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Premier and First Divisions.

Competition

There were 14 teams participating in the 2009 Vodacom Cup competition. These teams were geographically divided into two sections – the Northern Section and the Southern Section, each with seven teams. Teams would play all the teams in their section once over the course of the season, either at home or away. Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams losing a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded). The top four teams in each section qualified for the 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.

Teams

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Team Listing

The following teams took part in the 2009 Vodacom Cup competition:

Tables

Northern Section

Southern Section

Fixtures and results

Week One

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Golden Lions The Golden Lions (), currently known as the Fidelity ADT Golden Lions for sponsorship reasons, are a South African professional rugby union team based in Johannesburg who compete in the annual Currie Cup. The team is governed by the Golden ...

Week Two

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Border Bulldogs The Border Bulldogs () is a South African professional rugby union team based in East London that participates in the annual Currie Cup competitions. They are governed by the Border Rugby Union (BRU). History The Border Rugby Football Union go ...

, Vodacom Blue Bulls

Week Three

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Week Four

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SWD Eagles The South Western Districts Eagles () are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup tournament. They represent the Southern Cape (Garden Route & Klein Karoo regions) and play out of Outeniqua P ...

Griquas The Griquas are a subgroup of mixed-race heterogeneous formerly-Xiri-speaking nations in South Africa with a unique origin in the early history of the Dutch Cape Colony. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Comm ...

Week Five

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Week Six

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Week Seven

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Quarter finals

Semi finals

Final

Winners

Stats

Top Point Scorers Top Try Scorers * ''44 yellow cards were shown to 43 different players.''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vodacom Cup 2009 Vodacom Cup 2009 in South African rugby union 2009 rugby union tournaments for clubs