1989 Currie Cup Division B
| 1989 Currie Cup Division B | |
|---|---|
| Countries | South Africa |
| Date | 6 May – 23 September 1988 |
| Champions | Template:Rut Western Transvaal |
| Runners-up | Template:Rut Griqualand West |
| Promoted | Template:Rut Western Transvaal |
| Relegated | None |
| Matches played | 31 |
The 1989 Currie Cup Division B (known as the Santam Bank Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the second division of the Currie Cup competition, the 50th season in the since it started in 1889.
Teams
Changes between 1988 and 1989 seasons
- Template:Rut Northern Free State were promoted to Division A.
- Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal were promoted from the Santam Bank Trophy Division A.
Changes between 1989 and 1990 seasons
- Division B was expanded from six to eight teams.
- Template:Rut Western Transvaal were promoted to Division A.
- Template:Rut Boland, Template:Rut Far North and Template:Rut Western Province League were promoted from the Santam Bank Trophy Division A.
Competition
Regular season and title play-offs
There were six participating teams in the 1989 Currie Cup Division B. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away. Teams received two points for a win and one points for a draw. The top two teams qualified for the Division B finals, played at the home venue of the higher-placed team.
The winner of the final also qualified for the 1989 Currie Cup Semi-Final.
Promotion play-offs
The top team on the log qualified for the promotion play-offs. That team played off against the team placed seventh in Division A over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1990 Currie Cup Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1990 Currie Cup Division B.
Relegation play-offs
The bottom team on the log qualified for the relegation play-offs. That team played off against the team that won the Santam Bank Trophy Division A over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1990 Currie Cup Division B, while the losing team qualified for the 1990 Santam Bank Trophy.
Log
| 1989 Currie Cup Division B Log | |||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Rut Western Transvaal | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 350 | 176 | +174 | 42 | 10 | 18 |
| 2 | Template:Rut Griqualand West | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 278 | 158 | +120 | 35 | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | Template:Rut Eastern Transvaal | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 315 | 248 | +67 | 37 | 31 | 12 |
| 4 | Template:Rut Vaal Triangle | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 228 | 220 | +8 | 27 | 20 | 10 |
| 5 | Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 165 | 268 | -103 | 20 | 32 | 5 |
| 6 | Template:Rut Eastern Free State | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 171 | 437 | -266 | 10 | 69 | 2 |
| Template:Rut Western Transvaal qualified for the Currie Cup Semi-Finals. Template:Rut Western Transvaal and Template:Rut Griqualand West qualified for the Title Play-Off Final game. Template:Rut Eastern Free State 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
| 6 May 1989 | Template:Rut Eastern Free State | 21 – 32 | Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal | Reitz | ||
| Report[1] |
| 6 May 1989 | Template:Rut Eastern Transvaal | 21 – 16 | Template:Rut Griqualand West | Springs | ||
| Report[1] |
| 6 May 1989 | Template:Rut Western Transvaal | 33 – 15 | Template:Rut Vaal Triangle | Potchefstroom | ||
| Report[1] |
Round Two
| 13 May 1989 | Template:Rut Griqualand West | 44 – 12 | Template:Rut Eastern Free State | Kimberley | ||
| Report[2] |
| 13 May 1989 | Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal | 15 – 49 | Template:Rut Western Transvaal | Witbank | ||
| Report[2] |
| Bye/s: Template:Rut Eastern Transvaal, Template:Rut Vaal Triangle |
Round Three
| 20 May 1989 | Template:Rut Eastern Free State | 12 – 52 | Template:Rut Eastern Transvaal | Bethlehem | ||
| Report[3] |
| 20 May 1989 | Template:Rut Vaal Triangle | 9 – 9 | Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal | Sasolburg | ||
| Report[4] |
| 20 May 1989 | Template:Rut Western Transvaal | 21 – 15 | Template:Rut Griqualand West | Potchefstroom | ||
| Report[5] |
Round Four
| 3 June 1989 | Template:Rut Eastern Transvaal | 36 – 57 | Template:Rut Western Transvaal | Springs | ||
| Report[6] |
| 3 June 1989 | Template:Rut Griqualand West | 30 – 6 | Template:Rut Vaal Triangle | Kimberley | ||
| Report[6] |
| Bye/s: Template:Rut Eastern Free State, Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal |
Round Five
| 10 June 1989 | Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal | 10 – 28 | Template:Rut Griqualand West | Witbank | ||
| Report[7] |
