1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A
1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A | |
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Countries | South Africa |
Date | 29 April – 19 August 1989 |
Champions | Template:Rut Boland |
Runners-up | Template:Rut Far North |
Promoted | Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal |
Relegated | None |
Matches played | 30 |
The 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A was the third tier of domestic South African rugby, below the two Currie Cup divisions.
Teams
1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A |
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Template:Rut Boland |
Template:Rut Border |
Template:Rut Far North |
Template:Rut North Eastern Cape |
Template:Rut Northern Natal |
Template:Rut Western Province League |
Changes between 1988 and 1989 seasons
- Template:Rut South Eastern Transvaal were promoted to the Currie Cup Division B.
- Template:Rut Far North were promoted from Division B.
Changes between 1989 and 1990 seasons
- Divisions A and B merged into one nine-team division.
- Template:Rut Boland, Template:Rut Far North and Template:Rut Western Province League were promoted to the Currie Cup Division B.
Competition
Regular season and title play-offs
There were six participating teams in the Santam Bank Trophy Division A. 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 in the division – along with the top two teams from Division B qualified for the title play-off finals. The team that finished first in Division A would play at home against the team that finished second in Division B and the team that finished second in Division A would play at home against the team that finished first in Division B.
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 1990 Currie Cup Division B, while the losing team qualified for the 1990 Santam Bank Trophy.
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 B over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1990 Santam Bank Trophy Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B.
Log
1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A Log | |||||||||||
Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Pts |
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1 | Template:Rut Boland | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 276 | 163 | +113 | 39 | 24 | 16 |
2 | Template:Rut Far North | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 208 | 182 | +36 | 24 | 23 | 14 |
3 | Template:Rut Western Province League | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 277 | 161 | +116 | 43 | 17 | 12 |
4 | Template:Rut Border | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 183 | 183 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 9 |
5 | Template:Rut North Eastern Cape | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 210 | 239 | –29 | 25 | 24 | 7 |
6 | Template:Rut Northern Natal | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 162 | 388 | –226 | 24 | 58 | 2 |
Template:Rut Boland and Template:Rut Far North qualified for the Trophy Finals Semi-Final. Template:Rut Northern Natal qualified for the 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 1989 | Template:Rut Boland | 23 – 12 | Template:Rut Border | Wellington | ||
Report[1] |
29 April 1989 | Template:Rut Far North | 15 – 12 | Template:Rut Northern Natal | Pietersburg | ||
Report[2] |
29 April 1989 | Template:Rut Western Province League | 19 – 6 | Template:Rut North Eastern Cape | Elsie's River | ||
Report[3] |
Round Two
13 May 1989 | Template:Rut Northern Natal | 16 – 36 | Template:Rut Boland | Newcastle | ||
Report[4] |
13 May 1989 | Template:Rut North Eastern Cape | 27 – 19 | Template:Rut Far North | Burgersdorp | ||
Report[5] |
Bye/s: Template:Rut Border, Template:Rut Western Province League |
Round Three
20 May 1989 | Template:Rut Border | 33 – 3 | Template:Rut Northern Natal | East London | ||
Report[6] |
20 May 1989 | Template:Rut Far North | 10 – 17 | Template:Rut Western Province League | Pietersburg | ||
Report[7] |
20 May 1989 | Template:Rut North Eastern Cape | 16 – 25 | Template:Rut Boland | Graaff-Reinet | ||
Report[8] |
Round Four
3 June 1989 | Template:Rut North Eastern Cape | 21 – 24 | Template:Rut Border | Cradock | ||
