1990 Currie Cup Division B

The 1990 Currie Cup Division B (known as the Santam Bank Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the second division of the Currie Cup competition, the 51st season in the since it started in 1889.

1990 Currie Cup Division B
Countries	South Africa
Date	5 May – 29 September 1988
Champions	Western Province League
Runners-up	Eastern Transvaal
Matches played	57
← 1989 1991 →

Teams

Boland

Eastern Free State

Eastern Transvaal

Far North

Griqualand West

South Eastern Transvaal

Vaal Triangle

Western Province League

Location of teams in 1990 Currie Cup Division B

1990 Currie Cup Division B
Boland
Eastern Free State
Eastern Transvaal
Far North
Griqualand West
South Eastern Transvaal
Vaal Triangle
Western Province League

Changes between 1989 and 1990 seasons

• Division B was expanded from six to eight teams.
• Western Transvaal were promoted to Division A.
• Boland, Far North and Western Province League were promoted from the Santam Bank Trophy Division A.

Changes between 1990 and 1991 seasons

• The 1990 season was the last edition of the Currie Cup Division B. Instead, the second tier was changed to a Currie Cup Central Division, which had a four-team Division A and a four-team Division B.^[1]
• Northern Free State and Western Transvaal were relegated from the 1990 Currie Cup Division A to the 1991 Currie Cup Central A.
• Eastern Transvaal and Western Province League moved to the 1991 Currie Cup Central A.
• Boland, Far North, Griqualand West, South Eastern Transvaal and Vaal Triangle moved to the 1991 Currie Cup Central B.
• Border were promoted from the 1990 Santam Bank Trophy to the 1991 Currie Cup Central B.
• Eastern Free State were relegated from Division B to the 1991 Currie Cup Rural C.

Competition

Regular season and title play-offs

There were eight participating teams in the 1990 Currie Cup Division B. 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 Division B finals, played at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

Log

1990 Currie Cup Division B log

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts	Qualification
1	Western Province League	14	12	0	2	324	168	+156	40	18	24	Division B final
2	Eastern Transvaal	14	10	0	4	337	219	+118	49	21	20
3	Vaal Triangle	14	8	1	5	290	290	0	38	27	17
4	Boland	14	8	0	6	284	207	+77	45	22	16
5	Griqualand West	14	7	1	6	228	228	0	28	23	15
6	Far North	14	6	1	7	220	266	−46	22	28	13
7	South Eastern Transvaal	14	2	0	12	171	280	−109	12	45	4
8	Eastern Free State	14	1	1	12	189	385	−196	14	54	3	Relegated to 1991 Currie Cup Rural C

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Fixtures and results

Round one

	5 May 1990	Eastern Transvaal	24–15	Griqualand West	Springs
			Report[2]

	5 May 1990	South Eastern Transvaal	14–12	Eastern Free State	Witbank
			Report[3]

	5 May 1990	Vaal Triangle	27–15	Far North	Sasolburg
			Report[3]

	5 May 1990	Boland	3–12	Western Province League	Wellington
			Report[4]

Round two

	11 May 1990	Far North	27–6	South Eastern Transvaal	Pietersburg

	12 May 1990	Eastern Free State	12–15	Boland	Bethlehem
			Report[5]

	12 May 1990	Griqualand West	17–30	Vaal Triangle	Kimberley

	12 May 1990	Western Province League	34–7	Eastern Transvaal	Paarl
			Report[6]

Round three

	19 May 1990	Far North	7–16	Boland	Pietersburg
			Report[7]

	19 May 1990	South Eastern Transvaal	3–9	Griqualand West	Witbank
			Report[8]

	19 May 1990	Vaal Triangle	9–33	Eastern Transvaal	Sasolburg

	19 May 1990	Western Province League	45–16	Eastern Free State	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Report[9]

