1988 Lion Cup

Premier domestic rugby union knock-out competition in South Africa
1988 Lion Cup
CountriesSouth Africa
Date26 March – 30 July 1988
ChampionsWestern Province (2nd title)
Runners-upNorthern Transvaal
Matches played25

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.

Teams

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

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 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.

Fixtures and results

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]

Qualifying round

12 March 1988 SARU 19–24 Lowveld Port Elizabeth  
Report[6]


19 March 1988 Winelands 15–38 Griqualand West Kimberley  
Report[7][8]

Round one

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

Round two

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]

Quarter-finals

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]

Semi-finals

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]

Final

30 July 1988 Northern Transvaal 12–24 Western Province Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Report[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Lionbeker-loting a.s. week". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 16 February 1988. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Suidwes in WP se pad". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 26 February 1988. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Kwaai taak vir WP in Windhoek". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Boland na Nuweland". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 4 May 1988. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  5. ^ "WP, Bloues dalk 1ste keer in dié eindstryd". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 30 May 1988. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Laeveld dring deur". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 14 March 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Wynland geklop". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 21 March 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Wynland verloor vroeg". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 23 March 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h "WP-Liga stel teleur in uitkloprugby". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  10. ^ "SWD deur in uitklop". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "Uitkloprugby se uitslae". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 25 April 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  12. ^ "Calla laat WP wen - en byna verloor". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 25 April 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  13. ^ "Boland veg terug, dring deur". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 25 April 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  14. ^ "Puik Weste slaan slag teen OP". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 25 April 1988. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  15. ^ "Bloues sukkel om te wen op Pietersburg". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 30 May 1988. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  16. ^ "Coxwell skitter in Natal se oorwinning". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 30 May 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  17. ^ "Agttal voldoen nie aan verwagting WP klop Boland eers teen end". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 30 May 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  18. ^ "Tjaart Marais Weste se ster". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 30 May 1988. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  19. ^ "Ligblou-agttal weer onstuitbaar". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 11 July 1988. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  20. ^ "WP druk tien keer teen Weste". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 11 July 1988. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  21. ^ "Verdediging en Calla se skopwerk die boustene". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 1 August 1988. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
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