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 7 September and 30 November. 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 Roosters Bobbies Park, Bloemfontein Bloemfontein, Free State 3rd season 2010
Huskies Rugby League 1 Unknown Birchleigh, Gauteng 2nd season 2010
Middelburg Tigers 1 Kees Taljaard Sport Stadium Middelburg, Mpumalanga 3rd season 2005
TUKS Blues University of Pretoria Pretoria, Gauteng 3rd season 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 Bloemfontein Roosters 6 2 0 4 94 170 -76 0 6
4 Huskies Rugby League 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.

Fixtures and results

The 2013 Rhino fixtures and results are as follows:[1][2]

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

Regular season

September 2013

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue
Bloemfontein Roosters 42 – 12 Huskies RLFC 7 September 2013 Bobbies Park, Bloemfontein
TUKS Rugby League 50 – 16 Bloemfontein Roosters 14 September 2013 University of Pretoria, Pretoria
TUKS Rugby League 90 – 0 Huskies RLFC 21 September 2013 University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Middelburg Tigers 1 36 – 0 Bloemfontein Roosters 21 September 2013 Kees Taljaard Stadium, Middelburg
Middelburg Tigers 1 46 – 12 Huskies RLFC 28 September 2013 Kees Taljaard Stadium, 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
Bloemfontein Roosters 50 – 16 Huskies RLFC 26 October 2013 Bobbies Park, 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 Bloemfontein Roosters 2 November 2013 University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Middelburg Tigers 1 36 – 0 Bloemfontein Roosters 9 November 2013 Kees Taljaard Stadium, Middelburg
TUKS Rugby League 54 – 0 Huskies RLFC 9 November 2013 University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Middelburg Tigers 1 36 – 0 Huskies RLFC 16 November 2013 Kees Taljaard Stadium, Middelburg
TUKS Rugby League 44 – 10 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 36 – 18 Middelburg Tigers 1 30 November 2013 University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20131216122251/http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za/competitions/results (Note: It is in the regular season category.)

References

  1. ^ "SARL Rhino Cup Upcoming Fixtures". Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  2. ^ "SARL Rhino Cup Results". Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
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