1999 Vodacom Cup
# 1999 Vodacom Cup

The 1999 Vodacom Cup was the 2nd edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions, as well as an invitational team, the Namibia Kudus from Namibia.

## Competition

There were 15 teams participating in the 1999 Vodacom Cup. These teams were geographically divided into two sections - the Northern Section with eight teams and the Southern Section with seven teams. Teams would play all the other teams in their section twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.

Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams losing a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by 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

### Changes from 1998

* The Namibia Kudus joined the competition.
* Section A was renamed Southern Section and Section B was renamed Northern Section.
* The Natal Wildebeest moved from Section B to the Southern Section.
* Griqualand West moved from Section A to the Northern Section.

### Team Listing

The following teams took part in the 1999 Vodacom Cup competition:

Northern Section :

| Team | Stadium/s |
| - | - |
| Blue Bulls | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| Golden Lions | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
| Griqualand West | Griqua Park, Kimberley |
| Falcons | Bosman Stadium, Brakpan |
| Namibia Kudus | Independence Stadium, Windhoek |
| North West | Olën Park, Potchefstroom |
| North West | Oppenheimer Stadium, Orkney |
| North West | Fochville |
| Northern Free State | North West Stadium, Welkom |
| Pumas | Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank |

Southern Section :

| Team | Stadium/s |
| - | - |
| Boland | Boland Stadium, Wellington |
| Boland | Esselen Park, Worcester |
| Border | Waverley Park, East London |
| Eastern Province | Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| Natal Wildebeest | Absa Stadium, Durban |
| SWD Eagles | Outeniqua Park, George |
| Free State Cheetahs | Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein |
| Western Province | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town |
| Western Province | Faure Street Stadium, Paarl |
| Western Province | Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch |

## Tables

### Northern Section

1999 Vodacom Cup Northern Section Table :

| | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Golden Lions | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 589 | 269 | +320 | 62 |
| 2 | Griqualand West | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 493 | 362 | +131 | 49 |
| 3 | Pumas | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 480 | 339 | +141 | 46 |
| 4 | Falcons | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 412 | 362 | +50 | 44 |
| 5 | Blue Bulls | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 416 | 468 | -52 | 36 |
| 6 | Northern Free State | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 327 | 500 | -173 | 24 |
| 7 | North West | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 298 | 425 | -127 | 19 |
| 8 | Namibia Kudus | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 273 | 563 | -290 | 14 |
| Note: Additional details unknown. The top 2 teams qualified for the semi-finals. Points breakdown: Unknown ||||||||||||||

### Southern Section

1999 Vodacom Cup Southern Section Table :

| | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Boland | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 321 | 269 | +52 | 41 |
| 2 | Natal Wildebeest | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 301 | 253 | +48 | 41 |
| 3 | SWD Eagles | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 289 | 249 | +40 | 30 |
| 4 | Eastern Province | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 261 | 267 | -6 | 30 |
| 5 | Western Province | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 308 | 339 | -31 | 28 |
| 6 | Border | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 262 | 298 | -36 | 28 |
| 7 | Free State Cheetahs | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 286 | 353 | -67 | 23 |
| Note: Additional details unknown. The top 2 teams qualified for the semi-finals. Points breakdown: Unknown ||||||||||||||

## Results

### Northern Section

**Round one**

* 1999-02-17

| Northern Free State | 13 - 13 | Namibia Kudus |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* North West Stadium, Welkom
* 1999-02-17

| Griqualand West | 36 - 11 | Blue Bulls |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Griqua Park, Kimberley
* 1999-02-17

| Golden Lions | 40 - 18 | Falcons |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
* 1999-02-18

| Pumas | 30 - 6 | North West |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank

**Round two**

* 1999-02-24

| Golden Lions | 57 - 7 | Griqualand West |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
* 1999-02-25

| Blue Bulls | 35 - 30 | Pumas |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
* 1999-02-25

| Namibia Kudus | 8 - 11 | Falcons |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Independence Stadium, Windhoek
* 1999-02-25

| North West | 23 - 16 | Northern Free State |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Olën Park, Potchefstroom

**Round three**

* 1999-03-03

| Northern Free State | 22 - 34 | Blue Bulls |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* North West Stadium, Welkom
* 1999-03-03

| Pumas | 23 - 22 | Golden Lions |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank
* 1999-03-04

| North West | 30 - 11 | Namibia Kudus |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Olën Park, Potchefstroom
* 1999-03-04

| Griqualand West | 45 - 19 | Falcons |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Griqua Park, Kimberley

**Round four**

* 1999-03-10

| Blue Bulls | 36 - 20 | North West |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
* 1999-03-11

| Namibia Kudus | 13 - 34 | Griqualand West |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Independence Stadium, Windhoek
* 1999-03-11

| Golden Lions | 23 - 11 | Northern Free State |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
* 1999-03-11

| Falcons | 24 - 29 | Pumas |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Bosman Stadium, Brakpan

