2018 Rugby Challenge Explained

2018 Rugby Challenge
Countries:	South Africa Namibia
Date:	21 April – 15 July 2018
Count:	1
Matches:	67
Tries:	615
Top Point Scorer:	Chris Smith, Pumas (131)
Top Try Scorer:	Enver Brandt, Griquas (11)
Prevseason:	2017
Nextseason:	2019

The 2018 Rugby Challenge – known as the SuperSport Rugby Challenge for sponsorship reasons – was the second edition of the Rugby Challenge, the secondary domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. The competition was organised by the South African Rugby Union and was played between 21 April and 15 July 2018. The competition featured all fourteen South African provincial unions plus n side the .

The competition was won by the for the first time, after they beat 32–30 in the final in Oudtshoorn. Pumas fly-half Chris Smith was the top scorer in the competition with 131 points, while Griquas wing Enver Brandt was the top try scorer with 11 tries.

Competition rules and information

The fifteen teams in the competition were divided into three regional sections of five teams. Each team played home and away matches against the other four teams in their section over a ten-week period. The top two teams from each pool, along with the two third-placed teams with the best record progressed to the play-offs, which consisted of quarter finals, a semi-final and a final.^[1]

Teams

The teams that competed in the 2018 Rugby Challenge are:

Northern Section
Team	Sponsored Name
	Vodacom Blue Bulls XV
	Hino Valke
	Xerox Golden Lions XV
	iCollege Pumas
	Windhoek Draught Welwitschias

Central Section
Team	Sponsored Name
	Toyota Free State XV
	Down Touch Griffons
	Tafel Lager Griquas
	Leopards
	Cell C Sharks XV

Southern Section
Team	Sponsored Name
	Boland Cavaliers
	Border Bulldogs
	Eastern Province Elephants
	SWD Eagles
	DHL Western Province

Northern Section

Log

2018 Rugby Challenge Northern Section log
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts<	-- Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts-->
1	align=left		8	8	0	0	408	152	+256	55	22	7	0	39
2	align=left		8	5	0	3	375	221	+154	54	30	7	1	28
3	align=left		8	5	0	3	317	255	+62	47	32	7	0	27
4	align=left		8	1	0	7	208	367	−159	30	52	6	1	11
5	align=left		8	1	0	7	152	465	−313	20	70	3	0	7

• The and the qualified for the quarterfinals as section winners and runners-up respectively. The also qualified as a best third-placed team.

Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.

Team Progression – Northern Section
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	QF	SF	F
	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	4 (2nd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	9 (1st)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	9 (2nd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	14 (1st)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	19 (1st)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	24 (1st)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	29 (1st)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	29 (1st)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	34 (1st)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	39 (1st)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	Won	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	Won	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	Won
	style="background:#ECECEC;"	0 (3rd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	1 (4th)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	6 (4th)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	11 (2nd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	12 (3rd)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	12 (3rd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	13 (3rd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	18 (3rd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	23 (3rd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	28 (2nd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	Lost
	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0 (4th)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	5 (2nd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	10 (1st)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	10 (3rd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	15 (2nd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	16 (2nd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	21 (2nd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	26 (2nd)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	26 (2nd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	27 (3rd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	Lost
	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	5 (1st)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	5 (3rd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	6 (3rd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	6 (4th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	6 (4th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7 (4th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	7 (4th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	9 (4th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	10 (4th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	11 (4th)
	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	1 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	1 (5th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	1 (5th)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	6 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7 (5th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	7 (5th)
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Matches

Round Ten

Central Section

Log

2018 Rugby Challenge Central Section log
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts<	-- Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts-->
1	align=left		8	7	0	1	347	231	+116	47	34	7	1	36
2	align=left		8	5	0	3	312	238	+74	45	35	7	2	29
3	align=left		8	6	0	2	251	212	+39	37	27	5	0	29
4	align=left		8	1	0	7	265	301	−36	41	41	7	4	15
5	align=left		8	1	0	7	202	395	−193	26	59	4	0	8

• and the qualified for the quarterfinals as section winners and runners-up respectively. The also qualified as a best third-placed team.

Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.

