1998 Vodacom Cup | |
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Countries | South Africa |
Date | 18 February – 6 May 1998 |
Champions | Griqualand West (1st title) |
Runners-up | Golden Lions |
Matches played | 87 |
South African Rugby 1998 |
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The 1998 Vodacom Cup was played between 18 February and 28 May 2014 and was the 1st edition of this annual domestic cup competition. This edition of the Vodacom Cup was played between the fourteen provincial rugby union teams in South Africa.
There were fourteen teams participating in the 1998 Vodacom Cup. These teams were geographically divided into two sections - Section A (south-western section) and Section B (north-eastern section), with seven teams in each section. Teams played all the other teams in their section twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.
Teams received four log points for a win and two log 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 two teams in each section qualified for the play-offs. In the semi-finals, the teams that finished first in each section had home advantage against the teams that finished second in the other section. The winners of these semi-finals then played each other in the final.
The following teams took part in the 1998 Vodacom Cup competition:
Section A | |||
Team | Sponsored Name | Stadium/s | Sponsored Name |
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Boland | Boland | Boland Stadium , Wellington | Boland Stadium |
Border | Border | Waverley Park , East London | Waverley Park |
Eastern Province | Eastern Province | PE Stadium , Port Elizabeth | PE Stadium |
Free State Cheetahs | Vodacom Free State Cheetahs | Free State Stadium , Bloemfontein | Vodacom Park |
Griqualand West | Griqualand West | Griqua Park , Kimberley | ABSA Park |
SWD Eagles | SWD Eagles | Outeniqua Park , George | Outeniqua Park |
Western Province | Western Province | Newlands Stadium , Cape Town | Fedsure Park Newlands |
Section B | |||
Team | Sponsored Name | Stadium/s | Sponsored Name |
Blue Bulls | Blue Bulls | Loftus Versfeld , Pretoria | Minolta Loftus |
Golden Lions | Golden Lions | Ellis Park Stadium , Johannesburg | Ellis Park Stadium |
Falcons | MTN Falcons | Bosman Stadium , Brakpan | Bosman Stadium |
Mpumalanga Pumas | Mpumalanga Pumas | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium , Witbank | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium |
Natal Wildebeest | Natal Wildebeest | Kings Park Stadium , Durban | Kings Park Stadium |
University of Natal , Durban | University of Natal | ||
North West | North West | Olën Park , Potchefstroom | Olën Park |
Northern Free State | Northern Free State | North West Stadium , Welkom | North West Stadium |
The final logs at the completion of the round-robin stage were as follows: [1]
1998 Vodacom Cup Section A log | |||||||||||||
Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | ||
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1 | Griqualand West | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 627 | 257 | +370 | 9 | 2 | 51 | ||
2 | SWD Eagles | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 401 | 220 | +181 | 5 | 3 | 44 | ||
3 | Boland | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 374 | 341 | +33 | 6 | 1 | 39 | ||
4 | Eastern Province | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 285 | 355 | -70 | 3 | 3 | 26 | ||
5 | Free State Cheetahs | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 277 | 471 | -194 | 2 | 0 | 18 | ||
6 | Border | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 194 | 428 | -234 | 2 | 0 | 14 | ||
7 | Western Province | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 343 | 429 | -86 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||
1998 Vodacom Cup Section B log | |||||||||||||
Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | ||
1 | Golden Lions | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 512 | 290 | +222 | 9 | 2 | 47 | ||
2 | Natal Wildebeest | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 507 | 341 | +166 | 11 | 0 | 47 | ||
3 | Mpumalanga Pumas | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 392 | 275 | +117 | 9 | 1 | 44 | ||
4 | Falcons | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 379 | 345 | +34 | 6 | 2 | 38 | ||
