1989 Currie Cup Division A
CountriesSouth Africa
Date28 April – 7 October 1989
ChampionsNorthern Transvaal (16th title) / Western Province (29th title)
RelegatedSouth West Africa
(withdrew)
← 1988
1990 →

The 1989 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 51st season since the competition started in 1889.

Teams

1989 Currie Cup Division A is located in South Africa
Eastern Province
Free State
Natal
Northern Free State
Northern Transvaal
South West Africa
Transvaal
Western Province
Location of teams in 1989 Currie Cup Division A
1989 Currie Cup Division A
Eastern Province
Free State
Natal
Northern Free State
Northern Transvaal
South West Africa
Transvaal
Western Province

Changes between 1988 and 1989 seasons

Changes between 1989 and 1990 seasons

Competition

Regular season and title play-offs

There were eight participating teams in the 1989 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 1990 Currie Cup Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1990 Currie Cup Division B.

Log

1989 Currie Cup Division A Log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
1 Northern Transvaal 14 14 0 0 530 195 +335 71 17 28
2 Western Province 14 10 0 4 431 258 +173 56 30 20
3 Free State 14 8 0 6 336 272 +64 35 22 16
4 Transvaal 14 7 0 7 408 371 +37 46 48 14
5 Natal 14 7 0 7 327 313 +14 39 34 14
6 South West Africa 14 4 0 10 248 434 –186 28 53 8
7 Northern Free State 14 3 0 11 262 434 –142 28 52 6
8 Eastern Province 14 3 0 11 211 476 –265 18 68 6
Northern Transvaal qualified for the Currie Cup final and Western Province qualified for the Currie Cup semi-final.
South West Africa withdrew from the competition following Namibian independence.[1]

* 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 Eastern Province 15 – 45 Transvaal Port Elizabeth  
Report[2]


