The 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B was the fourth tier of domestic South African rugby, below the two Currie Cup divisions and Division A.

Teams

1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B

Changes between 1988 and 1989 seasons

Division B was reduced from seven to six teams. were promoted from to Division A.

Changes between 1989 and 1990 seasons

Divisions A and B merged into one nine-team division.

Competition

Regular season and title play-offs There were six participating teams in the Santam Bank Trophy Division B. 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 in the division – along with the top two teams from Division A qualified for the title play-off finals. The team that finished first in Division A would play at home against the team that finished second in Division B and the team that finished second in Division A would play at home against the team that finished first in Division B.

Promotion play-offs The Division B champion qualified for the promotion play-offs. That team played off against the team placed bottom in Division A over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1990 Santam Bank Trophy Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1990 Santam Bank Trophy Division B.

Log 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B Log Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts 1 10 8 0 2 279 118 +161 39 12 16 2 10 8 0 2 191 104 +87 27 8 16 3 10 7 0 3 133 137 –4 13 21 14 4 10 3 1 6 151 185 –34 19 22 7 5 10 2 1 7 136 227 –91 17 32 5 6 10 1 0 9 113 232 –129 11 31 2 and qualified for the trophy finals semi-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 pointsPoints breakdown:*2 points for a win*1 point for a draw

Fixtures and results

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

Round ten

Round eleven

Round twelve

Santam Bank Trophy finals The top two teams from Division A and the top two teams from Division B qualified to the trophy finals:

Semi-finals

Final

Promotion play-offs In the promotion play-offs, beat on aggregate and won promotion to Division A. However, due to the withdrawal of and the Currie Cup Division B being expanded from six teams to eight teams, only nine teams were left in the Santam Bank Trophy and it was decided to merge Division A and Division B into a single division for 1990.

See also 1989 Currie Cup Division A 1989 Currie Cup Division B 1989 Lion Cup 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A

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