5 | Blue Bulls | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 303 | 389 | -86 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
6 | Northern Free State | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 238 | 429 | -191 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||
7 | North West | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 260 | 522 | -262 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points Golden Lions, Griqualand West, Natal Wildebeest and SWD Eagles qualified to the Semi-final games. Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match |
18 February 1998 | Griqualand West | 55–26 | Western Province | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
Scoreboard [2] |
19 February 1998 | Border | 15–29 | Free State Cheetahs | Waverley Park, East London | ||
Scoreboard [3] |
19 February 1998 | Eastern Province | 20–24 | SWD Eagles | PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
Scoreboard [4] |
Bye/s: Boland |
25 February 1998 | Free State Cheetahs | 21–15 | Eastern Province | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
Scoreboard [5] |
25 February 1998 | Western Province | 52–13 | Border | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Scoreboard [6] |
26 February 1998 | Boland | 12–48 | SWD Eagles | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
Scoreboard [7] |
Bye/s: Griqualand West |
4 March 1998 | Boland | 33–22 | Free State Cheetahs | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
Scoreboard [8] |
4 March 1998 | Border | 12–38 | Griqualand West | Waverley Park, East London | ||
Scoreboard [9] |
4 March 1998 | Eastern Province | 28–7 | Western Province | PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
Scoreboard [10] |
Bye/s: SWD Eagles |
11 March 1998 | Free State Cheetahs | 14–53 | SWD Eagles | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
Scoreboard [11] |
11 March 1998 | Griqualand West | 80–12 | Eastern Province | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
Scoreboard [12] |
12 March 1998 | Western Province | 21–29 | Boland | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Scoreboard [13] |
Bye/s: Border |
18 March 1998 | Border | 19–14 | Boland | Waverley Park, East London | ||
Scoreboard [14] |
18 March 1998 | Griqualand West | 33–31 | SWD Eagles | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
Scoreboard [15] | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Steve Stalk |
18 March 1998 | Western Province | 46–19 | Free State Cheetahs | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Scoreboard [16] |
Bye/s: Eastern Province |
22 March 1998 | Boland | 39–71 | Griqualand West | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
Scoreboard [17] | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Andries Pieterse |
22 March 1998 | Eastern Province | 20–7 | Border | PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
Scoreboard [18] | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Pieter De Bruin |
22 March 1998 | SWD Eagles | 38–8 | Western Province | Outeniqua Park, George | ||
Scoreboard [19] | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dudley Stuurman |
Bye/s: Free State Cheetahs |
26 March 1998 | Boland | 48–13 | Eastern Province | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
Scoreboard [20] | Attendance: 750 Referee: Steve Stalk |
26 March 1998 | Griqualand West | 64–17 | Free State Cheetahs | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
Scoreboard [21] |
26 March 1998 | SWD Eagles | 26–7 | Border | Outeniqua Park, George | ||
Scoreboard [22] |
Bye/s: Western Province |
1 April 1998 | Free State Cheetahs | 41–19 | Border | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
Scoreboard [23] |
1 April 1998 | Western Province | 26–62 | Griqualand West | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Scoreboard [24] |
2 April 1998 | SWD Eagles | 21–7 | Eastern Province | Outeniqua Park, George | ||
Scoreboard [25] | Attendance: 500 Referee: K Rautenbach |
Bye/s: Boland |
6 April 1998 | Eastern Province | 53–19 | Free State Cheetahs | PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
Scoreboard [26] |
7 April 1998 | Border | 25–34 | Western Province | Waverley Park, East London | ||
Scoreboard [27] |
9 April 1998 | SWD Eagles | 24–26 | Boland | Outeniqua Park, George | ||
Scoreboard [28] |
Bye/s: Griqualand West |