Team Progression – Central Section
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	QF	SF	F
	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	5 (2nd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	10 (1st)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	10 (1st)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	12 (2nd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	17 (2nd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	22 (2nd)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	22 (2nd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	26 (2nd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	31 (1st)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	36 (1st)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	Won	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	Won	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	Lost
	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	1 (3rd)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	1 (4th)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	6 (4th)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	11 (3rd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	12 (3rd)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	12 (3rd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	17 (3rd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	22 (3rd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	24 (3rd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	29 (2nd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	Won	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	Lost
	style="background:#ECECEC;"	0 (4th)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	5 (3rd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	10 (2nd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	15 (1st)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	19 (1st)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	24 (1st)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	29 (1st)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	29 (1st)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	29 (2nd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	29 (3rd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	Won	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	Lost
	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	5 (1st)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	6 (2nd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	7 (3rd)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	7 (4th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	9 (4th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	9 (4th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	11 (4th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	11 (4th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	13 (4th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	15 (4th)
	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	1 (5th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	1 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	2 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	2 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	3 (5th)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	8 (5th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	8 (5th)
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Matches

Round Ten

Southern Section

Log

2018 Rugby Challenge Southern Section log
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts<	-- Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts-->
1	align=left		8	7	1	0	360	145	+215	55	20	7	0	37
2	align=left		8	4	1	3	234	192	+42	35	26	5	2	25
3	align=left		8	5	0	3	215	240	−25	28	36	4	0	24
4	align=left		8	2	0	6	157	258	−101	22	38	2	1	11
5	align=left		8	1	0	7	180	311	−131	25	45	4	2	10

• and the qualified for the quarterfinals as section winners and runners-up respectively.

Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.

Team Progression – Southern Section
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	QF	SF	F
	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	5 (1st)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	10 (1st)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	14 (1st)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	14 (1st)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	19 (1st)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	24 (1st)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	29 (1st)	style="background:#97DEFF;"	32 (1st)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	32 (1st)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	37 (1st)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	Lost
	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	5 (2nd)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	5 (2nd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	6 (3rd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	11 (2nd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	16 (2nd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	16 (2nd)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	16 (2nd)	style="background:#97DEFF;"	19 (2nd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	21 (3rd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	25 (2nd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	Lost
	style="background:#ECECEC;"	0 (3rd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	5 (3rd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	10 (2nd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	10 (3rd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	10 (3rd)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	10 (3rd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	15 (3rd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	19 (3rd)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	24 (2nd)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	24 (3rd)
	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0 (4th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0 (4th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0 (5th)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	4 (4th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	4 (4th)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	9 (4th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	10 (4th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	11 (4th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	11 (4th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	11 (4th)
	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	0 (5th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	0 (4th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	1 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	3 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	4 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	5 (5th)	style="background:#ECECEC;"	5 (5th)	style="background:#E8FFD8;"	10 (5th)	style="background:#FFCCCC;"	10 (5th)
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Matches

Round Ten

Title play-offs

The final pool standings and title play-offs seeding were:

Section winners
Seeding	Team	Section	PD	Pts
1		Northern Section	39	+256
2		Southern Section	37	+213
3		Central Section	36	+116
Section runners-up
Seeding	Team	Section	PD	Pts
4		Central Section	29	+74
5		Northern Section	28	+154
6		Southern Section	25	+42
Section third-placed teams
Seeding	Team	Section	PD	Pts
7		Central Section	29	+39
8		Northern Section	27	+62
9		Southern Section	24	−23

Final

Honours

The honour roll for the 2018 Rugby Challenge was as follows:

2018 Rugby Challenge
Champions:	(1st title)
Top points scorer:	Chris Smith, (131)
Top try scorer:	Enver Brandt, (11)

Players

Squads

The following squads were named for the 2018 Rugby Challenge:

