1990 Currie Cup Division A

1990 Currie Cup Division A
Countries	South Africa
Date	4 May – 6 October 1990
Champions	Natal (1st title)
Runners-up	Northern Transvaal
	← 1989 1991 →

The 1990 Currie Cup Division A (known as the Santam Bank Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the top division of the Currie Cup competition, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. This was the 52nd season since the competition started in 1889.

Teams

Location of teams in 1990 Currie Cup Division A

1990 Currie Cup Division A
Eastern Province
Free State
Natal
Northern Free State
Northern Transvaal
Transvaal
Western Province
Western Transvaal

Changes between 1989 and 1990 seasons

South West Africa withdrew.
Western Transvaal were promoted from Division B.

Changes between 1990 and 1991 seasons

The Currie Cup competition was reduced to six teams, with Northern Free State and Western Transvaal relegated to the 1991 Currie Cup Central A competition.^[1]

Competition

There were eight participating teams in the 1990 Currie Cup Division A. These 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 points for a draw. The top two teams qualified for the title play-offs. The final was then played at the home venue of the team that finished first during the season.

Log

Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts
1990 Currie Cup Division A Log
1	Northern Transvaal	14	12	1	1	423	198	+225	55	14	25
2	Natal	14	11	1	2	324	231	+93	37	28	23
3	Free State	14	8	2	4	331	277	+54	42	28	18
4	Western Province	14	7	1	6	334	269	+65	33	27	15
5	Eastern Province	14	7	0	7	324	275	+49	42	25	14
6	Transvaal	14	6	0	8	335	307	+28	34	31	12
7	Western Transvaal	14	1	1	12	212	489	–277	22	60	3
8	Northern Free State	14	1	0	13	214	451	–237	13	65	2
Northern Transvaal and Natal qualified to the Currie Cup Final. Western Transvaal and Northern Free State relegated to the 1991 Currie Cup Central A competition. * 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

	4 May 1990	Northern Transvaal	42–9	Northern Free State	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Report^[2]

	5 May 1990	Eastern Province	50–24	Western Transvaal	Port Elizabeth
			Report^[3]

	5 May 1990	Free State	15–13	Transvaal	Bloemfontein
			Report^[3]

Bye/s: Natal, Western Province

Round Two

	12 May 1990	Natal	18–9	Free State	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Report^[4]

	12 May 1990	Northern Free State	13–36	Western Province	Welkom
			Report^[5]

	12 May 1990	Transvaal	28–22	Eastern Province	Johannesburg
			Report^[6]

	12 May 1990	Western Transvaal	13–43	Northern Transvaal	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Report^[7]

Round Three

	19 May 1990	Eastern Province	13–12	Northern Transvaal	Port Elizabeth
			Report^[8]

	19 May 1990	Free State	36–15	Northern Free State	Bloemfontein
			Report^[9]

	19 May 1990	Transvaal	19–25	Natal	Johannesburg
			Report^[10]

	19 May 1990	Western Province	36–24	Western Transvaal	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Report^[11]

Round Four

	26 May 1990	Northern Transvaal	25–12	Western Province	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Report^[12]

Bye/s: Eastern Province, Free State, Natal, Northern Free State, Transvaal, Western Transvaal

