2015 Vodacom Cup

The 2015 Vodacom Cup was contested from 6 March to 30 May 2015. The tournament was the 18th edition of the Vodacom Cup, an annual domestic South African rugby union competition, and was played between the fourteen provincial teams in South Africa, as well as the Limpopo Blue Bulls and Namibian side Welwitschias.

The tournament was won by the Pumas for the first time; they beat Western Province 24–7 in the final played on 30 May 2015.

Competition rules and information

Sixteen teams participated in the 2015 Vodacom Cup competition. These teams were geographically divided into two sections, with eight teams in each of 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. At the request of the Namibia Rugby Union, all the Welwitschias' matches were played in Windhoek.^[1]

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 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.^[2]

Quotas

This competition saw the retention of the quota system used in 2014. Each match-day squad had to contain seven black players. Two of these had to be forwards and five of these had to be in the starting line-up.^[3]

Teams

Blue Bulls

Boland Cavaliers

Border Bulldogs

Eastern Province Kings

Falcons

Free State XV

Golden Lions

Griffons

Griquas

Leopards XV

Limpopo Blue Bulls

Pumas

Sharks XV

SWD Eagles

Welwitschias

Western Province

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Location of teams in the 2015 Vodacom Cup
Northern Section
Southern Section

Changes from 2014

In September 2014, the Namibia Rugby Union revealed that they were in talks with the South African Rugby Union to enter the competition for the first time since 2011.^[4] Namibia's participation was confirmed on 19 November 2014^[5] and it was later revealed that their new sponsor, First National Bank, agreed to a three-year sponsorship deal which should ensure their participation in the competition until 2017.^[6]

In addition, the

The top four teams in each section will qualify to the quarter-finals, with their final log positions determining their seedings in the quarter finals. In the quarter finals, the teams that finish first in each section will have home advantage against the teams that finish fourth in the other section and the teams that finish second in each section will have home advantage against the teams that finish third in the other section. The winners of these quarter finals will then play each other in the semi-finals, with the higher-placed team having home advantage. The two semi-final winners will then meet in the final.^[2]

Northern Section

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Golden Lions	7	7	0	0	279	108	+171	38	15	5	0	33	Qualified for quarter-finals
2	Blue Bulls	7	6	0	1	282	114	+168	40	11	5	0	29
3	Pumas	7	5	0	2	263	114	+149	32	13	3	1	24
4	Leopards XV	7	4	0	3	208	217	−9	28	28	4	0	20
5	Falcons	7	3	0	4	213	200	+13	31	26	5	2	19
6	Griffons	7	2	0	5	160	286	−126	23	40	3	0	11
7	Welwitschias	7	1	0	6	94	285	−191	13	41	2	1	7
8	Limpopo Blue Bulls	7	0	0	7	115	290	−175	12	43	1	1	2

Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets:

Results

The following matches were played in the 2015 Vodacom Cup:^[10]

All times are South African (GMT+2).

Northern Section

Round one

	6 March 2015	Falcons	13–37	Blue Bulls	Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Andrew van Wyk  58' Con: Jaun Kotzé  59' (1/1) Pen: Jaun Kotzé  3', 24' (2/2)	Report[11] Scoreboard[12]	Try: Roelof Smit  19' Warrick Gelant  27' Marquit September  72' Arno van Wyk  78' Con: Kobus Marais  28', 72', 78' (3/5) Pen: Kobus Marais  62', 67' (2/2) Cards: Jamba Ulengo 25' to 35'	Attendance: 250 Referee: Kurt Weaver

	6 March 2015	Pumas	57–18	Griffons	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:00	Try: Bernado Botha  9' Wilmaure Louw  14' Stefan Watermeyer  26' JC Roos  29' Brian Shabangu  36', 46' Marcello Sampson  52' Marnus Schoeman  58' Con: JC Roos  10', 14', 27', 29', 47', 52' (6/7) Justin van Staden  59' (1/1) Pen: JC Roos  1' (1/1)	Report[13] Scoreboard[14]	Try: Vuyo Mbotho  43' Joe van der Hoogt  79' Con: Louis Strydom (0/1) Wynand Pienaar  79' (1/1) Pen: Louis Strydom  3', 19' (2/3)	Attendance: 1,462 Referee: Ben Crouse

	6 March 2015	Welwitschias	3–53	Golden Lions	Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
	19:00	Pen: Henrique Olivier (0/2) Johann Tromp  29' (1/2)	Report[15] Scoreboard[16]	Try: Alwyn Hollenbach  10' Ruaan Lerm  21', 25', 32' Bobby de Wee  37', 65' Stephan de Wit  42', 72' Con: Ashlon Davids  22', 26', 33' (3/6) Damian Engledoe  66', 73' (2/2) Pen: Ashlon Davids  7' (1/2)	Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Pro Legoete

