1998 Vodacom Cup

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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.

CountriesSouth Africa
Date18 February – 6 May 1998
ChampionsGriqualand West (1st title)
Runners-upGolden Lions
Quick facts Countries, Date ...
1998 Vodacom Cup
CountriesSouth Africa
Date18 February – 6 May 1998
ChampionsGriqualand West (1st title)
Runners-upGolden Lions
Matches played87
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Competition

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.

Teams

Location of teams in 1998 Vodacom Cup
Section A
Section B

Team Listing

The following teams took part in the 1998 Vodacom Cup competition:

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Section A
Team Sponsored Name Stadium/s Sponsored Name
BolandBolandBoland Stadium, WellingtonBoland Stadium
BorderBorderWaverley Park, East LondonWaverley Park
Eastern ProvinceEastern ProvincePE Stadium, Port ElizabethPE Stadium
Free State CheetahsVodacom Free State CheetahsFree State Stadium, BloemfonteinVodacom Park
Griqualand WestGriqualand WestGriqua Park, KimberleyABSA Park
SWD EaglesSWD EaglesOuteniqua Park, GeorgeOuteniqua Park
Western ProvinceWestern ProvinceNewlands Stadium, Cape TownFedsure Park Newlands
Section B
Team Sponsored Name Stadium/s Sponsored Name
Blue BullsBlue BullsLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaMinolta Loftus
Golden LionsGolden LionsEllis Park Stadium, JohannesburgEllis Park Stadium
FalconsMTN FalconsBosman Stadium, BrakpanBosman Stadium
Mpumalanga PumasMpumalanga PumasJohann van Riebeeck Stadium, WitbankJohann van Riebeeck Stadium
Natal WildebeestNatal WildebeestKings Park Stadium, DurbanKings Park Stadium
University of Natal, DurbanUniversity of Natal
North WestNorth WestOlën Park, PotchefstroomOlën Park
Northern Free StateNorthern Free StateNorth West Stadium, WelkomNorth West Stadium
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Round-robin stage

Logs

The final logs at the completion of the round-robin stage were as follows:[1]

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1998 Vodacom Cup Section A log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1Griqualand West121002627257+3709251
2SWD Eagles12903401220+1815344
3Boland12804374341+336139
4Eastern Province12507285355-703326
5Free State Cheetahs12408277471-1942018
6Border12309194428-2342014
7Western Province12309343429-860214
1998 Vodacom Cup Section B log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1Golden Lions12903512290+2229247
2Natal Wildebeest12903507341+16611047
3Mpumalanga Pumas12813392275+1179144
4Falcons12714379345+346238
5Blue Bulls12408303389-861118
6Northern Free State122010238429-1911312
7North West122010260522-2622010
* 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
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Results

Section A

Round one
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
Round two
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
Round three
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
Round four
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
Round five
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
Round six
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
Round seven
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
Round eight
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
Round nine
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
Round ten
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
Round eleven
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
Round twelve
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
Round thirteen
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
Round fourteen
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

