Ismaiel  25', 30' Sampie Mastriet  45' Courtnall Skosan  50', 79' Willie du Plessis  54', 60' Rohan Janse van Rensburg  66' Nardus van der Walt  70' Con: Willie du Plessis  5', 9', 14', 21', 26', 31', 46', 51', 55', 58', 61', 67', 71', 78', 80' (15/16)	Attendance: 200 Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge Records = Blue Bulls highest ever score in the Vodacom cup

	20 April 2013	Griquas	32 – 26	Leopards XV	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:30	Try: Marnus Schoeman  20' Jean Stemmet  33' Jacques Coetzee  40' Leon Karemaker  61' Con: Pieter-Steyn de Wet  21', 40', 62' (3/4) Pen: Pieter-Steyn de Wet  69' (1/1) Drop: Pieter-Steyn de Wet  43' (1/1) Cards: Marnus Schoeman 57' to 67'	Scoreboard[28]	Try: André Pretorius  39' Hennie Skorbinski  58' Kene Okafor  74' Robert Kruger  81' Con: André Pretorius  39', 59', 75' (3/4) Pen: André Pretorius (0/2)	Referee: Pro Legoete

	26 April 2013	Leopards XV	28 – 29	Pumas	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	19:00	Try: Brendon Snyman  50' Hoffmann Maritz  64' Henro Swart  73' Con: Warren Gilbert (0/1) Adriaan Engelbrecht  65', 74' (2/2) Pen: Warren Gilbert  3', 8', 41' (3/5)	Scoreboard[29]	Try: Uzair Cassiem  22' Vincent Koch  39' Rosko Specman  69' Con: Carl Bezuidenhout  69' (1/3) Pen: Carl Bezuidenhout  15', 46', 59', 66' (4/4)	Attendance: 400 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan

	27 April 2013	Blue Bulls	89 – 10	Griffons	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	14:45	Try: Nardus van der Walt  7', 24' Wiaan Liebenberg  36' Rohan Janse van Rensburg  38', 58' Jacques du Plessis  41' Dries Swanepoel  47', 50' Courtnall Skosan  56' Vainon Willis  62' Clayton Blommetjies  64' Tony Jantjies  71' Sampie Mastriet  78' Con: Willie du Plessis  25', 37', 39', 42', 48', 51', 57', 59' (8/9) Tony Jantjies  63', 65', 72', 79' (4/4) Pen: Willie du Plessis (0/1)	Scoreboard[30]	Try: Aubrey McDonald  75' Con: Hansie Graaff  76' (1/1) Pen: Hansie Graaff  19' (1/1)	Referee: Sindile Mayende

	27 April 2013	Falcons	7 – 40	Griquas	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Sandile Ngcobo  60' Con: Jaun Kotzé  60' (1/1) Cards: Francois Fourie 51' to 61'	Scoreboard[31]	Try: Leon Karemaker  28', 73' Enrico Acker  32' Janro van Niekerk  38', 57', 67' Con: Pieter-Steyn de Wet  28', 32', 38', 57', 73' (5/6)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Jaco van Heerden

	27 April 2013	Golden Lions	161 – 3	Limpopo Blue Bulls	Alberton Rugby Club, Alberton
	15:00	Try: Anthony Volmink  1', 15', 28', 33', 51', 65', 67', 72', 80' Lionel Cronjé  3', 26' Jaco Kriel  9', 41' Warren Whiteley  13' Jean-Pierre du Plessis  21' Chrysander Botha  37', 61' Julian Redelinghuys  39' François du Toit  42' Guy Cronjé  46', 56' Deon Helberg  50' Vian van der Watt  70' JJ Breet  73' Dylan des Fountain  77' Con: Guy Cronjé  9', 13', 21', 26', 38', 40', 41', 46', 50', 52', 56', 67' (12/16) Lionel Cronjé (0/1) Chrysander Botha  61' (1/1) Anthony Volmink  65' (1/1) Ross Cronjé  70', 72', 74' (3/5) Kobus de Kock  80' (1/1)	Scoreboard[32]	Pen: Bronwyn Craill  10' (1/2) Cards: Bronwyn Craill  28'	Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Lihan Pretorius

	8 March 2013	SWD Eagles	8 – 31	Free State XV	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Grant Kemp  4' Con: Elric van Vuuren (0/1) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  47' (1/1) Cards: Giant Mtyanda 43' to 53' Michael Vermaak 54' to 64'	Scoreboard[33]	Try: Neil Claassen  9' Eddie Fredericks  61' Ludwig Erasmus  78' Con: Tewis de Bruyn  10', 78' (2/3) Pen: Tewis de Bruyn  16', 19', 37', 76' (4/6)	Referee: Stuart Berry