	7 March 2015	Leopards XV	22–9	Limpopo Blue Bulls	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	15:00	Try: Alvino Montjies  5' Stoof Bezuidenhout  11' Jaco Hayward  16' Sergio Torrens  70' Con: Warren Gilbert  12' (1/3) Kobus du Plessis (0/1) Cards: Juan Language 65' to 75'	Report[17] Scoreboard[18]	Pen: Anton Beswick  4', 20', 23' (3/4) Cards: Dwane Morrison 59' to 70'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Jason Jaftha

Round two

	13 March 2015	Blue Bulls	46–25	Leopards XV	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:30	Try: Arno van Wyk  11' Marvin Orie  17' Travis Ismaiel  19' Arno Botha  26' Marquit September  53' Jade Stighling  63' Nardus van der Walt  70' Con: Kobus Marais  17', 19', 26', 53' (4/7) Pen: Kobus Marais  29' (1/3)	Report[19] Scoreboard[20]	Try: Warren Gilbert  6' Jaco Hayward  15' Chris Schoonraad  34' Con: Warren Gilbert  7', 15' (2/3) Pen: Warren Gilbert  4', 42' (2/2)	Attendance: 200 Referee: Rodney Boneparte

	13 March 2015	Welwitschias	7–61	Pumas	Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
	19:00	Try: Jacques Nell  55' Con: Roderique Victor 65' to 75'	Report[21] Scoreboard[22]	Try: Jason Fraser  2' Heinrich Steyl  16', 27' Rudi Mathee  21' Marcello Sampson  34', 43' penalty try  62' Ruwellyn Isbell  68' Wilmaure Louw  74' Con: Justin van Staden  3', 22', 28', 35', 44', 63', 69' (7/8) JC Roos  74' (1/1)	Referee: Jaco Pretorius

	13 March 2015	Limpopo Blue Bulls	21–31	Golden Lions	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
	19:10	Try: Peet Vorster  48' Fanie Raseroka  60' Con: Anton Beswick  49' (1/2) Pen: Anton Beswick  9', 13', 68' (3/5)	Report[23] Scoreboard[24]	Try: Malcolm Marx  5' Thabo Mabuza  38' Cyle Brink  52' Christiaan Meyer  72' Con: Warren Potgieter  6', 39', 53', 73' (4/4) Pen: Warren Potgieter  4' (1/1)	Referee: AJ Jacobs

Round three

	20 March 2015	Golden Lions	24–12	Blue Bulls	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	15:00	Try: Lohan Jacobs  7' Anthony Volmink  22' Damian Engledoe  33' Con: Ashlon Davids  8', 23', 34' (3/3) Pen: Ashlon Davids  2' (1/2) Cards: Malcolm Marx 31' to 41'	Report[25] Scoreboard[26]	Try: Kefentse Mahlo  44', 61' Con: Kobus Marais  45' (1/1) Kurt Webster (0/1) Pen: Kobus Marais (0/1) Cards: Kefentse Mahlo 70' to 80'	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	21 March 2015	Leopards XV	36–31	Falcons	Hoërskool Lichtenburg, Lichtenburg
	14:30	Try: Jaco Hayward  20' Juan Language  26' PJ Uys  29' Thomas Dreyer  60' Percy Williams  67' Con: Kobus du Plessis  21', 27', 30', 68' (4/5) Pen: Kobus du Plessis  5' (1/1) Cards: PJ Uys 12' to 22'	Report[27] Scoreboard[28]	Try: Riaan Arends  23', 32', 41' Grant Janke  47' Con: Jaun Kotzé  24', 33', 42', 48' (4/4) Pen: Jaun Kotzé  62' (1/1) Cards: Jacques Alberts 59' to 69'	Referee: Francois Pretorius

	21 March 2015	Pumas	52–0	Limpopo Blue Bulls	Secunda
	16:00	Try: Marnus Schoeman  2', 57' Ruwellyn Isbell  9', 49' Hennie Skorbinski  11' François du Toit  17' Lambert Groenewald  23' Sino Nyoka  35' Con: JC Roos  3', 12', 18', 24', 36', 58' (6/8) Cards: Bernado Botha 33' to 42'	Report[29] Scoreboard[30]		Referee: Archie Sehlako

