The Blue Bulls ran out convincing winners to lift South Africa's domestic championship, the Currie Cup on Saturday.

Tries from Derick Hougaard and Pedrie Wannenberg condemned the Lions to a convincing defeat.

But it was 19-year-old fly-half Hougaard who grabbed the headlines.

The teenager finished the game with 26 points - adding five penalties and two drop goals to his try - to break legendary Springbok Naas Botha's previous Cup final record of 24.

His two drop-goals were slotted from 40 and 48 metres and he showed considerable pace for his try, bursting through a gap to dive over.

The Bulls forwards dominated the match throughout, and the Lions were unable to gain any meaningful possession or territory in the first half to trail 15-0 at the interval.

Springbok flyhalf Andre Pretorius scored a try for the Lions in the third minute of the second period, but it was the only bright spot for the home team on a dismal afternoon.

Bulls flanker Pedrie Wannenburg replied soon after in the 58th minute and Hougaard's score 10 minutes later effectively ended the match as a contest.

Lions: Jaque Fourie; John Daniels, Grant Esterhuizen, Jorrie Muller, Jaco Booysen; Andre Pretorius, Bennie Nortje; Russel Winter, Wikus van Heerden, Andre Vos (capt); Jannes Labuschagne, Kleinjan Tromp; Willie Meyer, Delarey du Preez, Lawrence Sephaka

Replacements used: Pietman van Niekerk, Willem Stoltz, Joe van Niekerk, Deon de Kock, Jaco Pretorius

Bulls: Jaco van der Westhuyzen; Wylie Human, Dries Scholtz, Tiaan Joubert, Gavin Passens; Derick Hougaard, Joost van der Westhuizen (capt); Anton Leonard, Johan Wassermann, Pedrie Wannenberg; Victor Matfield, Bakkies Botha; Richard Bands, Danie Coetzee, Wessel Roux

Replacements used: Gary Botha, Sias Wagner, Norman Jordaan, JP Nel

Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (Rsa)
Attendance: 60,000