2013–14 Rhino Club Challenge

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.

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

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:

• 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.)