1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A
CountriesSouth Africa
Date29 April – 19 August 1989
ChampionsBoland
Runners-upFar North
PromotedSouth Eastern Transvaal
RelegatedNone
Matches played30
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The 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A was the third tier of domestic South African rugby, below the two Currie Cup divisions.

Teams

1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A is located in South Africa
Boland
Border
Far North
North Eastern Cape
Northern Natal
Western Province League
Location of teams in 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A
1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A
Boland
Border
Far North
North Eastern Cape
Northern Natal
Western Province League

Changes between 1988 and 1989 seasons

Changes between 1989 and 1990 seasons

Competition

Regular season and title play-offs

There were six participating teams in the Santam Bank Trophy Division A. 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 in the division – along with the top two teams from Division B qualified for the title play-off finals. The team that finished first in Division A would play at home against the team that finished second in Division B and the team that finished second in Division A would play at home against the team that finished first in Division B.

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 1990 Currie Cup Division B, while the losing team qualified for the 1990 Santam Bank Trophy.

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 B over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1990 Santam Bank Trophy Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B.

Log

1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A Log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
1 Boland 10 8 0 2 276 163 +113 39 24 16
2 Far North 10 7 0 3 208 182 +36 24 23 14
3 Western Province League 10 5 2 3 277 161 +116 43 17 12
4 Border 10 4 1 5 183 183 0 14 23 9
5 North Eastern Cape 10 3 1 6 210 239 –29 25 24 7
6 Northern Natal 10 1 0 9 162 388 –226 24 58 2
Boland and Far North qualified for the trophy finals semi-final.
Northern Natal 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

29 April 1989 Boland 23 – 12 Border Wellington  
Report[1]


29 April 1989 Far North 15 – 12 Northern Natal Pietersburg  
Report[2]


29 April 1989 Western Province League 19 – 6 North Eastern Cape Elsie's River  
Report[3]

Round two

13 May 1989 Northern Natal 16 – 36 Boland Newcastle  
Report[4]


13 May 1989 North Eastern Cape 27 – 19 Far North Burgersdorp  
Report[5]
Bye/s: Border, Western Province League

Round three

20 May 1989 Border 33 – 3 Northern Natal East London  
Report[6]


20 May 1989 Far North 10 – 17 Western Province League Pietersburg  
Report[7]


20 May 1989 North Eastern Cape 16 – 25 Boland Graaff-Reinet  
Report[8]

Round four

3 June 1989 North Eastern Cape 21 – 24 Border Cradock  
Report[9]


3 June 1989 Western Province League 39 – 19 Boland Paarl  
Report[10]
Bye/s: Far North, Northern Natal

Round five

10 June 1989 Boland 39 – 19 Far North Wellington  
Report[11]


10 June 1989 Border 28 – 19 Western Province League Queenstown  
Report[12]


10 June 1989 Northern Natal 31 – 19 North Eastern Cape Newcastle  
Report[13]

Round six

17 June 1989 Western Province League 71 – 10 Northern Natal Cape Town  
Report[14]


17 June 1989 Far North 18 – 6 Border Pietersburg  
Report[15]
Bye/s: Boland, North Eastern Cape

Round seven

24 June 1989 Border 10 – 28 Boland East London  
Report[16]


24 June 1989 North Eastern Cape 28 – 28 Western Province League Graaff-Reinet  
Report[17]


24 June 1989 Northern Natal 14 – 60 Far North Newcastle  

Round eight

15 July 1989 Boland 50 – 7 Northern Natal Wellington  
Report[18]


15 July 1989 Far North 21 – 16 North Eastern Cape Pietersburg  
Report[19]
Bye/s: Border, Western Province League

Round nine

29 July 1989 Northern Natal 15 – 45 Western Province League Newcastle  
Report[20]


29 July 1989 Border 19 – 20 Far North East London  
Report[20]
Bye/s: Boland, North Eastern Cape

Round ten

5 August 1989 Boland 24 – 14 North Eastern Cape Wellington  
Report[21]


5 August 1989 Border 21 – 18 Northern Natal tbc  


5 August 1989 Western Province League 13 – 14 Far North tbc  
Report[22]

Round eleven

12 August 1989 Boland 13 – 8 Western Province League Wellington  
Report[23]


12 August 1989 Border 12 – 15 North Eastern Cape East London  
Report[24]
Bye/s: Far North, Northern Natal

Round twelve

19 August 1989 Far North 22 – 19 Boland Pietersburg  
Report[25]


19 August 1989 North Eastern Cape 48 – 36 Northern Natal tbc  


19 August 1989 Western Province League 18 – 18 Border Parow  
Report[26]

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

9 September 1989 Boland 21 – 15 Stellaland Wellington  
Report[27]


9 September 1989 Far North 40 – 33 South Western Districts Pietersburg  
Report[28]

Final

16 September 1989 Boland 33 – 9 Far North Wellington  
Report[29]

Promotion/relegation play-offs

Promotion play-offs

In the promotion play-offs, Eastern Free State conceded the second leg to Boland, who won promotion to the Currie Cup Division B. Eastern Free State were initially relegated, but due to the Currie Cup Division B's expansion to 8 teams, they retained their place.[30]


23 September 1989 Eastern Free State 9 – 42 Boland Bethleham  
Report[31]

Relegation play-offs

In the relegation play-offs, South Western Districts beat Northern Natal on aggregate and won promotion to Division A. However, due to the withdrawal of South West Africa and the Currie Cup Division B being expanded from six teams to eight teams, only nine teams were left in the Santam Bank Trophy and it was decided to merge Division A and Division B into a single division for 1990.


23 September 1989 Northern Natal 28 – 37 South Western Districts Newcastle  
Report[32]


30 September 1989 South Western Districts 37 – 15 Northern Natal George  
Report[33]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Verre Noord veg sterk terug vir oorwinning". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 1 May 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. ^ "WP-Liga bly bo, maar harde werk wag". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 1 May 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Bolandse agttal lê grondslag". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 15 May 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  5. ^ "NOK loop Verre Noord". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 15 May 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Henry puik vir Grens". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 22 May 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
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  16. ^ "Boland voor op puntelys". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 26 June 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
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  18. ^ "Boland hardloop N-Natal dronk" (in Afrikaans). 17 July 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
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  21. ^ "Boland laat hom nie stuit deur taai NOK" (in Afrikaans). 7 August 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  22. ^ "Liga het eie ondergang bewerk" (in Afrikaans). 7 August 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  23. ^ "Soete wraak vir Boland teen Liga" (in Afrikaans). 14 August 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  24. ^ "Stellaland wen ver teen NWK" (in Afrikaans). 14 August 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  25. ^ "Boland val vas" (in Afrikaans). 21 August 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  26. ^ "Otto puik vir Liga" (in Afrikaans). 21 August 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  27. ^ "Boland sweet teen Stella" (in Afrikaans). 11 September 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  28. ^ "VN maak korte mette" (in Afrikaans). 11 September 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  29. ^ "Boland skrum, dryf Verre Noord flou" (in Afrikaans). 18 September 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  30. ^ "Liga ook om Curriebeker". Die Burger. 9 December 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  31. ^ "Boland juig oor hoër status". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 25 September 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  32. ^ "SWD bo in taai wedstryd". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 25 September 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  33. ^ "SWD skuif op ná puik sege". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 2 October 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
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