1991 Lion Cup

The 1991 Lion Cup was the ninth edition of the Lion Cup, the premier domestic rugby union knock-out competition in South Africa.

1991 Lion Cup
CountriesSouth Africa
Date24 March – 27 July 1991
ChampionsNorthern Transvaal (3rd title)
Runners-upNatal
Matches played24

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 A1 Northern Transvaal
2 Western Province
3 Transvaal
4 Natal
Group B5 Far North
6 Western Transvaal
7 Eastern Province
8 Free State
Group C9 Northern Free State
11 Western Province League
12 Griqualand West
13 North Eastern Cape
Group D14 Boland
21 Winelands
22 Border
24 South Western Districts
25 North Western Cape
Group E10 Eastern Transvaal
15 Northern Natal
16 South African Rugby Association
17 Vaal Triangle
Group F18 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

Bye/s: Eastern Province, Far North, Free State, Natal, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province, Western Transvaal

Round Two

Bye/s: Eastern Province, Far North, Free State, Natal, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province, Western Transvaal

Round Three

Bye/s: Natal, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province

Quarter Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

See also

References

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