	8 March 2013	Sharks XV	72 – 6	Border Bulldogs	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	16:30	Try: S'bura Sithole  17' Tyler Fisher  25', 36' Fred Zeilinga  42', 74' Sizo Maseko  45', 66' Heimar Williams  60' Gouws Prinsloo  69' Hanco Venter  76' Con: Fred Zeilinga  18', 25', 36', 60', 66', 69', 74', 76' (8/10) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  2', 39' (2/2)	Scoreboard[34]	Pen: Karlo Aspeling  8', 35' (2/2)	Attendance: 50 Referee: Marius Jonker

	9 March 2013	Eastern Province Kings	20 – 20	Pampas XV	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:45	Try: Scott van Breda  14' Con: Wesley Dunlop (0/1) Pen: Wesley Dunlop  4', 23', 32', 80' (4/6) Scott van Breda  59' (1/1)	Scoreboard[35]	Try: Manuel Montero  74' Con: Benjamín Madero (0/1) Pen: Benjamín Madero  1', 17', 20', 66', 68' (5/7) Cards: Javier Rojas Alvarez 32' to 42'	Attendance: 4,550 Referee: Francois Pretorius

	9 March 2013	Boland Cavaliers	17 – 17	Western Province	Victoria Park, Ceres
	14:45	Try: Chris Buckle  10' Ashton Constant  73' Con: Ricardo Croy  11' (1/1) Jacquin Jansen  74' (1/1) Pen: Ricardo Croy (0/1) Jacquin Jansen  61' (1/2) Drop: Ricardo Croy (0/1) Jacquin Jansen (0/1) Cards: Albert Trytsman 51' to 61' Chris Buckle  76'	Scoreboard[36]	Try: Chris Cloete  6' Devon Williams  22' Jody Reyneke  77' Con: Kurt Coleman (0/2) Gary van Aswegen  78' (1/1)	Attendance: 7,521 Referee: Juan Sylvestre

	16 March 2013	Border Bulldogs	22 – 30	Eastern Province Kings	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	15:00	Try: Joe Seerane  35', 44' Sinovuyo Nyoka  80' Con: Karlo Aspeling  36', 45' (2/3) Pen: Karlo Aspeling  3' (1/1)	Scoreboard[37]	Try: Paul Schoeman  17' Virgile Lacombe  24' Devin Oosthuizen  29' Siviwe Soyizwapi  54' Con: Wesley Dunlop  18', 25' (2/4) Pen: Wesley Dunlop  10' (1/1) Scott van Breda  75' (1/3)	Referee: Ben Crouse

	16 March 2013	Western Province	23 – 24	Sharks XV	City Park Stadium, Athlone
	15:30	Try: Michael van der Spuy  47' Rayn Smid  71' Con: Gary van Aswegen  47', 72' (2/2) Pen: Gary van Aswegen  16', 21' (2/4) Drop: Gary van Aswegen  25' (1/1) Cards: Dylan Rogers  59' Hendrik Ferreira  80'	Scoreboard[38]	Try: S'bura Sithole  18' Sizo Maseko  33' Riaan Viljoen  81' Con: Fred Zeilinga  19', 34', 82' (3/3) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  50' (1/3) Cards: Marius Joubert 16' to 26' Allan Dell  59'	Referee: Matt Kemp

	16 March 2013	Free State XV	23 – 27	Boland Cavaliers	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	14:15	Try: Ludwig Erasmus  38' Joubert Engelbrecht  44' Tewis de Bruyn  51' Con: Tewis de Bruyn  52' (1/3) Pen: Tewis de Bruyn  1', 15' (2/2)	Scoreboard[39]	Try: Thor Halvorsen  21', 32' Tythan Adams  74' Con: Ricardo Croy  22', 33' (2/2) Garth April  75' (1/1) Pen: Ricardo Croy  42', 67' (2/4) Cards: Franzel September 37' to 47' Thor Halvorsen  78'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Archie Sehlako

