HISTORY
1906
Area first used as sports field.
1914
Fields initiated as Eastern Sports grounds.
1923
First concrete structure accommodating 2000 supporters.
1932
Stadium renamed Loftus Versfeld in honour of Robert Owen Loftus Versfeld.
1938
Northern Transvaal Rugby Union is founded.
1946
Won the Currie Cup for the first time by beating Western Province (11-9) in the final.
1972
Upper Eastern Pavilion added.
1973
Won the Currie Cup three years in a row.
1974
Construction on Lower Southern Pavilion begun.
1977
Construction on Main Pavilion begun.
1977
Won the Currie Cup five years in a row (shared with Western Province once).
1984
Construction on Northern Pavilion begun.
1987
Won the Currie Cup three years in a row (shared with Western Province once).
1993
Competed in the inaugural Super 10 tournament.
1995
Hosted selected Rugby World Cup matches.
1996
Started competing in Super 12, the first professional multinational provincial tournament in the Southern Hemisphere.
1997
The union was renamed the Blue Bulls Rugby Union.
1998
The Bulls franchise was initiated for Super 12.
1998
Stadium renamed Minolta Loftus after title sponsor Konica Minolta.
2002
Won the Currie Cup three years in a row.
2003
Stadium renamed Securicor Loftus after title sponsor Securicor.
2005
Stadium name returns to Loftus Versfeld after Vodacom became title sponsor.
2007
Won Vodacom Super 14 by beating the Sharks in Durban.
2009
Won Super 14 by beating the Chiefs in Pretoria.
2009
First South African team to secure the double when the Vodacom Blue Bulls beat the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup final.
2009
Springboks claim British and Irish Lions series after winning the second Test at Loftus Versfeld.
2010
Won Super 14 by beating the Stormers in Soweto.
2010
Hosted selected Soccer World Cup matches.
2017
Won the Beachcomber Mauritius 10s tournament.
2018
Won the Beachcomber Mauritius 10s tournament.
2020
Won Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked
2021
Won the Currie Cup for the 24th time
The Vodacom Bulls as the proud franchise is known as today have their beginnings in a decision that was made in 1938 as the Northern Transvaal Rugby Union opted to breakaway from the Transvaal Rugby Union with the sole purpose of establishing themselves as a competitive rugby union in South Africa.
The Barberton Daisy was adopted as the NTRU’s emblem while light blue was the colour that would become synonymous with success. The union experienced their first taste of success eight years later when the NTRU lifted the Currie Cup for the first time in 1946. The Vodacom Blue Bulls have since gone onto winning the Currie Cup on 24 occasions.
A decision was made at the beginning of the 1998 season to change the proud union’s name to the Blue Bulls in domestic competitions and the Bulls in Vodacom Super Rugby.
The Vodacom Bulls have been the most successful South African franchise in Vodacom Super Rugby as they have appeared in three victorious finals since the tournament’s inception in 1996.
In 2020, the Vodacom Bulls added their fourth title when they won a condensed Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked competition which was played amongst the South African Vodacom Super Rugby franchises and the Toyota Cheetahs, Tafel Lager Griquas and NNC Pumas.
In the 2021/22 season the Vodacom Bulls took part in the inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship and went on to reach the Grand Final of the cross-hemisphere tournament where they faced eventual winners, DHL Stormers in Cape Town.
