2015 Vodacom Cup

2015 Vodacom Cup
Countries	South Africa; Namibia
Date	6 March – 30 May 2015
Champions	Pumas (1st title)
Runners-up	Western Province
Matches played	63
Tries scored	430 (average 6.825 per match)
Top point scorer	JC Roos (118)
Top try scorer	Alshaun Bock (8)
	← 2014

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

2015 Vodacom Cup is located in South Africa

Blue Bulls

Boland Cavaliers

Border Bulldogs

Eastern Province Kings

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 Kenya Rugby Football Union also initially indicated that they intended to once again enter a team in the competition.^[7] However, after being included in the fixture list for the competition, the Kenyan RFU withdrew from the competition a month before its scheduled start date due to financial considerations.^[8] As a result, Griquas moved to the Southern Section of the competition, inheriting the Simba XV's fixtures.

Team Listing

The following teams took part in the 2015 Vodacom Cup competition:

Team	Sponsored Name	Stadium/s	Sponsored Name
2015 Vodacom Cup teams
Northern Section teams
Blue Bulls	Vodacom Blue Bulls	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria	Loftus Versfeld
Falcons	Hino Falcons	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park	Barnard Stadium
Golden Lions	Emirates Airline Golden Lions	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg	Emirates Airline Park
Griffons	Down Touch Griffons	North West Stadium, Welkom	HT Pelatona Projects Stadium
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, Nelspruit	Mbombela Stadium
Welwitschias	FNB Welwitschias	Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek	Hage Geingob Stadium
Southern Section teams
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
Griquas	GWK Griquas	Griqua Park, Kimberley	GWK Park
Sharks XV	Cell C Sharks XV	Kings Park Stadium, Durban	Growthpoint Kings Park
SWD Eagles	SWD Eagles	Outeniqua Park, George	Outeniqua Park
Western Province	DHL Western Province	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town	DHL Newlands

Logs

2015 Vodacom Cup logs

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Northern Section

Pos

Team

P

W

D

L

PF

PA

PD

TF

TA

TB

LB

Pts

1

Golden Lions

7

0

279

108

+171

38

15

5

0

33

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

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

7

115

290

−175

12

43

1

2

Southern Section

Pos

Team

P

W

D

L

PF

PA

PD

TF

TA

TB

LB

Pts

1

Western Province

7

0

188

103

+85

23

11

4

0

32

2

Griquas

7

6

0

1

205

138

+67

24

16

3

1

28

3

Free State XV

7

4

0

3

215

170

+45

28

17

4

2

22

4

SWD Eagles

7

4

0

3

193

137

+56

21

16

3

1

20

5

Eastern Province Kings

7

3

0

4

181

162

+19

26

18

3

2

17

6

Sharks XV

7

2

0

5

180

165

+15

24

22

2

1

11

7

Border Bulldogs

7

1

0

6

104

206

−102

11

28

1

6

8

Boland Cavaliers

7

1

0

6

105

290

−185

15

44

1

0

5

Final standings.^[9]

Legend and Competition rules

Legend:
	Top four sides, qualify to quarter finals.	P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points

Competition rules:
Qualification: 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] 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 Classification: Teams standings are calculated as follows: * Log points * Overall points difference * Number of tries scored * Points scored in away matches * Least number of red cards * Toss of a coin

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:

