1991 Currie Cup Central B

1991 Currie Cup Central B
Boland
Border
Far North
Griqualand West
South Eastern Transvaal
Vaal Triangle

• The 1990 season was the last edition of the Currie Cup Division B. Instead, the second tier was changed to a Currie Cup Central Division, which had a four-team Division A and a four-team Division B.^[1]
• Boland, Far North, Griqualand West, South Eastern Transvaal and Vaal Triangle moved from the 1990 Currie Cup Division B to the Central B Division.
• Border were promoted from the 1990 Santam Bank Trophy to the Central B Division.

• Eastern Transvaal were initially relegated from 1991 Currie Cup Central A to 1992 Currie Cup Central B. However, following the merger of all rugby governing bodies in South Africa, Western Province League were dissolved and Eastern Transvaal retained their place in Currie Cup Central A.^[2][3] Currie Cup Central B was reduced to five teams for 1992.
• Border were promoted from the Central B to 1992 Currie Cup Central A.

There were six participating teams in the 1991 Currie Cup Central B competition. 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 winner of the Central B competition played off against the winner of the Central A competition for the Bankfin Cup.^[4]

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

1991 Currie Cup Central B
Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts
1	Border	10	8	0	2	208	143	+65	23	13	16
2	Boland	10	8	0	2	192	157	+35	25	19	16
3	Vaal Triangle	10	5	0	5	156	152	+4	19	10	10
4	South Eastern Transvaal	10	4	0	6	167	172	–5	15	17	8
5	Griqualand West	10	4	0	6	135	149	–14	13	19	8
6	Far North	10	1	0	9	147	232	–85	8	24	2
Border qualified to the Bankfin Cup final. * 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

Summarize Timeline Top Qs Fact Check

	26 April 1991	Vaal Triangle	21–15	Boland	Sasolburg
			Report[5]

	27 April 1991	Border	14–7	Griqualand West	East London
			Report[6]

	27 April 1991	South Eastern Transvaal	19–18	Far North	Witbank
			Report[7]

	11 May 1991	Far North	12–24	Border	Pietersburg
			Report[8]

	11 May 1991	Griqualand West	6–16	Vaal Triangle	Kimberley
			Report[9]

Bye/s: Boland, South Eastern Transvaal

	18 May 1991	Boland	29–19	Griqualand West	Kimberley
			Report[10]

	18 May 1991	Border	13–22	South Eastern Transvaal
			Report

	18 May 1991	Vaal Triangle	15–9	Far North
			Report

	8 June 1991	Far North	15–26	Boland	Pietersburg
			Report[11]

	8 June 1991	South Eastern Transvaal	15–13	Vaal Triangle
			Report

Bye/s: Border, Griqualand West

	14 June 1991	Boland	21–16	South Eastern Transvaal	Wellington
			Report[12]

	15 June 1991	Griqualand West	9–10	Far North	Kimberley
			Report[13]

	15 June 1991	Vaal Triangle	25–32	Border	Sasolburg
			Report[13]

	22 June 1991	Border	29–12	Boland	East London
			Report[14]

	22 June 1991	South Eastern Transvaal	15–18	Griqualand West
			Report

Bye/s: Far North, Vaal Triangle

	6 July 1991	Boland	6–4	Vaal Triangle	Wellington
			Report[15]

	6 July 1991	Far North	15–34	South Eastern Transvaal
			Report

	6 July 1991	Griqualand West	9–18	Border	Kimberley
			Report[16]

	19 July 1991	Far North	16–25	Vaal Triangle	Pietersburg
			Report[17]

Bye/s: Boland, Border, Griqualand West, South Eastern Transvaal

	3 August 1991	Border	23–13	Far North
			Report

	3 August 1991	Vaal Triangle	10–12	Griqualand West
			Report

Bye/s: Boland, South Eastern Transvaal

	9 August 1991	South Eastern Transvaal	15–23	Border	Witbank
			Report[18]

	10 August 1991	Boland	18–11	Griqualand West	Wellington
			Report[19]

Bye/s: Far North, Vaal Triangle

	23 August 1991	Vaal Triangle	16–15	South Eastern Transvaal	Sasolburg
			Report[20]

	24 August 1991	Boland	26–24	Far North	Wellington
			Report[21]

Bye/s: Border, Griqualand West

	30 August 1991	South Eastern Transvaal	12–22	Boland	Witbank
			Report[22]

	31 August 1991	Border	26–11	Vaal Triangle	East London
			Report[23]

	31 August 1991	Far North	15–31	Griqualand West	Pietersburg
			Report[23]

	7 September 1991	Boland	17–6	Border	Wellington
			Report[24]

	7 September 1991	Griqualand West	13–4	South Eastern Transvaal	Kimberley
			Report[25]

Bye/s: Far North, Vaal Triangle

The winner of the Central B competition played off against the winner of the Central A competition for the Bankfin Cup.

	28 September 1991	Western Transvaal	15–15	Border	Olën Park, Potchefstroom
			Report[26]

• The Bankfin Cup was shared between Border and Western Transvaal.