Blue Bulls XV^[2]
Name										SF	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
	1	1	1			17	1						5	2	0	0	0	10
	2		2		2	16	16	16					5	1	0	0	0	5
	3		3										2	0	0	0	0	0
	4	4	4			4	4	18	4				7	2	0	0	0	10
	5	5	5		5	5	5						6	0	0	0	0	0
	6	7			18								3	0	0	0	0	0
	7		7										2	0	0	0	0	0
	8	8	8	7	7		19		7				7	0	0	0	0	0
	9		9		9								3	3	0	0	0	15
	10		10	10	10								4	0	2	0	0	4
	11	11		22	22	15	14		11				7	2	6	0	0	22
	12	12	12		12	12	12	12	12				8	3	0	0	0	15
	13		13	13					22				4	3	0	0	0	15
	14		11			14			14				4	6	0	0	0	30
	15	15	15	15	15		15		15				7	4	22	5	0	79
	16	2	16	2					16				5	2	0	0	0	10
	17	17				1	17						4	2	0	0	0	10
	18	18	18	4	4	18	18		18				7	1	0	0	0	5
	19												1	0	0	0	0	0
	20	20	20	9		9	20	20					6	1	0	0	0	5
	21	10											2	0	0	0	0	0
	22	13											2	0	0	0	0	0
		3	17	3	3								4	0	0	0	0	0
		6	19	19									3	0	0	0	0	0
		9					9	9					3	1	0	0	0	5
		14	14	14	14								4	3	0	0	0	15
		16											1	1	0	0	0	5
		19											1	0	0	0	0	0
		21	21		21	10	10						5	0	0	0	0	0
		22											1	0	0	0	0	0
			6	6	6	6	6		6				6	1	0	0	0	5
			22			22							1	0	0	0	0	0
				1									1	0	0	0	0	0
				5									1	0	0	0	0	0
				8	8	8	8		8				5	1	0	0	0	5
				11	11	11	11	11					5	3	0	0	0	15
				12	13		13						3	0	0	0	0	0
				16	16	2	2		2				5	3	0	0	0	15
				17	17	3		17					4	0	0	0	0	0
				18					3				2	0	0	0	0	0
				20	20				9				3	0	0	0	0	0
				21		21	21	21					2	0	0	0	0	0
					1								1	0	0	0	0	0
					19								1	1	0	0	0	5
						7							1	0	0	0	0	0
						13	22	22	13				4	2	0	0	0	10
						19	7						1	0	0	0	0	0
						20			20				1	0	0	0	0	0
							3	3					2	0	0	0	0	0
								1					1	0	0	0	0	0
								2					1	0	0	0	0	0
								4					1	0	0	0	0	0
								5					1	1	0	0	0	5
								6					1	0	0	0	0	0
								7					1	0	0	0	0	0
								8					1	1	0	0	0	5
								10					1	0	3	1	0	9
								13					1	0	0	0	0	0
								14					1	0	0	0	0	0
								15					1	0	0	0	0	0
								19					1	0	0	0	0	0
									1				1	1	0	0	0	5
									5				1	0	0	0	0	0
									10				1	0	1	0	0	2
									17				1	0	0	0	0	0
									19				1	0	0	0	0	0
									21				1	0	0	0	0	0
Total													9	51	34	6	0	341
Irvin Ali, Heino Bezuidenhout, Marnitz Boshoff, Ewan Coetzee, Werner Fourie, Stedman Gans, Richman Gora, Cameron Hufke, Rieckert Korff, Eduan Lubbe, Jay-Cee Nel, Reagan Oranje, Ryno Pieterse, Hanru Sirgel, Ginter Smuts, Gerhard Steenekamp, Jade Stighling and Dylan van der Walt were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad. Replacements used in match against not known.

Boland Cavaliers^[3]
Name										SF	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
	1	3	3	3	18	3	3	17	17				9	2	0	0	0	10
	2	2	16		16	2	2	2	2				8	0	0	0	0	0
	3	18	18	18	3	17	17	3	3				9	0	0	0	0	0
	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4				9	0	0	0	0	0
	5	5	5	5	5	5	5		5				8	2	0	0	0	10
	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6				9	0	0	0	0	0
	7	7	7			7	7	8	7				7	2	0	0	0	10
	8	8	8	8	8	8	8		8				8	2	0	0	0	10
	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9				9	2	0	0	0	10
	10	22	10	10	10	10	10	10	10				9	1	23	5	0	66
	11	11	11	11	11	21	21	11	21				9	4	0	0	0	20
	12	12	12	12	12	12	12		12				8	4	0	0	0	20
	13	13	21	20									4	1	0	0	0	5
	14	14		14	14	14	14	14	14				8	7	0	0	0	35
	15	15	15		15			15					5	1	0	1	0	8
	16	16	2	2	2	16	16	16	16				9	1	0	0	0	5
	17	1	1	17	17			18					6	0	0	0	0	0
	18						18	19	19				3	0	0	0	0	0
	19	19	19	7	7	19	19	7	18				9	2	0	0	0	10
	20	10	22	21	21	15	15	22	15				9	0	1	0	0	2
	21	21	13	13	13	13	13	13	13				9	0	0	0	0	0
	22	20	14	15	22	11	11		11				7	6	0	0	0	30
		17	17	1	1	1	1	1	1				8	1	0	0	0	5
			20	19									2	0	0	0	0	0
				16				20					2	0	0	0	0	0
				22									1	0	0	0	0	0
					19	18		5					3	0	0	0	0	0
					20								1	0	0	0	0	0
						20	20	21	20				4	0	0	0	0	0
						22	22	12	22				4	0	0	0	0	0
Total													9	38	24	6	0	256
Gareth Cilliers, JR Hofmeester, Phillip Jacobs, Claude Johannes and Rowan Ranna were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