| 10 June 1989 | Template:Rut Vaal Triangle | 43 – 15 | Template:Rut Eastern Transvaal | Sasolburg | ||
| Report[7] |
| 10 June 1989 | Template:Rut Western Transvaal | 42 – 24 | Template:Rut Eastern Free State | Potchefstroom | ||
| Report[7] |
Round Six
| 17 June 1989 | Template:Rut Eastern Free State | 12 – 35 | Template:Rut Vaal Triangle | Bethlehem | ||
| Report[8] |
| 17 June 1989 | Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal | 15 – 27 | Template:Rut Eastern Transvaal | Witbank | ||
| Report[8] |
| Bye/s: Template:Rut Griqualand West, Template:Rut Western Transvaal |
Round Seven
| 15 July 1989 | Template:Rut Griqualand West | 22 – 27 | Template:Rut Eastern Transvaal | Kimberley | ||
| Report[9] |
| 15 July 1989 | Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal | 25 – 30 | Template:Rut Eastern Free State | Witbank | ||
| Report[9] |
| 15 July 1989 | Template:Rut Vaal Triangle | 16 – 28 | Template:Rut Western Transvaal | Sasolburg | ||
| Report[9] |
Round Eight
| 29 July 1989 | Template:Rut Griqualand West | 19 – 18 | Template:Rut Western Transvaal | Kimberley | ||
| Report[10] |
| Bye/s: Template:Rut Eastern Free State, Template:Rut Eastern Transvaal, Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal, Template:Rut Vaal Triangle |
Round Nine
| 5 August 1989 | Template:Rut Eastern Free State | 6 – 58 | Template:Rut Griqualand West | Bethlehem | ||
| Report[11] |
| 5 August 1989 | Template:Rut Western Transvaal | 26 – 3 | Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal | Potchefstroom | ||
| Report[11] |
| Bye/s: Template:Rut Eastern Transvaal, Template:Rut Vaal Triangle |
Round Ten
| 12 August 1989 | Template:Rut Eastern Transvaal | 66 – 12 | Template:Rut Eastern Free State | Brakpan | ||
| Report[12] |
| 12 August 1989 | Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal | 31 – 14 | Template:Rut Vaal Triangle | Witbank | ||
| Report[12] |
| Bye/s: Template:Rut Griqualand West, Template:Rut Western Transvaal |
Round Eleven
| 19 August 1989 | Template:Rut Vaal Triangle | 21 – 21 | Template:Rut Griqualand West | Sasolburg | ||
| Report[13] |
| 19 August 1989 | Template:Rut Western Transvaal | 30 – 9 | Template:Rut Eastern Transvaal | Potchefstroom | ||
| Report[14] |
| Bye/s: Template:Rut Eastern Free State, Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal |
Round Twelve
| 9 September 1989 | Template:Rut Eastern Free State | 24 – 46 | Template:Rut Western Transvaal | Bethlehem | ||
| Report[15] |
| 9 September 1989 | Template:Rut Eastern Transvaal | 23 – 32 | Template:Rut Vaal Triangle | Springs | ||
| Report[16] |
| 9 September 1989 | Template:Rut Griqualand West | 25 – 16 | Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal | Kimberley | ||
Round Thirteen
| 16 September 1989 | Template:Rut Eastern Transvaal | 39 – 9 | Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal | Springs | ||
| 16 September 1989 | Template:Rut Vaal Triangle | 18 – 37 | Template:Rut Eastern Free State | Sasolburg | ||
| Bye/s: Template:Rut Griqualand West, Template:Rut Western Transvaal |
Final
| 23 September 1988 | Template:Rut Western Transvaal | 15 – 9 | Template:Rut Griqualand West | Potchefstroom | ||
| Report[17] |
Currie Cup Semi-Final
As champions of Division B, Template:Rut Western Transvaal qualified to the semi-finals of the main Currie Cup competition, where they met Division A runners-up Template:Rut Western Province.
| 30 September 1989 | Template:Rut Western Transvaal | 9 – 71 | Template:Rut Western Province | Potchefstroom | ||
| Report[18] |
Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs
Promotion Play-Offs
In the promotion play-offs, Template:Rut Western Transvaal were due to meet Template:Rut Eastern Province, but play-off games were not played. At the end of September 1989, the South African Rugby Board announced that Template:Rut South West Africa would not play in the 1990 Currie Cup competition and that Template:Rut Western Transvaal would be automatically promoted.[19] Despite suggestions that Template:Rut South West Africa would be allowed back into the Currie Cup,[20] South West Africa later voluntarily withdrew, due to uncertainty arising from Namibia gaining independence.[21]
Relegation Play-Offs
In the relegation play-offs, Template:Rut Eastern Free State conceded the second leg to Template:Rut Boland, who won promotion to the Currie Cup Division B. Template:Rut Eastern Free State were initially relegated, but due to the Currie Cup Division B's expansion to 8 teams, they eventually retained their place.[22]
| 23 September 1989 | Template:Rut Eastern Free State | 9 – 42 | Template:Rut Boland | Bethleham | ||
| Report[23] |
See also
- 1989 Currie Cup Division A
- 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A
- 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B
- 1989 Lion Cup
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