1998 Vodacom Cup |
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Countries | South Africa |
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Date | 18 February – 6 May 1998 |
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Champions | Griqualand West (1st title) |
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Runners-up | Golden Lions |
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Matches played | 87 |
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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.
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
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Location of teams in
1998 Vodacom Cup Section A
Section B Team Listing
The following teams took part in the 1998 Vodacom Cup competition:
Section A |
Team | Sponsored Name | Stadium/s | Sponsored Name |
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 |
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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 |
Round-robin stage
Logs
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 |
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 |
Results
Section A
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
Section B
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Bye/s: Northern Free State |
Round five
| 19 March 1998 | Natal Wildebeest | 24–46 | Golden Lions | Kings Park | |
| | | Scoreboard[58] | | Attendance: 750 Referee: Steve Stalk |
Round six
| 22 March 1998 | Northern Free State | 26–16 | North West | North West Stadium, Welkom | |
| | | Scoreboard[61] | | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Peet Badenhorst |
Round seven
Rescheduled | 19 April 1998 | Northern Free State | 23–24 | Natal Wildebeest | North West Stadium, Welkom | |
| | | Scoreboard[64] | | Attendance: 750 |
Round eight
Round nine
| 9 April 1998 | Natal Wildebeest | 92–8 | North West | University of Natal, Durban | |
| | | Scoreboard[70] | | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Jerome America |
Round ten
| 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
Round twelve
Round thirteen
Round fourteen
Play-Offs
Semi-finals
Final
Winners
1998 Vodacom Cup |
CHAMPIONS |
Griqualand West |
First Title |
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