1998 Vodacom Cup

The 1998 Vodacom Cup was played between 18 February and 28 May 2014 and was the first 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 Stadium Border Waverley Park Eastern Province PE Stadium Vodacom Free State Cheetahs Vodacom Park Griqualand West ABSA Park SWD Eagles Outeniqua Park Western Province Fedsure Park Newlands Section B Team Sponsored Name Stadium/s Sponsored Name Blue Bulls Minolta Loftus Golden Lions Ellis Park Stadium MTN Falcons Bosman Stadium Mpumalanga Pumas Johann van Riebeeck Stadium Natal Wildebeest Kings Park Stadium University of Natal North West Olën Park Northern Free State North West Stadium

Round-robin stage

Logs

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

1998 Vodacom Cup Section A log Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts 1 12 10 0 2 627 257 +370 9 2 51 2 12 9 0 3 401 220 +181 5 3 44 3 12 8 0 4 374 341 +33 6 1 39 4 12 5 0 7 285 355 -70 3 3 26 5 12 4 0 8 277 471 -194 2 0 18 6 12 3 0 9 194 428 -234 2 0 14 7 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 12 9 0 3 512 290 +222 9 2 47 2 12 9 0 3 507 341 +166 11 0 47 3 12 8 1 3 392 275 +117 9 1 44 4 12 7 1 4 379 345 +34 6 2 38 5 12 4 0 8 303 389 -86 1 1 18 6 12 2 0 10 238 429 -191 1 3 12 7 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, , and 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