Round four

	27 March 2015	Welwitschias	28–32	Griffons	Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
	19:00	Try: Russell van Wyk  3' Justin Nel  7', 34', 62' Con: Shaun Kaizemi  63' (1/3) Pen: Shaun Kaizemi  16', 23' (2/2)	Report[31] Scoreboard[32]	Try: Wynand Pienaar  10' Bren Marais  20' Martin Sithole  51' Boetie Groenewald  67' Con: Louis Strydom  11', 52', 68' (3/4) Pen: Louis Strydom  26', 31' (2/3) Wynand Pienaar (0/1)	Referee: Rodney Boneparte

	28 March 2015	Falcons	26–48	Golden Lions	Kempton Park
	15:00	Try: Jacques Alberts  27' Anrich Richter  49', 59' Arno Poley  74' Con: Jaun Kotzé  28', 50', 60' (3/4)	Report[33] Scoreboard[34]	Try: Stephan de Wit  13', 38' Kobus de Kock  19', 69' Ruaan Lerm  23' Malcolm Marx  30' Con: Ashlon Davids  14', 20', 24', 31', 39' (5/5) Warren Potgieter  70' (1/1) Pen: Ashlon Davids  2', 11' (2/2) Cards: MB Lusaseni 42' to 52' Ruaan Lerm  72'	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	28 March 2015	Blue Bulls	20–18	Pumas	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	16:30	Try: Jamba Ulengo  5' Marquit September  50' Con: Kobus Marais  6', 51' (2/2) Pen: Kobus Marais  43', 77' (2/3)	Report[35] Scoreboard[36]	Pen: Justin van Staden  16', 18', 25', 45' (4/4) JC Roos  67', 75' (2/2) Cards: Jacques Momberg 39' to 49'	Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza

Round Five

	10 April 2015	Griffons	17–38	Falcons	HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Martin Sithole  14' Ossie Nortjé  66' Con: Louis Strydom  15', 67' (2/2) Pen: Louis Strydom  43' (1/1)	Report[37] Scoreboard[38]	Try: Arno Poley  21', 29' Dean Muir  36' Jaun Kotzé  49' Ernst Ladendorf  56' Andrew van Wyk  74' Con: Jaun Kotzé  22', 30', 50', 75' (4/6) Pen: Jaun Kotzé (0/1) Cards: Grant Janke  76'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Jaco Kotze

	10 April 2015	Welwitschias	0–44	Blue Bulls	Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
	19:00		Report[39] Scoreboard[40]	Try: Roelof Smit  18', 47' Marquit September  43' Kefentse Mahlo  51' Corniel Els  54', 70' Kobus Marais  62' Con: Kobus Marais  44', 55' (2/6) Tinus de Beer  71' (1/1) Pen: Kobus Marais  30' (1/1) Tinus de Beer (0/1)	Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi

	11 April 2015	Pumas	16–24	Golden Lions	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	15:00	Try: Trompie Pretorius  22' Con: JC Roos  23' (1/1) Pen: JC Roos  5', 12', 40' (3/5)	Report[41] Scoreboard[42]	Try: Ashlon Davids  7' Jacques Nel  32', 71' Con: Ashlon Davids  8', 33', 72' (3/3) Pen: Kobus de Kock  30' (1/2) Ashlon Davids (0/1) Cards: Ashlon Davids 40' to 50' Pieter Scholtz  77'	Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Round Six

	17 April 2015	Blue Bulls	40–21	Griffons	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	15:30	Try: Jamba Ulengo  2', 68' Kefentse Mahlo  15', 31' Arno van Wyk  29' Con: Tinus de Beer  29', 31' (2/4) Kobus Marais  69' (1/1) Pen: Tinus de Beer  9' (1/1) Kobus Marais  78', 80' (2/2) Cards: Marvin Orie 38' to 48'	Report[43] Scoreboard[44]	Try: Nicky Steyn  39', 62' Martin Sithole  44' Con: Franna du Toit  40', 45', 63' (3/3) Cards: Frans Sisita  78'	Referee: Francois Pretorius

	17 April 2015	Leopards XV	23–31	Pumas	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
	16:30	Try: Sergio Torrens  37' Jaco Hayward  42' Con: Kobus du Plessis  38', 42' (2/2) Pen: Kobus du Plessis  11', 15', 45' (3/3)	Report[45] Scoreboard[46]	Try: Jaco Bouwer  2' Frikkie Spies  17' JC Roos  73' Con: JC Roos  18', 74' (2/3) Pen: JC Roos  32', 51', 57', 59' (4/5) Drop: JC Roos (0/1)	Referee: Jaco Kotze