Round four

	2 June 1990	Eastern Transvaal	24–9	South Eastern Transvaal	Springs
			Report[10]

	2 June 1990	Far North	13–9	Eastern Free State
			Report

	2 June 1990	Griqualand West	16–9	Boland	Kimberley
			Report[11]

	2 June 1990	Vaal Triangle	18–25	Western Province League	Sasolburg
			Report[12]

Round five

	9 June 1990	Boland	20–6	Eastern Transvaal	Wellington
			Report[13]

	9 June 1990	Eastern Free State	16–9	Griqualand West	Bethlehem
			Report[14]

	9 June 1990	South Eastern Transvaal	6–24	Vaal Triangle	Witbank
			Report[14]

	9 June 1990	Western Province League	28–0	Far North	Elsie's River
			Report[15]

Round six

	16 June 1990	Griqualand West	18–18	Far North	Kimberley
			Report[16]

	16 June 1990	Eastern Transvaal	44–12	Eastern Free State	Springs
			Report[16]

	16 June 1990	Vaal Triangle	21–20	Boland	Sasolburg
			Report[17]

	16 June 1990	Western Province League	10–3	South Eastern Transvaal	Elsie's River
			Report[18]

Round seven

	23 June 1990	Boland	32–15	South Eastern Transvaal	Wellington
			Report[19]

	23 June 1990	Eastern Free State	10–32	Vaal Triangle	Bethlehem
			Report[19]

	23 June 1990	Far North	15–33	Eastern Transvaal	Pietersburg
			Report[20]

	23 June 1990	Western Province League	22–9	Griqualand West	Paarl
			Report[21]

Round eight

	30 June 1990	Eastern Free State	27–31	South Eastern Transvaal	Bethlehem
			Report[22]

	30 June 1990	Griqualand West	16–6	Eastern Transvaal	Kimberley
			ReportReport[22]

	30 June 1990	Western Province League	12–6	Boland	Paarl
			Report[23]

Bye/s: Far North, Vaal Triangle

Round nine

	3 August 1990	South Eastern Transvaal	4–15	Far North	Witbank
			Report[24]

	4 August 1990	Boland	59–9	Eastern Free State	Wellington
			Report[25]

	4 August 1990	Eastern Transvaal	25–22	Western Province League	Pam Brink Stadium, Springs
			Report[26]

	4 August 1990	Vaal Triangle	25–12	Griqualand West

Round ten

	11 August 1990	Boland	6–18	Far North	Wellington
			Report[27]

	11 August 1990	Eastern Free State	19–35	Western Province League	Bethlehem
			Report[28]

	11 August 1990	Eastern Transvaal	38–6	Vaal Triangle	Springs
			Report[29]

	11 August 1990	Griqualand West	17–15	South Eastern Transvaal	Kimberley

Round eleven

	17 August 1990	South Eastern Transvaal	13–20	Eastern Transvaal	Witbank
			Report[30]

	18 August 1990	Boland	19–10	Griqualand West	Wellington
			Report[31]

	18 August 1990	Far North	19–15	Eastern Free State	Pietersburg
			Report[32]

	18 August 1990	Western Province League	30–9	Vaal Triangle	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
			Report[33]

Round twelve

	25 August 1990	Far North	15–24	Vaal Triangle	Potgietersrus
			Report[34]

Bye/s: Boland, Eastern Free State, Eastern Transvaal, Griqualand West, South Eastern Transvaal, Western Province League

Round thirteen

	1 September 1990	Eastern Transvaal	31–27	Boland	Pam Brink Stadium, Springs
			Report[35]

	1 September 1990	Far North	22–23	Western Province League	Pietersburg
			Report[36]

	1 September 1990	Griqualand West	23–13	Eastern Free State	Kimberley
			Report[37]

	1 September 1990	Vaal Triangle	26–22	South Eastern Transvaal	Sasolburg
			Report[38]

Round fourteen

	8 September 1990	Boland	31–23	Vaal Triangle	Wellington
			Report[39]

	8 September 1990	Eastern Free State	3–30	Eastern Transvaal	Bethlehem
			Report[40]

	8 September 1990	Far North	18–41	Griqualand West	Pietersburg
			Report[41]

	8 September 1990	Western Province League	16–15	South Eastern Transvaal

Round fifteen

	14 September 1990	South Eastern Transvaal	15–21	Boland	Witbank
			Report[42]

	15 September 1990	Griqualand West	16–10	Western Province League	Kimberley
			Report[43]

	15 September 1990	Eastern Transvaal	16–18	Far North	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
			Report[43]

	15 September 1990	Vaal Triangle	16–16	Eastern Free State	Sasolburg
			Report[43]

Final

	29 September 1990	Western Province League	22–16	Eastern Transvaal	Paarl
			Report[44]

See also

• 1990 Currie Cup Division A
• 1990 Santam Bank Trophy
• 1990 Lion Cup