The 1989 Currie Cup Division A (known as the ''Santam Bank Currie Cup'' for sponsorship reasons) was the top division of the
Currie Cup
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competition, the premier domestic
rugby union
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competition in
South Africa
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. This was the 51st season since the competition started in 1889.
Teams
Changes between 1988 and 1989 seasons
* Division A was expanded from seven to eight teams.
* were promoted from Division B.
Changes between 1989 and 1990 seasons
* withdrew.
* were promoted from Division B.
Competition
Regular season and title play-offs
There were eight participating teams in the 1989 Currie Cup Division A. 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 points for a draw. The top two teams qualified for the title play-offs (along with the top team from Division B). In the semi-finals, the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished top of Division B, while the team that finished top had a bye through to the final. The final was then played at the home venue of the higher-placed team.
Relegation play-offs
The bottom team on the log qualified for the relegation play-offs. That team played off against the team placed top in Division B over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1990 Currie Cup Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1990 Currie Cup Division B.
Log
Fixtures and results
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Round seven
Round eight
Round nine
Round ten
Round eleven
Round twelve
Round thirteen
Round fourteen
Round fifteen
Semi-finals
Final
Relegation play-offs
The promotion/relegation play-off games between and were not played. At the end of September 1989, the
South African Rugby Board
The South African Rugby Board was the rugby union governing body of white South Africans between 1889 and 1992. The governing of white and coloured rugby union was handled separately during South Africa under Apartheid.
On the 23 March 1992 the no ...
announced that would not play in the
1990 Currie Cup competition and that would be automatically promoted.
Despite suggestions that would be allowed back into the Currie Cup,
South West Africa later voluntarily withdrew, due to uncertainty arising from
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
gaining independence.
See also
*
1989 Currie Cup Division B
*
1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A
*
1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B
*
1989 Lion Cup
References
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