	18 April 2015	Welwitschias	24–17	Limpopo Blue Bulls	Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
	15:00	Try: Johann Tromp  10', 21', 49' Con: Shaun Kaizemi  11', 22', 50' (3/3) Pen: Shaun Kaizemi  27' (1/2) Cards: Jaco Engels 61' to 72'	Report[47] Scoreboard[48]	Try: Heinrich Els  70' Marnus Erasmus  74' Con: Anton Beswick  71', 75' (2/2) Pen: Anton Beswick  19' (1/2)	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Round Seven

	24 April 2015	Pumas	28–22	Falcons	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela
	19:00	Try: JW Bell  43' Reynier van Rooyen  52' Con: JC Roos  22', 53' (2/3) Pen: JC Roos  16', 30', 74' (3/4)	Report[49] Scoreboard[50]	Try: Anrich Richter  10', 37' Friedle Olivier  63' Con: Jaun Kotzé  38', 63' (2/3) Pen: Jaun Kotzé  19' (1/1)	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Archie Sehlako

	25 April 2015	Golden Lions	63–10	Leopards XV	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	14:30	Try: Schalk van der Merwe  26', 43' Ashlon Davids  46' Jano Venter  57', 68' Mark Pretorius  62' Ramone Samuels  63' Mark Richards  79' Con: Jaco van der Walt  44', 47', 58', 63', 64', 69', 80' (7/8) Pen: Jaco van der Walt  12', 22', 37' (3/3)	Report[51] Scoreboard[52]	Try: Juan Language  17' Wilmar Arnoldi  76' Con: Kobus du Plessis (0/1) Warren Gilbert (0/1) Pen: Kobus du Plessis (0/1)	Referee: Jaco Pretorius

	25 April 2015	Griffons	40–28	Limpopo Blue Bulls	HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Martin Sithole  20', 31', 69' Vuyo Mbotho  51', 72' Wynand Pienaar  55' Con: Franna du Toit  21', 52', 56', 70', 73' (5/6)	Report[53] Scoreboard[54]	Try: Willie Engelbrecht  12' Dwayne Pienaar  38' Dean Gordon  77' Con: Anton Beswick  13', 39' (2/3) Pen: Anton Beswick  24', 48', 60' (3/4)	Referee: Ricus van der Hoven

Round Eight

	1 May 2015	Welwitschias	7–45	Falcons	Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
	20:00	Try: Johann Tromp  42' Con: Shaun Kaizemi  42' (1/1)	Report[55] Scoreboard[56]	Try: Ernst Ladendorf  4' Anrich Richter  12', 15' Riaan Arends  18', 29' Willie Odendaal  24' Friedle Olivier  64' Con: Jaun Kotzé  5', 12', 16', 19', 30' (5/7)	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	2 May 2015	Leopards XV	59–12	Griffons	Hartbeesfontein
	14:30	Try: Francois Robertse  22' Jaco Hayward  30' Kobus du Plessis  37' Adri Jacobs  45', 59' Adriaan Engelbrecht  56' Myburgh Briers  65' Molotsi Bouwer  71' Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht  23', 31', 38', 46', 57', 60', 66', 72' (8/8) Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht  50' (1/1)	Report[57] Scoreboard[58]	Try: Nicky Steyn  63', 75' Con: Louis Strydom (0/1) Wynand Pienaar  76' (1/1) Cards: Martin Sithole 35' to 45'	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza

	2 May 2015	Blue Bulls	83–13	Limpopo Blue Bulls	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	16:40	Try: Roelof Smit  48', 53' Kefentse Mahlo  64' Marquit September  70' William Small-Smith  72', 78' Con: Kobus Marais  5', 8', 39', 42', 49', 54', 62' (7/7) Joshua Stander  71', 73', 79' (3/5) Pen: Kobus Marais  20' (1/1)	Report[59] Scoreboard[60]	Try: Fanie Raseroka  31' Con: Anton Beswick  32' (1/1) Pen: Anton Beswick  28', 46' (2/2)	Referee: AJ Jacobs

Round Nine

	8 May 2015	Griffons	20–36	Golden Lions	HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Nicky Steyn  35' Vuyo Mbotho  38' Tertius Maarman  53' Norman Nelson  66' Con: Louis Strydom (0/2) Colin Herbert (0/2)	Report[61] Scoreboard[62]	Try: Jano Venter  8', 19' Ashlon Davids  11' Jaco van der Walt  42' Stokkies Hanekom  51' Ruan Ackermann  75' Con: Jaco van der Walt  9', 12', 52' (3/6) Cards: Jacques Nel  79'	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

	8 May 2015	Welwitschias	25–33	Leopards XV	Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
	20:00	Try: Roderique Victor 69' to 80'	Report[63] Scoreboard[64]	Try: HP Swart  11' Stoof Bezuidenhout  13' Kobus du Plessis  27' Jaco Jordaan  32' Dane van der Westhuyzen  72' Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht  12', 14', 28', 73' (4/5)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Archie Sehlako

