1989 Lion Cup | |
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Countries | South Africa |
Date | 22 March – 29 July 1989 |
Champions | Western Province (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Northern Transvaal |
Matches played | 25 |
The 1989 Lion Cup was the seventh edition of the Lion Cup, the premier domestic rugby union knock-out competition in South Africa.
All 26 South African provincial teams took part in this competition. They were ranked as follows: [1]
1989 Lion Cup teams | ||||
Ranking | Team | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Western Province | |||
2 | Northern Transvaal | |||
3 | Western Transvaal | |||
4 | Natal | |||
5 | Boland | |||
6 | Far North | |||
7 | Northern Free State | |||
8 | Transvaal | |||
9 | South West Africa | |||
10 | Eastern Transvaal | |||
11 | Eastern Province | |||
12 | Free State | |||
13 | South Western Districts | |||
14 | Lowveld | |||
15 | Vaal Triangle | |||
16 | South Eastern Transvaal | |||
17 | Stellaland | |||
18 | Eastern Free State | |||
19 | Griqualand West | |||
20 | North Eastern Cape | |||
21 | North Western Cape | |||
22 | Northern Natal | |||
23 | Border | |||
24 | Western Province League | |||
25 | Winelands | |||
26 | SARU |
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.
The fixtures were as follows: [2] [3] [4]
22 March 1989 | SARU | 10–12 | Border | Port Elizabeth | ||
Report [5] |
5 April 1989 | Winelands | 6–25 | Western Province League | Moorreesburg | ||
Report [6] |
31 March 1989 | Eastern Free State | 18–39 | South Eastern Transvaal | Bethlehem | ||
Report [7] |
1 April 1989 | Border | 11–15 | South West Africa | East London | ||
Report [8] |
1 April 1989 | Griqualand West | 32–23 | Eastern Province | Kimberley | ||
Report [8] |
1 April 1989 | North Eastern Cape | 27–15 | Lowveld | Cradock | ||
Report [8] |
1 April 1989 | Northern Natal | 20–27 | Eastern Transvaal | Newcastle | ||
Report [8] |
1 April 1989 | North Western Cape | 10–30 | Vaal Triangle | Upington | ||
Report [8] |
1 April 1989 | Stellaland | 9–83 | Free State | Lichtenburg | ||
Report [8] |
8 April 1989 | Western Province League | 44–15 | South Western Districts | Elsie's River | ||
Report [9] |
Bye/s: Boland, Far North, Natal, Northern Free State, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province, Western Transvaal |
22 April 1989 | Eastern Transvaal | 0–27 | Western Province | Pam Brink Stadium, Springs | ||
Report [10] [11] |
22 April 1989 | Free State | 9–13 | Northern Transvaal | Bloemfontein | ||
Report [12] |
22 April 1989 | Griqualand West | 37–6 | Boland | Kimberley | ||
Report [13] |
22 April 1989 | North Eastern Cape | 3–26 | Natal | Cradock | ||
Report [14] |
22 April 1989 | South Eastern Transvaal | 25–37 | Western Transvaal | Witbank | ||
Report [15] |
22 April 1989 | South West Africa | 18–27 | Transvaal | Windhoek | ||
Report [16] |
22 April 1989 | Vaal Triangle | 21–12 | Far North | Sasolburg | ||
Report [17] |
22 April 1989 | Western Province League | 20–13 | Northern Free State | Elsie's River | ||
Report [18] |
27 May 1989 | Northern Transvaal | 31–9 | Griqualand West | Pretoria | ||
Report [19] |
27 May 1989 | Transvaal | 34–15 | Natal | Johannesburg | ||
Report [20] |
27 May 1989 | Western Province | 55–9 | Vaal Triangle | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Report [21] [22] |
27 May 1989 | Western Province League | 16–30 | Western Transvaal | Paarl | ||
Report [23] |
24 June 1989 | Northern Transvaal | 63–6 | Western Transvaal | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Report [24] |
24 June 1989 | Western Province | 25–12 | Transvaal | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Report [25] |
29 July 1989 | Western Province | 21–16 | Northern Transvaal | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Report [26] |
1989 Lion Cup | |
---|---|
Countries | South Africa |
Date | 22 March – 29 July 1989 |
Champions | Western Province (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Northern Transvaal |
Matches played | 25 |
The 1989 Lion Cup was the seventh edition of the Lion Cup, the premier domestic rugby union knock-out competition in South Africa.