	15 March 2013	SWD Eagles	17 – 22	Pampas XV	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Alshaun Bock  20' Lyndon Hartnick  48' Con: Elric van Vuuren  21', 49' (2/2) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  51' (1/3)	Scoreboard[40]	Try: penalty try  28' Tomás Cubelli  33' Manuel Montero  53' Con: Santiago González Iglesias  28', 34' (2/3) Pen: Santiago González Iglesias  10' (1/2)	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	22 March 2013	Eastern Province Kings	18 – 43	Western Province	NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Boetie Britz  40' Mpho Mbiyozo  43' Con: Wesley Dunlop  44' (1/2) Pen: Wesley Dunlop  4', 54' (2/4)	Scoreboard[41]	Try: Ruan Botha  6' Chris Cloete  12', 20', 36' Cheslin Kolbe  26' Con: Tim Swiel  7', 13', 27' (3/5) Pen: Gary van Aswegen  57', 62', 69' (3/3) Drop: Gary van Aswegen  50' (1/1) Cheslin Kolbe (0/1)	Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Pro Legoete

	23 March 2013	Sharks XV	34 – 33	Free State XV	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	14:45	Try: Sizo Maseko  12' Fred Zeilinga  36' S'bura Sithole  73' Franco Marais  77' Con: Fred Zeilinga  13', 37', 74', 78' (4/4) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  10', 31' (2/2)	Scoreboard[42]	Try: Rossouw de Klerk  19' Joubert Engelbrecht  32' Elandré Huggett  52' Freddy Ngoza  80' Con: Tewis de Bruyn  33', 81' (2/4) Pen: Tewis de Bruyn  5', 24', 72' (3/4) Nico Scheepers (0/1)	Referee: Craig Joubert

	23 March 2013	Boland Cavaliers	12 – 44	SWD Eagles	Callie de Wet Stadium, Robertson
	16:00	Try: Albert Trytsman  17' PJ van Zyl  21' Con: Garth April  18' (1/2) Cards: Franzel September 47' to 57' Francois Hanekom  74'	Scoreboard[43]	Try: Johan Herbst  14' penalty try  47' Deroy Rhoode  48' Lyndon Hartnick  55' Kabamba Floors  64' Con: Jeff Taljard  15', 47', 49', 56', 65' (5/5) Pen: Jeff Taljard  5', 10', 70' (3/3)	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Juan Sylvestre

	23 March 2013	Pampas XV	45 – 26	Border Bulldogs	A.F. Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch
	16:00	Try: Jerónimo de la Fuente  1', 25' Matías Masera  9' Benjamín Macome  30' Santiago Cordero  52' penalty try  58' César Fruttero  73' Con: Benjamín Madero  10', 26', 53', 58' (4/6) Santiago González Iglesias  74' (1/1) Cards: Bruno Postiglioni  77'	Scoreboard[44]	Try: Quinton Crocker  62' Spanner Pretorius  69' Joe Seerane  78' Con: Karlo Aspeling  70' (1/3) Pen: Karlo Aspeling  4', 13', 21' (3/3)	Referee: Marius Jonker

	5 April 2013	SWD Eagles	22 – 26	Sharks XV	Outeniqua Park, George
	19:00	Try: Mzo Dyantyi  45' Con: Jeff Taljard  45' (1/1) Pen: Jeff Taljard  4', 12', 16', 31', 50' (5/5)	Scoreboard[45]	Try: Francois Kleinhans  38' Sean Robinson  70' Con: Fred Zeilinga  38', 71' (2/2) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  7', 27', 47', 67' (4/4)	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Quinton Immelman

	6 April 2013	Free State XV	13 – 17	Eastern Province Kings	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	14:45	Try: Ludwig Erasmus  34' Oupa Mohojé  45' Con: Tewis de Bruyn (0/2) Pen: Tewis de Bruyn  50' (1/3)	Scoreboard[46]	Try: Wayne Stevens  23' Con: Scott van Breda (0/1) Pen: Scott van Breda  14', 48', 66', 76' (4/6)	Referee: Sindile Mayende

	6 April 2013	Western Province	22 – 13	Border Bulldogs	Paarl RFC, Paarl
	15:30	Try: Chris Cloete  31' Devon Williams  57' Jody Reyneke  70' Con: Kurt Coleman  32', 71' (2/3) Pen: Kurt Coleman  40' (1/1)	Scoreboard[47]	Try: Duane Adams  4' Juan Bester  11' Con: Karlo Aspeling (0/2) Pen: Karlo Aspeling  38' (1/2)

	6 April 2013	Boland Cavaliers	23 – 65	Pampas XV	Boland Stadium, Wellington
	16:00	Try: Brendon April  10' Cheslyn Roberts  24' Ulrich Pretorius  50' Tythan Adams  73' Con: Ricardo Croy (0/3) Jacquin Jansen (0/1) Pen: Ricardo Croy  41' (1/2)	Scoreboard[48]	Try: Santiago González Iglesias  15', 43' Tomás de la Vega  37' Manuel Montero  59', 70' Martín Landajo  67', 79' Martín García Veiga  75' Con: Santiago González Iglesias  16', 38', 43', 60', 68', 71' (6/6) Benjamín Madero  76', 80' (2/2) Pen: Santiago González Iglesias  13', 21', 27' (3/3)	Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Matt Kemp

