1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A
CountriesSouth Africa
Date29 April – 27 August 1988
ChampionsSouth Eastern Transvaal
Runners-upNorth Eastern Cape
PromotedSouth Eastern Transvaal
RelegatedNone
Matches played25

The 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A was the third tier of domestic South African rugby, below the two Currie Cup divisions.

Teams

1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A
Boland
Border
North Eastern Cape
Northern Natal
South Eastern Transvaal
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
1South Eastern Transvaal8602161130+31201412
2Boland8404172145+2720188
3Border8206102140−389174
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
1North Eastern Cape8602145108+37161212
2Western Province League8404140127+1319128
3Northern Natal8206134204−7014254
North Eastern Cape qualified for the Division A Title play-off Final game and the Trophy Finals Semi-Final.
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 South Eastern Transvaal 9 7 North Eastern Cape Witbank  
29 April 1988 Western Province League 25 28 Northern Natal Cape Town  
Bye/s: Boland, Border

Round two

6 May 1988 Border 6 12 South Eastern Transvaal East London  
7 May 1988 North Eastern Cape 21 16 Western Province League Cradock  
Bye/s: Boland, Northern Natal

Round three

13 May 1988 South Eastern Transvaal 32 24 Boland Witbank  
14 May 1988 Northern Natal 16 12 North Eastern Cape Newcastle  
Bye/s: Border, Western Province League

Round four

21 May 1988 Border 16 12 Northern Natal East London  
11 June 1988 Western Province League 19 10 South Eastern Transvaal Cape Town  
Bye/s: Boland, North Eastern Cape

Round five

4 June 1988 North Eastern Cape 17 12 Border Cradock  
4 June 1988 Northern Natal 19 35 Boland Newcastle  
Bye/s: South Eastern Transvaal, Western Province League

Round six

17 June 1988 Boland 27 13 Border Wellington  
18 June 1988 South Eastern Transvaal 43 18 Northern Natal Witbank  
Bye/s: North Eastern Cape, Western Province League

Round seven

2 July 1988 Border 14 20 Western Province League East London  
2 July 1988 North Eastern Cape 15 13 Boland Cradock  
Bye/s: Northern Natal, South Eastern Transvaal

Round eight

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

Round nine

23 July 1988 North Eastern Cape 22 9 South Eastern Transvaal Cradock  
23 July 1988 Northern Natal 13 19 Border Newcastle  
23 July 1988 Western Province League 19 9 Boland Paarl  

Round ten

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

Round eleven

6 August 1988 Boland 32 10 Northern Natal Wellington  
6 August 1988 Border 10 17 North Eastern Cape East London  
6 August 1988 South Eastern Transvaal 24 16 Western Province League Witbank  

Round twelve

20 August 1988 Northern Natal 18 22 South Eastern Transvaal Newcastle  
20 August 1988 Boland 23 34 North Eastern Cape Wellington  
Bye/s: Border, Western Province League

Final

27 August 1988 South Eastern Transvaal 19 15 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 Stellaland 24 9 South Eastern Transvaal Lichtenburg  
Report[2]
3 September 1988 North Eastern Cape 22 15 Far North Cradock  
Report[3]

Final

10 September 1988 North Eastern Cape 26 12 Stellaland Cradock  
Report[3]

Promotion/relegation play-offs

Promotion play-offs

In the promotion play-offs, South Eastern Transvaal beat Eastern Free State on aggregate and won promotion to the Currie Cup Division B. 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 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]

Relegation play-offs

In the relegation play-offs, Northern Natal conceded the second leg to Far North, who won promotion to the Division A. 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 Northern Natal 13 32 Far North Newcastle  

See also

References

  1. "Suidoos buit beker met sy agttal". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 29 August 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  2. "Stellaland weer in eindstryd". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 5 September 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Curriebeker-punte". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 12 September 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  4. 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.
  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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