Team Progression – 2015 Vodacom Cup North Section
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Qtr	Semi	Final
Golden Lions	5 (1st)	10 (2nd)	14 (2nd)	19 (1st)	23 (1st)	23 (2nd)	28 (1st)	28 (2nd)	33 (1st)	Won	Lost	N/A
Blue Bulls	5 (3rd)	10 (3rd)	10 (3rd)	14 (3rd)	19 (2nd)	24 (1st)	24 (3rd)	29 (1st)	29 (2nd)	Won	Lost	N/A
Pumas	5 (2nd)	10 (1st)	15 (1st)	16 (2nd)	16 (3rd)	20 (3rd)	24 (2nd)	24 (3rd)	24 (3rd)	Won	Won	Won
Leopards XV	5 (4th)	5 (4th)	10 (4th)	10 (4th)	10 (4th)	10 (4th)	10 (5th)	15 (4th)	20 (4th)	Lost	N/A	N/A
Falcons	0 (6th)	0 (6th)	2 (5th)	3 (6th)	8 (5th)	8 (5th)	9 (6th)	14 (5th)	19 (5th)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Griffons	0 (7th)	0 (7th)	0 (6th)	5 (5th)	5 (6th)	5 (7th)	10 (4th)	10 (6th)	11 (6th)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Welwitschias	0 (8th)	0 (8th)	0 (8th)	2 (7th)	2 (7th)	6 (6th)	6 (7th)	6 (7th)	7 (7th)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Limpopo Blue Bulls	0 (5th)	0 (5th)	0 (7th)	0 (8th)	0 (8th)	1 (8th)	1 (8th)	1 (8th)	2 (8th)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Team Progression – 2015 Vodacom Cup South Section
Team			R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Qtr	Semi	Final
Western Province			5 (2nd)	10 (1st)	14 (1st)	19 (1st)	23 (1st)	27 (1st)	32 (1st)	Won	Won	Lost
Griquas			4 (4th)	8 (2nd)	13 (2nd)	18 (2nd)	19 (2nd)	24 (2nd)	28 (2nd)	Lost	N/A	N/A
Free State XV			0 (7th)	5 (4th)	10 (3rd)	15 (3rd)	19 (3rd)	21 (3rd)	22 (3rd)	Lost	N/A	N/A
SWD Eagles			4 (3rd)	5 (5th)	6 (4th)	11 (4th)	15 (4th)	20 (4th)	20 (4th)	Lost	N/A	N/A
Eastern Province Kings			0 (5th)	5 (6th)	6 (5th)	8 (5th)	8 (6th)	13 (5th)	17 (5th)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sharks XV			5 (1st)	5 (3rd)	5 (6th)	5 (6th)	10 (5th)	10 (6th)	11 (6th)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Border Bulldogs			0 (8th)	0 (8th)	0 (8th)	0 (8th)	1 (8th)	1 (8th)	6 (7th)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Boland Cavaliers			0 (6th)	0 (7th)	5 (7th)	5 (7th)	5 (7th)	5 (7th)	5 (8th)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

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	Barnard Stadium, 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: Travis Ismaiel 11' 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, Nelspruit
	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 Mboto 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: Shaun Kaizemi 56' (1/1) Pen: Henrique Olivier (0/1) Cards: 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

Bye/s: Falcons, Griffons

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	Lilian Ngoyi Stadium, 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

Bye/s: Griffons, Welwitschias

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	Barnard Stadium, 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

Bye/s: Leopards XV, Limpopo Blue Bulls

Round Five

	10 April 2015	Griffons	17–38	Falcons	North West 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, Nelspruit
	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

Bye/s: Leopards XV, Limpopo Blue Bulls

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

Bye/s: Falcons, Golden Lions

Round Seven

	24 April 2015	Pumas	28–22	Falcons	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
	19:00	Try: Bernado Botha 21' 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	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Martin Sithole 20', 31', 69' Vuyo Mboto 51', 72' Wynand Pienaar 55' Con: Franna du Toit 21', 52', 56', 70', 73' (5/6)	Report^[53] Scoreboard^[54]	Try: Willem 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

Bye/s: Blue Bulls, Welwitschias

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: Nqoba Mxoli 4' Kobus Marais 7' Travis Ismaiel 38', 61' Jamba Ulengo 41', 66' 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

Bye/s: Golden Lions, Pumas

Round Nine

	8 May 2015	Griffons	20–36	Golden Lions	North West Stadium, Welkom
	15:00	Try: Nicky Steyn 35' Vuyo Mboto 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: Nico Esterhuyse 5' Shaun Kaizemi 20', 42' Russell van Wyk 52' Con: Shaun Kaizemi 21' (1/4) Pen: Shaun Kaizemi 17' (1/2) Cards: 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: Dries 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: Willem 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

Bye/s: Blue Bulls, Pumas