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2014 Vodacom Cup
The 2014 Vodacom Cup was played between 7 March and 16 May 2014 and was the 17th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. This edition of the Vodacom Cup was played between fourteen provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions, as well as the and from Kenya. Competition There were sixteen teams participating in the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. These teams were geographically divided into two sections, with eight teams in each section. 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 qua ...
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini; and it encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of , the country has Demographics of South Africa, a population of over 64 million people. Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament of South Africa, Parliament, is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is regarded as the judicial capital. The largest, most populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and Durban. Cradle of Humankind, Archaeological findings suggest that various hominid species existed in South Africa about 2.5 million years ago, and modern humans inhabited the ...
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Leeudoringstad
Leeudoringstad (Afrikaans for ''Lion thorn city'') is a small farming town situated on the main Cape Town - Johannesburg railway line in North West Province (South Africa), North West Province of South Africa. Origin Leeudoringstad was established in 1920 and named after the Lion-thorn, the African Devil's Claw (Harpagophytum procumbens). Dynamite Disaster The town hit the headlines on 17 July 1932 when a train carrying 320 to 330 tons (previously incorrectly stated as 1,200 tons) of dynamite from the De Beers factory at Somerset West to the Witwatersrand exploded and flattened the town. Five people were killed. According to A.P. Cartwright's "The Dynamite Company", a goods train delivering explosives from the Cape Explosives Factory to the Rand, with thirty-one trucks was loaded with 10685 cases. Just outside the station, about 1 km down the track, the driver noticed a cloud of smoke coming from one of the trucks in the middle of the train. He immediately stopped the train and ...
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Guy Cronjé
Guy Cronjé (born 26 July 1989) is a South African-born Zimbabwean international rugby union footballer, currently playing for KwaZulu-Natal club side College Rovers. His regular playing position is fly-half. Club career Cronjé played for the between 2009 and 2011 before making the move north to join the along with twin brother Ross ahead of the 2012 season. He represented the in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competition until 2014 and also made two appearances for the in the 2013 Super Rugby season promotion/relegation play-offs. He was also a member of the University of Johannesburg squad during the 2012 and 2013 Varsity Cup Varsity Cup is the collective name for four South African rugby union competitions involving the top rugby playing universities in the country. It was launched in 2008, with eight teams participating in the Varsity Cup competition and each unive ... competitions. Representative rugby Through his paternal grandparents, Cronjé gained eligibil ...
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Willie Du Plessis (rugby Player Born 1990)
Willem Nicolaas Frederik du Plessis (born 5 June 1990) is a South African-born Dutch international rugby union player, currently playing in France with the French Pro D2 side . His regular position is fly-half. Career Youth Du Plessis played for the at the 2008 Under-18 Academy Week competition before moving to Durban to join the . He played for the team in the 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championship and for the team in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring 96 points in twelve matches. He was named in the Sharks' squad for the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition, but failed to make an appearance. He made two more appearances for the Sharks in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, before returning to the team for the latter part of the competition, making a further four appearances. Blue Bulls Du Plessis was included in the squad for the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition and made his first class debut against the , coming on as a half-time substitute and scoring a try w ...
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Thabo Mabuza
Sikhumbuzo Thabo Mabuza (born 1 February 1994 in Nelspruit, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. He generally plays as an openside flanker. Career Youth Born in Nelspuit and attending the White River Primary School in Mpumalanga, Mabuza was chosen to play for the at the Under-13 Craven Week tournament in 2007. He then went to Centurion High School, where he was selected for youth teams for the . In 2010, he represented them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in Upington and he played for them in the Under-18 Craven Week tournament in both 2011 and 2012. In both seasons, he was also selected for the South African Schools side. In 2011, he played in a 21–14 victory against a France Under-18 side in Port Elizabeth and in 2012, he started in three matches – against France, Wales and England Under-18. Mabuza then made the move across the Jukskei River to join Johannesburg-based side the for the 2013 season ...
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Brendon Snyman
Brendon Michael Snyman (born 21 August 1984) is a South African rugby union player who most recently played for the . His regular position is lock. Career Early career He represented the in the 2003 and 2004 Under–20 competitions. SWD Eagles In 2005, he moved to George to play for the , making sixteen appearances in his debut season. Griquas He joined in 2006, where he spent the next four seasons and racking up 67 appearances in his time in Kimberley in both the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions. Eastern Province Kings During the 2009 Currie Cup Premier Division, he played one game on loan at the and joined them on a permanent basis in 2010 (when they changed their name to the ), where he made four Vodacom Cup appearances, five Currie Cup appearances (two starts) and one appearance in the pre-season compulsory friendlies. Leopards He then joined Potchefstroom-based side the , where he quickly became an established first team player over the next few seasons. Monta ...
