The 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A was the third tier of domestic South African rugby, below the two Currie Cup divisions.
Teams
1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A
Changes between 1988 and 1989 seasons were promoted to the Currie Cup Division B. were promoted from Division B.
Changes between 1989 and 1990 seasons Divisions A and B merged into one nine-team division. , and were promoted to the Currie Cup Division B.
Competition
Regular season and title play-offs There were six participating teams in the Santam Bank Trophy Division A. 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 in the division – along with the top two teams from Division B qualified for the title play-off finals. The team that finished first in Division A would play at home against the team that finished second in Division B and the team that finished second in Division A would play at home against the team that finished first in Division B.
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 1990 Currie Cup Division B, while the losing team qualified for the 1990 Santam Bank Trophy.
Relegation play-offs The bottom team on the log 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 1990 Santam Bank Trophy Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B.
Log 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A Log Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts 1 10 8 0 2 276 163 +113 39 24 16 2 10 7 0 3 208 182 +36 24 23 14 3 10 5 2 3 277 161 +116 43 17 12 4 10 4 1 5 183 183 0 14 23 9 5 10 3 1 6 210 239 –29 25 24 7 6 10 1 0 9 162 388 –226 24 58 2 and qualified for the trophy finals semi-final. qualified for the 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
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, conceded the second leg to , who won promotion to the Currie Cup Division B. were initially relegated, but due to the Currie Cup Division B's expansion to 8 teams, they retained their place.
Relegation play-offs In the relegation play-offs, beat on aggregate and won promotion to Division A. However, due to the withdrawal of and the Currie Cup Division B being expanded from six teams to eight teams, only nine teams were left in the Santam Bank Trophy and it was decided to merge Division A and Division B into a single division for 1990.
See also 1989 Currie Cup Division A 1989 Lion Cup 1989 Currie Cup Division B 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B
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