Round Five

	31 May 1990	Western Province	18–18	Natal	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Report^[13]

	2 June 1990	Northern Free State	10–16	Transvaal	Welkom
			Report^[14]

	2 June 1990	Western Transvaal	12–12	Free State	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Report^[15]

Bye/s: Eastern Province, Natal, Northern Transvaal, Western Province

Round Six

	8 June 1990	Transvaal	30–17	Western Transvaal	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Report^[16]

	9 June 1990	Free State	21–39	Northern Transvaal	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
			Report^[17]

	9 June 1990	Natal	49–6	Northern Free State	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Report^[18]

	9 June 1990	Western Province	22–9	Eastern Province	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Report^[19]

Round Seven

	16 June 1990	Eastern Province	23–12	Northern Free State	Port Elizabeth
			Report^[20]

	16 June 1990	Northern Transvaal	21–18	Transvaal	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Report^[21]

	16 June 1990	Western Province	16–21	Free State	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Report^[22]

	16 June 1990	Western Transvaal	21–27	Natal	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Report^[23]

Round Eight

	23 June 1990	Free State	21–30	Eastern Province	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
			Report^[24]

	23 June 1990	Natal	9–24	Northern Transvaal	Durban
			Report^[25]

	23 June 1990	Northern Free State	15–13	Western Transvaal	Welkom
			Report^[26]

	23 June 1990	Transvaal	25–24	Western Province	Johannesburg
			Report^[27]

Round Nine

	14 July 1990	Eastern Province	20–21	Natal	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
			Report^[28]

Bye/s: Free State, Northern Free State, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province, Western Transvaal

Round Ten

	4 August 1990	Natal	21–12	Western Province	Durban
			Report^[29]

	4 August 1990	Northern Free State	27–33	Northern Transvaal	Welkom
			Report^[30]

	4 August 1990	Transvaal	21–37	Free State	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Report^[31]

	4 August 1990	Western Transvaal	12–42	Eastern Province	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Report^[32]

Round Eleven

	17 August 1990	Northern Transvaal	64–6	Western Transvaal	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Report^[33]

	18 August 1990	Eastern Province	21–12	Transvaal	Port Elizabeth
			Report^[34]

	18 August 1990	Free State	9–21	Natal	Bloemfontein
			Report^[35]

	18 August 1990	Western Province	27–21	Northern Free State	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town

Round Twelve

	25 August 1990	Natal	27–25	Transvaal	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Report^[36]

	25 August 1990	Northern Free State	18–37	Free State	Welkom
			Report^[37]

	25 August 1990	Northern Transvaal	18–13	Eastern Province	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Report^[38]

	25 August 1990	Western Transvaal	13–39	Western Province	Potchefstroom
			Report^[39]

Round Thirteen

	31 August 1990	Transvaal	55–15	Northern Free State	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Report^[40]

	1 September 1990	Free State	31–13	Western Transvaal	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
			Report^[41]

	1 September 1990	Natal	21–8	Eastern Province	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Report^[42]

	1 September 1990	Western Province	12–17	Northern Transvaal	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Report^[43]

Round Fourteen

	8 September 1990	Eastern Province	15–30	Western Province	Port Elizabeth
			Report^[44]

	8 September 1990	Northern Free State	20–21	Natal	Welkom
			Report^[45]

	8 September 1990	Northern Transvaal	21–21	Free State	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Report^[46]

	8 September 1990	Western Transvaal	6–39	Transvaal	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Report^[47]

Round Fifteen

	15 September 1990	Free State	31–19	Western Province	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
			Report^[48]

	15 September 1990	Natal	40–12	Western Transvaal	Kings Park Stadium, Durban
			Report^[49]

	15 September 1990	Northern Free State	12–37	Eastern Province	Welkom
			Report^[49]

	15 September 1990	Transvaal	18–36	Northern Transvaal	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
			Report^[50]

Round Sixteen

	22 September 1990	Eastern Province	21–30	Free State	Port Elizabeth
			Report^[51]

	22 September 1990	Northern Transvaal	28–6	Natal	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Report^[52]

	22 September 1990	Western Province	31–16	Transvaal	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Report^[53]

	22 September 1990	Western Transvaal	26–21	Northern Free State	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Report^[54]

Final

	6 October 1990	Northern Transvaal	12–18	Natal	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
			Report^[55]

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1990 Currie Cup Division A

Contents

Teams

Changes between 1989 and 1990 seasons

Changes between 1990 and 1991 seasons

Competition

Log

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

Round Thirteen

Round Fourteen

Round Fifteen

Round Sixteen

Final

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