The 1989 Lion Cup was the seventh edition of the Lion Cup, the premier domestic rugby union knock-out competition in South Africa.
Teams All 26 South African provincial teams took part in this competition. They were ranked as follows:
1989 Lion Cup teams Ranking Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Competition
This competition was a knock-out competition. The four teams ranked 23 to 26 played each other in the qualifying round with the two winners advancing to round one, where they joined the teams ranked 9 to 22. These sixteen teams played in eight matches, with the winners advancing to round two, where the top 8 ranked teams will join. In Round Two, the sixteen remaining teams would be reduced to eight and would be followed by the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the Final.
Fixtures and results
The fixtures were as follows:
Qualifying round
Round one
Round two
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
See also 1989 Currie Cup Division A 1989 Currie Cup Division B 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B
References