2013–14 South African rugby league season

2013/14 Rhino Club Challenge

The 2013/14 South African Rugby League National Club Championship competition is contested between 7 September to ±30 November 2013. SARL NCC is the collective name of two rugby league competitions played between several club sides in South Africa, with the Rhino Cup being the premier competition.

Participating teams[]

Rhino Cup Club Challenge[]

2013/14 Rhino Cup Club Challenge
Champions	? ? ?
Runners-up	? ? ?
Matches played	0
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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.

Rhino Cup
Team Name	Town	Stadium
	Kempton Park, Gauteng	Birchleigh High School, Cnr. Moroela St & Olienhout Ave
Roosters	Bloemfontein, Free State	Bobbies Park, Hanna Street
	Middelburg, Mpumalanga	Kees Taljaard Stadium, 1050 Middelburg Road
TUKS RL 1	Pretoria, Gauteng	University of Pretoria - Groenkloof Campus, Cnr Leyds Street & St George Storrar Street

Standings[]

2013 Rhino Cup Log
	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
1	TUKS RL 1	2	2	0	0	140	16	124	0	8
2	MdB Tigers 1	1	1	0	0	36	0	36	0	4
3	Roosters	3	1	2	0	58	98	-40	0	0
4	Huskies	2	0	2	0	12	132	-120	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]

• All times are South African UTC+2.

Regular season[]

Round 1[]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue
Roosters	42 – 12	Huskies	7 September 2013	Bobbies Park, Bloemfontein
Source:

Round 2[]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue
Roosters	16 – 50	TUKS RL 1
Source:

Round 3[]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue
MdB Tigers 1	36 – 0	Roosters	21 September 2013	Kees Taljaard Stadium, Middelburg
TUKS RL 1	90 – 0	Huskies	21 September 2013	Union Rugby Club, La Rochelle
Source:

Round 4[]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue
MdB Tigers 1	? – ?	Huskies	28 September 2013	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
Source:

Protea Cup Club Challenge[]

2013/14 Protea Cup Club Challenge
Champions	? ? ?
Runners-up	? ? ?
Matches played	0
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Competition Rules[]

There were eight participating clubs in the 2013 Protea Cup. Teams receive three points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that lost within twelve or less points in a game. Teams are ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams qualify for play-offs, the two winners then go on to the title Club Grand Final. The team that finished first has home advantage against the team that finished second.

Protea Cup Club Challenge
Team	Town	Stadium
Bobbies	Johannessburg, Gauteng
Falcons	East Rand, Gauteng
Fish Eagles	Germiston, Gauteng	Elsburg Rugby Club
Hurricanes	Witbank, Mpumalanga	Puma Park, N4 Highway
	Kempton Park, Gauteng	Birchleigh High School, Cnr. Moroela St & Olienhout Ave
Leopards	Groblersdal, Limpopo	Groblersdal Stadium, 488 Chris Wiid Str
	Middelburg, Mpumalanga	Kees Taljaard Stadium, 1050 Middelburg Road
Silverbacks	Silverton, Gauteng	Silver Valke Sports Ground, 220 Roestoff Street
Tomahawks	Ermelo, Mpumalanga	AJ Swannepoel, Joubert Street
TUKS RL 2	Pretoria, Gauteng	University of Pretoria - Groenkloof Campus, Cnr Leyds Street & St George Storrar Street

Standings[]

2013 Protea Cup Challenge Log
	Team	P	W	L	D	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts
1	TUKS RL 2	3	3	0	0	86	34	52	0	12
2	Leopards	2	2	0	0	102	42	60	0	8
3	Falcons	2	1	0	1	60	24	36	0	6
4	Tomahawks	3	1	2	0	100	74	26	2	6
5	Silverbacks	3	1	1	1	76	86	-10	0	5
6	Bobbies	1	1	0	0	36	0	36	0	3
7	MdB Tigers 2	1	1	0	0	48	42	6	0	3
8	Fish Eagles	2	0	2	0	36	42	-6	2	2
9	Hurricanes 1	2	0	2	0	18	108	-90	0	0
10	Huskies 2	3	0	3	0	0	108	-108	0	-12
Competition points: For win = 3; For draw = 2; For loss by 12 points or fewer = 1.[3]

Fixtures and results[]

The 2013 Protea Cup fixtures and results are as follows:^[4]

• All times are South African UTC+2.

Regular season[]

Round 1[]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue
Tomahawks	42 – 46	MdB Tigers 2	7 September 2013	Groblersdal Stadium
Hurricanes 1	18 – 74	Leopards	7 September 2013	Groblersdal Stadium
TUKS RL 2	34 – 22	Silverbacks	7 September 2013	University of Pretoria - Groenkloof Campus
Huskies 2	0 – 36	Falcons	7 September 2013	University of Pretoria - Groenkloof Campus
Fish Eagles	BYE	Bobbies
Source:[5][6][7]

Round 2[]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue
TUKS RL 2	? – ?	Fish Eagles	14 September 2013	Elsburg Rugby Club
Silverbacks	? – ?	Bulldogs	14 September 2013	Elsburg Rugby Club
Huskies 2	? – ?	Tigers	14 September 2013	Elsburg Rugby Club
Tomahawks	? – ?	Hurricanes 1	14 September 2013	AJ Swannepoel, Ermelo
Hurricanes 2	? – ?	Leopards	14 September 2013	AJ Swannepoel, Ermelo
MdB Tigers 2	? – ?	Dragons	14 September 2013	AJ Swannepoel, Ermelo
Source:

Round 3[]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue
TUKS RL 2	? – ?	Wolves 2	21 September 2013	University of Pretoria - Groenkloof, Pretoria
Silverbacks	? – ?	Fish Eagles	21 September 2013	University of Pretoria - Groenkloof, Pretoria
Tomahawks	? – ?	Hurricanes 2	21 September 2013	Kees Taljaard Stadium, Middelburg
MdB Tigers 2	? – ?	Hurricanes 1	21 September 2013	Kees Taljaard Stadium, Middelburg
Source:

Round 4[]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue
TUKS RL 2	? – ?	Wolves 2	28 September 2013	Puma Park, Witbank
Silverbacks	? – ?	Fish Eagles	28 September 2013	Puma Park, Witbank
Tomahawks	? – ?	Hurricanes 2	28 September 2013	Puma Park, Witbank
Tigers 2	? – ?	Hurricanes 1	28 September 2013	Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
Source:

Rhino Club Challenge Grand Finals[]

Rhino Cup Grand Final[]

Protea Cup Grand Final[]

See also[]

• South Africa national rugby league team
• Rugby league in South Africa

References[]

External links[]

• Fixtures [1]