La Unión Sudafricana de Rugby confirmó el cronograma de partidos para la próxima edición de la Vodacom Cup, que comenzará a disputarse el sábado 10 de marzo.
En la primera fase, por la etapa de clasificación, el equipo Nacional de Pampas XV integrará la zona Sur y por el formato del torneo disputará siete encuentros, ante los equipos de la Zona Norte. Los rivales del elenco entrenado por Daniel Hourcade serán: Eastern Province Kings, SWD Eagles, Border Bulldogs, Boland Cavaliers, DHL Western Province, Toyota Free State Cheetas y Sharks.
El conjunto Argentino participará por tercera vez del campeonato sudafricano. En 2010, en el debut, el elenco Nacional finalizó en la quinta posición en la Zona y no logró clasificar a los cuartos de final. Por su parte, en la pasada edición, en 2011, Pampas XV se consagró campeón de la Vodacom Cup de manera invicta, tras lograr 11 triunfos y al vencer en la final a Blue Bulls por 14 a 9.
A continuación se detalla el fixture del certamen:
FIXTURE VODACOM CUP 2012
10/03/2011 – Vodacom Blue Bulls vs GWK Griquas – Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
10/03/2011 – Valke vs Ford Pumas – Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
10/03/2011 – Leopards vs MTN Golden Lions – Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
10/03/2011 – Tasol Solar Griffons vs Welwitschias – North West Stadium, Welkom
10/03/2011 – DHL Western Province vs Boland Cavaliers – DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
10/03/2011 – Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs SWD Eagles – Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
10/03/2011 – Border Bulldogs vs Sharks – BCM Stadium, East London
10/03/2011 – Pampas XV vs Eastern Province Kings
17/03/2011 – Ford Pumas vs Vodacom Blue Bulls – Puma Stadium, Witbank
17/03/2011 – MTN Golden Lions vs Toyota Free State Cheetahs – Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
17/03/2011 – Welwitschias vs Leopards – Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
17/03/2011 – GWK Griquas vs Tasol Solar Griffons – GWK Park, Kimberley
17/03/2011 – Sharks vs DHL Western Province – Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
17/03/2011 – Boland Cavaliers vs Toyota Free State Cheetahs – Boland Stadium, Wellington
17/03/2011 – Pampas XV vs SWD Eagles
17/03/2011 – Eastern Province Kings vs Border Bulldogs – Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE
24/03/2011 – Vodacom Blue Bulls vs MTN Golden Lions – Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
24/03/2011 – Valke vs Leopards – Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
24/03/2011 – Tasol Solar Griffons vs Ford Pumas – North West Stadium, Welkom
24/03/2011 – GWK Griquas vs Welwitschias – GWK Park, Kimberley
24/03/2011 – DHL Western Province vs Eastern Province Kings – DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
24/03/2011 – Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Sharks – Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
24/03/2011 – SWD Eagles vs Boland Cavaliers – Outeniqua Park, George
24/03/2011 – Border Bulldogs vs Pampas XV – BCM Stadium, East London
31/03/2011 – Sharks vs SWD Eagles – Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
31/03/2011 – Pampas XV vs Boland Cavaliers
31/03/2011 – Leopards vs Vodacom Blue Bulls – Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
31/03/2011 – Valke vs Welwitschias – Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
31/03/2011 – MTN Golden Lions vs Tasol Solar Griffons – Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
31/03/2011 – Ford Pumas vs GWK Griquas – Puma Stadium, Witbank
31/03/2011 – Border Bulldogs vs DHL Western Province – BCM Stadium, East London
31/03/2011 – Eastern Province Kings vs Toyota Free State Cheetahs – Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE
16/04/2011 – Vodacom Blue Bulls vs Valke – Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
16/04/2011 – Tasol Solar Griffons vs Leopards – North West Stadium, Welkom
16/04/2011 – GWK Griquas vs MTN Golden Lions – GWK Park, Kimberley
16/04/2011 – Welwitschias vs Ford Pumas – Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
16/04/2011 – DHL Western Province vs Pampas XV – DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
16/04/2011 – Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Border Bulldogs – Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
16/04/2011 – Boland Cavaliers vs Sharks – Boland Stadium, Wellington
16/04/2011 – SWD Eagles vs Eastern Province Kings – Outeniqua Park, George
23/04/2011 – Vodacom Blue Bulls vs Welwitschias – Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
23/04/2011 – Valke vs Tasol Solar Griffons – Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
23/04/2011 – Leopards vs GWK Griquas – Profert Olën Park, Potchefstroom
23/04/2011 – MTN Golden Lions vs Ford Pumas – Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
23/04/2011 – SWD Eagles vs DHL Western Province – Outeniqua Park, George
23/04/2011 – Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs Pampas XV – Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
23/04/2011 – Boland Cavaliers vs Border Bulldogs – Boland Stadium, Wellington
23/04/2011 – Sharks vs Eastern Province Kings – Mr Price Kings Park, Durban
30/04/2011 – Eastern Province Kings vs Boland Cavaliers – Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE
30/04/2011 – Pampas XV vs Sharks
30/04/2011 – Tasol Solar Griffons vs Vodacom Blue Bulls – North West Stadium, Welkom
30/04/2011 – GWK Griquas vs Valke – GWK Park, Kimberley
30/04/2011 – Ford Pumas vs Leopards – Puma Stadium, Witbank
30/04/2011 – Welwitschias vs MTN Golden Lions – Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
30/04/2011 – DHL Western Province vs Toyota Free State Cheetahs – DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
30/04/2011 – Border Bulldogs vs SWD Eagles – BCM Stadium, East London
Fuente: Prensa UAR.
