1988 Lion Cup | |
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Countries | South Africa |
Date | 26 March – 30 July 1988 |
Champions | Western Province (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Northern Transvaal |
Matches played | 25 |
The 1989 Lion Cup was the premier domestic rugby union knock-out competition in South Africa. This was the sixth edition of the Lion Cup.
All 26 South African provincial teams took part in this competition. They were ranked as follows: [1]
1988 Lion Cup teams | ||||
Ranking | Team | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Transvaal | |||
2 | Northern Transvaal | |||
3 | Western Province | |||
4 | Free State | |||
5 | Eastern Province | |||
6 | Northern Free State | |||
7 | Far North | |||
8 | Boland | |||
9 | Western Province League | |||
10 | South Western Districts | |||
11 | Vaal Triangle | |||
12 | Western Transvaal | |||
13 | Northern Natal | |||
14 | South West Africa | |||
15 | North Eastern Cape | |||
16 | Natal | |||
17 | Eastern Free State | |||
18 | Border | |||
19 | North Western Cape | |||
20 | Stellaland | |||
21 | Eastern Transvaal | |||
22 | South Eastern Transvaal | |||
23 | Griqualand West | |||
24 | Lowveld | |||
25 | SARU | |||
26 | Winelands |
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 16 teams played in eight matches, with the winners advancing to Round Two, where the top 8 ranked teams will join. In Round Two, the 16 remaining teams would be reduced to eight and would be followed by the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the Final.
The draw for round one and round two were made on 25 February, [1] [2] [3] The quarter final draw was made on 3 May [4] and the semi-final draw on 28 May. [5]
12 March 1988 | SARU | 19–24 | Lowveld | Port Elizabeth | ||
Report [6] |
19 March 1988 | Winelands | 15–38 | Griqualand West | Kimberley | ||
Report [7] [8] |
26 March 1988 | Border | 10–16 | Vaal Triangle | |||
Report [9] |
26 March 1988 | Eastern Free State | 12–55 | Natal | Bethlehem | ||
Report [9] |
26 March 1988 | Eastern Transvaal | 15–7 | North Eastern Cape | |||
Report [9] |
26 March 1988 | Griqualand West | 10–13 | South West Africa | Kimberley | ||
Report [9] |
26 March 1988 | Lowveld | 31–24 | Northern Natal | |||
Report [9] |
26 March 1988 | North Western Cape | 15–25 | South Western Districts | Upington | ||
Report
[10] [9] |
26 March 1988 | South Eastern Transvaal | 18–3 | Western Province League | Witbank | ||
Report [9] |
26 March 1988 | Stellaland | 9–49 | Western Transvaal | Lichtenburg | ||
Report [9] |
Bye/s: Boland, Eastern Province, Far North, Free State, Northern Free State, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province |
23 April 1988 | Eastern Transvaal | 15–49 | Northern Transvaal | Spring | ||
Report [11] |
23 April 1988 | Lowveld | 12–24 | Far North | Nelspruit | ||
Report [11] |
23 April 1988 | Natal | 29–16 | Free State | Durban | ||
Report [11] |
23 April 1988 | South Eastern Transvaal | 12–37 | Transvaal | Witbank | ||
Report [11] |
23 April 1988 | South West Africa | 21–24 | Western Province | Windhoek | ||
[12] |
23 April 1988 | South Western Districts | 15–20 | Boland | Riversdale | ||
Report [13] |
23 April 1988 | Vaal Triangle | 9–12 | Northern Free State | Sasolburg | ||
Report [11] |
23 April 1988 | Western Transvaal | 33–13 | Eastern Province | Potchefstroom | ||
Report [11] [14] |
28 May 1988 | Far North | 13–19 | Northern Transvaal | Pietersburg | ||
Report [15] |
28 May 1988 | Natal | 17–13 | Transvaal | Durban | ||
Report [16] |
28 May 1988 | Western Province | 40–12 | Boland | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Report [17] |
28 May 1988 | Western Transvaal | 18–15 | Northern Free State | Potchefstroom | ||
Report [18] |
9 July 1988 | Northern Transvaal | 50–0 | Natal | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Report [19] |
9 July 1988 | Western Province | 54–3 | Western Transvaal | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Report [20] |
30 July 1988 | Northern Transvaal | 12–24 | Western Province | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Report [21] |
1988 Lion Cup | |
---|---|
Countries | South Africa |
Date | 26 March – 30 July 1988 |
Champions | Western Province (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Northern Transvaal |
Matches played | 25 |
The 1989 Lion Cup was the premier domestic rugby union knock-out competition in South Africa. This was the sixth edition of the Lion Cup.
