2013–14 Rhino Club Challenge

2013-14 Rhino Club Challenge
Teams	4
Premiers	TUKS Blues
Minor premiers	TUKS Blues (2 title)
Matches played	13
Points scored	608

The 2013–14 Rhino Club Challenge is the 3rd season of the Rhino Cup, the first division of professional rugby league in South Africa. The contest takes between September 7 and November 30. There are 4 teams, with the TUKS Blues winning the premiership, and the Middelburg Tigers becoming the runners-up.

Competition Rules[]

There are five participating clubs in the 2013 Rhino Cup. Teams received three points for a win and two points for a draw. One Bonus point is awarded to teams that score within twelve or less points in a game. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top two teams qualify for the title play-off.

Teams[]

Team	Stadium	City-Area	Season	Foundation
		Bloemfontein, Free State		2010
	Unknown	Birchleigh, Gauteng		2010
Middelburg Tigers 1	Kees Taljaard Sport Stadium	Middelburg, Mpumalanga		2005
TUKS Blues	University of Pretoria	Pretoria, Gauteng		2006

Ladder[]

2013-14 Rhino Club Challenge
#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BNP	Pts
1	TUKS Rugby League	6	6	0	0	320	32	288	0	24
2	Middelburg Tigers 1	6	4	0	2	170	102	68	0	12
3		6	2	0	4	94	170	-76	0	6
4		6	0	0	6	24	304	-280	0	0
Competition points: For win = 3; For draw = 2; For loss by 12 points or fewer = 1.[1]

Fixtures and results[]

The 2013 Rhino fixtures and results are as follows:^[2][3]

• All times are South African (GMT+2).

Regular season[]

September 2013[]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue
	42 – 12		7 September 2013	, Bloemfontein
TUKS Rugby League	50 – 16		14 September 2013	University of Pretoria, Pretoria
TUKS Rugby League	90 – 0		21 September 2013	University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Middelburg Tigers 1	36 – 0		21 September 2013	, Middelburg
Middelburg Tigers 1	46 – 12		28 September 2013	, Middelburg
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20131216122251/http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za/competitions/results

October 2013[]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue
TUKS Rugby League	46 – 6	Middelburg Tigers 1	5 October 2013	University of Pretoria, Pretoria
	50 – 16		26 October 2013	, Bloemfontein
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20131216122251/http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za/competitions/results

November 2013[]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue
TUKS Rugby League	36 – 0		2 November 2013	University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Middelburg Tigers 1	36 – 0		9 November 2013	, Middelburg
TUKS Rugby League	54 – 0		9 November 2013	University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Middelburg Tigers 1	36 – 0		16 November 2013	, Middelburg
TUKS Rugby League	36 – 18	Middelburg Tigers 1	23 November 2013	University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20131216122251/http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za/competitions/results

Final[]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue
TUKS Rugby League	44 – 10	Middelburg Tigers 1	30 November 2013	University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20131216122251/http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za/competitions/results%3Cbr%3E%28Note: It is in the regular season category.)

References[]