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

Teams

1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division A

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 8 6 0 2 161 130 +31 20 14 12 2 8 4 0 4 172 145 +27 20 18 8 3 8 2 0 6 102 140 −38 9 17 4 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 8 6 0 2 145 108 +37 16 12 12 2 8 4 0 4 140 127 +13 19 12 8 3 8 2 0 6 134 204 −70 14 25 4 qualified for the Division A Title play-off Final game and the Trophy Finals Semi-Final. 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

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

Round ten

Round eleven

Round twelve

Final

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

Final

Promotion/relegation play-offs

Promotion play-offs In the promotion play-offs, beat on aggregate and won promotion to the Currie Cup Division B. 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.

Relegation play-offs In the relegation play-offs, conceded the second leg to , who won promotion to the Division A. were initially relegated to Division B, but due to the Currie Cup Division A's expansion to 8 teams, they retained their place.

See also 1988 Currie Cup Division A 1988 Currie Cup Division B 1988 Lion Cup 1988 Santam Bank Trophy Division B

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