1988 Lion Cup Explained

1988 Lion Cup
Countries:South Africa
Date:26 March – 30 July 1988
Count:2
Matches:25
Prevseason:1987
Nextseason:1989

The 1989 Lion Cup was the premier domestic rugby union knock-out competition in South Africa. This was the sixth edition of the Lion Cup.

Teams

All 26 South African provincial teams took part in this competition. They were ranked as follows:[1]

1988 Lion Cup teams
RankingTeam
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26

Competition

This competition was a knock-out competition. The four teams ranked 23 to 26 played each other in the qualifying round with the two winners advancing to Round One, where they joined the teams ranked 9 to 22. These 16 teams played in eight matches, with the winners advancing to Round Two, where the top 8 ranked teams will join. In Round Two, the 16 remaining teams would be reduced to eight and would be followed by the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the Final.

Fixtures and results

The draw for round one and round two were made on 25 February,[1] [2] [3] The quarter final draw was made on 3 May[4] and the semi-final draw on 28 May.[5]

Final

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lionbeker-loting a.s. week . Die Burger . Media24 . 16 February 1988 . 8 October 2013 . Afrikaans . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016212652/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/02/16/18/6.html . 16 October 2013 . dead .
  2. Web site: Suidwes in WP se pad . Die Burger . Media24 . 26 February 1988 . 8 October 2013 . Afrikaans . https://web.archive.org/web/20150611004742/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/02/26/24/4.html . 11 June 2015 . dead .
  3. Web site: Kwaai taak vir WP in Windhoek . Die Burger . Media24 . 28 March 2013 . 8 October 2013 . Afrikaans . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610203035/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/03/28/18/6.html . 10 June 2015 . dead .
  4. Web site: Boland na Nuweland . Die Burger . Media24 . 4 May 1988 . 8 October 2013 . Afrikaans . https://web.archive.org/web/20150611004627/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/05/04/24/22.html . 11 June 2015 . dead .
  5. Web site: WP, Bloues dalk 1ste keer in dié eindstryd . Die Burger . Media24 . 30 May 1988 . 8 October 2013 . Afrikaans . https://web.archive.org/web/20150611004511/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1988/05/30/14/2.html . 11 June 2015 . dead .