| 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A | |
| Countries: | South Africa |
| Date: | 29 April – 19 August 1989 |
| Relegated: | None |
| Matches: | 30 |
| Prevseason: | 1988 |
| Nextseason: | 1990 |
The 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A was the third tier of domestic South African rugby, below the two Currie Cup divisions.
There were six participating teams in the Santam Bank Trophy Division A. 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 in the division – along with the top two teams from Division B qualified for the title play-off finals. The team that finished first in Division A would play at home against the team that finished second in Division B and the team that finished second in Division A would play at home against the team that finished first in Division B.
The Division A champion qualified for the promotion play-offs. That team played off against the team placed sixth in the Currie Cup Division B over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1990 Currie Cup Division B, while the losing team qualified for the 1990 Santam Bank Trophy.
The bottom team on the log qualified for the relegation play-offs. That team played off against the team that won the Santam Bank Trophy Division B over two legs. The winner over these two ties qualified for the 1990 Santam Bank Trophy Division A, while the losing team qualified for the 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division B.
| 1989 Santam Bank Trophy Division A Log | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Pts< | -- | Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Pts--> |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 276 | 163 | +113 | 39 | 24 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | align=left | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 208 | 182 | +36 | 24 | 23 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | align=left | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 277 | 161 | +116 | 43 | 17 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | align=left | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 183 | 183 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | align=left | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 210 | 239 | –29 | 25 | 24 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | align=left | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 162 | 388 | –226 | 24 | 58 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| and qualified for the trophy finals semi-final. qualified for the relegation play-off game. * 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The top two teams from Division A and the top two teams from Division B qualified to the trophy finals:
In the promotion play-offs, conceded the second leg to, who won promotion to the Currie Cup Division B. were initially relegated, but due to the Currie Cup Division B's expansion to 8 teams, they retained their place.[1]
In the relegation play-offs, beat on aggregate and won promotion to Division A. However, due to the withdrawal of and the Currie Cup Division B being expanded from six teams to eight teams, only nine teams were left in the Santam Bank Trophy and it was decided to merge Division A and Division B into a single division for 1990.