1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A

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1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A
CountriesSouth Africa
Date29 April – 27 August 1988
ChampionsTemplate:Rut South Eastern Transvaal
Runners-upTemplate:Rut North Eastern Cape
PromotedTemplate:Rut South Eastern Transvaal
RelegatedNone
Matches played25
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The 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A was the third tier of domestic South African rugby, below the two Currie Cup divisions.

Teams

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Location of teams in 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A
1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A
Template:Rut Boland
Template:Rut Border
Template:Rut North Eastern Cape
Template:Rut Northern Natal
Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal
Template:Rut Western Province League

Competition

Regular season and title play-offs

There were six participating teams in the Santam Bank Trophy Division A. These teams were split into two sections of three teams each. Teams played the teams in their own section once over the course of the season and teams in the other section twice, once at home and once away. Teams received two points for a win and one points for a draw. The top team qualified for the Division A section finals, played at the home venue of the higher-placed team, as well as the Division A finals.

Promotion play-offs

The Division A champion qualified for the promotion play-offs. That team played off against the team placed sixth in the Currie Cup Division B over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1989 Currie Cup Division B, while the losing team qualified for the 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A.

Relegation play-offs

The bottom team on the log with the worst record in their group qualified for the relegation play-offs. That team played off against the team that won the Santam Bank Trophy Division B over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B.

Log

1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A Section 1 Log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
1 Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal 8 6 0 2 161 130 +31 20 14 12
2 Template:Rut Boland 8 4 0 4 172 145 +27 20 18 8
3 Template:Rut Border 8 2 0 6 102 140 −38 9 17 4
Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal qualified for the Division A Title Play-Off Final game and the Trophy Finals Semi-Final.
1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A Section 2 Log
1 Template:Rut North Eastern Cape 8 6 0 2 145 108 +37 16 12 12
2 Template:Rut Western Province League 8 4 0 4 140 127 +13 19 12 8
3 Template:Rut Northern Natal 8 2 0 6 134 204 −70 14 25 4
Template:Rut North Eastern Cape qualified for the Division A Title Play-Off Final game and the Trophy Finals Semi-Final.
Template:Rut Northern Natal qualified for the Promotion/Relegation Play-Off game.

* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, Pts = Log Points

Points breakdown:
*2 points for a win
*1 point for a draw

Fixtures and Results

Round One

29 April 1988 Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal 9 – 7 Template:Rut North Eastern Cape Witbank  


29 April 1988 Template:Rut Western Province League 25 – 28 Template:Rut Northern Natal Cape Town  
Bye/s: Template:Rut Boland, Template:Rut Border

Round Two

6 May 1988 Template:Rut Border 6 – 12 Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal East London  


7 May 1988 Template:Rut North Eastern Cape 21 – 16 Template:Rut Western Province League Cradock  
Bye/s: Template:Rut Boland, Template:Rut Northern Natal

Round Three

13 May 1988 Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal 32 – 24 Template:Rut Boland Witbank  


14 May 1988 Template:Rut Northern Natal 16 – 12 Template:Rut North Eastern Cape Newcastle  
Bye/s: Template:Rut Border, Template:Rut Western Province League

Round Four

21 May 1988 Template:Rut Border 16 – 12 Template:Rut Northern Natal East London  


11 June 1988 Template:Rut Western Province League 19 – 10 Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal Cape Town  
Bye/s: Template:Rut Boland, Template:Rut North Eastern Cape

Round Five

4 June 1988 Template:Rut North Eastern Cape 17 – 12 Template:Rut Border Cradock  


4 June 1988 Template:Rut Northern Natal 19 – 35 Template:Rut Boland Newcastle  
Bye/s: Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal, Template:Rut Western Province League

Round Six

17 June 1988 Template:Rut Boland 27 – 13 Template:Rut Border Wellington  


18 June 1988 Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal 43 – 18 Template:Rut Northern Natal Witbank  
Bye/s: Template:Rut North Eastern Cape, Template:Rut Western Province League

Round Seven

2 July 1988 Template:Rut Border 14 – 20 Template:Rut Western Province League East London  


2 July 1988 Template:Rut North Eastern Cape 15 – 13 Template:Rut Boland Cradock  
Bye/s: Template:Rut Northern Natal, Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal

Round Eight

8 July 1988 Template:Rut Boland 9 – 3 Template:Rut Western Province League Wellington  
Bye/s: Template:Rut Border, Template:Rut North Eastern Cape, Template:Rut Northern Natal, Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal

Round Nine

23 July 1988 Template:Rut North Eastern Cape 22 – 9 Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal Cradock  


23 July 1988 Template:Rut Northern Natal 13 – 19 Template:Rut Border Newcastle  


23 July 1988 Template:Rut Western Province League 19 – 9 Template:Rut Boland Paarl  

Round Ten

30 July 1988 Template:Rut Western Province League 22 – 12 Template:Rut Border Cape Town  
Bye/s: Template:Rut Boland, Template:Rut North Eastern Cape, Template:Rut Northern Natal, Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal

Round Eleven

6 August 1988 Template:Rut Boland 32 – 10 Template:Rut Northern Natal Wellington  


6 August 1988 Template:Rut Border 10 – 17 Template:Rut North Eastern Cape East London  


6 August 1988 Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal 24 – 16 Template:Rut Western Province League Witbank  

Round Twelve

20 August 1988 Template:Rut Northern Natal 18 – 22 Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal Newcastle  


20 August 1988 Template:Rut Boland 23 – 34 Template:Rut North Eastern Cape Wellington  
Bye/s: Template:Rut Border, Template:Rut Western Province League

Final

27 August 1988 Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal 19 – 15 Template:Rut North Eastern Cape Witbank  
Report[1]

Santam Bank Trophy Finals

The top two teams from Division A and the top two teams from Division B qualified to the Trophy finals:

Semi-Finals

3 September 1988 Template:Rut Stellaland 24 – 9 Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal Lichtenburg  
Report[2]


3 September 1988 Template:Rut North Eastern Cape 22 – 15 Template:Rut Far North Cradock  
Report[3]

Final

10 September 1988 Template:Rut North Eastern Cape 26 – 12 Template:Rut Stellaland Cradock  
Report[3]

Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs

Promotion Play-Offs

In the promotion play-offs, Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal beat Template:Rut Eastern Free State on aggregate and won promotion to the Currie Cup Division B. Template:Rut Eastern Free State were initially relegated to the Division A, but due to the Currie Cup Division A's subsequent expansion to 8 teams, they retained their place.[4]


17 September 1988 Template:Rut Eastern Free State 15–21 Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal Bethleham  
Report[5]


24 September 1988 Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal 39–12 Template:Rut Eastern Free State Witbank  
Report[6]

Relegation Play-Offs

In the relegation play-offs, Template:Rut Northern Natal conceded the second leg to Template:Rut Far North, who won promotion to the Division A. Template:Rut Northern Natal were initially relegated to Division B, but due to the Currie Cup Division A's expansion to 8 teams, they retained their place.[4]


17 September 1988 Template:Rut Northern Natal 13 – 32 Template:Rut Far North Newcastle  

See also

References

  1. ^ "Suidoos buit beker met sy agttal". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 29 August 1988. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Stellaland weer in eindstryd". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 5 September 1988. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Curriebeker-punte". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 12 September 1988. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Rugbyraad besluit oor Craven-gesprek Ja vir integrasie, nee vir die ANC". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 12 November 1988. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Suidoos op pad na CB-status". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 19 September 1988. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
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