1990 Santam Bank Trophy
# 1990 Santam Bank Trophy

The 1989 Santam Bank Trophy was the third tier of domestic South African rugby, below the two Currie Cup divisions.

## Teams

* 1990 Santam Bank Trophy
* Border
* Lowveld
* North Eastern Cape
* Northern Natal
* North Western Cape
* SARU
* South Western Districts
* Stellaland
* Winelands

### Changes between 1989 and 1990 seasons

* Divisions A and B merged into one nine-team division.
* Boland, Far North and Western Province League were promoted to the Currie Cup Division B.

### Changes between 1990 and 1991 seasons

* The 1990 season was the last edition of the Santam Bank Trophy. Instead, these teams were included in a Currie Cup Rural Division, which had a four-team Division C and a five-team Division D.
* Border were promoted to the 1991 Currie Cup Central B.
* Eastern Free State were relegated from 1990 Currie Cup Division B to the 1991 Currie Cup Rural C.
* North Eastern Cape, Northern Natal and Stellaland moved to the 1991 Currie Cup Rural C.
* Lowveld, North Western Cape, SARU, South Western Districts and Winelands moved to the 1991 Currie Cup Rural D.

## Competition

### Regular season and title play-offs

There were nine participating teams in the Santam Bank Trophy Division A. Teams played each other once over the course of the season, either at home or away. Teams received two points for a win and one points for a draw. The top two teams in the division qualified for the title play-off finals. The team that finished first would play at home against the team that finished second.

## Log

The final standings after the pool stage of the Santam Bank Trophy was as follows:

1990 Santam Bank Trophy Log :

| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Border | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 196 | 90 | +106 | 22 | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | Stellaland | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 179 | 123 | +56 | 24 | 12 | 12 |
| 3 | North Eastern Cape | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 224 | 119 | +105 | 38 | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | Northern Natal | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 156 | +3 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
| 5 | South Western Districts | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 110 | 106 | +4 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| 6 | SARU | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 152 | 209 | –57 | 21 | 29 | 6 |
| 7 | Lowveld | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 153 | –43 | 12 | 24 | 6 |
| 8 | Winelands | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 120 | 171 | –51 | 20 | 28 | 4 |
| 9 | North Western Cape | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 124 | 247 | –123 | 11 | 39 | 2 |
| Border was promoted to the 1991 Currie Cup Central B. Border and Stellaland qualified for the trophy 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 points Points breakdown: *2 points for a win *1 point for a draw ||||||||||||

## Fixtures and results

### Round one

* Bye/s: Lowveld

### Round two

* Bye/s: North Eastern Cape

### Round three

* Bye/s: Winelands

### Round four

* Bye/s: South Western Districts

### Round five

* Bye/s: North Western Cape

### Round six

* Bye/s: Northern Natal

### Round seven

* Bye/s: SARU

### Round eight

* Bye/s: Stellaland

### Round nine

* Bye/s: Border
