1991 Currie Cup / Central Series
CountriesSouth Africa
Date11 May – 28 September 1991
ChampionsNorthern Transvaal (5th title)
(Percy Frames Trophy)
Western Transvaal
(W.V. Simkins Trophy)
Matches played24
1992 →

The 1991 Currie Cup / Central Series was a rugby union competition held between the teams in 1991 Currie Cup and 1991 Currie Cup Central A competitions, the top two tiers of the premier domestic competition in South Africa. This formed part of the 53rd Currie Cup season since the competition started in 1889.

Teams

1991 Currie Cup / Central Series is located in South Africa
Eastern Province
Free State
Natal
Northern Transvaal
Transvaal
Western Province
Eastern Transvaal
Northern Free State
Western Province League
Western Transvaal
Location of teams in the 1991 Currie Cup / Central Series
Currie Cup teams
Currie Cup Central A teams
1991 Currie Cup / Central Series
Eastern Province
Eastern Transvaal
Free State
Natal
Northern Free State
Northern Transvaal
Transvaal
Western Province
Western Province League
Western Transvaal

Competition

There were ten participating teams in the 1991 Currie Cup / Central Series, the six teams from the 1991 Currie Cup and the four teams from the 1991 Currie Cup Central A. These teams played the teams from the other league once over the course of the season, either at home or away. Teams received two points for a win and one points for a draw.[1]

The Currie Cup team with the best record would win the Percy Frames Trophy, the Central A team with the best record would win the W.V. Simkins Trophy.

Log

1991 Currie Cup / Central Series — Currie Cup teams
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
1 Northern Transvaal 4 4 0 0 205 53 +152 36 6 8
2 Eastern Province 4 4 0 0 181 37 +144 37 26 8
3 Transvaal 4 4 0 0 161 57 +104 27 5 8
4 Free State 4 4 0 0 148 50 +98 50 21 8
5 Western Province 4 4 0 0 155 64 +91 64 21 8
6 Natal 4 4 0 0 106 59 +47 12 5 8
1991 Currie Cup / Central Series — Currie Cup Central teams
1 Western Transvaal 6 0 0 6 99 211 –112 14 32 0
2 Western Province League 6 0 0 6 84 217 –133 11 35 0
3 Northern Free State 6 0 0 6 67 228 –161 2 31 0
4 Eastern Transvaal 6 0 0 6 70 300 –230 4 45 0
* 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

Fixtures and results

Round one

19 March 1991 Transvaal 58–3 Eastern Transvaal Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
Report[2]
Bye/s: Eastern Province, Free State, Natal, Northern Free State, Northern Transvaal, Western Province, Western Province League, Western Transvaal

Round two

10 May 1991 Northern Free State 6–38 Eastern Province Welkom  
Report[3]


11 May 1991 Free State 44–17 Western Transvaal Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
Report[4]
Bye/s: Eastern Transvaal, Natal, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province, Western Province League

Round three

25 May 1991 Eastern Province 42–13 Western Province League Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
Report[5]


25 May 1991 Eastern Transvaal 15–25 Free State Bosman Stadium, Brakpan  
Report[6]


25 May 1991 Natal 25–18 Northern Free State Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
Report[7]


25 May 1991 Western Province 24–18 Western Transvaal  
Report
Bye/s: Northern Transvaal, Transvaal

Round four

8 June 1991 Western Province League 10–22 Natal Paarl  
Report[8]


8 June 1991 Western Province 54–15 Eastern Transvaal Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Report[9]
Bye/s: Eastern Province, Free State, Northern Free State, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Transvaal

Round five

21 June 1991 Northern Transvaal 57–15 Western Transvaal Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Report[10]


22 June 1991 Northern Free State 12–28 Transvaal Welkom  
Report[11]
Bye/s: Eastern Province, Eastern Transvaal, Free State, Natal, Western Province, Western Province League

Round six

29 June 1991 Eastern Transvaal 18–24 Natal  
Report


29 June 1991 Free State 45–15 Northern Free State  
Report


29 June 1991 Western Province League 16–33 Northern Transvaal Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Report[12]


29 June 1991 Western Transvaal 12–19 Eastern Province  
Report
Bye/s: Transvaal, Western Province

Round seven

17 August 1991 Western Province League 3–34 Free State Paarl  
Report[13]


17 August 1991 Eastern Province 82–6 Eastern Transvaal Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
Report[14]
Bye/s: Natal, Northern Free State, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province, Western Transvaal

Round eight

31 August 1991 Eastern Transvaal 13–57 Northern Transvaal Bosman Stadium, Brakpan  
Report[15]


31 August 1991 Western Transvaal 24–32 Transvaal Olën Park, Potchefstroom  
Report[16]


31 August 1991 Western Province 43–24 Western Province League Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Report[17]
Bye/s: Eastern Province, Free State, Natal, Northern Free State

Round nine

6 September 1991 Natal 35–13 Western Transvaal Durban  
Report[18]


7 September 1991 Northern Free State 7–34 Western Province Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Report[19]
Bye/s: Eastern Province, Eastern Transvaal, Free State, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province League

Round ten

20 September 1991 Northern Transvaal 58–9 Northern Free State Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Report[20]


20 September 1991 Transvaal 43–18 Western Province League Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
Report[21]
Bye/s: Eastern Province, Eastern Transvaal, Free State, Natal, Western Province, Western Transvaal

See also

References

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  17. ^ "Streeptruie betaal duur prys 2 beseer". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 2 September 1991. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
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  19. ^ "Streeptruie gly deur teen Perses". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 9 September 1991. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
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  21. ^ "Transvaal druk ses drieë teen Liga". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 21 September 1991. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
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