15 April 1998 | Griqualand West | 83–14 | Border | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
Scoreboard [29] | Attendance: 500 Referee: Charlton Pick |
15 April 1998 | Western Province | 20–35 | Eastern Province | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Scoreboard [30] | Attendance: 500 Referee: Dudley Stuurman |
16 April 1998 | Free State Cheetahs | 25–33 | Boland | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
Scoreboard [31] | Attendance: 500 Referee: Peet Badenhorst |
Bye/s: SWD Eagles |
23 April 1998 | Boland | 29–28 | Western Province | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
Scoreboard [32] |
23 April 1998 | Eastern Province | 36–31 | Griqualand West | PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
Scoreboard [33] |
23 April 1998 | SWD Eagles | 44–19 | Free State Cheetahs | Outeniqua Park, George | ||
Scoreboard [34] |
Bye/s: Border |
29 April 1998 | Border | 36–18 | Eastern Province | Waverley Park, East London | ||
Scoreboard [35] |
29 April 1998 | Western Province | 40–59 | SWD Eagles | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Scoreboard [36] |
30 April 1998 | Griqualand West | 35–12 | Boland | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
Scoreboard [37] |
Bye/s: Free State Cheetahs |
6 May 1998 | Boland | 58–7 | Border | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
Scoreboard [38] |
6 May 1998 | SWD Eagles | 18–14 | Griqualand West | Outeniqua Park, George | ||
Scoreboard [39] |
7 May 1998 | Free State Cheetahs | 37–35 | Western Province | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
Scoreboard [40] |
Bye/s: Eastern Province |
13 May 1998 | Eastern Province | 28–41 | Boland | PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
Scoreboard [41] |
13 May 1998 | Free State Cheetahs | 14–61 | Griqualand West | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
Scoreboard [42] |
14 May 1998 | Border | 20–15 | SWD Eagles | Waverley Park, East London | ||
Scoreboard [43] |
Bye/s: Western Province |
18 February 1998 | Mpumalanga Pumas | 15–7 | Northern Free State | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank | ||
Scoreboard [44] |
19 February 1998 | Falcons | 38–27 | North West | Bosman Stadium, Brakpan | ||
Scoreboard [45] |
19 February 1998 | Natal Wildebeest | 25–6 | Blue Bulls | University of Natal, Durban | ||
Scoreboard [46] |
Bye/s: Golden Lions |
25 February 1998 | Northern Free State | 37–27 | Golden Lions | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
Scoreboard [47] |
25 February 1998 | North West | 27–48 | Natal Wildebeest | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
Scoreboard [48] |
26 February 1998 | Blue Bulls | 22–29 | Mpumalanga Pumas | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Scoreboard [49] |
Bye/s: Falcons |
4 March 1998 | Blue Bulls | 59–24 | Northern Free State | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Scoreboard [50] |
4 March 1998 | North West | 21–38 | Golden Lions | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
Scoreboard [51] |
5 March 1998 | Falcons | 18–18 | Mpumalanga Pumas | Bosman Stadium, Brakpan | ||
Scoreboard [52] |
Bye/s: Natal Wildebeest |
11 March 1998 | Mpumalanga Pumas | 54–24 | North West | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank | ||
Scoreboard [53] |
11 March 1998 | Natal Wildebeest | 41–6 | Falcons | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | ||
Scoreboard [54] |
12 March 1998 | Golden Lions | 36–20 | Blue Bulls | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
Scoreboard [55] |
Bye/s: Northern Free State |
18 March 1998 | Blue Bulls | 26–34 | North West | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Scoreboard [56] |
19 March 1998 | Falcons | 55–12 | Northern Free State | Bosman Stadium, Brakpan | ||
Scoreboard [57] | Attendance: 500 |
19 March 1998 | Natal Wildebeest | 24–46 | Golden Lions | Kings Park | ||
Scoreboard [58] | Attendance: 750 Referee: Steve Stalk |
Bye/s: Mpumalanga Pumas |
22 March 1998 | Golden Lions | 47–33 | Falcons | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
Scoreboard [59] | Attendance: 500 Referee: Dudley Stuurman |
22 March 1998 | Mpumalanga Pumas | 49–21 | Natal Wildebeest | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank | ||
Scoreboard [60] | Attendance: 750 Referee: Jerome America |
