The 1988 Currie Cup Division A (known as the Santam Bank Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the top division of the Currie Cup competition, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. This was the 50th season since the competition started in 1889.
Teams
1988 Currie Cup Division A
Competition
Regular season and title play-offs There were seven participating teams in the 1988 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 point 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 1989 Currie Cup Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1989 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
Semi-final As champions of Division B, qualified to the semi-finals of the Currie Cup competition, where they met Division A runners-up .
Final
Relegation play-offs In the relegation play-offs, beat on aggregate and won promotion to Division A. were initially relegated, but Division A was expanded to 8 teams and they retained their place.
See also 1988 Currie Cup Division B 1988 Lion Cup 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division B
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