**Round Five**

* 1999-03-17

| North West | 20 - 26 | Golden Lions |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Oppenheimer Stadium, Orkney
* 1999-03-18

| Blue Bulls | 22 - 14 | Namibia Kudus |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
* 1999-03-18

| Northern Free State | 27 - 35 | Falcons |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* North West Stadium, Welkom
* 1999-03-18

| Pumas | 15 - 30 | Griqualand West |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank

**Round Six**

* 1999-03-24

| Northern Free State | 22 - 14 | Pumas |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* North West Stadium, Welkom
* 1999-03-25

| Namibia Kudus | 15 - 69 | Golden Lions |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Independence Stadium, Windhoek
* 1999-03-25

| North West | 33 - 31 | Griqualand West |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Olën Park, Potchefstroom
* 1999-03-25

| Falcons | 26 - 23 | Blue Bulls |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Bosman Stadium, Brakpan

**Round Seven**

* 1999-03-29

| Namibia Kudus | 29 - 52 | Pumas |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Independence Stadium, Windhoek
* 1999-03-29

| Griqualand West | 69 - 17 | Northern Free State |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Griqua Park, Kimberley
* 1999-03-30

| Falcons | 50 - 13 | North West |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
* 1999-04-01

| Golden Lions | 48 - 26 | Blue Bulls |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

**Round Eight**

* 1999-04-07

| Falcons | 24 - 29 | Golden Lions |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
* 1999-04-08

| Blue Bulls | 47 - 38 | Griqualand West |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
* 1999-04-08

| North West | 28 - 38 | Pumas |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Olën Park, Potchefstroom
* 1999-04-08

| Namibia Kudus | 25 - 36 | Northern Free State |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Independence Stadium, Windhoek

**Round Nine**

* 1999-04-11

| Pumas | 51 - 22 | Blue Bulls |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank
* 1999-04-11

| Northern Free State | 26 - 24 | North West |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* North West Stadium, Welkom
* 1999-04-11

| Griqualand West | 28 - 44 | Golden Lions |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Griqua Park, Kimberley
* 1999-04-11

| Falcons | 64 - 24 | Namibia Kudus |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Bosman Stadium, Brakpan

**Round Ten**

* 1999-04-15

| Golden Lions | 23 - 18 | Pumas |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
* 1999-04-15

| Namibia Kudus | 22 - 12 | North West |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Independence Stadium, Windhoek
* 1999-04-15

| Blue Bulls | 25 - 36 | Northern Free State |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
* 1999-04-15

| Falcons | 37 - 13 | Griqualand West |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Bosman Stadium, Brakpan

**Round Eleven**

* 1999-04-21

| Northern Free State | 26 - 69 | Golden Lions |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* North West Stadium, Welkom
* 1999-04-21

| North West | 41 - 45 | Blue Bulls |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Olën Park, Potchefstroom
* 1999-04-21

| Pumas | 37 - 10 | Falcons |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank
* 1999-04-22

| Griqualand West | 39 - 24 | Namibia Kudus |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Griqua Park, Kimberley

**Round Twelve**

* 1999-04-29

| Namibia Kudus | 26 - 60 | Blue Bulls |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Independence Stadium, Windhoek
* 1999-04-29

| Griqualand West | 40 - 18 | Pumas |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Griqua Park, Kimberley
* 1999-04-29

| Golden Lions | 31 - 23 | North West |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
* 1999-04-29

| Falcons | 41 - 34 | Northern Free State |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Bosman Stadium, Brakpan

**Round Thirteen**

* 1999-05-05

| Blue Bulls | 10 - 53 | Golden Lions |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
* 1999-05-05

| Northern Free State | 22 - 46 | Griqualand West |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* North West Stadium, Welkom
* 1999-05-06

| Pumas | 66 - 29 | Namibia Kudus |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank
* 1999-05-06

| North West | 20 - 26 | Falcons |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Fochville

**Round Fourteen**

* 1999-05-12

| Blue Bulls | 20 - 27 | Falcons |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
* 1999-05-13

| Griqualand West | 37 - 5 | North West |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Griqua Park, Kimberley
* 1999-05-13

| Golden Lions | 55 - 20 | Namibia Kudus |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
* 1999-05-14

| Pumas | 59 - 19 | Northern Free State |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank

### Southern Section

**Round one**

* 1999-02-18

| Free State Cheetahs | 34 - 33 | Natal Wildebeest |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
* 1999-02-18

| Border | 14 - 29 | Western Province |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Waverley Park, East London
* 1999-02-18

| Eastern Province | 20 - 18 | SWD Eagles |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth

