WP lost their first game to Boland but made amends by trouncing Natal last weekend at Newlands.

Head to Head: Eastern Province v Vodacom WP

P: 9 W: 4 L: 5 PF: 173 PA: 234

06-Mar-98
Eastern Province 28
Western Province 7
Port Elizabeth

18-Apr-98
Eastern Province 35
Western Province 20
Cape Town

27-Feb-99
Eastern Province 17
Western Province 26
Cape Town

13-Apr-99
Eastern Province 21
Western Province 18
Port Elizabeth

25-Feb-00
Eastern Province 13
Western Province 17
Port Elizabeth

19-Mar-05
Eastern Province 15
Western Province 34
Uitenhage

10-Feb-06
Eastern Province 26
Western Province 17
Port Elizabeth

09-Mar-07
Eastern Province 5
Western Province 46
Port Elizabeth

07-Mar-09
Eastern Province 13
Western Province 49
Cape Town

Eastern Province's recent form at home: (D, L, L, L, W, W, L, L)

The hosts and the Pampas XV's played out a 27-27 draw during Eastern Province's first home game of the season in round one.

EP lost all three of their home games last season.

Vodacom WP's recent form on the road: (L, L, L, L, W, W, W, W)

The Cape side conceded their first away defeat in the Vodacom Cup after the Boland Kavaliers defeated them 37-28 in Bredasdorp in round one.

Match/player stats:

Eastern Province has won 50 percent of their six home games played against Vodacom WP.
The Cape side defeated EP 46-5 the last time these sides met in Port Elizabeth in 2007.
Former Vodacom WP captain De Wett Barry joined EP in 2009 after a short career with Harlequins in England. He played 39 Tests for the Springboks.
EP winger Howard Noble has scored three tries in the Vodacom Cup this season.
The Vodacom WP side includes players such as Willem de Waal, Dylan des Fountain, Conrad Hoffman, Frikkie Welsh, JD Moller and Fabian Juries who have Vodacom Super 14 experience.
Eastern Province won the Vodacom Shield in 2002.
Referee Francois Veldsman took charge of the 2008 Vodacom Cup final. He handled five Vodacom Cup games last season and one in 2010.