	9 May 2015	Limpopo Blue Bulls	27–38	Falcons	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
	15:00	Try: Andries Truter  24' Anton Krynauw  51' Dwayne Pienaar  63' Tinus van Wyk  73' Con: Anton Beswick  64', 74' (2/4) Pen: Anton Beswick  1' (1/1) Cards: Willie Engelbrecht  82'	Report[65] Scoreboard[66]	Try: Friedle Olivier  4' Kyle Hendricks  15', 22', 42' Riaan Arends  46' Johan Pretorius  55' Con: Jaun Kotzé  5', 23', 47', 56' (4/6)	Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi

Southern Section

Round one

	20 March 2015	SWD Eagles	33–17	Free State XV	George
	19:00	Try: Ashley Buys  26' Alshaun Bock  45', 70' Con: Elric van Vuuren  27', 46', 71' (3/3) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  16', 33', 37', 62' (4/5)	Report[67] Scoreboard[68]	Try: Peet Coetzee  8', 77' Con: Coenie van Wyk  9' (1/1) Noël Marx  78' (1/1) Pen: Coenie van Wyk  21' (1/1) Cards: Sino Ganto 42' to 52'	Referee: Rodney Boneparte

	21 March 2015	Eastern Province Kings	19–27	Griquas	Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Thembelani Bholi  17' Kevin Luiters  25' Jaco Grobler  73' Con: Gary van Aswegen  18' (1/2) Scott van Breda  74' (1/1) Pen: Gary van Aswegen (0/1)	Report[69] Scoreboard[70]	Try: Carel Greeff  14' Steph Roberts  62' Abrie Griesel  65' Con: Gouws Prinsloo  15', 63', 66' (3/3) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo  39', 53' (2/3) Cards: RJ Liebenberg  68' Wendal Wehr 71' to 78'	Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza

	21 March 2015	Sharks XV	53–0	Border Bulldogs	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
	15:30	Try: Sizo Maseko  2', 73' Jaco van Tonder  27' Stefan Ungerer  41', 46' Khaya Majola  43' Alcino Izaacs  79' Con: Fred Zeilinga  28', 42', 44' (3/4) Lionel Cronjé  47', 74', 80' (3/3) Pen: Fred Zeilinga  10', 18' (2/2)	Report[71] Scoreboard[72]		Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	21 March 2015	Boland Cavaliers	10–25	Western Province	Caledon
	16:30	Try: Gavin Annandale  16' Con: Eric Zana  18' (1/1) Pen: Eric Zana  55' (1/1) Cards: Freginald Africa 32' to 42' Wayne Wilschut 47' to 57'	Report[73] Scoreboard[74]	Try: Sikhumbuzo Notshe  4', 11', 69', 77' Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis  12' (1/4) Pen: Jean-Luc du Plessis  34' (1/1)	Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Round two

	27 March 2015	SWD Eagles	12–19	Griquas	George
	19:10	Pen: Elric van Vuuren  5', 18', 22', 27' (4/5)	Report[75] Scoreboard[76]	Try: Jaco Nepgen  33' Con: Gouws Prinsloo  34' (1/1) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo  2', 39', 45', 75' (4/7)	Referee: Francois Pretorius

	27 March 2015	Border Bulldogs	17–27	Eastern Province Kings	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:10	Try: Ntando Kebe  57' Sipho Nofemele  73' Con: Oliver Zono  58', 74' (2/2) Pen: Masixole Banda  32' (1/2) Oliver Zono (0/1) Cards: Wandile Putuma 13' to 23'	Report[77] Scoreboard[78]	Try: Paul Schoeman  14', 51', 66' Simon Kerrod  24' Con: Gary van Aswegen  25' (1/3) Scott van Breda  67' (1/1) Pen: Gary van Aswegen  3' (1/1)	Referee: Archie Sehlako

	28 March 2015	Free State XV	52–15	Boland Cavaliers	Clive Solomon Stadium, Heidedal
	15:00	Try: Coenie van Wyk  4' Louis Venter  15' Reuben Johannes  24' Louwrens Strydom  40' Zingisa April  53' Enver Brandt  55', 62' Devin Oosthuizen  76' Con: Coenie van Wyk  5', 16', 40', 54', 56', 63' (6/7) Noël Marx (0/1)	Report[79] Scoreboard[80]	Try: Christian Rust  20' Eric Zana  65' Con: Eric Zana (0/1) Christian Rust  66' (1/1) Pen: Eric Zana  29' (1/1)	Referee: AJ Jacobs