	12 April 2013	Eastern Province Kings	52 – 10	SWD Eagles	NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Yamkela Ngam  1', 38' Scott van Breda  6' Siyanda Grey  11', 22' Luke Watson  50' Tiger Mangweni  57' Con: Scott van Breda  2', 7', 12', 23', 39', 51', 58' (7/7) Pen: Scott van Breda  36' (1/1)	Scoreboard[49]	Try: Jeff Taljard  18' Kabamba Floors  62' Con: Jeff Taljard (0/2) Pen: Jeff Taljard (0/1)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	12 April 2013	Sharks XV	54 – 24	Boland Cavaliers	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	16:30	Try: Brynard Stander  3', 30' S'bura Sithole  13' Heimar Williams  39' Murray Bondesio  77' Jaco van Tonder  81' Con: Fred Zeilinga  3', 13', 30', 39', 77', 81' (6/6) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  21', 25', 57', 74' (4/4) Cards: Franco Marais 67' to 77'	Scoreboard[50]	Try: Ulrich Pretorius  35' Jacquin Jansen  53' penalty try  66' Con: Ricardo Croy  35', 53', 66' (3/3) Pen: Ricardo Croy  1' (1/1)	Attendance: 200 Referee: Quinton Immelman

	13 April 2013	Border Bulldogs	25 – 26	Free State XV	Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
	15:00	Try: Niell Jacobs  2' Khwezi Mkhafu  14' Ernst Ladendorf  76' Con: Karlo Aspeling  15', 76' (2/3) Pen: Karlo Aspeling  60', 66' (2/2)	Scoreboard[51]	Try: Tertius Daniller  20', 30' Noël Marx  57' Joubert Engelbrecht  71' Con: Elgar Watts  21' (1/2) Nico Scheepers  58', 72' (2/2) Pen: Elgar Watts (0/1) Drop: Noël Marx (0/1)	Attendance: 500 Referee: François Groenewald

	13 April 2013	Pampas XV	17 – 28	Western Province	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	14:30	Try: Manuel Montero  2' Leonardo Senatore  17' Matías Masera  43' Con: Benjamín Madero  18' (1/3) Pen: Santiago González Iglesias (0/1) Drop: Benjamín Madero (0/1)	Scoreboard[52]	Try: Patrick Howard  6', 52' Sikhumbuzo Notshe  46' Tim Swiel  55' Con: Michael van der Spuy (0/3) Dillyn Leyds  56' (1/1) Pen: Michael van der Spuy (0/1) Dillyn Leyds  65' (1/1) Drop: Tim Swiel  75' (1/1)	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Pieter Janse van Vuuren

	19 April 2013	Border Bulldogs	26 – 25	Boland Cavaliers	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	17:05	Try: Joe Seerane  12' Dean Muir  39' Khwezi Mkhafu  44' Con: Dale Sabbagh  40' (1/3) Pen: Karlo Aspeling  58', 66', 78' (3/4)	Scoreboard[53]	Try: Braam Gerber  3' Ulrich Pretorius  51', 75' Con: Ricardo Croy  4', 52' (2/3) Pen: Ricardo Croy  17', 55' (2/3)	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	20 April 2013	Pampas XV	38 – 32	Free State XV	A.F. Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch
	15:00	Try: Manuel Montero  12' Rodrigo Bruno  17' Tomás Cubelli  20' Facundo Barrea  30', 64' Con: Santiago González Iglesias  13', 18', 21', 31', 65' (5/5) Pen: Santiago González Iglesias  68' (1/2) Cards: Mariano Galarza 5' to 18' Leonardo Senatore 58' to 68'	Scoreboard[54]	Try: Boom Prinsloo  37', 50', 59' Sethu Tom  61' Joubert Engelbrecht  76' Con: Elgar Watts  38', 51' (2/5) Pen: Elgar Watts  8' (1/1)	Referee: Francois Pretorius

	20 April 2013	Western Province	34 – 27	SWD Eagles	Helderberg RFC, Strand
	15:30	Try: Rayn Smid  20' Michael van der Spuy  23' Sikhumbuzo Notshe  41' Kobus van Wyk  67' Con: Kurt Coleman  21', 24', 42', 68' (4/4) Pen: Kurt Coleman  17', 40' (2/2)	Scoreboard[55]	Try: Alshaun Bock  9' Clinton Wagman