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1988 Currie Cup Division B

The 1988 Currie Cup Division B (known as the Santam Bank Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the second division of the Currie Cup competition, the 49th season in the since it started in 1889.

1988 Currie Cup Division B
CountriesSouth Africa
Date30 April – 10 September 1988
ChampionsNorthern Free State
Runners-upWestern Transvaal
PromotedNorthern Free State
RelegatedNone
Matches played31
← 1987
1989 →

Teams

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Competition

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Regular season and title play-offs

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There were six participating teams in the 1988 Currie Cup Division B. 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 Division B finals, played at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

The winner of the final also qualified for the 1988 Currie Cup Semi-Final.

Promotion play-offs

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The top team on the log qualified for the promotion play-offs. That team played off against the team placed seventh in Division A 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.

Relegation play-offs

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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 A 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.

Log

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1988 Currie Cup Division B log
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts Qualification
1 Northern Free State 10 8 1 1 265 125 +140 30 8 17 Currie Cup semi-finals
Division B final
2 Western Transvaal 10 7 1 2 375 135 +240 55 14 15 Division B final
3 Griqualand West 10 7 0 3 187 128 +59 24 9 14
4 Vaal Triangle 10 5 0 5 176 120 +56 18 9 10
5 Eastern Transvaal 10 2 0 8 181 242 −61 21 29 4
6 Eastern Free State 10 0 0 10 79 513 −434 3 82 0 Relegation play-off
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw

Fixtures and Results

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Round One

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30 April 1988 Eastern Free State 12–30 Vaal Triangle Bethlehem  
30 April 1988 Griqualand West 31–13 Eastern Transvaal Kimberley  
30 April 1988 Northern Free State 24–24 Western Transvaal Welkom  

Round Two

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Round Three

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Round Four

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Round Five

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Round Six

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Round Seven

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Round Eight

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Round Nine

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6 August 1988 Eastern Transvaal 15–28 Northern Free State Springs  
6 August 1988 Griqualand West 44–9 Eastern Free State Kimberley  
6 August 1988 Vaal Triangle 9–21 Western Transvaal Sasolburg  

Round Ten

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Round Eleven

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26 August 1988 Eastern Transvaal 18–19 Vaal Triangle Kempton Park  
27 August 1988 Griqualand West 10–30 Western Transvaal Kimberley  
27 August 1988 Eastern Free State 9 –45 Northern Free State Bethlehem  

Round Twelve

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Final

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Currie Cup Semi-Final

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As champions of Division B, Northern Free State qualified to the semi-finals of the main Currie Cup competition, where they met Division A runners-up Western Province.

17 September 1988 Northern Free State 9–26 Western Province North West Stadium, Welkom  
Report[2]

Promotion/relegation play-offs

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Promotion play-offs

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In the promotion play-offs, Northern Free State beat Free State on aggregate and won promotion to Division A. Free State were initially relegated, but Division A was expanded to 8 teams and they retained their place.[3]

24 September 1988 Free State 14–40 Northern Free State Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
Report[4]
8 October 1988 Northern Free State v Free State North West Stadium, Welkom  
Report

Relegation play-offs

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In the relegation play-offs, South Eastern Transvaal beat Eastern Free State on aggregate and won promotion to the 1989 Currie Cup Division B. Eastern Free State were initially relegated to the 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A, but due to the Currie Cup Division A's subsequent expansion to 8 teams, they retained their place.[3]

17 September 1988 Eastern Free State 15–21 South Eastern Transvaal Bethleham  
Report[5]
24 September 1988 South Eastern Transvaal 39–12 Eastern Free State Witbank  
Report[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Noord-Vrystaat op sy beste". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 12 September 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "WP lyk reg vir eindstryd". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 19 September 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Rugbyraad besluit oor Craven-gesprek Ja vir integrasie, nee vir die ANC". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 12 November 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Noord-Vrystaat wen met puik spanwerk". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 26 September 1988. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Suidoos op pad na CB-status". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 19 September 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
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