1991 Currie Cup Central B Explained

1991 Currie Cup Central B
Countries:	South Africa
Date:	26 April – 7 September 1991
Matches:	30
Prevseason:	1990
Nextseason:	1992

The 1991 Currie Cup Central B was the third 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.

Teams

Changes between 1990 and 1991 seasons

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]
,,, and moved from the 1990 Currie Cup Division B to the Central B Division.
were promoted from the 1990 Santam Bank Trophy to the Central B Division.

Changes between 1991 and 1992 seasons

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, were dissolved and retained their place in Currie Cup Central A.^[2] ^[3] Currie Cup Central B was reduced to five teams for 1992.
were promoted from the Central B to 1992 Currie Cup Central A.

Competition

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.

Log

1991 Currie Cup Central B
Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts<	--	Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts-->
1	align=left		10	8	0	2	208	143	+65	23	13	16
2	align=left		10	8	0	2	192	157	+35	25	19	16
3	align=left		10	5	0	5	156	152	+4	19	10	10
4	align=left		10	4	0	6	167	172	–5	15	17	8
5	align=left		10	4	0	6	135	149	–14	13	19	8
6	align=left		10	1	0	9	147	232	–85	8	24	2
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

Fixtures and results

Final

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

The Bankfin Cup was shared between and .

Promotion play-offs

As a result of the play-offs, were promoted to the 1992 Currie Cup Central A competition, while were relegated to the 1992 Currie Cup Central B competition.

Notes and References

Web site: Nuwe indeling goedgekeur . Die Burger . Media24 . 1 August 1990 . 24 October 2013 . Afrikaans . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191658/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1990/08/01/16/1.html . 29 October 2013 . dead .
Web site: Drie spanne verdwyn . Beeld . Media24 . 11 January 1992 . 2 December 2013 . Afrikaans . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224305/http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/1992/01/11/16/18.html . 2 December 2013 . dead .
Web site: Vaarwel aan WP-Liga, Wynland en Sara . Die Burger . Media24 . 14 January 1992 . 2 December 2013 . Afrikaans . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002701/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/1992/01/14/16/2.html . 3 December 2013 . dead .
Web site: Rugby-bepalings vir 1991 bekend . Die Burger . Media24 . 6 November 1990 . 1 November 2013 . Afrikaans . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103130113/http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/1990/11/6/13/4.html . 3 November 2013 . dead .