1998 Currie Cup

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CountriesSouth Africa
Date8 July – 31 October 1998
ChampionsBlue Bulls (18th title)
Runners-upWestern Province
1998 Currie Cup
CountriesSouth Africa
Date8 July – 31 October 1998
ChampionsBlue Bulls (18th title)
Runners-upWestern Province
Matches played94
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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]

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.

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

1998 Currie Cup teams
Team Sponsored Name Stadium/s Sponsored Name
Blue BullsBlue BullsLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaMinolta Loftus
Boland CavaliersBokomo Boland CavaliersBoland Stadium, WellingtonBoland Stadium
BorderBorderWaverley Park, East LondonWaverley Park
Eastern ProvinceEastern ProvincePE Stadium, Port ElizabethPE Stadium
FalconsMTN FalconsBosman Stadium, BrakpanBosman Stadium
Free State CheetahsFree State CheetahsFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinVodacom Park
Golden LionsGolden LionsEllis Park Stadium, JohannesburgEllis Park Stadium
Griqualand WestGriqualand WestGriqua Park, KimberleyABSA Park
Mpumalanga PumasMpumalanga PumasJohann van Riebeeck Stadium, WitbankJohann van Riebeeck Stadium
North WestNorth WestOlën Park, PotchefstroomOlën Park
Northern Free StateNorthern Free StateNorth West Stadium, WelkomNorth West Stadium
SharksSharksUniversity of Natal, DurbanUniversity of Natal
SWD EaglesSWD EaglesOuteniqua Park, GeorgeOuteniqua Park
Western ProvinceNorwich Western ProvinceNewlands Stadium, Cape TownFedsure Park Newlands

Changes from 1997

There were name changes prior to this season:

Log

The final log of the round-robin stage of the 1998 Currie Cup:[3] [note 2]

1998 Currie Cup log
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
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
Source: [3]
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  
Try: Henry Pedro (2)
Con: Gert Peens (2)
Pen: Gert Peens (4)		 Scoreboard[10] Try: Schutte Bekker, Grant Esterhuizen (2), Mike Marais, Conrad Breytenbach
Con: Casper Steyn, Graeme Bouwer
Pen: Casper Steyn, Graeme Bouwer
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  
Try: Jereus Nicholas, Gaffie Du Toit
Con: Gaffie Du Toit
Pen: Gaffie Du Toit (2)		 Scoreboard[16] Try: Casper Steyn, Graeme Bouwer
Con: Casper Steyn
Pen: Casper Steyn
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  
Try: Wim Meyer, Conrad Breytenbach (2), Grant Esterhuizen (3), Gerhard Laufs, Jacques Olivier (2), Louis van Straaten, Ruben Kruger, Pierre Ribbens
Con: Hannes Venter (4)		 Scoreboard[22] Try: Danie de Waal
Pen: JB van den Berg
Drop: AC Prinsloo
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  
Try: Schutte Bekker, Jacques Olivier, Ruben Kruger, Wim Meyer (2), Grant Esterhuizen, Casper Steyn
Con: Hannes Venter (5)
Pen: Hannes Venter		 Scoreboard[27] Pen: Heinz Pflugler
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  
Try: Barney Vorster, Anton Leonard (2), Manie du Toit, Botha Rossouw
Con: Jacques Benade (2)		 Scoreboard[38] Try: Andries Truscott, Grant Esterhuizen, Wim Meyer (2), Conrad Breytenbach
Con: Hannes Venter (2)
Pen: Hannes Venter

Round Seven

19 August 1998 Blue Bulls 27–22 Falcons Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Try: Graeme Bouwer, Ruben Kruger
Con: Casper Steyn
Pen: Casper Steyn (5)		 Scoreboard[39] Try: Ralf Schroeder, Piet Matthys, Brent Moyle
Con: Rynhard van As (2)
Pen: Rynhard van As
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  
Try: Richard Olivier Scoreboard[46] Try: Hannes Venter, Nicky van der Walt, Louis van Straaten, Conrad Breytenbach
Con: Hannes Venter
Pen: Franco Smith, Hannes Venter
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  
Try: Conrad Breytenbach, Franco Smith (2), Hannes Venter (2), Joost van der Westhuizen (2), Grant Esterhuizen, Wessel Roux
Con: Franco Smith (5), Roland de Marigny (2)		 Scoreboard[52] Try: Graham Carlson, Andre Fox, Andre Claasen
Con: John Bradbrook (3)
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  
Try: Joe Esterhuysen, James Small
Con: Kobus Engelbrecht		 Scoreboard[62] Try: Jacques Olivier, Schutte Bekker, Ruben Kruger
Con: Franco Smith
Pen: Franco Smith
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  
Pen: Pieter O’Neill Scoreboard[72] Try: Nicky van der Walt (3), Andre Snyman (2), Derrick Grobbelaar, Danie van Schalkwyk, Jacques Olivier, Joost van der Westhuizen
Con: Franco Smith (6)
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  
Try: Penalty try, Danie van Schalkwyk
Con: Franco Smith (2)
Pen: Franco Smith (2)		 Scoreboard[78] Try: Breyton Paulse (3), Bobby Skinstad (3)
Con: Percy Montgomery (4)
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  
Try: Mark Andrews, Wayne Fyvie
Con: Andre Joubert
Pen: Andre Joubert (4)		 Scoreboard[86] Try: Nicky van der Walt, Joost van der Westhuizen, Hannes Venter
Con: Franco Smith (2)
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  
Try: Piet Boer, Jannie Brooks
Con: Franco Smith
Pen: Franco Smith (7)		 Scoreboard[91] Try: Naka Drotske
Con: Jannie de Beer
Pen: Jannie de Beer (4)
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  
Try: Franco Smith, Nicky van der Walt, Penalty try
Con: Franco Smith (2)
Pen: Franco Smith (4)		 Scoreboard[96] Try: Andre Joubert (2)
Con: Gavin Lawless (2)
Pen: Gavin Lawless
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  
Try: Conrad Breytenbach, Wim Meyer
Con: Franco Smith
Pen: Franco Smith (4)		 Scoreboard[98] Try: Charl Marais, Chester Williams
Con: Dan van Zyl (2)
Pen: Percy Montgomery, Dan van Zyl

Honours

Notes

References

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