1991 Lion Cup
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| 1991 Lion Cup | |
|---|---|
| Countries | South Africa |
| Date | 24 March – 27 July 1991 |
| Champions | Northern Transvaal (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Natal |
| Matches played | 24 |
The 1991 Lion Cup was the ninth edition of the Lion Cup, the premier domestic rugby union knock-out competition in South Africa.
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]