	28 March 2015	Western Province	32–12	Sharks XV	City Park Stadium, Athlone
	16:00	Try: Rayn Smid  6' Wilco Louw  29' Sikhumbuzo Notshe  37' Grant Hermanus  45' Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis  30', 38', 46' (3/4) Pen: Jean-Luc du Plessis  15', 60' (2/2) Cards: Mathew Turner  74'	Report[81] Scoreboard[82]	Try: Khaya Majola  33' Paul Perez  51' Con: Lionel Cronjé  34' (1/3)	Referee: Pro Legoete

Round three

	10 April 2015	Boland Cavaliers	34–26	SWD Eagles	Worcester
	15:00	Try: Wilneth Engelbrecht  1', 45' Harlon Klaasen  23' Edwin Sass  36', 62' Con: Eric Zana  2', 37', 63' (3/5) Pen: Eric Zana  40' (1/2)	Report[83] Scoreboard[84]	Try: Alshaun Bock  8', 74' Hentzwill Pedro  16' Nemo Roelofse  58' Con: Elric van Vuuren  9', 59' (2/3) Gerrit Smith  75' (1/1)	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	11 April 2015	Griquas	37–25	Border Bulldogs	Hartswater
	15:00	Try: Rocco Jansen  5' JW Jonker  12', 20' Hugo Kloppers  67' Martin Bezuidenhout  71' Con: Clinton Swart  6', 13', 20' (3/5) Pen: Clinton Swart  2', 55' (2/2) Cards: Wiseman Kamanga  32' Danie Dames 45' to 55'	Report[85] Scoreboard[86]	Try: Johannes Jonker  17' Sipho Nofemele  50', 75' Con: Masixole Banda  18' (1/1) Oliver Zono  51' (1/1) Bangi Kobese (0/1) Pen: Masixole Banda  16' (1/1) Oliver Zono  31' (1/3) Cards: Yanga Xakalashe 65' to 75' Onke Dubase  78'	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	11 April 2015	Sharks XV	18–35	Free State XV	Kokstad Rugby Club, Kokstad
	15:30	Try: Dan du Preez  33' Khaya Majola  50' Con: Inny Radebe  51' (1/2) Pen: Inny Radebe  9', 39' (2/2)	Report[87] Scoreboard[88]	Try: Coenie van Wyk  20' Vince Jobo  55', 61' Shaun Venter  74' Con: Coenie van Wyk  21', 56', 75' (3/4) Pen: Coenie van Wyk  26', 36', 73' (3/3)	Referee: Ben Crouse

	11 April 2015	Eastern Province Kings	13–19	Western Province	Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: George Whitehead  35' Sylvian Mahuza  61' Con: George Whitehead (0/1) Pen: Scott van Breda  49' (1/1) Cards: Martin Ferreira 39' to 50'	Report[89] Scoreboard[90]	Try: Godlen Masimla  68' Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis  69' (1/1) Pen: Jean-Luc du Plessis  5', 20', 38', 40' (4/4) Cards: JP Lewis  78'	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Round four

	17 April 2015	SWD Eagles	36–13	Sharks XV	George
	19:30	Try: Janneman Stander  4' Kurt Haupt  28' Alshaun Bock  47', 70' Zandré Jordaan  51' Con: Elric van Vuuren  4', 29', 51' (3/3) Gerrit Smith  71' (1/2) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  37' (1/2) Cards: Buran Parks  79'	Report[91] Scoreboard[92]	Try: Tonderai Chavhanga  7' Con: Inny Radebe  8' (1/1) Pen: Inny Radebe  17', 25' (2/3)	Referee: Pro Legoete

	18 April 2015	Western Province	34–6	Border Bulldogs	City Park Stadium, Athlone
	15:00	Try: Robert du Preez  67' (1/2) Pen: Jean-Luc du Plessis  36' (1/1)	Report[93] Scoreboard[94]	Pen: Masixole Banda  20', 30' (2/2)	Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi

