1998 Currie Cup

1998 Currie Cup
Countries South Africa
Date 8 July – 29 October 1998
Champions Blue Bulls (18th title)
Runners-up Western Province
Matches played 94

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.

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

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 P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1Griqualand West131003478216+26270268250
2Blue Bulls131003461231+23065287249
3Sharks13913410242+16854257247
4Western Province131003371247+12449275247
5Free State Cheetahs13814453314+13956318143
6Falcons13913381285+9648355043
7SWD Eagles13715378290+8851387239
8Golden Lions13706389279+11055376236
9Eastern Province13508345313+3246455328
10Boland Cavaliers13508253456−20338673124
11Mpumalanga Pumas13409284381−9737523221
12Border132011236472−23627683213
13North West132011236637−401281001110
14Northern Free State131012212524−3122772419
Final standings.

Matches

The following matches were played in the 1998 Currie Cup:[4][note 1]

Round One

Round Two

Round Three

Round Four

Round Five

Round Six

Round Seven

Round Eight

Round Nine

Round Ten

Round Eleven

Round Twelve

Round Thirteen

Round Fourteen

Round Fifteen

Semi-Finals

Final

Honours

The honour roll for the 1998 Currie Cup was:

1998 Currie Cup Honours
Champions: Blue Bulls (18th title)

Notes

  1. 1 2 There are some discrepancies. The match dates are given to be Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, which is unlikely, since matches are generally played on Saturdays. It is also unlikely that the Sharks would have played all their matches at the University of Natal, rather than their traditional home, the Kings Park Stadium.
  2. ↑ The log on the South African Rugby Union's page seems to use the old points scoring system of two points for a win and one for a draw, instead of the system that has four points for a win, two points for a draw and bonus points for losing by less than seven points or scoring more than four tries in a match. The log also incorrectly includes the results of matches in the semi-final and final.

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