The 1998 Currie Cup was the 60th season of the Currie Cup, South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, since it started in 1889. The competition was known as the Bankfin Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons and was contested from 8 July to 29 October 1998.[note 1]
1998 Currie Cup | |
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Countries | South Africa |
Date | 8 July – 31 October 1998 |
Champions | Blue Bulls (18th title) |
Runners-up | Western Province |
Matches played | 94 |
The competition was won by the Blue Bulls for the 18th time in their history; they beat Western Province 24–20 in the final played on 29 October 1998.
Competition rules and information
There were fourteen participating teams in the 1998 Currie Cup. These teams played all the other teams 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 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 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals advanced to the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.
Teams
Team Listing
Changes from 1997
There were name changes prior to this season:
- Boland were renamed Boland Cavaliers[1]
- Gauteng Lions were renamed Golden Lions
- Northern Transvaal were renamed the Blue Bulls[2]
Log
The final log of the round-robin stage of the 1998 Currie Cup:[3] [note 2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Griqualand West | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 478 | 216 | +262 | 70 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 50 | semi-finals |
2 | Blue Bulls | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 461 | 231 | +230 | 65 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 49 | |
3 | Sharks | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 410 | 242 | +168 | 54 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 47 | |
4 | Western Province | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 371 | 247 | +124 | 49 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 47 | |
5 | Free State Cheetahs | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 453 | 314 | +139 | 56 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 43 | |
6 | Falcons | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 381 | 285 | +96 | 48 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 43 | |
7 | SWD Eagles | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 378 | 290 | +88 | 51 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 39 | |
8 | Golden Lions | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 389 | 279 | +110 | 55 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 36 | |
9 | Eastern Province | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 345 | 313 | +32 | 46 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 28 | |
10 | Boland Cavaliers | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 253 | 456 | −203 | 38 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 24 | |
11 | Mpumalanga Pumas | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 284 | 381 | −97 | 37 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 21 | |
12 | Border | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 236 | 472 | −236 | 27 | 68 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
13 | North West | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 236 | 637 | −401 | 28 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
14 | Northern Free State | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 212 | 524 | −312 | 27 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 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
Matches
The following matches were played in the 1998 Currie Cup:[4][note 1]
Round one
8 July 1998 | North West | 10–34 | Golden Lions | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
Scoreboard[5] |
9 July 1998 | Griqualand West | 87–14 | Border | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
Scoreboard[6] |
Round two
15 July 1998 | Boland Cavaliers | 14–9 | Northern Free State | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
Scoreboard[7] |
15 July 1998 | Golden Lions | 26–27 | SWD Eagles | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
Scoreboard[8] |
16 July 1998 | Border | 15–23 | North West | Waverley Park, East London | ||
Scoreboard[9] |
16 July 1998 | Eastern Province | 26–35 | Blue Bulls | PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
Scoreboard[10] |
16 July 1998 | Free State Cheetahs | 40–13 | Falcons | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
Scoreboard[11] |
16 July 1998 | Western Province | 24–21 | Griqualand West | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Scoreboard[12] |
17 July 1998 | Mpumalanga Pumas | 17–31 | Sharks | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank | ||
Scoreboard[13] |
Round three
22 July 1998 | North West | 7–57 | Western Province | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
Scoreboard[14] |
23 July 1998 | Falcons | 19–17 | Golden Lions | Bosman Stadium, Brakpan | ||
Scoreboard[15] |
23 July 1998 | Griqualand West | 18–15 | Blue Bulls | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
