1988 Currie Cup Division A
| 1988 Currie Cup Division A | |
|---|---|
| Countries | South Africa |
| Date | 30 April – 1 October 1988 |
| Champions | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal (15th title) |
| Runners-up | Template:Rut Western Province |
| Relegated | None |
The 1988 Currie Cup Division A (known as the Santam Bank Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the top division of the Currie Cup competition, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. This was the 50th season since the competition started in 1889.
Teams
Location of teams in 1988 Currie Cup Division A
Competition
Regular season and title play-offs
There were seven participating teams in the 1988 Currie Cup Division A. 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 title play-offs (along with the top team from Division B). In the semi-finals, the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished top of Division B, while the team that finished top had a bye through to the final. The final was then played at the home venue of the higher-placed team.
Relegation play-offs
The bottom team on the log qualified for the relegation play-offs. That team played off against the team placed top in Division B over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1989 Currie Cup Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1989 Currie Cup Division B.
Log
| 1988 Currie Cup Division A Log | |||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 328 | 188 | +140 | 35 | 16 | 22 |
| 2 | Template:Rut Western Province | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 379 | 156 | +223 | 53 | 15 | 20 |
| 3 | Template:Rut South West Africa | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 254 | 269 | −15 | 27 | 30 | 12 |
| 4 | Template:Rut Transvaal | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 251 | 253 | −2 | 30 | 30 | 10 |
| 5 | Template:Rut Natal | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 225 | 292 | −67 | 24 | 32 | 8 |
| 6 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 216 | 332 | −116 | 23 | 44 | 6 |
| 7 | Template:Rut Free State | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 200 | 363 | −163 | 22 | 47 | 6 |
| Template:Rut Northern Transvaal qualified for the Currie Cup Final and Template:Rut Western Province qualified for the Currie Cup Semi-Final. Template:Rut 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
| 30 April 1988 | Template:Rut South West Africa | 21 – 9 | Template:Rut Free State | Windhoek | ||
| 30 April 1988 | Template:Rut Transvaal | 18 – 26 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | Johannesburg | ||
| 30 April 1988 | Template:Rut Western Province | 51 – 6 | Template:Rut Natal | Cape Town | ||
| Bye/s: Template:Rut Northern Transvaal |
Round Two
| 7 May 1988 | Template:Rut Free State | 19 – 44 | Template:Rut Transvaal | Bloemfontein | ||
| 7 May 1988 | Template:Rut Natal | 32 – 12 | Template:Rut South West Africa | Durban | ||
| 7 May 1988 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | 6 – 24 | Template:Rut Western Province | Pretoria | ||
| Bye/s: Template:Rut Eastern Province |
Round Three
| 14 May 1988 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | 51 – 19 | Template:Rut Free State | Port Elizabeth | ||
| 14 May 1988 | Template:Rut South West Africa | 15 – 34 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | Windhoek | ||
| 14 May 1988 | Template:Rut Transvaal | 22 – 10 | Template:Rut Natal | Johannesburg | ||
| Bye/s: Template:Rut Western Province |
Round Four
| 21 May 1988 | Template:Rut Natal | 28 – 9 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | Durban | ||
| 21 May 1988 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | 22 – 18 | Template:Rut Transvaal | Pretoria | ||
| 21 May 1988 | Template:Rut Western Province | 21 – 24 | Template:Rut South West Africa | Cape Town | ||
| Bye/s: Template:Rut Free State |
Round Five
| 4 June 1988 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | 18 – 30 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | Port Elizabeth | ||
| 4 June 1988 | Template:Rut Free State | 28 – 14 | Template:Rut Natal | Bloemfontein | ||
| 4 June 1988 | Template:Rut Transvaal | 9 – 28 | Template:Rut Western Province | Johannesburg | ||
| Bye/s: Template:Rut South West Africa |
Round Six
| 11 June 1988 | Template:Rut South West Africa | 15 – 18 | Template:Rut Transvaal | Windhoek | ||
| 11 June 1988 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | 48 – 18 | Template:Rut Free State | Pretoria | ||
| 11 June 1988 | Template:Rut Western Province | 33 – 6 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | Cape Town | ||
| Bye/s: Template:Rut Natal |
Round Seven
| 18 June 1988 | Template:Rut Free State | 3 – 43 | Template:Rut Western Province | Bloemfontein | ||
| 18 June 1988 | Template:Rut Natal | 27 – 34 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | Durban | ||