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Gerhard Nortier
Gerhard Johan Nortier (born 4 March 1989 in George, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the Slava Moscow in Russia. His regular position is fly-half. Career Youth and Varsity rugby Nortier represented the South Western Districts at youth level, playing for them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2005 and the Under-18 Craven Week tournaments in 2006 and 2007. He then moved to Potchefstroom, joining the . He played for the side in the 2008 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition and for the side in the Under-21 competitions in 2009 and 2010. He also played Varsity Cup rugby for the Potchefstroom-based university , representing them in the 2012 and 2013 editions of the tournament. In 2012, he played in all 8 matches for the NWU Pukke and finished as joint second top points scorer in the competition – just one point behind ' Wesley Dunlop – and in 2013, he finished third. Senior career After his successful season in the 2012 Varsity Cup, Nortier ...
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Jaco Van Heerden
Daniel Jaco van Heerden (born 26 January 1983) is a former South African rugby union referee that served on the Premier Panel of the South African Rugby Referees' Association between 2014 and 2017. He retired from refereeing at the end of the 2017 season to concentrate on his career as a Supreme Court advocate. Career He started refereeing first class matches in 2013, making his debut in the 2013 Vodacom Cup match between the and the in Welkom, the first of five matches during the competition. His first Currie Cup appointment was the match between the and in Nelspruit during the 2013 Currie Cup First Division. During the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, he took charge of his first Premier Division clash, officiating the trans- Jukskei clash between the and the in Johannesburg. He also officiated two matches in France in October 2014, a Rugby Pro D2 match between and , as well as a Top 14 match between and . He was named on SANZAR's referee list for the 2015 Super R ...
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Trompie Pretorius
Jerome "Trompie" Pretorius (born 22 March 1988) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. Pretorius regularly plays as a centre and has previously represented the , and . In 2013, Pretorius was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup and won the tournament after winning all three matches. Pretorius was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ..., beating 24–7 in the final. Pretorius made nine appearances during the season, scoring one try. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pretorius, Trompie South African rugby union players Living people 1988 births Pumas (Currie Cup) players ...
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Jacques Verwey
Jacques or Jacq are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over one hundred identified noble families related to the surname by the Nobility & Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Origins The origin of this surname comes from the Latin ' Iacobus', associated with the biblical patriarch Jacob. Ancient history A French knight returning from the Crusades in the Holy Lands probably adopted the surname from "Saint Jacques" (or "James the Greater"). James the Greater was one of Jesus' Twelve Apostles, and is believed to be the first martyred apostle. Being endowed with this surname was an honor at the time and it is likely that the Church allowed it because of acts during the Crusades. Indeed, at this time, the use of biblical, Christian name, Christian, or Hebrew names and surnames became very popular, and entered the European lexicon. Robert J., a ...
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Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein ( ; ), also known as Bloem, is the capital and the largest city of the Free State (province), Free State province in South Africa. It is often, and has been traditionally, referred to as the country's "judicial capital", alongside the legislative capital Cape Town and Administration (government), administrative capital Pretoria, although the highest court in South Africa, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, Constitutional Court, has been in Johannesburg since 1994. Situated at an elevation of above sea level, the city is home to 256,185 (as of 2011) residents and forms part of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality which has a population of 747,431. It was one of the host cities for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The city of Bloemfontein hosts the Supreme Court of Appeal (South Africa), Supreme Court of Appeal, the Franklin Game Reserve, :af:Naval Hill, Naval Hill, the Maselspoort, Maselspoort Resort and the Sand du Plessis Theatre. The city hosts numerous muse ...
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Grahamstown
Makhanda, formerly known as Grahamstown, is a town of about 75,000 people in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated about northeast of Gqeberha and southwest of East London. It is the largest town in the Makana Local Municipality, and the seat of the municipal council. It also hosts Rhodes University, the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court, the South African Library for the Blind (SALB), a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, and 6 South African Infantry Battalion. Furthermore, located approximately 3 km south-east of the town lies Waterloo Farm, the only estuarine fossil site in the world from 360 million years ago with exceptional soft-tissue preservation. The town's name-change from Grahamstown to Makhanda was officially gazetted on 29 June 2018. The town was officially renamed to Makhanda in memory of Xhosa warrior and prophet Makhanda ka Nxele. In 2025, the city was listed as thcountry's worst-performing municipalit ...
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