1991 Currie Cup

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1991 Currie Cup
Countries South Africa
Date27 April – 5 October 1991
Champions Northern Transvaal (17th title)
Runners-up Transvaal
Matches played30
  1990
1992  

The 1991 Currie Cup (known as the Bankfin Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the top division of the Currie Cup competition, the premier domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. This was the 53rd season since the competition started in 1889 and the first time it was known as the Bankfin Currie Cup, following the sponsors' name change from Santam Bank.

Contents

Teams

1991 Currie Cup
Eastern Province
Free State
Natal
Northern Transvaal
Transvaal
Western Province

Changes between 1990 and 1991 seasons

Changes between 1991 and 1992 seasons

Competition

There were six participating teams in the 1991 Currie Cup. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away. Teams received two points for a win and one points for a draw. The top two teams qualified for the finals.

However, with teams tied on points, play-offs would be held to determine the finalists. [2]

In addition, all the Currie Cup teams also played in the 1991 Currie Cup / Central Series.

Log

1991 Currie Cup
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTAPtsQualification
1 Transvaal 10703236179+57221414Currie Cup final
2 Free State 10604231201+30251312Currie Cup title play-offs
3 Northern Transvaal 10604214208+6221812
4 Western Province 10604210207+3132112
5 Natal 10406249207+4228198
6 Eastern Province 101091342721387322
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw

Fixtures and results

Round one

27 April 1991 Eastern Province 6–15 Transvaal Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
Report [3]
27 April 1991 Northern Transvaal 31–22 Free State Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Report [4]
27 April 1991 Western Province 27–22 Natal Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Report [5]

Round two

11 May 1991 Natal 54–15 Northern Transvaal Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
Report [6]
11 May 1991 Transvaal 45–21 Western Province Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
Report [7]
Bye/s: Eastern Province, Free State

Round three

18 May 1991 Free State 15–18 Natal Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
Report [8]
18 May 1991 Northern Transvaal 9–24 Transvaal Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Report [9]
18 May 1991 Western Province 27–16 Eastern Province Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Report [10]

Round four

8 June 1991 Eastern Province 12–21 Northern Transvaal Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
Report [11]
8 June 1991 Transvaal 25–12 Free State Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
Report [12]
Bye/s: Natal, Western Province

Round five

15 June 1991 Free State 22–9 Eastern Province Bloemfontein  
Report [13]
15 June 1991 Natal 16–27 Transvaal Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
Report [14]
15 June 1991 Northern Transvaal 26–24 Western Province Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Report [15]

Round six

22 June 1991 Eastern Province 16–10 Natal Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
Report [16]
22 June 1991 Western Province 18–17 Free State Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Report [17]
Bye/s: Northern Transvaal, Transvaal

Round seven

3 August 1991 Free State 16–12 Northern Transvaal Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
Report [18]
3 August 1991 Natal 16–19 Western Province Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
Report [19]
3 August 1991 Transvaal 33–16 Eastern Province Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
Report [20]

Round eight

17 August 1991 Northern Transvaal 12–22 Natal Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Report [21]
17 August 1991 Western Province 16–10 Transvaal Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Report [22]
Bye/s: Eastern Province, Free State

Round nine

24 August 1991 Eastern Province 3–31 Western Province Port Elizabeth  
Report [23]
24 August 1991 Natal 22–36 Free State Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
Report [24]
24 August 1991 Transvaal 12–35 Northern Transvaal Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
Report [25]

Round ten

7 September 1991 Free State 30–20 Transvaal Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
Report [26]
7 September 1991 Northern Transvaal 25–13 Eastern Province Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Report [27]
Bye/s: Natal, Western Province

Round eleven

14 September 1991 Eastern Province 28–37 Free State Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
Report [28]
14 September 1991 Transvaal 25–18 Natal Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg  
Report [29]
14 September 1991 Western Province 9–28 Northern Transvaal Newlands Stadium, Cape Town  
Report [30]

Round twelve

21 September 1991 Free State 24–18 Western Province Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein  
Report [31]
21 September 1991 Natal 51–15 Eastern Province Kings Park Stadium, Durban  
Report [32]
Bye/s: Northern Transvaal, Transvaal

Quarter-final

25 September 1991 Northern Transvaal 34–21 Western Province Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Report [33]

Semi-final

28 September 1991 Free State 23–27 Northern Transvaal Bloemfontein  
Report [34]

Final

5 October 1991 Transvaal 15–27 Northern Transvaal Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria  
Report [35]

See also

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