All 26 South African provincial teams took part in this competition. They were ranked as follows: [1]
1989 Lion Cup teams | ||||
Ranking | Team | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Western Province | |||
2 | Northern Transvaal | |||
3 | Western Transvaal | |||
4 | Natal | |||
5 | Boland | |||
6 | Far North | |||
7 | Northern Free State | |||
8 | Transvaal | |||
9 | South West Africa | |||
10 | Eastern Transvaal | |||
11 | Eastern Province | |||
12 | Free State | |||
13 | South Western Districts | |||
14 | Lowveld | |||
15 | Vaal Triangle | |||
16 | South Eastern Transvaal | |||
17 | Stellaland | |||
18 | Eastern Free State | |||
19 | Griqualand West | |||
20 | North Eastern Cape | |||
21 | North Western Cape | |||
22 | Northern Natal | |||
23 | Border | |||
24 | Western Province League | |||
25 | Winelands | |||
26 | SARU |
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.
The fixtures were as follows: [2] [3] [4]
22 March 1989 | SARU | 10–12 | Border | Port Elizabeth | ||
Report [5] |
5 April 1989 | Winelands | 6–25 | Western Province League | Moorreesburg | ||
Report [6] |
31 March 1989 | Eastern Free State | 18–39 | South Eastern Transvaal | Bethlehem | ||
Report [7] |
1 April 1989 | Border | 11–15 | South West Africa | East London | ||
Report [8] |
1 April 1989 | Griqualand West | 32–23 | Eastern Province | Kimberley | ||
Report [8] |
1 April 1989 | North Eastern Cape | 27–15 | Lowveld | Cradock | ||
Report [8] |
1 April 1989 | Northern Natal | 20–27 | Eastern Transvaal | Newcastle | ||
Report [8] |
1 April 1989 | North Western Cape | 10–30 | Vaal Triangle | Upington | ||
Report [8] |
1 April 1989 | Stellaland | 9–83 | Free State | Lichtenburg | ||
Report [8] |
8 April 1989 | Western Province League | 44–15 | South Western Districts | Elsie's River | ||
Report [9] |
Bye/s: Boland, Far North, Natal, Northern Free State, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province, Western Transvaal |
22 April 1989 | Eastern Transvaal | 0–27 | Western Province | Pam Brink Stadium, Springs | ||
Report [10] [11] |
22 April 1989 | Free State | 9–13 | Northern Transvaal | Bloemfontein | ||
Report [12] |
22 April 1989 | Griqualand West | 37–6 | Boland | Kimberley | ||
Report [13] |
22 April 1989 | North Eastern Cape | 3–26 | Natal | Cradock | ||
Report [14] |
22 April 1989 | South Eastern Transvaal | 25–37 | Western Transvaal | Witbank | ||
Report [15] |
22 April 1989 | South West Africa | 18–27 | Transvaal | Windhoek | ||
Report [16] |
22 April 1989 | Vaal Triangle | 21–12 | Far North | Sasolburg | ||
Report [17] |
22 April 1989 | Western Province League | 20–13 | Northern Free State | Elsie's River | ||
Report [18] |
27 May 1989 | Northern Transvaal | 31–9 | Griqualand West | Pretoria | ||
Report [19] |
27 May 1989 | Transvaal | 34–15 | Natal | Johannesburg | ||
Report [20] |
27 May 1989 | Western Province | 55–9 | Vaal Triangle | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Report [21] [22] |
27 May 1989 | Western Province League | 16–30 | Western Transvaal | Paarl | ||
Report [23] |
24 June 1989 | Northern Transvaal | 63–6 | Western Transvaal | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
Report [24] |
24 June 1989 | Western Province | 25–12 | Transvaal | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Report [25] |
29 July 1989 | Western Province | 21–16 | Northern Transvaal | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
Report [26] |