1990 Lion Cup
CountriesSouth Africa
Date31 March – 28 July 1990
ChampionsNorthern Transvaal (2nd title)
Runners-upWestern Province
Matches played24

The 1990 Lion Cup was the eighth edition of the Lion Cup, the premier domestic rugby union knock-out competition in South Africa.

Teams

All 25 South African provincial teams took part in this competition. They were ranked as follows:[1]

1990 Lion Cup teams
Group Ranking Team
Group A1Northern Transvaal
2Western Province
3Free State
4Transvaal
Group B5Natal
6Northern Free State
7Eastern Province
8Western Transvaal
Group C9Griqualand West
10Eastern Transvaal
11Vaal Triangle
12South Eastern Transvaal
Group D13Boland
14Eastern Free State
15Far North
16Western Province League
Group E17Border
18North Eastern Cape
19South Western Districts
20Northern Natal
Group F21Stellaland
22Lowveld
23Winelands
24North Western Cape
25SARU

Competition

This competition was a knock-out competition. The 25 teams were divided into six groups of four teams (with a fifth team in Group F). The teams ranked 24 and 25 played each other in the Qualifying Round with the winner advancing to Round One. In Round One, the teams from Group C played against the teams in Group E, while the teams in Group D played against the teams in Group F. In Round Two, the winners of the eight Round One ties played against each other for a place in Round Three. The winners of the four Round Two matches then joined teams in Group B for Round Three, with the winning teams progressing to the quarter-finals (where they were joined by the teams from Group A), followed by Semi-finals and the Final.[2]

Fixtures and results

The fixtures were as follows:[3][4][5][6]

Qualifying round

20 March 1990 SARU 24–7 North Western Cape Welkom  
Report[7]

Round one

31 March 1990 Border 9–18 Eastern Transvaal East London  
Report[8]
31 March 1990 Lowveld 18–40 Boland Nelspruit  
Report[9]
31 March 1990 North Eastern Cape 22–4 Vaal Triangle Cradock  
Report[8]
31 March 1990 Northern Natal 19–12 South Eastern Transvaal Newcastle  
Report[8]
31 March 1990 South Western Districts 19–37 Griqualand West Mossel Bay  
Report[9]
31 March 1990 Stellaland 16–50 Western Province League Lichtenburg  
Report[9]
31 March 1990 Winelands 15–20 Far North Wellington  
Report[9]
2 April 1990 Eastern Free State 15–21 SARU Welkom  
Report[10]
Bye/s: Eastern Province, Free State, Natal, Northern Free State, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province, Western Transvaal

Round two

6 April 1990 Boland 19–22 Eastern Transvaal Wellington  
Report[11]
6 April 1990 North Eastern Cape 22–34 Far North Cradock  
Report[12]
6 April 1990 Northern Natal 13–33 Western Province League Newcastle  
Report[13]
9 April 1990 Griqualand West 31–0 SARU Kimberley  
Report[14]
Bye/s: Eastern Province, Free State, Natal, Northern Free State, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province, Western Transvaal

Round three

21 April 1990 Eastern Transvaal 15–49 Western Transvaal Springs  
Report[15]
21 April 1990 Far North 13–9 Northern Free State Pietersburg  
Report[15]
21 April 1990 Griqualand West 9–45 Natal Kimberley  
Report[15]
21 April 1990 Western Province League 10–15 Eastern Province Paarl  
Report[16]
Bye/s: Free State, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province

Quarter-finals

30 June 1990 Natal 43–6 Free State Durban  
Report[17]
30 June 1990 Northern Transvaal 37–12 Far North Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Report[18]
30 June 1990 Transvaal 20–6 Eastern Province Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
Report[19]
30 June 1990 Western Transvaal 10–31 Western Province Potchefstroom  
Report[20]

Semi-finals

7 July 1990 Northern Transvaal 15–10 Transvaal Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Report[21]
7 July 1990 Western Province 27–21 Natal Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Report[22]

Final

28 July 1990 Northern Transvaal 25–12 Western Province Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Report[23]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Krag teen krag om Lionbeker". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 17 March 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "WP speel later". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 16 March 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bepalingslys vir rugbyseisoen". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 27 March 1989. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Tweede ronde om Lionbeker". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 27 March 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "WP-Liga nou teen OP". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 12 April 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Streeptruie pak Weste". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 24 April 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Sara bo teen NWK". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 22 March 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 "Noord-Natal verras met goeie spel". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 2 April 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Boland en WP-Liga behoorlik op dreef". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 2 April 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  10. ↑ "SARV verras Oos-Vrystaat". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 3 April 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  11. ↑ "Boland benut nie sy kanse". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 9 April 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  12. ↑ "Verre Noord se agttal maak amok". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 9 April 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  13. ↑ "Liga-voorspelers lê grondslag". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 9 April 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  14. ↑ "Griekwas bo in rugby". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 11 April 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  15. 1 2 3 "Verre Noord se lostrio puik". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 23 April 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  16. ↑ "WP-Liga lyk gereed om kant te bring". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 23 April 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  17. ↑ "Natal oortref rekord teen verslae OVS". Media24. Die Burger. 2 July 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  18. ↑ "Blou Bulle beïndruk nie teen Verre Noord". Media24. Die Burger. 2 July 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  19. ↑ "Transvaal se agttal oorheers teen OP". Media24. Die Burger. 2 July 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  20. ↑ "Begeesterde WP lê vroeë grondslag". Media24. Die Burger. 2 July 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  21. ↑ "Verswakte Blou-span klop Transvaal". Media24. Die Burger. 9 July 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  22. ↑ "WP-agttal gee deurslag". Media24. Die Burger. 9 July 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  23. ↑ "WP lê grondslag vir vooruitgang". Media24. Die Burger. 30 July 1990. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
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