1989 Lion Cup

1989 Lion Cup
Countries	South Africa
Date	22 March – 29 July 1989
Champions	Western Province (3rd title)
Runners-up	Northern Transvaal
Matches played	25
Attendance
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The 1989 Lion Cup was the seventh edition of the Lion Cup, the premier domestic rugby union knock-out competition in South Africa.

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

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 sixteen teams played in eight matches, with the winners advancing to Round Two, where the top 8 ranked teams will join. In Round Two, the sixteen remaining teams would be reduced to eight and would be followed by the Quarter Finals, Semi-Finals and the Final.

The fixtures were as follows:

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