1990 Santam Bank Trophy Explained

The 1989 Santam Bank Trophy was the third tier of domestic South African rugby, below the two Currie Cup divisions.

Teams

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.

Changes between 1990 and 1991 seasons

• The 1990 season was the last edition of the Santam Bank Trophy. Instead, these teams were included in a Currie Cup Rural Division, which had a four-team Division C and a five-team Division D.^[1]
• were promoted to the 1991 Currie Cup Central B.
• were relegated from 1990 Currie Cup Division B to the 1991 Currie Cup Rural C.
• , and moved to the 1991 Currie Cup Rural C.
• ,,, and moved to the 1991 Currie Cup Rural D.

Competition

Regular season and title play-offs

There were nine participating teams in the Santam Bank Trophy Division A. Teams played each other once over the course of the season, either at home or away. Teams received two points for a win and one points for a draw. The top two teams in the division qualified for the title play-off finals. The team that finished first would play at home against the team that finished second.

Log

The final standings after the pool stage of the Santam Bank Trophy was as follows:^[2]

1990 Santam Bank Trophy Log
Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts<	--	Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts-->
1	align=left		8	7	0	1	196	90	+106	22	10	14
2	align=left		8	6	0	2	179	123	+56	24	12	12
3	align=left		8	5	0	3	224	119	+105	38	13	10
4	align=left		8	5	0	3	159	156	+3	20	15	10
5	align=left		8	4	0	4	110	106	+4	11	9	8
6	align=left		8	3	0	5	152	209	–57	21	29	6
7	align=left		8	3	0	5	110	153	–43	12	24	6
8	align=left		8	2	0	6	120	171	–51	20	28	4
9	align=left		8	1	0	7	124	247	–123	11	39	2
was promoted to the 1991 Currie Cup Central B. and qualified for the trophy Final. * 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 points Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw

Fixtures and results

Final

See also

• 1990 Currie Cup Division A
• 1990 Currie Cup Division B
• 1990 Lion Cup

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nuwe indeling goedgekeur . Die Burger . Media24 . 1 August 1990 . 24 October 2013 . Afrikaans . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191658/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1990/08/01/16/1.html . 29 October 2013 . dead .
2. Web site: Noorde, Natal albei deur na eindstryd . Beeld . Media24 . 3 September 1990 . 18 October 2013 . Afrikaans . https://web.archive.org/web/20131019151402/http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/1990/09/3/16/18.html . 19 October 2013 . dead .