1998 Vodacom Cup

1998 Vodacom Cup
Countries South Africa
Date 18 February – 6 May 1998
Champions Griqualand West (1st title)
Runners-up Golden Lions
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

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
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
Bye/s: Boland
Round Two
Bye/s: Griqualand West
Round Three
Bye/s: SWD Eagles
Round Four
Bye/s: Border
Round Five
Bye/s: Eastern Province
Round Six
Bye/s: Free State Cheetahs
Round Seven
Bye/s: Western Province
Round Eight
Bye/s: Boland
Round Nine
Bye/s: Griqualand West
Round Ten
Bye/s: SWD Eagles
Round Eleven
Bye/s: Border
Round Twelve
Bye/s: Free State Cheetahs
Round Thirteen
Bye/s: Eastern Province
Round Fourteen
Bye/s: Western Province

Section B

Round One
Bye/s: Golden Lions
Round Two
Bye/s: Falcons
Round Three
Bye/s: Natal Wildebeest
Round Four
Bye/s: Northern Free State
Round Five
Bye/s: Mpumalanga Pumas
Round Six
Bye/s: Blue Bulls
Round Seven
Bye/s: North West
Round Eight
Bye/s: Golden Lions
Round Nine
Bye/s: Falcons
Round Ten
Bye/s: Northern Free State
Round Eleven
Bye/s: Natal Wildebeest
Round Twelve
Bye/s: Blue Bulls
Round Thirteen
Bye/s: North West
Round Fourteen
Bye/s: Mpumalanga Pumas

Play-Offs

Semi-Finals

Final

Winners

1998 Vodacom Cup
CHAMPIONS
Griqualand West
First Title

References

  1. ↑ "Full Log : 1998 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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