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The Pampas XV from Argentina, the 2011 defending champions, will get the 2012 Vodacom Cup season, the 15th since its inception in 1998, underway on Friday at 15:10 when they host the EP Kings<\/a> in Stellenbosch. The match will be televised (We like to believe that this was decided after MyPE indicated that we would not be doing a live blogcast).<\/p>\n The Argentineans were unbeaten last year as they romped to the title in their first season of involvement and will be looking to build on that performance.<\/p>\n They have chosen to base themselves in Stellenbosch this year, as teams no longer play their pool games across sections, but within their own divisions, meaning they will face all the teams in the Southern Section.<\/p>\n EP Kings<\/a> had a pretty dismal Vodacom Cup 2011 season after being docked points for fielding an ineligible player.<\/p>\n On 10 March 2011 the Eastern Province Rugby<\/a> Union (EPRU) was found guilty of breaching Regulation 4.2 of the Player Status, Player Contracts and Player Movement Regulations by fielding two Mpumalanga Rugby Union (Pumas) players, Hannes Franklin and Jacques Coetzee, in four matches (two in the Vodacom Cup for EP Kings and two friendlies for the Southern Kings<\/a>), without the necessary clearance certificate.<\/p>\n EPRU were fined R15 000 in respect of the two friendly games against the Bulls (R5 000) and the Cheetahs (R10 000), and will forfeit all log points accumulated from the Vodacom Cup games against the Welwitschias (25 February 2011) and the Leopards (4 March 2011).<\/p>\n The EP Kings played eight league games in the 2011 Vodacom Cup, logging a record of six wins and two losses, including six bonus point performances. Despite this record and as a result of the fielding of ineligible players, the Kings failed to advance to the quarter finals of the 2011 Vodacom Cup.<\/p>\n See more on this sad saga here: EP Rugby \u2018Disgusted\u2019 With Outcome of SARU Appeal<\/a><\/p>\n EP Kings coach Alan Solomons has elected to send a young team down to take on the 1st team of the Vodacom Cup:<\/p>\n An interesting positional change is that of bringing Tiger Mangweni in at centre to partner the youngster, Scott van Breda. Coaching staff and amateur observers have remarked on the weakness of the EP centre pairings, let\u2019s hope that this bold move will bear fruit and bolster that vital linkage.<\/p>\n South Africa\u2019s 14 provincial unions and the Pampas XV from Argentina will play in two sections \u2013 North and South, with seven teams in the Northern Section (following the withdrawal of Namibia due to financial constraints) and eight in the Southern Section. All the teams will play in a single round within their own section after which the top sides will progress to the playoffs.<\/p>\n Round 1 Fixtures:<\/strong><\/p>\n Friday, 9 March 2012:<\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday, 10 March 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n All the Fixtures:<\/strong><\/p>\n March 2012<\/strong> The Pampas XV from Argentina, the 2011 defending champions, will get the 2012 Vodacom Cup season, the 15th since its inception in 1998, underway on Friday at 15:10 when they host the EP Kings in Stellenbosch. 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Replacements:<\/strong> 16. Bobby Dyer, 17. Elrich Kock, 18. Reynier Bernardo, 19. Devin Oosthuizen, 20. Danie Faasen, 21. Justin van Staden, 22. Steven Hansel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
Southern Section:<\/strong> Regent Boland Kavaliers, Border Bulldogs, EP Kings, Toyota Free State XV, The Sharks XV, SWD Eagles, DHL Western Province, Pampas XV.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
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\n09<\/strong>
\n15:10<\/strong>
\nPampas XV<\/a><\/strong>
\nvs<\/strong>
\nEastern Province Kings<\/a><\/strong>
\nAF Markotter Stadium, Paul Roos Gymnasium<\/strong>
\n09
\n19:00
\nBorder Bulldogs<\/a>
\nvs
\nSharks XV<\/a>
\nBCM Stadium, East London
\n10
\n14:45
\nLeopards<\/a>
\nvs
\nMTN Golden Lions<\/a>
\nProfert Ol\u00ebn Park, Potchefstroom
\n10
\n15:00
\nValke<\/a>
\nvs
\nFord Pumas<\/a>
\nBarnard Stadium, Kempton Park
\n10
\n15:00
\nToyota Free State XV<\/a>
\nvs
\nSWD Eagles<\/a>
\nClive Solomon Stadium, Heidedal, Bloemfontein
\n10
\n16:00
\nDHL Western Province<\/a>
\nvs
\nBoland Kavaliers<\/a>
\nDHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town<\/a>
\n10
\n16:45
\nVodacom Blue Bulls<\/a>