	18 April 2015	Boland Cavaliers	19–62	Griquas	Smuts Ground, Velddrif
	16:00	Try: Wilneth Engelbrecht  30' Tiaan Ramat  41' Ryno Conradie  62' Con: Eric Zana  31', 42' (2/3) Pen: Eric Zana (0/1)	Report[95] Scoreboard[96]	Try: Rocco Jansen  6', 34' Wendal Wehr  17', 55' Ntabeni Dukisa  43', 45', 68' Martin Bezuidenhout  49' Clinton Swart  76' Con: Gouws Prinsloo  7', 44', 46', 50', 56', 69', 77' (7/9) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo  11' (1/1)	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	18 April 2015	Free State XV	50–45	Eastern Province Kings	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	16:30	Try: JP du Plessis  5' Sergeal Petersen  15', 56' Shaun Venter  25' Joubert Engelbrecht  42' Zingisa April  65' Ludwig Erasmus  77' Con: Niel Marais  6', 16', 26', 43', 57', 66' (6/6) Ludwig Erasmus (0/1) Pen: Ludwig Erasmus  76' (1/1) Cards: Shaun Venter  80'	Report[97] Scoreboard[98]	Try: Tim Agaba  18' Luther Obi  31' Tim Whitehead  54', 59' Siviwe Soyizwapi  70' Con: Scott van Breda  19', 32', 54', 60' (4/5) Pen: Gary van Aswegen  8' (1/1) Scott van Breda  30', 63', 82' (3/4)	Referee: Quinton Immelman

Round Five

	24 April 2015	Border Bulldogs	10–14	Free State XV	Buffalo City Stadium, East London
	19:00	Try: Lindokuhle Welemu  60' Con: Masixole Banda  61' (1/1) Pen: Masixole Banda  17' (1/3)	Report[99] Scoreboard[100]	Try: Sergeal Petersen  21' Con: Niel Marais (0/1) Pen: Niel Marais  44', 69', 79' (3/3)	Referee: Rodney Boneparte

	25 April 2015	Eastern Province Kings	10–31	SWD Eagles	Port Elizabeth
	15:00	Try: Luther Obi  20' Simon Kerrod  80' Con: Tony Jantjies (0/1) Hansie Graaff (0/1)	Report[101] Scoreboard[102]	Try: Alshaun Bock  8' Clinton Wagman  35' Dwayne Kelly  72' Con: Elric van Vuuren  9' (1/2) Gerrit Smith  73' (1/1) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  10', 15', 30' (3/3) Gerrit Smith  77' (1/1) Cards: Junior Bester  68'	Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza

	25 April 2015	Griquas	14–21	Western Province	Diamantveld High School, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Martin Bezuidenhout  75' Con: Gouws Prinsloo (0/1) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo  21', 40', 47' (3/5)	Report[103] Scoreboard[104]	Try: EW Viljoen  57' Kyle Lombard  72' Con: Jean-Luc du Plessis  73' (1/2) Pen: Jean-Luc du Plessis  21', 63', 79' (3/3)	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

	25 April 2015	Sharks XV	52–12	Boland Cavaliers	Empangeni
	15:30	Try: Khaya Majola  6' Cameron Wright  29' Marius Louw  31', 67' Barend Potgieter  38', 50' Tyler Fisher  62' Tonderai Chavhanga  72' Con: Cameron Wright  30', 32', 51' (3/5) Sandile Kubekha  63', 68', 73' (3/3)	Report[105] Scoreboard[106]	Try: Freginald Africa  1' Edwin Sass  76' Con: Eric Zana (0/1) Christian Rust  77' (1/1) Pen: Eric Zana (0/1) Cards: Clemen Lewis 26' to 37'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

Round Six

	2 May 2015	Free State XV	29–30	Western Province	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
	14:30	Try: Henco Venter  49' Teunis Nieuwoudt  60' Sino Ganto  75' Reuben Johannes  80' Con: Niel Marais  50', 61' (2/2) Noël Marx  81' (1/2) Pen: Niel Marais  14' (1/1)	Report[107] Scoreboard[108]	Try: Kyle Lombard  6' Robert du Preez  11', 47', 67' (3/3) Cards: Chris van Zyl 48' to 58'	Referee: Jason Jaftha

	2 May 2015	Sharks XV	24–27	Griquas	Woodburn Stadium, Pietermaritzburg
	15:30	Try: Tonderai Chavhanga  17' Khaya Majola  35' Marius Louw  47' Con: Cameron Wright  18', 36', 48' (3/3) Pen: Cameron Wright  29' (1/1)	Report[109] Scoreboard[110]	Try: Jono Janse van Rensburg  38' Rocco Jansen  42' Ntabeni Dukisa  72' Ederies Arendse  77' Con: Clinton Swart (0/1) Gouws Prinsloo (0/1) Dean Grant  73', 78' (2/2) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo  6' (1/3)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Lloyd Linton

	2 May 2015	Boland Cavaliers	10–44	Eastern Province Kings	Central Sports Grounds, Citrusdal
	16:00	Try: Granville Adams  20' Con: Granville Adams  21' (1/1) Pen: Christian Rust (0/2) Granville Adams  38' (1/1)	Report[111] Scoreboard[112]	Try: Aidon Davis  7', 31', 63' Siviwe Soyizwapi  22' Eital Bredenkamp  54' Hansie Graaff  59' Dylon Frylinck  74' Con: Hansie Graaff  8', 32', 60' (3/7) Pen: Hansie Graaff  46' (1/1)	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Pro Legoete

