1988 Currie Cup Division B

49th season of the second division of the Rugby competition July 2023 July 2023 1988 Currie Cup Division B South Africa 30 April – 10 September 1988 Northern Free State Western Transvaal Northern Free State None 31 1987 1989 The 1988 Currie Cup Division B (known as the Santam Bank Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the second division of the Currie Cup competition, the 49th season in the since it started in 1889. Teams South Africa right 350 Location of teams in 1988 Currie Cup Division B South Africa -28.231716 28.305070 Eastern Free State right South Africa -26.104849 28.213320 Eastern Transvaal right South Africa -27.976893 26.693602 Northern Free State bottom South Africa -28.754944 24.758008 Griqualand West left South Africa -26.794742 27.826451 Vaal Triangle left South Africa -25.578781 27.160942 Western Transvaal left 1988 Currie Cup Division B Eastern Free State Eastern Transvaal Griqualand West Northern Free State Vaal Triangle Western Transvaal Competition Regular season and title play-offs There were six participating teams in the 1988 Currie Cup Division B. 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 point for a draw. The top two teams qualified for the Division B finals, played at the home venue of the higher-placed team. The winner of the final also qualified for the 1988 Currie Cup Semi-Final. Promotion play-offs The top team on the log qualified for the promotion play-offs. That team played off against the team placed seventh in Division A over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1989 Currie Cup Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1989 Currie Cup Division B. 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 A 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. Log main Rugby 1988 Currie Cup Division B log 2 1 n Q NFS Northern Free State WTR Western Transvaal GWE Griqualand West VTR Vaal Triangle ETR Eastern Transvaal EFS Eastern Free State 8 1 1 265 125 30 8 7 1 2 375 135 55 14 7 0 3 187 128 24 9 5 0 5 176 120 18 9 2 0 8 181 242 21 29 0 0 10 79 513 3 82 green1 Currie Cup semi-finalsDivision B final A #E8FFD8 Division B final B #FFE8E8 Relegation play-off RP 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw complete Fixtures and Results Round One 30 April 1988 Eastern Free State 12–30 Vaal Triangle Bethlehem 30 April 1988 Griqualand West 31–13 Eastern Transvaal Kimberley 30 April 1988 Northern Free State 24–24 Western Transvaal Welkom Round Two 5 May 1988 Vaal Triangle 9–12 Northern Free State Sasolburg 7 May 1988 Eastern Transvaal 36–9 Eastern Free State Springs Griqualand West, Western Transvaal Round Three 14 May 1988 Eastern Free State 9–19 Griqualand West Bethlehem 14 May 1988 Northern Free State 18–13 Eastern Transvaal Welkom 14 May 1988 Western Transvaal 20–9 Vaal Triangle Potchefstroom Round Four 21 May 1988 Griqualand West 19–12 Northern Free State Kimberley 21 May 1988 Eastern Transvaal 27–32 Western Transvaal Springs Eastern Free State, Vaal Triangle Round Five 31 May 1988 Northern Free State 74–6 Eastern Free State Welkom 4 June 1988 Western Transvaal 12–18 Griqualand West Potchefstroom 4 June 1988 Vaal Triangle 21–0 Eastern Transvaal Sasolburg Round Six 11 June 1988 Eastern Free State 10–68 Western Transvaal Bethlehem 11 June 1988 Griqualand West 6–3 Vaal Triangle Kimberley Eastern Transvaal, Northern Free State Round Seven 2 July 1988 Eastern Transvaal 12–19 Griqualand West Springs 2 July 1988 Vaal Triangle 51–0 Eastern Free State Sasolburg 2 July 1988 Western Transvaal 6–15 Northern Free State Potchefstroom Round Eight 23 July 1988 Eastern Free State 6–43 Eastern Transvaal Bethlehem 23 July 1988 Northern Free State 22–12 Vaal Triangle Welkom Griqualand West, Western Transvaal Round Nine 6 August 1988 Eastern Transvaal 15–28 Northern Free State Springs 6 August 1988 Griqualand West 44–9 Eastern Free State Kimberley 6 August 1988 Vaal Triangle 9–21 Western Transvaal Sasolburg Round Ten 20 August 1988 Northern Free State 15–12 Griqualand West Welkom 20 August 1988 Western Transvaal 59–4 Eastern Transvaal Potchefstroom Eastern Free State, Vaal Triangle Round Eleven 26 August 1988 Eastern Transvaal 18–19 Vaal Triangle Kempton Park 27 August 1988 Griqualand West 10–30 Western Transvaal Kimberley 27 August 1988 Eastern Free State 9 –45 Northern Free State Bethlehem Round Twelve 3 September 1988 Western Transvaal 103–9 Eastern Free State Potchefstroom 3 September 1988 Vaal Triangle 13–9 Griqualand West Sasolburg Eastern Transvaal, Northern Free State Final 10 September 1988 Northern Free State 46–9 Reporthttp://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/09/12/17/8.html Noord-Vrystaat op sy beste Die Burger 12 September 1988 29 January 2013 Afrikaans https://web.archive.org/web/20150610202419/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/09/12/17/8.html 10 June 2015 dead Western Transvaal North West Stadium Currie Cup Semi-Final As champions of Division B, Northern Free State qualified to the semi-finals of the main Currie Cup competition, where they met Division A runners-up Western Province. 17 September 1988 Northern Free State 9–26 Reporthttp://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/09/19/18/1.html WP lyk reg vir eindstryd Die Burger 19 September 1988 29 January 2013 Afrikaans https://web.archive.org/web/20150610220757/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/09/19/18/1.html 10 June 2015 dead Western Province North West Stadium Promotion/relegation play-offs Promotion play-offs In the promotion play-offs, Northern Free State beat Free State on aggregate and won promotion to Division A. Free State were initially relegated, but Division A was expanded to 8 teams and they retained their place.http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/11/12/1/2.html Rugbyraad besluit oor Craven-gesprek Ja vir integrasie, nee vir die ANC Die Burger 12 November 1988 29 January 2013 Afrikaans https://web.archive.org/web/20150610214104/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/11/12/1/2.html 2015-06-10 dead 24 September 1988 Free State 14–40 Reporthttp://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/09/26/20/8.html Noord-Vrystaat wen met puik spanwerk Die Burger 26 September 1988 29 January 2013 Afrikaans https://web.archive.org/web/20150611004630/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/09/26/20/8.html 11 June 2015 dead Northern Free State Free State Stadium 8 October 1988 Northern Free State Report Free State North West Stadium Relegation play-offs In the relegation play-offs, South Eastern Transvaal beat Eastern Free State on aggregate and won promotion to the 1989 Currie Cup Division B. Eastern Free State were initially relegated to the 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A, but due to the Currie Cup Division A's subsequent expansion to 8 teams, they retained their place. 17 September 1988 Eastern Free State 15–21 Reporthttp://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/09/19/17/2.html Suidoos op pad na CB-status Die Burger 19 September 1988 29 January 2013 Afrikaans https://web.archive.org/web/20150610214729/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/09/19/17/2.html 10 June 2015 dead South Eastern Transvaal Bethleham 24 September 1988 South Eastern Transvaal 39–12 Reporthttp://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/09/26/20/11.html https://archive.today/20130219090203/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/09/26/20/11.html dead 19 February 2013 Grobler blink vir Suidoos Die Burger 26 September 1988 29 January 2013 Afrikaans Eastern Free State Witbank See also 1988 Currie Cup Division A 1988 Lion Cup 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division B References B 1988