\nvs
\nGWK Griquas<\/a>
\nLoftus Versfeld, Pretoria
\n16<\/strong>
\n19:00<\/strong>
\nEastern Province Kings<\/a><\/strong>
\nvs<\/strong>
\nBorder Bulldogs<\/a><\/strong>
\nNelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE<\/strong>
\n17
\n00:00
\nFord Pumas<\/a>
\nvs
\nVodacom Blue Bulls<\/a>
\nMbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
\n17
\n00:00
\nPampas XV<\/a>
\nvs
\nSWD Eagles<\/a>
\nAF Markotter Stadium, Paul Roos Gymnasium
\n17
\n14:45
\nSharks XV<\/a>
\nvs
\nDHL Western Province<\/a>
\nMr Price Kings Park, Durban
\n17
\n15:00
\nGWK Griquas<\/a>
\nvs
\nGriffons<\/a>
\nGWK Park, Kimberley
\n17
\n16:00
\nBoland Kavaliers<\/a>
\nvs
\nToyota Free State XV<\/a>
\nBredasdorp
\n17
\n17:00
\nMTN Golden Lions<\/a>
\nvs
\nValke<\/a>
\nCoca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
\n23
\n15:30
\nBorder Bulldogs<\/a>
\nvs
\nPampas XV<\/a>
\nBCM Stadium, East London
\n23
\n19:00
\nValke<\/a>
\nvs
\nLeopards<\/a>
\nBarnard Stadium, Kempton Park
\n23
\n19:00
\nGriffons<\/a>
\nvs
\nFord Pumas<\/a>
\nNorth West Stadium, Welkom
\n23
\n19:10
\nToyota Free State XV<\/a>
\nvs
\nSharks XV<\/a>
\nFree State Stadium, Bloemfontein
\n24
\n14:45
\nVodacom Blue Bulls<\/a>
\nvs
\nMTN Golden Lions<\/a>
\nLoftus Versfeld, Pretoria
\n24<\/strong>
\n16:00<\/strong>
\nDHL Western Province<\/a><\/strong>
\nvs<\/strong>
\nEastern Province Kings<\/a><\/strong>
\nCity Park, Crawford, Cape Town<\/strong>
\n24
\n16:00
\nSWD Eagles<\/a>
\nvs
\nBoland Kavaliers<\/a>
\nD\u2019 Almeida Stadium, Mossel Bay
\n30
\n15:30
\nSharks XV<\/a>
\nvs
\nSWD Eagles<\/a>
\nMr Price Kings Park, Durban
\n30<\/strong>
\n19:10<\/strong>
\nEastern Province Kings<\/a><\/strong>
\nvs<\/strong>
\nToyota Free State XV<\/a><\/strong>
\nNelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE<\/strong>
\n31
\n00:00
\nLeopards<\/a>
\nvs
\nVodacom Blue Bulls<\/a>
\nProfert Ol\u00ebn Park, Potchefstroom
\n31
\n00:00
\nBorder Bulldogs<\/a>
\nvs
\nDHL Western Province<\/a>
\nBCM Stadium, East London
\n31
\n00:00
\nPampas XV<\/a>
\nvs
\nBoland Kavaliers<\/a>
\nAF Markotter Stadium, Paul Roos Gymnasium
\n31
\n14:45
\nMTN Golden Lions<\/a>
\nvs
\nGriffons<\/a>
\nCoca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
\n31
\n16:00
\nFord Pumas<\/a>
\nvs
\nGWK Griquas<\/a>
\nPuma Stadium, Witbank
\nApril 2012<\/strong>
\n13
\n16:00
\nVodacom Blue Bulls<\/a>
\nvs
\nValke<\/a>
\nLoftus Versfeld, Pretoria
\n13
\n19:00
\nGriffons<\/a>
\nvs
\nLeopards<\/a>
\nNorth West Stadium, Welkom
\n13<\/strong>
\n19:10<\/strong>
\nSWD Eagles<\/a><\/strong>
\nvs<\/strong>
\nEastern Province Kings<\/a><\/strong>
\nOuteniqua Park, George<\/strong>
\n14
\n14:45
\nToyota Free State XV<\/a>
\nvs
\nBorder Bulldogs<\/a>
\nFree State Stadium, Bloemfontein
\n14
\n15:00
\nGWK Griquas<\/a>
\nvs
\nMTN Golden Lions<\/a>
\nGWK Park, Kimberley
\n14
\n16:00
\nBoland Kavaliers<\/a>
\nvs
\nSharks XV<\/a>
\nMalmesbury
\n14
\n16:30
\nDHL Western Province<\/a>
\nvs
\nPampas XV<\/a>
\nDanie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
\n20
\n19:00
\nValke<\/a>
\nvs
\nGriffons<\/a>
\nBarnard Stadium, Kempton Park
\n20
\n19:00
\nBoland Kavaliers<\/a>
\nvs
\nBorder Bulldogs<\/a>
\nBoland Stadium, Wellington
\n20
\n19:10
\nToyota Free State XV<\/a>
\nvs
\nPampas XV<\/a>
\nFree State Stadium, Bloemfontein
\n21
\n00:00
\nLeopards<\/a>
\nvs
\nGWK Griquas<\/a>
\nProfert Ol\u00ebn Park, Potchefstroom
\n21
\n00:00
\nMTN Golden Lions<\/a>
\nvs
\nFord Pumas<\/a>
\nCommunity Venue
\n21<\/strong>
\n14:45<\/strong>
\nSharks XV<\/a><\/strong>
\nvs<\/strong>
\nEastern Province Kings<\/a><\/strong>
\nMr Price Kings Park, Durban<\/strong>
\n21
\n16:00
\nSWD Eagles<\/a>
\nvs
\nDHL Western Province<\/a>
\nBridgton Sports Grounds, Outshoorn
\n26
\n15:30
\nGWK Griquas<\/a>
\nvs
\nValke<\/a>
\nGWK Park, Kimberley
\n27
\n15:00
\nGriffons<\/a>
\nvs
\nVodacom Blue Bulls<\/a>
\nNorth West Stadium, Welkom
\n27<\/strong>
\n15:00<\/strong>
\nEastern Province Kings<\/a><\/strong>
\nvs<\/strong>
\nBoland Kavaliers<\/a><\/strong>
\nNelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE<\/strong>
\n28
\n00:00
\nFord Pumas<\/a>
\nvs
\nLeopards<\/a>
\nMbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
\n28
\n14:45
\nPampas XV<\/a>
\nvs
\nSharks XV<\/a>
\nAF Markotter Stadium, Paul Roos Gymnasium
\n28
\n15:30
\nDHL Western Province<\/a>
\nvs
\nToyota Free State XV<\/a>
\nDurbanville Rugby Club, Durbanville
\n28
\n19:00
\nBorder Bulldogs<\/a>
\nvs
\nSWD Eagles<\/a>
\nMlungisi Rugby Field, Queenstown
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