<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Ngemva kokwenza kahle emncintiswaneni wokuqala, umncintiswano owalandela ka-1997 wababona benqoba kathathu futhi bedonsa kathathu emidlalweni engu-11. Baqeda endaweni yesishiyagalombili. Ngemuva kwesizini ka-1997, iNingizimu Afrika yamukela uhlelo olufanayo lwe-franchise njengalolo lwase-Australia naseNew Zealand, lwaqeda uhlelo lokukhuthaza iCurrie Cup ngenhloso yokwakha ama-franchise amasha. AmaBulls asungulwa njengelinye lamaqembu amane amasha. Abazange bafinyelele kuma-semis ngesizini ka-1998. I-Bulls yayibhekwa njengelinye lamaqembu amabi kakhulu emncintiswaneni weSuper 12, eqeda okokugcina noma owesibili kokugcina ngezikhathi ezinhlanu ezilandelanayo kusuka ngo-1998 kuya ku-2003. Ngo-2002, baba yiqembu lokuqala ukuba lidlule isizini yonke yeSuper Rugby ngaphandle kokuwina umdlalo owodwa. Leli rekhodi lahlala kuze kube yilapho iLions iphinda iphinda iphinde iphinde iphinde  <response>: . futhi. Ngemuva kokuqeda endaweni yesine emncintiswaneni wokuqala, abazange baphinde bafinyelele kuma-semis kuze kube yiminyaka ka-2003. 