Report[9] |
3 June 1989 | Template:Rut Western Province League | 39 – 19 | Template:Rut Boland | Paarl | ||
Report[10] |
Bye/s: Template:Rut Far North, Template:Rut Northern Natal |
Round Five
10 June 1989 | Template:Rut Boland | 39 – 19 | Template:Rut Far North | Wellington | ||
Report[11] |
10 June 1989 | Template:Rut Border | 28 – 19 | Template:Rut Western Province League | Queenstown | ||
Report[12] |
10 June 1989 | Template:Rut Northern Natal | 31 – 19 | Template:Rut North Eastern Cape | Newcastle | ||
Report[13] |
Round Six
17 June 1989 | Template:Rut Western Province League | 71 – 10 | Template:Rut Northern Natal | Cape Town | ||
Report[14] |
17 June 1989 | Template:Rut Far North | 18 – 6 | Template:Rut Border | Pietersburg | ||
Report[15] |
Bye/s: Template:Rut Boland, Template:Rut North Eastern Cape |
Round Seven
24 June 1989 | Template:Rut Border | 10 – 28 | Template:Rut Boland | East London | ||
Report[16] |
24 June 1989 | Template:Rut North Eastern Cape | 28 – 28 | Template:Rut Western Province League | Graaff-Reinet | ||
Report[17] |
24 June 1989 | Template:Rut Northern Natal | 14 – 60 | Template:Rut Far North | Newcastle | ||
Round Eight
15 July 1989 | Template:Rut Boland | 50 – 7 | Template:Rut Northern Natal | Wellington | ||
Report[18] |
15 July 1989 | Template:Rut Far North | 21 – 16 | Template:Rut North Eastern Cape | Pietersburg | ||
Report[19] |
Bye/s: Template:Rut Border, Template:Rut Western Province League |
Round Nine
29 July 1989 | Template:Rut Northern Natal | 15 – 45 | Template:Rut Western Province League | Newcastle | ||
Report[20] |
29 July 1989 | Template:Rut Border | 19 – 20 | Template:Rut Far North | East London | ||
Report[20] |
Bye/s: Template:Rut Boland, Template:Rut North Eastern Cape |
Round Ten
5 August 1989 | Template:Rut Boland | 24 – 14 | Template:Rut North Eastern Cape | Wellington | ||
Report[21] |
5 August 1989 | Template:Rut Border | 21 – 18 | Template:Rut Northern Natal | tbc | ||
5 August 1989 | Template:Rut Western Province League | 13 – 14 | Template:Rut Far North | tbc | ||
Report[22] |
Round Eleven
12 August 1989 | Template:Rut Boland | 13 – 8 | Template:Rut Western Province League | Wellington | ||
Report[23] |
12 August 1989 | Template:Rut Border | 12 – 15 | Template:Rut North Eastern Cape | East London | ||
Report[24] |
Bye/s: Template:Rut Far North, Template:Rut Northern Natal |
Round Twelve
19 August 1989 | Template:Rut Far North | 22 – 19 | Template:Rut Boland | Pietersburg | ||
Report[25] |
19 August 1989 | Template:Rut North Eastern Cape | 48 – 36 | Template:Rut Northern Natal | tbc | ||
19 August 1989 | Template:Rut Western Province League | 18 – 18 | Template:Rut Border | Parow | ||
Report[26] |
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
9 September 1989 | Template:Rut Boland | 21 – 15 | Template:Rut Stellaland | Wellington | ||
Report[27] |
9 September 1989 | Template:Rut Far North | 40 – 33 | Template:Rut South Western Districts | Pietersburg | ||
Report[28] |
Final
16 September 1989 | Template:Rut Boland | 33 – 9 | Template:Rut Far North | Wellington | ||
Report[29] |
Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs
Promotion Play-Offs
In the promotion 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 retained their place.[30]
23 September 1989 | Template:Rut Eastern Free State | 9 – 42 | Template:Rut Boland | Bethleham | ||
Report[31] |
Relegation Play-Offs
In the relegation play-offs, Template:Rut South Western Districts beat Template:Rut Northern Natal on aggregate and won promotion to Division A. However, due to the withdrawal of Template:Rut South West Africa and the Currie Cup Division B being expanded from six teams to eight teams, only nine teams were left in the Santam Bank Trophy and it was decided to merge Division A and Division B into a single division for 1990.
23 September 1989 | Template:Rut Northern Natal | 28 – 37 | Template:Rut South Western Districts | Newcastle | ||
Report[32] |
30 September 1989 | Template:Rut South Western Districts | 37 – 15 | Template:Rut Northern Natal | George | ||
Report[33] |
See also
- 1989 Currie Cup Division A
- 1989 Currie Cup Division B
- 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B
- 1989 Lion Cup
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