Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Blue Bulls
Table title:
Finals
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Season </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Winners </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Score </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Runner-up </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Venue </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1946 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11 - 9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Western Province </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1954 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Western Province </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11 - 8 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Newlands, Cape Town </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1956 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9 - 8 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sharks </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Kings Park, Durban </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1968 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16 - 3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1969 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 28 - 13 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Western Province </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1970 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Griqualand West </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11 - 9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > De Beers, Kimberley </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1971 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal, Transvaal (shared) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14 - 14 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > N/A </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ellis Park, Johannesburg </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1973 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 30 - 22 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Orange Free State </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1974 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17 - 15 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1975 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 12 - 6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Orange Free State </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1977 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 27 - 12 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Orange Free State </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1978 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 13 - 9 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Orange Free State </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1979 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal, Western Province (shared) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15 - 15 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > N/A </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Newlands, Cape Town </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1980 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 39 - 9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Western Province </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1981 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 23 - 6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Orange Free State </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1982 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Western Province </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 24 - 7 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Newlands, Cape Town </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1983 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Western Province </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9 - 3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Newlands, Cape Town </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1985 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Western Province </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 22 - 15 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Newlands, Cape Town </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1987 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 24 - 18 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ellis Park, Johannesburg </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1988 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 19 - 18 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Western Province </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1989 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal, Western Province (shared) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16 - 16 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > N/A </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Newlands, Cape Town </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1990 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sharks </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18 - 12 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1991 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Northern Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 27 - 15 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Transvaal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1998 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Blue Bulls1 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 24 - 20 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Western Province </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2002 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Blue Bulls </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 31 - 7 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Golden Lions² </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ellis Park, Johannesburg </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2003 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Blue Bulls </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 40 - 19 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sharks </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2004 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Blue Bulls </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 42 - 33 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Free State Cheetahs³ </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2005 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Free State Cheetahs </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 29 - 25 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Blue Bulls </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2006 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Blue Bulls, Free State Cheetahs (shared) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 28 - 28 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > N/A </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2008 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sharks </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14 - 9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Blue Bulls </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Kings Park Stadium, Durban </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2009 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Blue Bulls </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 36 - 24 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Free State Cheetahs </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2016 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Free State Cheetahs </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 36 - 16 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Blue Bulls </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
Who played the finals in 1977 and 1978 and what were the outcomes?
Answer:
Northern Transvaal defeated the Orange Free State in the 1977 with 27-12 and 1978 with 13-9 at finals.