Border Bulldogs^[4]
Name									QF	SF	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
	1	3	17	1	1	1	1	1					8	0	0	0	0	0
	2	2	2	2	2	16	2	2					7	0	0	0	0	0
	3		3	3	3	3	3	3					7	0	0	0	0	0
	4	4	19	4	4	4	4	4					8	0	0	0	0	0
	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5					8	1	0	0	0	5
	6	6	6			21	6						5	1	0	0	0	5
	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	7					8	1	0	0	0	5
	8	8			8	8		8					5	3	0	0	0	15
	9	20	9	9	9	9	20	20					8	0	10	3	0	29
	10	9	10	10	21	20	9	9					8	1	0	0	0	5
	11	11	11	11	11								5	1	0	0	0	5
	12	12	12	12									4	0	0	0	0	0
	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	22					8	1	0	0	0	5
	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14					8	4	0	0	0	20
	15	15	15	15	15								5	2	0	0	0	10
	16	16	16	16	16	2	16	16					8	1	0	0	0	5
	17	17			17	17							4	0	0	0	0	0
	18	18	4										3	0	0	0	0	0
	19			18	19	19	18	18					6	0	0	0	0	0
	20		8	8									3	1	0	0	0	5
	21					15	15	15					4	0	2	0	0	4
	22	22	22	22	22	11	11	13					8	3	0	0	0	15
		1	1	17	18	18	17	17					7	0	0	0	0	0
		10	21	20	10	10	10	10					6	0	3	1	1	12
		19						19					2	0	0	0	0	0
		21		21	12	12	12	12					6	1	0	0	0	5
			18										1	0	0	0	0	0
			20	6	6	6	7						5	0	0	0	0	0
				19	20		19	6					4	0	0	0	0	0
						22	21	21					3	0	0	0	0	0
							22						1	0	0	0	0	0
								11					1	0	0	0	0	0
													–	1	–	–	–	7
Total													8	22	15	4	1	157
Lunga Dumezweni and Siya Ncanywa were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

Eastern Province Elephants^[5]
Name									QF	SF	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
	1	1	17	1	1	1	1	1					8	2	0	0	0	10
	2	2											2	2	0	0	0	10
	3												1	0	0	0	0	0
	4												1	0	0	0	0	0
	5												1	1	0	0	0	5
	6												1	0	0	0	0	0
	7												1	0	0	0	0	0
	8	8											2	0	0	0	0	0
	9	20	21	21	20	9							6	0	0	0	0	0
	10	10	22	22									4	0	2	1	0	7
	11	11	11		11		11	11					6	0	0	0	0	0
	12												1	0	0	0	0	0
	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13					8	1	0	0	0	5
	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	14					8	2	0	0	0	10
	15	15	15	15									4	0	0	0	0	0
	16	16	2	2	2	2	2	2					8	2	0	0	0	10
	17	3	3	3	3								5	1	0	0	0	5
	18	4	4	4	7	7	5	4					8	0	0	0	0	0
	19	7	8	8	8	8	8	7					8	0	0	0	0	0
	20		9	9	9		9	9					6	2	1	0	0	12
	21	21	10	10	10	10	10	10					8	1	16	3	1	49
	22	12	12	12	12	12	12	12					8	1	0	0	0	5
		5	5	5	5	5	19	5					7	1	0	0	0	5
		6	6	6	6	6	6	6					7	3	0	0	0	15
		9											1	1	0	0	0	5
		17	1	18	17	17	17						6	2	0	0	0	10
		18	18			3	18	18					5	0	0	0	0	0
		19	7	7		20	7	20					6	1	0	0	0	5
		22											1	0	0	0	0	0
			16	16	16		16	16					5	0	0	0	0	0
			19	19	4	4	4	19					6	0	0	0	0	0
			20	20	19	19							4	1	0	0	0	5
				11	14	11							3	0	0	0	0	0
				17	18		3	3					4	0	0	0	0	0
					21	22	22	22					4	0	1	0	0	2
					22								1	0	0	0	0	0
						15	15	15					3	1	0	0	0	5
						16							1	0	0	0	0	0
						18		17					2	0	0	0	0	0
						21	21	21					3	0	0	0	0	0
							20	8					2	0	0	0	0	0
Total													8	25	20	4	1	180
Loyola Dapula, Luciano Grootboom, Hannes Huisamen, Unathi Kongwana, Dumisani Meslane, Rouche Nel, Masixole Screech, Josiah Twum-Boafo and Madoda Yako were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

