1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A

Third tier of domestic South African rugby July 2023 July 2023 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A South Africa 29 April – 27 August 1988 South Eastern Transvaal North Eastern Cape South Eastern Transvaal None 25 1987 1989 The 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A was the third tier of domestic South African rugby, below the two Currie Cup divisions. Teams South Africa right 350 Location of teams in 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A South Africa -33.644063 19.011455 Boland top South Africa -33.006720 27.907376 Border South Africa -32.162640 25.622119 North Eastern Cape bottom South Africa -27.758924 29.942038 Northern Natal bottom South Africa -25.883840 29.214449 South Eastern Transvaal bottom South Africa -33.903461 18.411153 Western Province League left 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A Boland Border North Eastern Cape Northern Natal South Eastern Transvaal Western Province League Competition Regular season and title play-offs There were six participating teams in the Santam Bank Trophy Division A. These teams were split into two sections of three teams each. Teams played the teams in their own section once over the course of the season and teams in the other section twice, once at home and once away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. The top team qualified for the Division A section finals, played at the home venue of the higher-placed team, as well as the Division A finals. 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 1989 Currie Cup Division B, while the losing team qualified for the 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A. Relegation play-offs The bottom team on the log with the worst record in their group 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 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B. Log 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A Section 1 Log Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts 1 South Eastern Transvaal 8 6 0 2 161 130 +31 20 14 12 2 Boland 8 4 0 4 172 145 +27 20 18 8 3 Border 8 2 0 6 102 140 −38 9 17 4 South Eastern Transvaal qualified for the Division A Title play-off Final game and the Trophy Finals Semi-Final. 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A Section 2 Log 1 North Eastern Cape 8 6 0 2 145 108 +37 16 12 12 2 Western Province League 8 4 0 4 140 127 +13 19 12 8 3 Northern Natal 8 2 0 6 134 204 −70 14 25 4 North Eastern Cape qualified for the Division A Title play-off Final game and the Trophy Finals Semi-Final.Northern Natal qualified for the promotion/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 pointsPoints breakdown:*2 points for a win*1 point for a draw Fixtures and results Round one 29 April 1988 South Eastern Transvaal 9 – 7 North Eastern Cape Witbank 29 April 1988 Western Province League 25 – 28 Northern Natal Cape Town Boland, Border Round two 6 May 1988 Border 6 – 12 South Eastern Transvaal East London 7 May 1988 North Eastern Cape 21 – 16 Western Province League Cradock Boland, Northern Natal Round three 13 May 1988 South Eastern Transvaal 32 – 24 Boland Witbank 14 May 1988 Northern Natal 16 – 12 North Eastern Cape Newcastle Border, Western Province League Round four 21 May 1988 Border 16 – 12 Northern Natal East London 11 June 1988 Western Province League 19 – 10 South Eastern Transvaal Cape Town Boland, North Eastern Cape Round five 4 June 1988 North Eastern Cape 17 – 12 Border Cradock 4 June 1988 Northern Natal 19 – 35 Boland Newcastle South Eastern Transvaal, Western Province League Round six 17 June 1988 Boland 27 – 13 Border Wellington 18 June 1988 South Eastern Transvaal 43 – 18 Northern Natal Witbank North Eastern Cape, Western Province League Round seven 2 July 1988 Border 14 – 20 Western Province League East London 2 July 1988 North Eastern Cape 15 – 13 Boland Cradock Northern Natal, South Eastern Transvaal Round eight 8 July 1988 Boland 9 – 3 Western Province League Wellington Border, North Eastern Cape, Northern Natal, South Eastern Transvaal Round nine 23 July 1988 North Eastern Cape 22 – 9 South Eastern Transvaal Cradock 23 July 1988 Northern Natal 13 – 19 Border Newcastle 23 July 1988 Western Province League 19 – 9 Boland Paarl Round ten 30 July 1988 Western Province League 22 – 12 Border Cape Town Boland, North Eastern Cape, Northern Natal, South Eastern Transvaal Round eleven 6 August 1988 Boland 32 – 10 Northern Natal Wellington 6 August 1988 Border 10 – 17 North Eastern Cape East London 6 August 1988 South Eastern Transvaal 24 – 16 Western Province League Witbank Round twelve 20 August 1988 Northern Natal 18 – 22 South Eastern Transvaal Newcastle 20 August 1988 Boland 23 – 34 North Eastern Cape Wellington Border, Western Province League Final 27 August 1988 South Eastern Transvaal 19 – 15 Reporthttp://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/08/29/14/22.html Suidoos buit beker met sy agttal Die Burger 29 August 1988 29 January 2013 Afrikaans https://web.archive.org/web/20150610213200/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/08/29/14/22.html 10 June 2015 dead North Eastern Cape Witbank 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 3 September 1988 Stellaland 24 – 9 Reporthttp://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/09/05/13/4.html Stellaland weer in eindstryd Die Burger 5 September 1988 29 January 2013 Afrikaans https://web.archive.org/web/20150610214108/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/09/05/13/4.html 2015-06-10 dead South Eastern Transvaal Lichtenburg 3 September 1988 North Eastern Cape 22 – 15 Reporthttp://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/09/12/18/9.html Curriebeker-punte Die Burger 12 September 1988 29 January 2013 Afrikaans https://web.archive.org/web/20150610221159/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/09/12/18/9.html 2015-06-10 dead Far North Cradock Final 10 September 1988 North Eastern Cape 26 – 12 Report Stellaland Cradock Promotion/relegation play-offs Promotion play-offs In the promotion play-offs, South Eastern Transvaal beat Eastern Free State on aggregate and won promotion to the Currie Cup Division B. Eastern Free State were initially relegated to the Division A, but due to the Currie Cup Division A's subsequent expansion to 8 teams, 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 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 Relegation play-offs In the relegation play-offs, Northern Natal conceded the second leg to Far North, who won promotion to the Division A. Northern Natal were initially relegated to Division B, but due to the Currie Cup Division A's expansion to 8 teams, they retained their place. 17 September 1988 Northern Natal 13 – 32 Far North Newcastle See also 1988 Currie Cup Division A 1988 Currie Cup Division B 1988 Lion Cup 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division B References 1988A Category:1988 Currie Cup