Section B

Round one
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  
Try: Trevor Halstead,
Jaco van der Westhuyzen,
Jonno Brayley,
Brad McLeod-Henderson,
Chris Pearson		 Scoreboard[46] Pen: Roland de Marigny, Clive Terre Blanche
Bye/s: Golden Lions
Round two
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  
Try: Torros Pretorius
Con: Roland de Marigny
Pen: Roland de Marigny (5)		 Scoreboard[49] Try: Riaan Potgieter,
Billy Beukes,
Arni van Rooyen,
Francois Rossouw
Con: Heinz Pflügler (3)
Pen: Andries Fourie
Bye/s: Falcons
Round three
4 March 1998 Blue Bulls 59–24 Northern Free State Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Try: Thys Potgieter (2),
Archer Dames,
Johann Schütte,
Grant Esterhuizen (2),
Victor Matfield
Con: Roland de Marigny (5),
Clive Terre Blanche
Pen: Roland de Marigny (4)		 Scoreboard[50] Try: Alistair Alexander,
Anthony Ireland (2)
Con: Eric Herbert (3)
Pen: Eric Herbert
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
Round four
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  
Try: FP Naudé,
Diaan Kruger,
Faan Muller,
Owen Nkumane,
Willem Stoltz
Con: FP Naudé,
Johan Roux,
Jaco Booysen		 Scoreboard[55] Try: Roland de Marigny,
Gerhard Laufs
Con: Roland de Marigny (2)
Pen: Roland de Marigny (2)
Bye/s: Northern Free State
Round five
18 March 1998 Blue Bulls 26–34 North West Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Try: Jannie Claassens (2),
Gerhard Laufs
Con: Clive Terre Blanche
Pen: Roland de Marigny (3)		 Scoreboard[56] Try: Markus van Greunen,
Willie Enslin,
Lourens Muller
Con: Bertus Kruger (2)
Pen: Bertus Kruger (5)
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
Round six
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
Round seven
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  
Try: Werner Geyer (4)
Con: Len van Riet (3)
Pen: Len van Riet (2),
Jaco Viljoen		 Scoreboard[63] Try: Jannie Claassens,
Matthys Bekker,
Torros Pretorius
Con: Roland de Marigny (2)
Pen: Roland de Marigny (3)		 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
Round eight
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  
Try: Thys Potgieter (2),
Johann Schütte (2)
Con: Roland de Marigny (2)
Pen: Roland de Marigny		 Scoreboard[67] Try: Dirkie Strydom,
Clarke Manuel,
Kevin Schraader,
JP van der Mescht (2),
Cabous van der Westhuizen,
Jaco van der Westhuyzen,
Ryan Strudwick,
Chris Pearson
Con: Dirkie Strydom (6)		 Attendance: 300
Referee: Phillip Anthony Bosch
Bye/s: Golden Lions
Round nine
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  
Try: Arni van Rooyen,
Piet Joubert,
Francois Rossouw,
Draadkar de Lange,
Heinz Pflügler
Con: Ian Noble (3)		 Scoreboard[69] Pen: Roland de Marigny (3) 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
Round ten
15 April 1998 Blue Bulls 10–51 Golden Lions Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Try: Torros Pretorius
Con: Johan Pienaar
Pen: Johan Pienaar		 Scoreboard[71] Try: Kobus Engelbrecht (3),
Jaco Booysen,
Wickus Venter (2),
Johan Roux,
Diaan Kruger
Con: Kobus Engelbrecht,
Johan Roux (3)
Pen: Kobus Engelbrecht		 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
Round eleven
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  
Try: Alistair Alexander,
Zoy Edwards
Con: Eric Herbert (2)		 Scoreboard[76] Try: Thys Potgieter,
John Camp (2),
Torros Pretorius
Con: Johan Pienaar (2)
Bye/s: Natal Wildebeest
Round twelve
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
Round thirteen
6 May 1998 Blue Bulls 30–20 Falcons Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Try: Grant Esterhuizen,
Torros Pretorius (2)
Con: Roland de Marigny (3)
Pen: Roland de Marigny (3)		 Scoreboard[80] Try: Francois Grootboom,
Eugene Meyer,
Deon de Kock
Con: Rynhard van As
Pen: Rynhard van As
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
Round fourteen
13 May 1998 North West 33–42 Blue Bulls Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
Try: AC Prinsloo,
Tiaan Joubert (2),
Bertus Pool,
Hannes Human
Con: JB van den Berg
Pen: JB van den Berg
Drop: AC Prinsloo		 Scoreboard[83] Try: John Camp,
Grant Esterhuizen (2),
Matt Pennefather,
Johan Pienaar (2)
Con: Roland de Marigny (6)
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

Play-Offs

Semi-finals

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]

Final

28 May 1998 Griqualand West 57–0 Golden Lions Griqua Park, Kimberley  
Scoreboard[88]

Winners

1998 Vodacom Cup
CHAMPIONS
Griqualand West
First Title

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