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

1991 Currie Cup Central B

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. , , , 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. 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 point for a draw. The winner of the Central B competition played off against the winner of the Central A competition for the Bankfin Cup.

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 1 10 8 0 2 208 143 +65 23 13 16 2 10 8 0 2 192 157 +35 25 19 16 3 10 5 0 5 156 152 +4 19 10 10 4 10 4 0 6 167 172 –5 15 17 8 5 10 4 0 6 135 149 –14 13 19 8 6 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 pointsPoints breakdown:*2 points for a win*1 point for a draw

Fixtures and results

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

Round ten

Round eleven

Round twelve

Round thirteen

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.

See also 1991 Currie Cup 1991 Currie Cup / Central Series 1991 Currie Cup Central A 1991 Currie Cup Central / Rural Series 1991 Currie Cup Rural C 1991 Currie Cup Rural D 1991 Lion Cup

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