29 April 1989 Free State 18 – 12 South West Africa Bloemfontein  
Report[3]


29 April 1989 Northern Transvaal 27 – 18 Northern Free State Pretoria  
Report[4]


29 April 1989 Natal 17 – 21 Western Province Durban  
Report[5]

Round two

6 May 1989 Northern Free State 56 – 15 Eastern Province Welkom  
Report[6]


6 May 1989 South West Africa 12 – 45 Natal Windhoek  
Report[7]


6 May 1989 Transvaal 32 – 24 Free State Johannesburg  
Report[8]


6 May 1989 Western Province 18 – 30 Northern Transvaal Cape Town  
Report[9]

Round three

13 May 1989 Free State 46 – 12 Eastern Province Bloemfontein  
Report[10][11]


13 May 1989 Natal 16 – 10 Transvaal Durban  
Report[12]


13 May 1989 Northern Free State 27 – 22 Western Province Welkom  
Report[13]


13 May 1989 Northern Transvaal 55 – 13 South West Africa Pretoria  
Report[14]

Round four

20 May 1989 Eastern Province 27 – 18 Natal Port Elizabeth  
Report[15]


20 May 1989 Free State 23 – 12 Northern Free State Bloemfontein  
Report[16]


20 May 1989 South West Africa 24 – 27 Western Province Windhoek  
Report[17]


20 May 1989 Transvaal 15 – 46 Northern Transvaal Johannesburg  
Report[18]

Round five

3 June 1989 Natal 16 – 21 Free State Durban  
Report[19]


3 June 1989 Northern Free State 22 – 15 South West Africa Welkom  
Report[20]


3 June 1989 Northern Transvaal 50 – 6 Eastern Province Pretoria  
Report[21]


3 June 1989 Western Province 35 – 15 Transvaal Cape Town  
Report[22]

Round six

10 June 1989 Eastern Province 11 – 25 Western Province Port Elizabeth  
Report[23]


10 June 1989 Free State 16 – 24 Northern Transvaal Bloemfontein  
Report[24]


10 June 1989 Natal 40 – 9 Northern Free State Durban  
Report[25]


10 June 1989 Transvaal 46 – 28 South West Africa Johannesburg  
Report[26]

Round seven

17 June 1989 Northern Free State 19 – 27 Transvaal Welkom  
Report[27]


17 June 1989 Northern Transvaal 58 – 15 Natal Pretoria  
Report[28]


17 June 1989 South West Africa 32 – 20 Eastern Province Windhoek  
Report[29]


17 June 1989 Western Province 29 – 6 Free State Cape Town  
Report[30]

Round eight

15 July 1989 Eastern Province 25 – 0 Northern Free State Port Elizabeth  
Report[31]


15 July 1989 Free State 22 – 12 Transvaal Bloemfontein  
Report[32]


15 July 1989 Natal 22 – 16 South West Africa Durban  
Report[33]


15 July 1989 Northern Transvaal 24 – 9 Western Province Pretoria  
Report[34]

Round nine

29 July 1989 Free State 26 – 27 Natal Bloemfontein  
Report[35]
Bye/s: Eastern Province, Northern Free State, Northern Transvaal, South West Africa, Transvaal, Western Province

Round ten

5 August 1989 Eastern Province 21 – 33 Free State Port Elizabeth  
Report[36]


5 August 1989 South West Africa 3 – 71 Northern Transvaal Windhoek  
Report[37]


5 August 1989 Transvaal 38 – 20 Natal Johannesburg  
Report[38]


5 August 1989 Western Province 54 – 13 Northern Free State Cape Town  
Report[39]

Round eleven

12 August 1989 Natal 24 – 3 Eastern Province Durban  
Report[40]


12 August 1989 Northern Free State 13 – 40 Free State Welkom  
Report[41]


12 August 1989 Northern Transvaal 38 – 24 Transvaal Pretoria  
Report[42]


12 August 1989 Western Province 47 – 6 South West Africa Cape Town  
Report[43]

Round twelve

19 August 1989 Eastern Province 12 – 27 Northern Transvaal Port Elizabeth  
Report[44]


19 August 1989 South West Africa 24 – 12 Northern Free State Windhoek  
Report[45]


19 August 1989 Transvaal 27 – 35 Western Province Johannesburg  
Report[46]
Bye/s: Free State, Natal

Round thirteen

9 September 1989 Northern Free State 22 – 27 Natal Welkom  
Report[47]


9 September 1989 Northern Transvaal 29 – 24 Free State Pretoria  
Report[48]


9 September 1989 South West Africa 25 – 15 Transvaal Windhoek  
Report[49]


9 September 1989 Western Province 64 – 12 Eastern Province Cape Town  
Report[50]

Round fourteen

16 September 1989 Eastern Province 16 – 6 South West Africa Port Elizabeth  
Report[51]


16 September 1989 Free State 19 – 11 Western Province Bloemfontein  
Report[52]


16 September 1989 Natal 13 – 18 Northern Transvaal Durban  
Report[53]


16 September 1989 Transvaal 52 – 30 Northern Free State Johannesburg  
Report[54]

Round fifteen

23 September 1989 Northern Free State 9 – 33 Northern Transvaal Welkom  
Report[55]


23 September 1989 South West Africa 22 – 18 Free State Windhoek  
Report[56]


23 September 1989 Transvaal 50 – 16 Eastern Province Johannesburg  
Report[57]


23 September 1989 Western Province 32 – 27 Natal Cape Town  
Report[58]

Semi-finals

30 September 1989 Eastern Transvaal 9 – 71 Western Province Potchefstroom  
Report[59]

Final

7 October 1989 Western Province 16 – 16 Northern Transvaal Cape Town  
Report[60]

Relegation play-offs

The promotion/relegation play-off games between Eastern Province and Western Transvaal were not played. At the end of September 1989, the South African Rugby Board announced that South West Africa would not play in the 1990 Currie Cup competition and that Western Transvaal would be automatically promoted.[61] Despite suggestions that South West Africa would be allowed back into the Currie Cup,[62] South West Africa later voluntarily withdrew, due to uncertainty arising from Namibia gaining independence.[1]

See also

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