**Round two**

* 1999-02-24

| SWD Eagles | 16 - 28 | Boland |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Outeniqua Park, George
* 1999-02-25

| Natal Wildebeest | 31 - 26 | Border |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Kings Park Stadium, Durban
* 1999-02-25

| Western Province | 26 - 17 | Eastern Province |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Faure Street Stadium, Paarl

**Round three**

* 1999-03-03

| Eastern Province | 14 - 30 | Natal Wildebeest |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 1999-03-04

| Free State Cheetahs | 40 - 36 | Border |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
* 1999-03-04

| Boland | 46 - 18 | Western Province |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Boland Stadium, Wellington

**Round four**

* 1999-03-10

| Natal Wildebeest | 33 - 12 | Boland |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Kings Park Stadium, Durban
* 1999-03-10

| Western Province | 25 - 13 | SWD Eagles |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
* 1999-03-11

| Free State Cheetahs | 24 - 40 | Eastern Province |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein

**Round Five**

* 1999-03-18

| SWD Eagles | 20 - 7 | Natal Wildebeest |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Outeniqua Park, George
* 1999-03-18

| Eastern Province | 11 - 3 | Border |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 1999-03-20

| Boland | 34 - 10 | Free State Cheetahs |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Boland Stadium, Wellington

**Round Six**

* 1999-03-24

| Natal Wildebeest | 27 - 22 | Western Province |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Kings Park Stadium, Durban
* 1999-03-25

| Free State Cheetahs | 47 - 22 | SWD Eagles |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein
* 1999-03-25

| Border | 18 - 17 | Boland |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Waverley Park, East London

**Round Seven**

* 1999-04-01

| Western Province | 40 - 24 | Free State Cheetahs |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
* 1999-04-01

| Boland | 40 - 29 | Eastern Province |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Esselen Park, Worcester
* 1999-04-01

| Border | 12 - 39 | SWD Eagles |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Waverley Park, East London

**Round Eight**

* 1999-04-07

| Natal Wildebeest | 13 - 0 | Free State Cheetahs |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Kings Park Stadium, Durban
* 1999-04-08

| SWD Eagles | 10 - 22 | Eastern Province |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Outeniqua Park, George
* 1999-04-08

| Western Province | 33 - 40 | Border |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Newlands Stadium, Cape Town

**Round Nine**

* 1999-04-11

| Boland | 3 - 27 | SWD Eagles |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Esselen Park, Worcester
* 1999-04-11

| Eastern Province | 21 - 18 | Western Province |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 1999-04-11

| Border | 9 - 13 | Natal Wildebeest |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Waverley Park, East London

**Round Ten**

* 1999-04-15

| Border | 28 - 12 | Free State Cheetahs |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Waverley Park, East London
* 1999-04-15

| Natal Wildebeest | 27 - 20 | Eastern Province |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Kings Park Stadium, Durban
* 1999-04-15

| Western Province | 16 - 26 | Boland |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

**Round Eleven**

* 1999-04-22

| Boland | 47 - 39 | Natal Wildebeest |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Boland Stadium, Wellington
* 1999-04-22

| Eastern Province | 17 - 10 | Free State Cheetahs |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 1999-04-23

| SWD Eagles | 28 - 27 | Western Province |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Outeniqua Park, George

**Round Twelve**

* 1999-04-28

| Natal Wildebeest | 19 - 12 | SWD Eagles |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Kings Park Stadium, Durban
* 1999-04-29

| Border | 29 - 26 | Eastern Province |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Waverley Park, East London
* 1999-04-29

| Free State Cheetahs | 15 - 17 | Boland |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein

**Round Thirteen**

* 1999-05-06

| SWD Eagles | 56 - 16 | Free State Cheetahs |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Outeniqua Park, George
* 1999-05-06

| Western Province | 37 - 29 | Natal Wildebeest |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
* 1999-05-06

| Boland | 19 - 24 | Border |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Boland Stadium, Wellington

**Round Fourteen**

* 1999-05-13

| Eastern Province | 24 - 32 | Boland |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
* 1999-05-13

| SWD Eagles | 28 - 23 | Border |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Outeniqua Park, George
* 1999-05-13

| Free State Cheetahs | 54 - 17 | Western Province |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein

### Play-Offs

**Semi-finals**

* 1999-05-19

| Boland | 17 - 24 | Griqualand West |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Boland Stadium, Wellington
* 1999-05-19

| Golden Lions | 36 - 3 | Natal Wildebeest |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

**Final**

* 1999-05-27

| Golden Lions | 73 - 7 | Griqualand West |
| - | - | - |
| | Scoreboard | |

* Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

## Winners

* 1999 Vodacom Cup
* CHAMPIONS
* Golden Lions
* 1st title
