2013–14 Rhino Club Challenge

2013-14 Rhino Club Challenge
Teams4
Premiers TUKS Blues
Minor premiers TUKS Blues (2 title)
Matches played13
Points scored608

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.