1991 Lion Cup |
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Countries | South Africa |
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Date | 24 March – 27 July 1991 |
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Champions | Northern Transvaal (3rd title) |
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Runners-up | Natal |
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Matches played | 24 |
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The 1991 Lion Cup was the ninth edition of the Lion Cup, the premier domestic rugby union knock-out competition in South Africa.
Teams
All 25 South African provincial teams took part in this competition. The semi-finalists from the 1990 Lion Cup were put into Group A and the losing quarter finalists into Group B. The remaining teams were divided geographically. Groups C and D contained nine southern teams; the four southern teams with the highest ranking were put into Group C and the other five teams into Group D (where the two lowest-ranked teams, South Western Districts and North Western Cape had to play off in a qualifying game for the Group D spot in Round One). Similarly, Groups E and F contained eight northern teams; the four northern teams with the highest ranking were put into Group E and the other four teams into Group F:[1][2]
1991 Lion Cup teams |
Group | Ranking | Team |
Group A | 1 | Northern Transvaal |
2 | Western Province |
3 | Transvaal |
4 | Natal |
Group B | 5 | Far North |
6 | Western Transvaal |
7 | Eastern Province |
8 | Free State |
Group C | 9 | Northern Free State |
11 | Western Province League |
12 | Griqualand West |
13 | North Eastern Cape |
Group D | 14 | Boland |
21 | Winelands |
22 | Border |
24 | South Western Districts |
25 | North Western Cape |
Group E | 10 | Eastern Transvaal |
15 | Northern Natal |
16 | SARU |
17 | Vaal Triangle |
Group F | 18 | Lowveld |
19 | South Eastern Transvaal |
20 | Eastern Free State |
23 | Stellaland |
Competition
This competition was a knock-out competition. A qualifying round was held between the two lowest-ranked teams for the Group D place in Round One. In each of the first three rounds, the lower-ranked teams would have home advantage. In Round One, the teams from Group D hosted teams from Group D, while the teams from Group F hosted teams from 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.[1][2]
Fixtures and results
The fixtures were as follows:
Qualifying round
Round one
Northern Section | 6 April 1991 | Eastern Free State | 13–24 | Eastern Transvaal | Bethlehem | |
| | | Report[4] | | |
Northern Section | 6 April 1991 | Lowveld | 12–15 | Northern Natal | Nelspruit | |
| | | Report[5] | | |
Northern Section | 6 April 1991 | South Eastern Transvaal | 41–12 | Vaal Triangle | Witbank | |
| | | Report[6] | | |
Round two
Northern Section | 13 April 1991 | South Eastern Transvaal | 18–3 | Northern Natal | Witbank | |
| | | Report[9] | | |
Northern Section | 13 April 1991 | Stellaland | 32–24 | Eastern Transvaal | Lichtenburg | |
| | | Report[9] | | |
Round three
| 4 May 1991 | Northern Free State | 27–24 | Western Transvaal | Welkom | |
| | | Report[13] | | |
Quarter-finals
| 31 May 1991 | Northern Free State | 25–32 | Natal | Welkom | |
| | | Report[15] | | |
Semi-finals
Final
See also
References
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