Scoreboard[16] |
23 July 1998 | Sharks | 43–24 | Eastern Province | University of Natal, Durban | ||
Scoreboard[17] |
23 July 1998 | Northern Free State | 34–33 | Free State Cheetahs | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
Scoreboard[18] |
23 July 1998 | SWD Eagles | 44–16 | Mpumalanga Pumas | Outeniqua Park, George | ||
Scoreboard[19] |
24 July 1998 | Border | 29–19 | Boland Cavaliers | Waverley Park, East London | ||
Scoreboard[20] |
Round four
29 July 1998 | Free State Cheetahs | 36–18 | Border | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
Scoreboard[21] |
30 July 1998 | Blue Bulls | 68–11 | North West | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Scoreboard[22] |
30 July 1998 | Golden Lions | 54–9 | Northern Free State | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
Scoreboard[23] |
30 July 1998 | Mpumalanga Pumas | 10–20 | Falcons | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank | ||
Scoreboard[24] |
30 July 1998 | Sharks | 17–23 | Griqualand West | University of Natal, Durban | ||
Scoreboard[25] |
31 July 1998 | Eastern Province | 11–13 | SWD Eagles | PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
Scoreboard[26] |
Round Five
5 August 1998 | Blue Bulls | 48–3 | Mpumalanga Pumas | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Scoreboard[27] |
5 August 1998 | Griqualand West | 46–8 | North West | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
Scoreboard[28] |
6 August 1998 | Falcons | 39–17 | Boland Cavaliers | Bosman Stadium, Brakpan | ||
Scoreboard[29] |
6 August 1998 | Golden Lions | 11–10 | Sharks | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
Scoreboard[30] |
6 August 1998 | Northern Free State | 21–27 | Border | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
Scoreboard[31] |
6 August 1998 | Western Province | 34–30 | Eastern Province | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Scoreboard[32] |
7 August 1998 | SWD Eagles | 27–38 | Free State Cheetahs | Outeniqua Park, George | ||
Scoreboard[33] |
Round Six
11 August 1998 | Free State Cheetahs | 27–23 | Mpumalanga Pumas | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
Scoreboard[34] |
12 August 1998 | Boland Cavaliers | 29–19 | Eastern Province | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
Scoreboard[35] |
12 August 1998 | Falcons | 17–13 | Western Province | Bosman Stadium, Brakpan | ||
Scoreboard[36] |
12 August 1998 | North West | 25–14 | Northern Free State | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
Scoreboard[37] |
12 August 1998 | SWD Eagles | 29–32 | Blue Bulls | Outeniqua Park, George | ||
Scoreboard[38] |
Round Seven
19 August 1998 | Blue Bulls | 27–22 | Falcons | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Scoreboard[39] |
19 August 1998 | Eastern Province | 20–7 | Free State Cheetahs | PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
Scoreboard[40] |
19 August 1998 | Mpumalanga Pumas | 21–44 | Golden Lions | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank | ||
Scoreboard[41] |
19 August 1998 | Sharks | 15–14 | SWD Eagles | University of Natal, Durban | ||
Scoreboard[42] |
19 August 1998 | Western Province | 31–7 | Northern Free State | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Scoreboard[43] |
21 August 1998 | Boland Cavaliers | 17–13 | Griqualand West | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
Scoreboard[44] |
Round Eight
26 August 1998 | Falcons | 29–40 | Sharks | Bosman Stadium, Brakpan | ||
Scoreboard[45] |
26 August 1998 | Northern Free State | 5–28 | Blue Bulls | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
Scoreboard[46] |
27 August 1998 | Golden Lions | 43–22 | Eastern Province | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
Scoreboard[47] |
27 August 1998 | Griqualand West | 48–28 | Free State Cheetahs | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
Scoreboard[48] |
27 August 1998 | North West | 34–36 | Boland Cavaliers | Rustenburg Platina Rugby Club, Rustenburg | ||
Scoreboard[49] |
28 August 1998 | Border | 14–15 | Western Province | Waverley Park, East London | ||
Scoreboard[50] |
Round Nine
2 September 1998 | Free State Cheetahs | 89–25 | North West | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
Scoreboard[51] |
3 September 1998 | Blue Bulls | 59–21 | Border | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Scoreboard[52] |
3 September 1998 | Eastern Province | 20–17 | Mpumalanga Pumas | PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
Scoreboard[53] |
3 September 1998 | Sharks | 57–3 | Northern Free State | University of Natal, Durban | ||
Scoreboard[54] |
3 September 1998 | SWD Eagles | 21–21 | Falcons | Outeniqua Park, George | ||
Scoreboard[55] |
3 September 1998 | Western Province | 25–39 | Boland Cavaliers | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Scoreboard[56] |
4 September 1998 | Griqualand West | 36–16 | Golden Lions | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
Scoreboard[57] |
Round Ten
9 September 1998 | Boland Cavaliers | 22–31 | SWD Eagles | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
