1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division B

The 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division B was the fourth tier of domestic South African rugby, below the two Currie Cup divisions and Division A.

1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division B
CountriesSouth Africa
Date30 April – 27 August 1988
ChampionsFar North
Runners-upStellaland
PromotedFar North
RelegatedNone
Matches played29

Teams
Location of teams in 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division B
1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division B
Far North
Lowveld
North Western Cape
SARU
South Western Districts
Stellaland
Winelands

Competition

Regular season and title play-offs

There were six participating teams in the Santam Bank Trophy Division B. These teams were split into two sections of either three of four teams each. Teams played the other teams in their section four times over the course of the season, twice at home and twice away. Teams received two points for a win and one points for a draw. The top team qualified for the section finals, played at the home venue of the higher-placed team, as well as the Division B finals.

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 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 B Section 1 Log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
1Stellaland880022997+132341116
2South Western Districts860221669+147311012
3SARU8305116173−5716206
4Winelands800871313−2429540
Stellaland qualified for the Division B Title Play-Off Final game and the Trophy Finals Semi-Final.
1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A Section 2 Log
1Far North860220184+11727612
2Lowveld8305124130−613166
3North Western Cape820690181−9114264
Far North qualified for the Division B Title Play-Off Final game and the Trophy Finals Semi-Final.

Points breakdown:
*2 points for a win
*1 point for a draw

Fixtures and Results

Round one
30 April 1988 Lowveld 13 – 9 Far North Nelspruit  
30 April 1988 North Western Cape 3 – 21 SARU Upington  
30 April 1988 Winelands 0 – 29 South Western Districts Bredasdorp  
Bye/s: Stellaland

Round two
7 May 1988 Far North 33 – 3 North Western Cape Pietersburg  
7 May 1988 South Western Districts 12 – 18 Stellaland Mossel Bay  
18 June 1988 SARU 47 – 10 Winelands Port Elizabeth  
Bye/s: Lowveld

Round three
14 May 1988 North Western Cape 3 – 13 Lowveld Upington  
14 May 1988 Stellaland 33 – 9 SARU Rustenburg  
14 May 1988 Winelands 12 – 37 Far North Moorreesburg  
Bye/s: South Western Districts

Round four
21 May 1988 Far North 16 – 12 Stellaland Pietersburg  
21 May 1988 Lowveld 18 – 16 Winelands Nelspruit  
21 May 1988 SARU 3 – 37 South Western Districts Port Elizabeth  
Bye/s: North Western Cape

Round Five
4 June 1988 Stellaland 18 – 16 Lowveld Lichtenburg  
4 June 1988 Winelands 14 – 27 North Western Cape Malmesbury  
4 June 1988 South Western Districts 12 – 23 Far North Oudtshoorn  
Bye/s: SARU

Round Six
11 June 1988 Far North 40 – 4 SARU Pietersburg  
11 June 1988 Lowveld 18 – 25 South Western Districts Nelspruit  
11 June 1988 North Western Cape 20 – 32 Stellaland Upington  
Bye/s: Winelands

Round Seven
2 July 1988 North Western Cape 4 – 23 South Western Districts Upington  
2 July 1988 SARU 20 – 15 Lowveld Orkney  
2 July 1988 Stellaland 36 – 13 Winelands Lichtenburg  
Bye/s: Far North

Round Eight
23 July 1988 Far North 18 – 15 Lowveld Pietersburg  
23 July 1988 South Western Districts 19 – 0 SARU Mossel Bay  
23 July 1988 Winelands 3 – 60 Stellaland Caledon  
Bye/s: North Western Cape

Round Nine
6 August 1988 SARU 12 – 16 Stellaland Port Elizabeth  
6 August 1988 North Western Cape 9 – 29 Far North Upington  
6 August 1988 South Western Districts 59 – 3 Winelands Oudtshoorn  
Bye/s: Lowveld

Round Ten
August 1988 Lowveld 16 – 21 North Western Cape Nelspruit  
Bye/s: Far North, SARU, Stellaland, South Western Districts, Winelands

Final
27 Augustus 1988 Far North 13 – 12 Stellaland Pietersburg  
Report[1]

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 South Eastern Transvaal Lichtenburg  
Report[2]
3 September 1988 North Eastern Cape 22 – 15 Far North Cradock  
Report[1]

Final
10 September 1988 North Eastern Cape 26 – 12 Stellaland Cradock  
Report[1]

Promotion play-offs

In the promotion 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.[3]

17 September 1988 Northern Natal 13 – 32 Far North Newcastle  

See also

References
  1. "Curriebeker-punte". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 12 September 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  2. "Stellaland weer in eindstryd". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 5 September 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. "Rugbyraad besluit oor Craven-gesprek Ja vir integrasie, nee vir die ANC". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 12 November 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
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