	2 May 2015	SWD Eagles	36–17	Border Bulldogs	Albertinia
	16:00	Try: Janneman Stander  4' Zandré Jordaan  13', 45' Kirsten Heyns  38' Alshaun Bock  63' Con: Elric van Vuuren  14', 39', 46' (3/4) Gerrit Smith  64' (1/1) Pen: Elric van Vuuren  19' (1/1)	Report[113] Scoreboard[114]	Try: Lindokuhle Welemu  75' Con: Masixole Banda (0/1) Pen: Masixole Banda  25', 49', 1', 17' (4/4) Cards: Athenkosi Manentsa 43' to 53'	Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Francois Pretorius

Round Seven

	8 May 2015	Eastern Province Kings	23–8	Sharks XV	Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Luther Obi  21' Paul Schoeman  46' Enrico Acker  74' Con: Hansie Graaff (0/2) Scott van Breda  75' (1/1) Pen: Hansie Graaff  6' (1/1) Scott van Breda  70' (1/1)	Report[115] Scoreboard[116]	Try: Hanco Venter  23' Con: Garth April (0/1) Pen: Garth April  15' (1/2) Cards: Paul Jordaan 20' to 30'	Attendance: 2,650 Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	9 May 2015	Western Province	27–19	SWD Eagles	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
	14:45	Try: Tapiwa Tsomondo  7', 64' Robert du Preez  8', 33' (2/4) Pen: Jean-Luc du Plessis  79' (1/1)	Report[117] Scoreboard[118]	Try: Leighton Eksteen  68' Con: Elric van Vuuren  69' (1/1) Pen: Gerrit Smith  3' (1/1) Elric van Vuuren  32', 40', 74' (3/4)	Referee: Lloyd Linton

	9 May 2015	Griquas	19–18	Free State XV	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	15:00	Try: Rudi van Rooyen  36' Con: Gouws Prinsloo  37' (1/1) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo  46' (1/4) Dean Grant  72', 75', 81' (3/3) Cards: Jono Janse van Rensburg 49' to 59'	Report[119] Scoreboard[120]	Try: Ludwig Erasmus  20' Alvin Brandt  77' Con: Willie du Plessis  63' (1/1) Drop: Ludwig Erasmus  25' (1/1) Cards: Henco Venter 16' to 26'	Referee: Pro Legoete

	9 May 2015	Border Bulldogs	29–5	Boland Cavaliers	Alice
	15:30	Try: Lundi Ralarala  2' Makazole Mapimpi  21', 40', 43' Con: Makazole Mapimpi  3', 40', 44' (3/4) Pen: Makazole Mapimpi  52' (1/2)	Report[121] Scoreboard[122]	Try: Harlon Klaasen  65' Con: Christian Rust (0/1)	Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza

Quarter-finals

	15 May 2015	Griquas	14–28	Pumas	Griqua Park, Kimberley
	19:00	Try: Wiseman Kamanga  62' AJ le Roux  73' Con: Dean Grant  62', 74' (2/2) Pen: Dean Grant (0/1)	Report[123] Scoreboard[124]	Try: Bernado Botha  47' Jason Fraser  67' Johan Herbst  77' Con: JC Roos  67' (1/2) Justin van Staden  78' (1/1) Pen: JC Roos  5', 14', 44' (3/4)	Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	15 May 2015	Blue Bulls	44–21	Free State XV	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
	19:10	Try: Wiaan Liebenberg  12' William Small-Smith  20', 49', 60' Tian Schoeman  80' Con: Tian Schoeman  13', 21', 50', 61' (4/4) Kobus Marais  80' (1/1) Pen: Tian Schoeman  32', 45', 57' (3/4)	Report[125] Scoreboard[126]	Try: Willie du Plessis  4', 17', 27' (3/5) Ludwig Erasmus (0/1)	Referee: Rodney Boneparte

	16 May 2015	Golden Lions	29–21	SWD Eagles	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
	14:10	Try: Jacques Nel  12' Stokkies Hanekom  45' Con: Marnitz Boshoff  13', 45' (2/2) Pen: Marnitz Boshoff  47', 55', 59', 69' (4/5) Drop: Marnitz Boshoff  21' (1/1) Cards: JP du Preez  71'	Report[127] Scoreboard[128]	Try: Martin du Toit  32' Kirsten Heyns  37', 50' Con: Elric van Vuuren  33', 38', 51' (3/3) Pen: Elric van Vuuren (0/2) Cards: Ashley Buys 21' to 34'	Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi