1988 Currie Cup Division B
CountriesSouth Africa
Date30 April – 10 September 1988
ChampionsNorthern Free State
Runners-upWestern Transvaal
PromotedNorthern Free State
RelegatedNone
Matches played31

The 1988 Currie Cup Division B (known as the Santam Bank Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the second division of the Currie Cup competition, the 49th season in the since it started in 1889.

Teams

1988 Currie Cup Division B
Eastern Free State
Eastern Transvaal
Griqualand West
Northern Free State
Vaal Triangle
Western Transvaal

Competition

Regular season and title play-offs

There were six participating teams in the 1988 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 1988 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 1989 Currie Cup Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1989 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 1989 Currie Cup Division B, while the losing team qualified for the 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A.

Log

1988 Currie Cup Division B Log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
1Northern Free State10811265125+14030817
2Western Transvaal10712375135+240551415
3Griqualand West10703187128+5924914
4Vaal Triangle10505176120+5618910
5Eastern Transvaal10208181242−6121294
6Eastern Free State10001079513−4343820
Northern Free State qualified for the Currie Cup semi-finals.
Northern Free State and Western Transvaal qualified for the final.
Northern Free State qualified for the Promotion Play-Off game.
Eastern Free State 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

30 April 1988 Eastern Free State 12–30 Vaal Triangle Bethlehem  
30 April 1988 Griqualand West 31–13 Eastern Transvaal Kimberley  
30 April 1988 Northern Free State 24–24 Western Transvaal Welkom  

Round Two

5 May 1988 Vaal Triangle 9–12 Northern Free State Sasolburg  
7 May 1988 Eastern Transvaal 36–9 Eastern Free State Springs  
Bye/s: Griqualand West, Western Transvaal

Round Three

14 May 1988 Eastern Free State 9–19 Griqualand West Bethlehem  
14 May 1988 Northern Free State 18–13 Eastern Transvaal Welkom  
14 May 1988 Western Transvaal 20–9 Vaal Triangle Potchefstroom  

Round Four

21 May 1988 Griqualand West 19–12 Northern Free State Kimberley  
21 May 1988 Eastern Transvaal 27–32 Western Transvaal Springs  
Bye/s: Eastern Free State, Vaal Triangle

Round Five

31 May 1988 Northern Free State 74–6 Eastern Free State Welkom  
4 June 1988 Western Transvaal 12–18 Griqualand West Potchefstroom  
4 June 1988 Vaal Triangle 21–0 Eastern Transvaal Sasolburg  

Round Six

11 June 1988 Eastern Free State 10–68 Western Transvaal Bethlehem  
11 June 1988 Griqualand West 6–3 Vaal Triangle Kimberley  
Bye/s: Eastern Transvaal, Northern Free State

Round Seven

2 July 1988 Eastern Transvaal 12–19 Griqualand West Springs  
2 July 1988 Vaal Triangle 51–0 Eastern Free State Sasolburg  
2 July 1988 Western Transvaal 6–15 Northern Free State Potchefstroom  

Round Eight

23 July 1988 Eastern Free State 6–43 Eastern Transvaal Bethlehem  
23 July 1988 Northern Free State 22–12 Vaal Triangle Welkom  
Bye/s: Griqualand West, Western Transvaal

Round Nine

6 August 1988 Eastern Transvaal 15–28 Northern Free State Springs  
6 August 1988 Griqualand West 44–9 Eastern Free State Kimberley  
6 August 1988 Vaal Triangle 9–21 Western Transvaal Sasolburg  

Round Ten

20 August 1988 Northern Free State 15–12 Griqualand West Welkom  
20 August 1988 Western Transvaal 59–4 Eastern Transvaal Potchefstroom  
Bye/s: Eastern Free State, Vaal Triangle

Round Eleven

26 August 1988 Eastern Transvaal 18–19 Vaal Triangle Kempton Park  
27 August 1988 Griqualand West 10–30 Western Transvaal Kimberley  
27 August 1988 Eastern Free State 9 45 Northern Free State Bethlehem  

Round Twelve

3 September 1988 Western Transvaal 103–9 Eastern Free State Potchefstroom  
3 September 1988 Vaal Triangle 13–9 Griqualand West Sasolburg  
Bye/s: Eastern Transvaal, Northern Free State

Final

10 September 1988 Northern Free State 46–9 Western Transvaal North West Stadium, Welkom  
Report[1]

Currie Cup Semi-Final

As champions of Division B, Northern Free State qualified to the semi-finals of the main Currie Cup competition, where they met Division A runners-up Western Province.

17 September 1988 Northern Free State 9–26 Western Province North West Stadium, Welkom  
Report[2]

Promotion/relegation play-offs

Promotion play-offs

In the promotion play-offs, Northern Free State beat Free State on aggregate and won promotion to Division A. Free State were initially relegated, but Division A was expanded to 8 teams and they retained their place.[3]

24 September 1988 Free State 14–40 Northern Free State Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
Report[4]
8 October 1988 Northern Free State v Free State North West Stadium, Welkom  
Report

Relegation play-offs

In the relegation play-offs, South Eastern Transvaal beat Eastern Free State on aggregate and won promotion to the 1989 Currie Cup Division B. Eastern Free State were initially relegated to the 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A, but due to the Currie Cup Division A's subsequent expansion to 8 teams, they retained their place.[3]

17 September 1988 Eastern Free State 15–21 South Eastern Transvaal Bethleham  
Report[5]
24 September 1988 South Eastern Transvaal 39–12 Eastern Free State Witbank  
Report[6]

See also

References

  1. "Noord-Vrystaat op sy beste". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 12 September 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  2. "WP lyk reg vir eindstryd". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 19 September 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Rugbyraad besluit oor Craven-gesprek Ja vir integrasie, nee vir die ANC". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 12 November 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  4. "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.
  5. "Suidoos op pad na CB-status". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 19 September 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
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