Scoreboard[58] |
9 September 1998 | Northern Free State | 19–52 | Griqualand West | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
Scoreboard[59] |
10 September 1998 | Border | 26–50 | Falcons | Waverley Park, East London | ||
Scoreboard[60] |
10 September 1998 | Free State Cheetahs | 19–19 | Sharks | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
Scoreboard[61] |
10 September 1998 | Golden Lions | 12–20 | Blue Bulls | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
Scoreboard[62] |
10 September 1998 | North West | 15–64 | Eastern Province | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
Scoreboard[63] |
11 September 1998 | Mpumalanga Pumas | 19–31 | Western Province | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank | ||
Scoreboard[64] |
Round Eleven
16 September 1998 | Falcons | 62–24 | Northern Free State | Bosman Stadium, Brakpan | ||
Scoreboard[65] |
16 September 1998 | Mpumalanga Pumas | 62–17 | North West | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank | ||
Scoreboard[66] |
17 September 1998 | Eastern Province | 12–19 | Griqualand West | PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
Scoreboard[67] |
17 September 1998 | Golden Lions | 35–42 | Western Province | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
Scoreboard[68] |
17 September 1998 | SWD Eagles | 52–16 | Border | Outeniqua Park, George | ||
Scoreboard[69] |
18 September 1998 | Sharks | 55–14 | Boland Cavaliers | University of Natal, Durban | ||
Scoreboard[70] |
Round Twelve
23 September 1998 | Griqualand West | 64–7 | Mpumalanga Pumas | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
Scoreboard[71] |
24 September 1998 | Boland Cavaliers | 3–57 | Blue Bulls | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
Scoreboard[72] |
24 September 1998 | Border | 21–36 | Sharks | Waverley Park, East London | ||
Scoreboard[73] |
24 September 1998 | Northern Free State | 25–46 | SWD Eagles | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
Scoreboard[74] |
25 September 1998 | Western Province | 17–24 | Free State Cheetahs | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Scoreboard[75] |
Round Thirteen
30 September 1998 | Northern Free State | 13–43 | Mpumalanga Pumas | North West Stadium, Welkom | ||
Scoreboard[76] |
30 September 1998 | SWD Eagles | 14–33 | Griqualand West | Outeniqua Park, George | ||
Scoreboard[77] |
1 October 1998 | Blue Bulls | 20–38 | Western Province | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Scoreboard[78] |
1 October 1998 | Border | 5–12 | Golden Lions | Waverley Park, East London | ||
Scoreboard[79] |
1 October 1998 | Falcons | 21–10 | Eastern Province | Bosman Stadium, Brakpan | ||
Scoreboard[80] |
1 October 1998 | North West | 24–57 | Sharks | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
Scoreboard[81] |
2 October 1998 | Boland Cavaliers | 19–59 | Free State Cheetahs | Boland Stadium, Wellington | ||
Scoreboard[82] |
Round Fourteen
7 October 1998 | Mpumalanga Pumas | 19–0 | Boland Cavaliers | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank | ||
Scoreboard[83] |
8 October 1998 | Eastern Province | 35–8 | Border | PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
Scoreboard[84] |
8 October 1998 | Free State Cheetahs | 34–18 | Golden Lions | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | ||
Scoreboard[85] |
8 October 1998 | Sharks | 24–19 | Blue Bulls | University of Natal, Durban | ||
Scoreboard[86] |
8 October 1998 | North West | 22–43 | Falcons | Olën Park, Potchefstroom | ||
Scoreboard[87] |
8 October 1998 | Western Province | 20–8 | SWD Eagles | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Scoreboard[88] |
Round Fifteen
14 October 1998 | Golden Lions | 67–24 | Boland Cavaliers | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
Scoreboard[89] |
14 October 1998 | Mpumalanga Pumas | 27–22 | Border | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank | ||
Scoreboard[90] |
15 October 1998 | Blue Bulls | 33–19 | Free State Cheetahs | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Scoreboard[91] |
15 October 1998 | Eastern Province | 52–29 | Northern Free State | PE Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
Scoreboard[92] |
15 October 1998 | Griqualand West | 18–25 | Falcons | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
Scoreboard[93] |
15 October 1998 | SWD Eagles | 52–15 | North West | Outeniqua Park, George | ||
Scoreboard[94] |
15 October 1998 | Western Province | 24–6 | Sharks | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Scoreboard[95] |
Semi-finals
22 October 1998 | Blue Bulls | 31–17 | Sharks | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Scoreboard[96] |
22 October 1998 | Griqualand West | 11–27 | Western Province | Griqua Park, Kimberley | ||
Scoreboard[97] |
Final
29 October 1998 | Blue Bulls | 24–20 | Western Province | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Scoreboard[98] |
Honours
The honour roll for the 1998 Currie Cup was:
1998 Currie Cup Honours | |
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Champions: | Blue Bulls (18th title) |