1990 Lion Cup
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| 1990 Lion Cup | |
|---|---|
| Countries | South Africa |
| Date | 31 March – 28 July 1990 |
| Champions | Northern Transvaal (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Western Province |
| Matches played | 24 |
|
← 1989
1991 →
|
|
The 1990 Lion Cup was the eighth edition of the Lion Cup, the premier domestic rugby union knock-out competition in South Africa.
Contents
Teams
All 25 South African provincial teams took part in this competition. They were ranked as follows:[1]
| 1990 Lion Cup teams | ||||
| Group | Ranking | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | 1 | Northern Transvaal | ||
| 2 | Western Province | |||
| 3 | Free State | |||
| 4 | Transvaal | |||
| Group B | 5 | Natal | ||
| 6 | Northern Free State | |||
| 7 | Eastern Province | |||
| 8 | Western Transvaal | |||
| Group C | 9 | Griqualand West | ||
| 10 | Eastern Transvaal | |||
| 11 | Vaal Triangle | |||
| 12 | South Eastern Transvaal | |||
| Group D | 13 | Boland | ||
| 14 | Eastern Free State | |||
| 15 | Far North | |||
| 16 | Western Province League | |||
| Group E | 17 | Border | ||
| 18 | North Eastern Cape | |||
| 19 | South Western Districts | |||
| 20 | Northern Natal | |||
| Group F | 21 | Stellaland | ||
| 22 | Lowveld | |||
| 23 | Winelands | |||
| 24 | North Western Cape | |||
| 25 | South African Rugby Association | |||
Competition
This competition was a knock-out competition. The 25 teams were divided into six groups of four teams (with a fifth team in Group F). The teams ranked 24 and 25 played each other in the Qualifying Round with the winner advancing to Round One. In Round One, the teams from Group C played against the teams in Group E, while the teams in Group D played against the teams in Group F. In Round Two, the winners of the eight Round One ties played against each other for a place in Round Three. The winners of the four Round Two matches then joined teams in Group B for Round Three, with the winning teams progressing to the Quarter Finals (where they were joined by the teams from Group A), followed by Semi-Finals and the Final.[2]
Fixtures and Results
The fixtures were as follows:[3][4][5][6]
Qualifying Round
| 20 March 1990 | South African Rugby Association | 24–7 | North Western Cape | Welkom | ||
| Report[7] |
Round One
| 31 March 1990 | Border | 9–18 | Eastern Transvaal | East London | ||
| Report[8] |
| 31 March 1990 | Lowveld | 18–40 | Boland | Nelspruit | ||
| Report[9] |
| 31 March 1990 | North Eastern Cape | 22–4 | Vaal Triangle | Cradock | ||
| Report[8] |
| 31 March 1990 | Northern Natal | 19–12 | South Eastern Transvaal | Newcastle | ||
| Report[8] |
| 31 March 1990 | South Western Districts | 19–37 | Griqualand West | Mossel Bay | ||
| Report[9] |
| 31 March 1990 | Stellaland | 16–50 | Western Province League | Lichtenburg | ||
| Report[9] |
| 31 March 1990 | Winelands | 15–20 | Far North | Wellington | ||
| Report[9] |
| 2 April 1990 | Eastern Free State | 15–21 | South African Rugby Association | Welkom | ||
| Report[10] |
| Bye/s: Eastern Province, Free State, Natal, Northern Free State, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province, Western Transvaal |
Round Two
| 6 April 1990 | Boland | 19–22 | Eastern Transvaal | Wellington | ||
| Report[11] |
| 6 April 1990 | North Eastern Cape | 22–34 | Far North | Cradock | ||
| Report[12] |
| 6 April 1990 | Northern Natal | 13–33 | Western Province League | Newcastle | ||
| Report[13] |
| 9 April 1990 | Griqualand West | 31–0 | South African Rugby Association | Kimberley | ||
| Report[14] |
| Bye/s: Eastern Province, Free State, Natal, Northern Free State, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province, Western Transvaal |
Round Three
| 21 April 1990 | Eastern Transvaal | 15–49 | Western Transvaal | Springs | ||
| Report[15] |
| 21 April 1990 | Far North | 13–9 | Northern Free State | Pietersburg | ||
| Report[15] |
| 21 April 1990 | Griqualand West | 9–45 | Natal | Kimberley | ||
| Report[15] |
| 21 April 1990 | Western Province League | 10–15 | Eastern Province | Paarl | ||
| Report[16] |
| Bye/s: Free State, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province |
Quarter Finals
| 30 June 1990 | Natal | 43–6 | Free State | Durban | ||
| Report[17] |
| 30 June 1990 | Northern Transvaal | 37–12 | Far North | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| Report[18] |
| 30 June 1990 | Transvaal | 20–6 | Eastern Province | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | ||
| Report[19] |
| 30 June 1990 | Western Transvaal | 10–31 | Western Province | Potchefstroom | ||
| Report[20] |
Semi-Finals
| 7 July 1990 | Northern Transvaal | 15–10 | Transvaal | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| Report[21] |
| 7 July 1990 | Western Province | 27–21 | Natal | Newlands Stadium, Cape Town | ||
| Report[22] |
Final
| 28 July 1990 | Northern Transvaal | 25–12 | Western Province | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | ||
| Report[23] |
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
