Rhino Cup

The Rhino Cup (named the Kobus Botha Rhino Cup after the South African Rugby League Hall of Famer, formerly the Rhino Club Challenge) is a semi-professional rugby league competition in South Africa and is the national first division competition. The competition currently consists of eight teams. The current holders are the TUKS Reds, based in the University of Pretoria, who beat the St Helens Vultures 30-22 in the 2021-22 Grand Final.[1]

Rhino Cup Club Challenge
Current season or competition:
2021–22 South African Rugby League season
SportRugby league
Instituted2011
Inaugural season2011-12
Number of teams8
CountrySouth Africa South Africa
Holders TUKS Reds (2021-22)
Most titles TUKS Reds (7 titles)
Related competitionProtea Cup

Current teams

Team[2] Stadium City-Area Foundation
Brits Bulldogs Unknown Unknown 2010s
Grizzlies Unknown Unknown 2010s
Pretoria RLC University of Pretoria Pretoria, Gauteng 2015
Spartans Unknown Unknown 2010s
St Helens Vultures Unknown Unknown 2010s
TUKS Reds University of Pretoria Pretoria, Gauteng 2011
TUKS Blues University of Pretoria Pretoria, Gauteng 2007
Witbank Knights Puma Park Witbank, Mpumalanga 2013

Former teams

Team Stadium City-Area Foundation
Bloemfontein Roosters Unknown Bloemfontein, Free State 2013
Huskies Rugby League 1 HS Birchleigh Birchleigh, Gauteng 2013
Middelburg Tigers 1 Kees Taljaard Stadium Middelburg, Mpumalanga 2005

See also

References

  1. "Kobus Botha Rhino Cup". South African Rugby League. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. "Clubs". South African Rugby League. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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