1992 Lion Cup

22 South African provincial teams took part in this competition.

Three teams - SARU, Western Province League and Winelands – withdrew following a merger between all the governing bodies of rugby in South Africa.

Those sixteen teams then played a straight knockout competition until the final.

However, due to fixture congestion it was initially indicated that the competition would be scrapped.

[2] In July 1992, it was announced that the competition would indeed take place and would run from September to October.