1991 Currie Cup Rural D

1991 Currie Cup Rural D
Lowveld
North Western Cape
SARU
South Western Districts
Winelands

• The 1990 season was the last edition of the Santam Bank Trophy. Instead, these teams were included in a Currie Cup Rural Division, which had a four-team Division C and a five-team Division D.^[1]
• Lowveld, North Western Cape, SARU, South Western Districts and Winelands moved to the 1991 Currie Cup Rural D.

• Following the merger of all rugby governing bodies in South Africa, SARA and Winelands were dissolved.^[2][3] Currie Cup Rural D was reduced to three teams for 1992.
• The Currie Cup Rural D was renamed Currie Cup Rural B for 1992.^[4]

There were five participating teams in the 1991 Currie Cup Rural D 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 Rural D competition played off against the winner of the Rural C competition for the Bankfin Trophy.^[5]

1991 Currie Cup Rural D
Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts
1	Lowveld	8	7	0	1	219	125	+94	30	18	14
2	SARU	8	5	1	2	207	141	+66	32	20	11
3	South Western Districts	8	4	1	3	171	113	+58	25	14	9
4	North Western Cape	8	2	0	6	144	157	–13	22	20	4
5	Winelands	8	1	0	7	136	341	–205	19	56	2
Lowveld qualified to the Bankfin Trophy final. SARU and Winelands were dissolved following a merger between the governing bodies in South Africa.[2][3] * 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

	11 May 1991	SARU	21–11	North Western Cape	Johannesburg
			Report[6]

	11 May 1991	South Western Districts	15–24	Lowveld	George
			Report[7]

Bye/s: Winelands

	18 May 1991	North Western Cape	51–15	Winelands	Upington
			Report[8]

	18 May 1991	SARU	3–27	South Western Districts	Port Elizabeth
			Report[9]

Bye/s: Lowveld

	8 June 1991	Lowveld	13–41	SARU
			Report

	8 June 1991	South Western Districts	58–13	Winelands
			Report

Bye/s: North Western Cape

	22 June 1991	North Western Cape	6–9	South Western Districts	Upington
			Report

	22 June 1991	Winelands	21–46	Lowveld	Malmesbury
			Report[10]

Bye/s: SARU

	29 June 1991	Lowveld	26–16	North Western Cape
			Report

	29 June 1991	SARU	36–22	Winelands
			Report

Bye/s: South Western Districts

	3 August 1991	Lowveld	10–6	South Western Districts
			Report

	3 August 1991	North Western Cape	11–21	SARU
			Report

Bye/s: Winelands

	10 August 1991	Winelands	16–34	North Western Cape	Malmesbury
			Report[11]

	10 August 1991	South Western Districts	17–17	SARU	Oudtshoorn
			Report[12]

Bye/s: Lowveld

	24 August 1991	SARU	11–31	Lowveld	Port Elizabeth
			Report[13]

	24 August 1991	Winelands	28–15	South Western Districts	Malmesbury
			Report[13]

Bye/s: North Western Cape

	7 September 1991	Lowveld	44–12	Winelands	Nelspruit
			Report[14]

	7 September 1991	South Western Districts	24–12	North Western Cape	Mossel Bay
			Report[15]

Bye/s: SARU

	14 September 1991	North Western Cape	3–25	Lowveld
			Report

	14 September 1991	SARU	57–9	Winelands	Port Elizabeth
			Report[16]

Bye/s: South Western Districts

The winner of the Rural D competition played off against the winner of the Rural C competition for the Bankfin Trophy.

	21 September 1991	Eastern Free State	47–22	Lowveld	Bethlehem
			Report[17]