In 1998 the Blue Bulls rugby union team competed in South Africa's Currie Cup. They won the championship game against Western Province with a score of 24-20.
This was the first season the team used the name Blue Bulls. Previously they were known as the Northern Transvaal Rugby Union.
They were captained by Joost van der Westhuizen, who played scrum-half.
Blue Bulls results in the 1998 Currie cup source: 1998 Blue Bulls resultsGame №Blue Bulls pointsOpponent pointsOpponentDateVenueCurrie Cup seasonResultMatch notes 1 35 26 Eastern Province 18 July 1998 Telkom Park, Port Elizabeth 1998 Currie Cup Blue Bulls won 2 15 18 Griquas 25 July 1998 Absa Park, Kimberly 1998 Currie Cup Blue Bulls lost 3 68 11 Leopards 1 August 1998 Loftus Versveld, Pretoria 1998 Currie Cup Blue Bulls won 4 48 3 Pumas 7 August 1998 Loftus Versveld, Pretoria 1998 Currie Cup Blue Bulls won 5 32 29 SWD Eagles 14 August 1998 Outeniqua Park, George 1998 Currie Cup Blue Bulls won 6 27 22 Falcons 21 August 1998 Loftus Versveld, Pretoria 1998 Currie Cup Blue Bulls won 7 28 5 Griffons 28 August 1998 Welkom 1998 Currie Cup Blue Bulls won 8 59 21 Border 5 September 1998 Loftus Versveld, Pretoria 1998 Currie Cup Blue Bulls won 9 20 12 Golden Lions 12 September 1998 Ellispark, Johannesburg 1998 Currie Cup Blue Bulls won 10 57 3 Boland Cavaliers 26 September 1998 Boland 1998 Currie Cup Blue Bulls won 11 20 38 Western Province 3 October 1998 Loftus Versveld, Pretoria 1998 Currie Cup Blue Bulls lost 12 19 24 Natal Sharks 10 October 1998 Durban 1998 Currie Cup Blue Bulls lost 13 33 19 Free State 17 October 1998 Loftus Versveld, Pretoria 1998 Currie Cup Blue Bulls won 14 31 17 Natal Sharks 24 October 1998 Loftus Versveld, Pretoria 1998 Currie Cup Blue Bulls won Semi-Final 15 24 20 Western Province 31 October 1998 Loftus Versveld, Pretoria 1998 Currie Cup Blue Bulls won Final
Statistics
1998 Currie cup log position
1998 Currie Cup LogTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstBonus PointsPoints 2nd 13 10 0 3 461 231 +230 65 28 9 49
1988 - 1998 results summary (including play off matches) Period Games Won Drawn Lost Win % Points for Average PF Points against 40-49 pts 50-99 pts 100+ pts Best score Worst score against1988–1998 138 98 3 37 71.01% 4310 31.23 2735 11 17 1 147-8 SWD Eagles (4 October 1996) 57-13 vs Transvaal (1994)
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