All 26 South African provincial teams took part in this competition. They were ranked as follows: [1]
1988 Lion Cup teams | ||||
Ranking | Team | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Transvaal | |||
2 | Northern Transvaal | |||
3 | Western Province | |||
4 | Free State | |||
5 | Eastern Province | |||
6 | Northern Free State | |||
7 | Far North | |||
8 | Boland | |||
9 | Western Province League | |||
10 | South Western Districts | |||
11 | Vaal Triangle | |||
12 | Western Transvaal | |||
13 | Northern Natal | |||
14 | South West Africa | |||
15 | North Eastern Cape | |||
16 | Natal | |||
17 | Eastern Free State | |||
18 | Border | |||
19 | North Western Cape | |||
20 | Stellaland | |||
21 | Eastern Transvaal | |||
22 | South Eastern Transvaal | |||
23 | Griqualand West | |||
24 | Lowveld | |||
25 | SARU | |||
26 | Winelands |
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 16 teams played in eight matches, with the winners advancing to Round Two, where the top 8 ranked teams will join. In Round Two, the 16 remaining teams would be reduced to eight and would be followed by the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the Final.
The draw for round one and round two were made on 25 February, [1] [2] [3] The quarter final draw was made on 3 May [4] and the semi-final draw on 28 May. [5]
12 March 1988 | SARU | 19–24 | Lowveld | Port Elizabeth | ||
Report [6] |
19 March 1988 | Winelands | 15–38 | Griqualand West | Kimberley | ||
Report [7] [8] |
26 March 1988 | Border | 10–16 | Vaal Triangle | |||
Report [9] |
26 March 1988 | Eastern Free State | 12–55 | Natal | Bethlehem | ||
Report [9] |
26 March 1988 | Eastern Transvaal | 15–7 | North Eastern Cape | |||
Report [9] |
26 March 1988 | Griqualand West | 10–13 | South West Africa | Kimberley | ||
Report [9] |
26 March 1988 | Lowveld | 31–24 | Northern Natal | |||
Report [9] |
26 March 1988 | North Western Cape | 15–25 | South Western Districts | Upington | ||
Report
[10] [9] |
26 March 1988 | South Eastern Transvaal | 18–3 | Western Province League | Witbank | ||
Report [9] |
26 March 1988 | Stellaland | 9–49 | Western Transvaal | Lichtenburg | ||
Report [9] |
Bye/s: Boland, Eastern Province, Far North, Free State, Northern Free State, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province |
23 April 1988 | Eastern Transvaal | 15–49 | Northern Transvaal | Spring | ||
Report [11] |
23 April 1988 | Lowveld | 12–24 | Far North | Nelspruit | ||
Report [11] |
23 April 1988 | Natal | 29–16 | Free State | Durban | ||
Report [11] |
23 April 1988 | South Eastern Transvaal | 12–37 | Transvaal | Witbank | ||
Report [11] |
23 April 1988 | South West Africa | 21–24 | Western Province | Windhoek | ||
[12] |
23 April 1988 | South Western Districts | 15–20 | Boland | Riversdale | ||
Report [13] |
23 April 1988 | Vaal Triangle | 9–12 | Northern Free State | Sasolburg | ||
Report [11] |
23 April 1988 | Western Transvaal | 33–13 | Eastern Province | Potchefstroom | ||
Report [11] [14] |
28 May 1988 | Far North | 13–19 | Northern Transvaal | Pietersburg | ||
Report [15] |
28 May 1988 | Natal | 17–13 | Transvaal | Durban | ||
Report [16] |
28 May 1988 | Western Province | 40–12 | Boland | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Report [17] |
28 May 1988 | Western Transvaal | 18–15 | Northern Free State | Potchefstroom | ||
Report [18] |
9 July 1988 | Northern Transvaal | 50–0 | Natal | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Report [19] |
9 July 1988 | Western Province | 54–3 | Western Transvaal | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Report [20] |
30 July 1988 | Northern Transvaal | 12–24 | Western Province | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Report [21] |