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

24 March 1991 North Western Cape 6–21 South Western Districts Upington  
Report[3]

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]


Northern Section 6 April 1991 Stellaland 22–18 SARU Mafikeng  
Report[5]


Southern Section 6 April 1991 Boland 38–24 North Eastern Cape Wellington, Western Cape  
Report[7]


Southern Section 6 April 1991 Border 9–4 Western Province League East London  
Report[5]


Southern Section 6 April 1991 South Western Districts 6–32 Northern Free State George  
Report[8]


Southern Section 6 April 1991 Winelands 0–39 Griqualand West Malmesbury  
Report[5]
Bye/s: Eastern Province, Far North, Free State, Natal, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province, Western Transvaal

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]


Southern Section 13 April 1991 Border 22–25 Northern Free State East London  
Report[10]


Southern Section 13 April 1991 Boland 22–3 Griqualand West Wellington  
Report[11]
Bye/s: Eastern Province, Far North, Free State, Natal, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province, Western Transvaal

Round three

4 May 1991 Boland 21–28 Free State Wellington  
Report[12]


4 May 1991 Northern Free State 27–24 Western Transvaal Welkom  
Report[13]


4 May 1991 South Eastern Transvaal 32–19 Far North Witbank  
Report[13]


4 May 1991 Stellaland 14–67 Eastern Province Rustenburg  
Report[13]
Bye/s: Natal, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Western Province

Quarter-finals

29 May 1991 Northern Transvaal 22–18 Free State Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Report[14]


31 May 1991 Northern Free State 25–32 Natal Welkom  
Report[15]


31 May 1991 Transvaal 59–22 South Eastern Transvaal Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
Report[15]


1 June 1991 Eastern Province 27–12 Western Province Port Elizabeth  
Report[16]

Semi-finals

6 July 1991 Northern Transvaal 24–12 Eastern Province Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Report[17]


6 July 1991 Transvaal 11–24 Natal Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
Report[18]

Final

27 July 1991 Northern Transvaal 62–6 Natal Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
[19]

See also

References

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  9. ^ a b "Stellaland verras Duiwels". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 15 April 1991. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
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  12. ^ "Bolanders laat OVS bloedsweet". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 6 May 1991. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
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  14. ^ "Bloues wen net-net danksy tikkie geluk". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 30 May 1991. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  15. ^ a b "Transvaal druk elf drieë". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 1 June 1991. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  16. ^ "Moeilike OP trap WP". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 3 June 1991. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  17. ^ "Noorde kan nie tevrede voel". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 8 July 1991. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  18. ^ "Verkeerde taktiek kelder Rooibontes". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 8 July 1991. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  19. ^ "Noorde verander dalk span". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 12 August 1991. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
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