title: 1996 Northern Transvaal Currie Cup season
text: # 1996 Northern Transvaal Currie Cup season
  
  In 1996 the Northern Transvaal changed their name to the Blue Bulls. In the 1996 season the Blue Bulls recorded a 147-8 victory over SWD Eagles that remains the highest score in Currie Cup history.
  
  ## Blue Bulls results in the 1996 Currie cup
  
  1996 Northern Transvaal results :
  
  | game № | Blue Bulls points | Opponent points | Opponent | date | Venue | Currie Cup season | Result | Match notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 56 | 7 | Griffons | 27 July 1996 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 1996 Currie Cup | Blue Bulls won | |
  | 2 | 72 | 24 | Falcons | 7 September 1996 | Bosman Stadion, Brakpan | 1996 Currie Cup | Blue Bulls won | |
  | 3 | 51 | 30 | Free State | 14 September 1996 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 1996 Currie Cup | Blue Bulls won | |
  | 4 | 27 | 16 | Western Province | 21 September 1996 | Newlands, Cape Town | 1996 Currie Cup | Blue Bulls won | |
  | 5 | 147 | 8 | SWD Eagles | 4 October 1996 | Pietersburg | 1996 Currie Cup | Blue Bulls won | |
  | 6 | 42 | 15 | Griquas | 1996 | Kimberly | 1996 Currie Cup | Blue Bulls won | |
  | 7 | 25 | 27 | Free State | 1996 | Bloemfontein | 1996 Currie Cup | Blue Bulls Lost | |
  | 8 | 80 | 22 | Falcons | 1996 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 1996 Currie Cup | Blue Bulls won | |
  | 9 | 53 | 8 | Griffons | 1996 | Welkom | 1996 Currie Cup | Blue Bulls won | |
  | 10 | 51 | 20 | Western Province | 1996 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 1996 Currie Cup | Blue Bulls won | |
  | 11 | 56 | 13 | SWD Eagles | 1996 | Oudtshoorn | 1996 Currie Cup | Blue Bulls won | |
  | 12 | 47 | 17 | Griquas | 1996 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 1996 Currie Cup | Blue Bulls won | |
  | 13 | 55 | 23 | Boland Cavaliers | 11 October 1996 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 1996 Currie Cup | Blue Bulls won | Quarter Final |
  | 14 | 21 | 31 | Golden Lions | 19 October 1996 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | 1996 Currie Cup | Blue Bulls Lost | Semi-Final |
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### 1996 Currie cup log position
  
  1996 Currie Cup Section B Log :
  
  | | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Tries For | Tries Against | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Blue Bulls | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 707 | 207 | +500 | 93 | 23 | 22 |
  
  ### 1988 - 1996 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 against |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1988–1996 | 110 | 78 | 3 | 29 | 70.91% | 3412 | 31.02 | 2126 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 147-8 SWD Eagles (4 October 1996) | 57-13 vs Transvaal (1994) |
  