22 March 1998 | Northern Free State | 26–16 | North West | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
Scoreboard [61] | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Peet Badenhorst |
Bye/s: Blue Bulls |
25 March 1998 | Golden Lions | 24–23 | Mpumalanga Pumas | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
Scoreboard [62] | Attendance: 500 Referee: K Rautenbach |
26 March 1998 | Falcons | 35–28 | Blue Bulls | Bosman Stadium, Brakpan | ||
Scoreboard [63] | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Peet Badenhorst |
Rescheduled | 19 April 1998 | Northern Free State | 23–24 | Natal Wildebeest | North West Stadium, Welkom | |
Scoreboard [64] | Attendance: 750 |
Bye/s: North West |
1 April 1998 | Northern Free State | 10–40 | Mpumalanga Pumas | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
Scoreboard [65] |
1 April 1998 | North West | 17–32 | Falcons | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
Scoreboard [66] | Attendance: 200 |
2 April 1998 | Blue Bulls | 27–57 | Natal Wildebeest | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Scoreboard [67] | Attendance: 300 Referee: Phillip Anthony Bosch |
Bye/s: Golden Lions |
5 April 1998 | Golden Lions | 54–14 | Northern Free State | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
Scoreboard [68] | Attendance: 500 Referee: Charlton Pick |
7 April 1998 | Mpumalanga Pumas | 31–9 | Blue Bulls | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank | ||
Scoreboard [69] | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: F Grobbelaar |
9 April 1998 | Natal Wildebeest | 92–8 | North West | University of Natal, Durban | ||
Scoreboard [70] | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Jerome America |
Bye/s: Falcons |
15 April 1998 | Blue Bulls | 10–51 | Golden Lions | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Scoreboard [71] | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Andries Pieterse |
15 April 1998 | Falcons | 32–33 | Natal Wildebeest | Bosman Stadium, Brakpan | ||
Scoreboard [72] | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Stephanus Dough |
15 April 1998 | North West | 18–36 | Mpumalanga Pumas | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
Scoreboard [73] | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Pieter De Bruin |
Bye/s: Northern Free State |
22 April 1998 | Golden Lions | 66–6 | North West | University of Natal, Durban | ||
Scoreboard [74] |
22 April 1998 | Mpumalanga Pumas | 34–42 | Falcons | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank | ||
Scoreboard [75] |
22 April 1998 | Northern Free State | 14–24 | Blue Bulls | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
Scoreboard [76] |
Bye/s: Natal Wildebeest |
27 April 1998 | North West | 29–24 | Northern Free State | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
Scoreboard [77] |
28 April 1998 | Falcons | 44–38 | Golden Lions | Bosman Stadium, Brakpan | ||
Scoreboard [78] |
29 April 1998 | Natal Wildebeest | 52–33 | Mpumalanga Pumas | University of Natal, Durban | ||
Scoreboard [79] |
Bye/s: Blue Bulls |
6 May 1998 | Blue Bulls | 30–20 | Falcons | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Scoreboard [80] |
6 May 1998 | Mpumalanga Pumas | 30–28 | Golden Lions | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank | ||
Scoreboard [81] |
8 May 1998 | Natal Wildebeest | 62–27 | Northern Free State | University of Natal, Durban | ||
Scoreboard [82] |
Bye/s: North West |
13 May 1998 | North West | 33–42 | Blue Bulls | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
Scoreboard [83] |
14 May 1998 | Golden Lions | 57–28 | Natal Wildebeest | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
Scoreboard [84] |
14 May 1998 | Northern Free State | 20–24 | Falcons | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
Scoreboard [85] |
Bye/s: Mpumalanga Pumas |
20 May 1998 | Golden Lions | 31–19 | SWD Eagles | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
Scoreboard [86] |
21 May 1998 | Griqualand West | 47–28 | Natal Wildebeest | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
Scoreboard [87] |
28 May 1998 | Griqualand West | 57–0 | Golden Lions | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
Scoreboard [88] |
1998 Vodacom Cup |
CHAMPIONS |
Griqualand West |
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