1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B
CountriesSouth Africa
Date29 April – 19 August 1988
ChampionsSouth Western Districts
Runners-upStellaland
PromotedLowveld
North Western Cape
SARU
South Western Districts
Stellaland
Winelands
RelegatedNone
Matches played30
← 1988

The 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B was the fourth tier of domestic South African rugby, below the two Currie Cup divisions and Division A.

Teams

1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B is located in South Africa
Lowveld
North Western Cape
SARU
South Western Districts
Stellaland
Winelands
Location of teams in 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B
1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B
Lowveld
North Western Cape
SARU
South Western Districts
Stellaland
Winelands

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 B. 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 A 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 B champion qualified for the promotion play-offs. That team played off against the team placed bottom in Division A 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 1990 Santam Bank Trophy Division B.

Log

1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B Log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
1 South Western Districts 10 8 0 2 279 118 +161 39 12 16
2 Stellaland 10 8 0 2 191 104 +87 27 8 16
3 Lowveld 10 7 0 3 133 137 –4 13 21 14
4 Winelands 10 3 1 6 151 185 –34 19 22 7
5 North Western Cape 10 2 1 7 136 227 –91 17 32 5
6 SARU 10 1 0 9 113 232 –129 11 31 2
South Western Districts and Stellaland qualified for the trophy finals semi-final.

* 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 Lowveld 12 – 6 SARU Nelspruit  
Report[1]


29 April 1989 South Western Districts 28 – 18 North Western Cape Fraserburg  
Report[1]


29 April 1989 Stellaland 26 – 15 Winelands Lichtenburg  
Report[1]

Round two

13 May 1989 SARU 21 – 12 North Western Cape Randfontein  
Report[2]


13 May 1989 Winelands 10 – 14 Lowveld Malmesbury  
Report[3]
Bye/s: South Western Districts, Stellaland

Round three

20 May 1989 North Western Cape 25 – 25 Winelands Upington  
Report[4]


20 May 1989 South Western Districts 46 – 9 SARU Riversdale  
Report[4]


27 May 1989 Lowveld 9 – 22 Stellaland Nelspruit  
Report[5]

Round four

3 June 1989 Stellaland 19 – 6 North Western Cape Delareyville  
Report[6]


3 June 1989 Winelands 25 – 21 South Western Districts Caledon  
Report[6]
Bye/s: Lowveld, SARU

Round five

10 June 1989 SARU 13 – 16 Winelands Port Elizabeth  
Report[7]


10 June 1989 South Western Districts 16 – 10 Stellaland Oudtshoorn  
Report[7]


10 June 1989 North Western Cape 3 – 19 Lowveld Upington  
Report[7]

Round six

16 June 1989 Lowveld 0 – 14 South Western Districts Nelspruit  
Report[8]


17 June 1989 Stellaland 21 – 13 SARU Mafikeng  
Report[8]
Bye/s: North Western Cape, Winelands

Round seven

23 June 1989 SARU 6 – 14 Lowveld Orkney  
Report[9]


24 June 1989 South Western Districts 29 – 13 North Western Cape Mossel Bay  
Report[10]


24 June 1989 Winelands 9 – 12 Stellaland Saldanha  
Report[10]

Round eight

15 July 1989 Lowveld 15 – 10 Winelands Nelspruit  
Report[11]


15 July 1989 North Western Cape 27 – 12 SARU Upington  
Report[11]
Bye/s: South Western Districts, Stellaland

Round nine

29 July 1989 South Western Districts 46 – 12 Lowveld George  
Report[12]


29 July 1989 SARU 4 – 17 Stellaland Port Elizabeth  
Report[12]
Bye/s: North Western Cape, Winelands

Round ten

5 August 1989 Lowveld 19 – 13 Stellaland tbc  


5 August 1989 SARU 16 – 45 South Western Districts Port Elizabeth  
Report[13]


5 August 1989 Winelands 19 – 25 North Western Cape Wellington  
Report[14]

Round eleven

12 August 1989 North Western Cape 0 – 36 Stellaland Upington  
Report[15]


12 August 1989 South Western Districts 21 – 0 Winelands Swellendam  
Report
Bye/s: Lowveld, SARU

Round twelve

18 August 1989 Lowveld 19 – 7 North Western Cape Nelspruit  
Report[16]


19 August 1989 Stellaland 15 – 13 South Western Districts Thabazimbi  
Report[16]


19 August 1989 Winelands 22 – 13 SARU Moorreesburg  
Report[16]

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[17]


9 September 1989 Far North 40 – 33 South Western Districts Pietersburg  
Report[18]

Final

16 September 1989 Boland 33 – 9 Far North Wellington  
Report[19]

Promotion play-offs

In the promotion 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 1988 Northern Natal 28 – 37 South Western Districts Newcastle  
Report[20]


30 September 1988 South Western Districts 37 – 15 Northern Natal George  
Report[21]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Sport-Uitslae". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 15 May 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Laeveld wen naelskraap teen Wynland". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 15 May 1989. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
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  5. ^ "Stellaland klop Laeveld". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 29 May 1989. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Wynlanders sorg vir groot verrassing". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 5 June 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
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  8. ^ a b "Verre Noord vertoon goed teen Grens". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 19 June 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
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  12. ^ a b "WP-Liga druk ses keer teen Noord-Natallers" (in Afrikaans). 31 July 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  13. ^ "SWD goed op stryk" (in Afrikaans). 7 August 1989. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  14. ^ "Wynland verspeel sy kanse" (in Afrikaans). 7 August 1989. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  15. ^ "Stellaland wen ver teen NWK" (in Afrikaans). 14 August 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  16. ^ a b c "Wynland wen" (in Afrikaans). 21 August 1989. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  17. ^ "Boland sweet teen Stella" (in Afrikaans). 11 September 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  18. ^ "VN maak korte mette" (in Afrikaans). 11 September 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  19. ^ "Boland skrum, dryf Verre Noord flou" (in Afrikaans). 18 September 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  20. ^ "SWD bo in taai wedstryd". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 25 September 1989. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  21. ^ "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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