| 18 June 1988 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | 13 – 31 | Template:Rut South West Africa | Port Elizabeth | ||
| Bye/s: Template:Rut Transvaal |
Round Eight
| 2 July 1988 | Template:Rut South West Africa | 26 – 24 | Template:Rut Natal | Windhoek | ||
| 2 July 1988 | Template:Rut Transvaal | 36 – 13 | Template:Rut Free State | Johannesburg | ||
| 2 July 1988 | Template:Rut Western Province | 15 – 24 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | Cape Town | ||
| Bye/s: Template:Rut Eastern Province |
Round Nine
| 23 July 1988 | Template:Rut Free State | 27 – 25 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | Bloemfontein | ||
| 23 July 1988 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | 18 – 16 | Template:Rut South West Africa | Pretoria | ||
| 23 July 1988 | Template:Rut Natal | 22 – 18 | Template:Rut Transvaal | Durban | ||
| Bye/s: Template:Rut Western Province |
Round Ten
| 6 August 1988 | Template:Rut South West Africa | 27 – 34 | Template:Rut Western Province | Windhoek | ||
| 6 August 1988 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | 22 – 20 | Template:Rut Natal | Port Elizabeth | ||
| 6 August 1988 | Template:Rut Transvaal | 10 – 21 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | Johannesburg | ||
| Bye/s: Template:Rut Free State |
Round Eleven
| 20 August 1988 | Template:Rut Natal | 24 – 15 | Template:Rut Free State | Durban | ||
| 20 August 1988 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | 49 – 9 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | Pretoria | ||
| 13 August 1988 | Template:Rut Western Province | 40 – 21 | Template:Rut Transvaal | Cape Town | ||
| Bye/s: Template:Rut South West Africa |
Round Twelve
| 27 August 1988 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | 10 – 35 | Template:Rut Western Province | Port Elizabeth | ||
| 27 August 1988 | Template:Rut Transvaal | 22 – 25 | Template:Rut South West Africa | Johannesburg | ||
| 27 August 1988 | Template:Rut Free State | 12 – 18 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | Bloemfontein | ||
| Bye/s: Template:Rut Natal |
Round Thirteen
| 3 September 1988 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | 24 – 6 | Template:Rut Natal | Pretoria | ||
| 3 September 1988 | Template:Rut South West Africa | 27 – 15 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | Windhoek | ||
| 3 September 1988 | Template:Rut Western Province | 24 – 8 | Template:Rut Free State | Cape Town | ||
| Bye/s: Template:Rut Transvaal |
Round Fourteen
| 10 September 1988 | Template:Rut Eastern Province | 12 – 17 | Template:Rut Transvaal | Port Elizabeth | ||
| 10 September 1988 | Template:Rut Free State | 29 – 15 | Template:Rut South West Africa | Bloemfontein | ||
| 10 September 1988 | Template:Rut Natal | 12 – 31 | Template:Rut Western Province | Durban | ||
| Bye/s: Template:Rut Northern Transvaal |
Semi-Final
As champions of Division B, Template:Rut Northern Free State qualified to the semi-finals of the Currie Cup competition, where they met Division A runners-up Template:Rut Western Province.
| 17 September 1988 | Template:Rut Northern Free State | 9 – 26 | Template:Rut Western Province | Template:Rus North West Stadium | ||
| Report[1] |
Final
| 1 October 1988 | Template:Rut Northern Transvaal | 19 – 18 | Template:Rut Western Province | Template:Rus Loftus Versfeld | ||
| Report[2] |
Relegation Play-Offs
In the relegation play-offs, Template:Rut Northern Free State beat Template:Rut Free State on aggregate and won promotion to Division A. Template:Rut Free State were initially relegated, but Division A was expanded to 8 teams and they retained their place.[3]
| 24 September 1988 | Template:Rut Free State | 14 – 40 | Template:Rut Northern Free State | Template:Rus Free State Stadium | ||
| Report[4] |
| 8 October 1988 | Template:Rut Northern Free State | v | Template:Rut Free State | Template:Rus North West Stadium | ||
| Report |
See also
- 1988 Currie Cup Division B
- 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A
- 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division B
- 1988 Lion Cup
References
- ^ "WP lyk reg vir eindstryd". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 19 September 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ "Verspeelde strafskop keerpunt in stryd". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 3 October 1988. Retrieved 29 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Rugbyraad besluit oor Craven-gesprek Ja vir integrasie, nee vir die ANC". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 12 November 1988. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ "Noord-Vrystaat wen met puik spanwerk". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 26 September 1988. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2013.