Falcons^[6]
Name									QF	SF	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
	1			1	1	1	1	1					6	0	0	0	0	0
	2	2	2	2	16	2	2						7	2	0	0	0	10
	3	17	3	3	17			17					6	0	0	0	0	0
	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4					8	0	0	0	0	0
	5	5	5	5	18	5	5						7	2	0	0	0	10
	6	6		19	19	19	19	6					7	2	0	0	0	10
	7	7		7	7	18	18	7					7	0	0	0	0	0
	8	8	19	18		8	8	18					7	2	0	0	0	10
	9	9		20	20	9	9						6	2	12	4	0	46
	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10					8	0	4	1	0	11
	11	11	11			13	11	11					6	4	0	0	0	20
	12			12	12								3	1	1	0	0	7
	13	13	13	13	13		13	13					7	2	0	0	0	10
	14			14	14	14							4	1	0	0	0	5
	15	15	22		22	15	15	15					7	2	0	0	0	10
	16	16	16	16	2	16	16	2					8	1	0	0	0	5
	17	3	1	17	3	3	3						7	1	0	0	0	5
	18		18		5			5					4	1	0	0	0	5
	19		7			7	7						4	1	0	0	0	5
	20	20	9	9	9	20		9					7	1	2	1	0	12
	21	12	21	11	11	12	12						7	0	0	0	0	0
	22	22	14	15									4	1	0	0	0	5
		1											1	0	0	0	0	0
		14	15		15	11	22	14					6	0	0	0	0	0
		18	8	8	8			8					5	0	0	0	0	0
		19	6	6	6	6	6	19					6	2	0	0	0	10
		21	12	21	21	21	21	12					7	0	0	0	0	0
			17			17	17	3					4	0	0	0	0	0
			20				20	20					3	0	0	0	0	0
				22		22	14						3	2	0	0	0	10
								16					1	0	0	0	0	0
								21					1	0	1	0	0	2
								22					1	0	0	0	0	0
Total													8	30	18	8	0	208
Njabulo Gumede, Malope Masemola and Sive Mazosiwe were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

Free State XV^[7]
Name											F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
	1	1	1	1									4	0	0	0	0	0
	2	2	2	2	16		2	2	2	2			9	1	0	0	0	5
	3	3	3	3	3	3	18	16	18	3			10	2	0	0	0	10
	4	4	4	4	4	18	19	4	4				9	0	0	0	0	0
	5	5	5	5			5						5	1	0	0	0	5
	6	6	7	6	6	8	6	6	6	6			10	3	0	0	0	15
	7	7	6	7	7	6	7		7	7			9	1	0	0	0	5
	8	8	8	8	8	19	8	8	8	8			10	5	0	0	0	25
	9	9	9	9	21	9		9	9	9			9	0	0	0	0	0
	10	15	10	10	10	10			10	10			8	3	20	2	0	61
	11				22		11	11	11	11			6	1	0	0	0	5
	12	12	13	22	12	22	14	14					7	1	0	0	0	5
	13	13	12	12									4	6	0	0	0	30
	14	14	14										3	1	0	0	0	5
	15	11	15	15		11	15	15	15	15			9	0	0	0	0	0
	16	16	16	16		16		18					6	3	0	0	0	15
	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	1			10	0	0	0	0	0
	18				18	5							3	0	0	0	0	0
	19					4	20	7	20	4			6	0	0	0	0	0
	20	19	20	20	20	20							6	2	0	0	0	10
	21	10	21	13	13	13	13	13	13	13			10	1	12	0	0	29
	22	21	22										3	0	0	0	0	0
		18	18	18	5		4	19	19	18			8	0	0	0	0	0
		20	19		19	7		20	22	20			6	0	0	0	0	0
		22	11	11									3	2	0	0	0	10
				14	14		22	22		22			4	1	0	0	0	5
				19	1	1	1	1	1				6	1	0	0	0	5
				21									1	0	0	0	0	0
					2	2	16		16	16			5	1	0	0	0	5
					9	14	21	21	21	21			6	1	0	0	0	5
					11	12	12	12					4	0	1	0	0	2
					15	15	10	10					4	0	0	0	0	0
						21	9						2	1	0	0	0	5
							3	3	3	17			4	0	0	0	0	0
								5	5	5			3	0	0	0	0	0
									12	12			2	3	0	0	0	15
									14	14			2	0	0	0	0	0
										19			1	0	0	0	0	0
													–	2	–	–	–	14
Total													10	43	33	2	0	291
Gideon Beukes, Carel du Preez, Brendon Fortuin, Armand Grobler, Njabulo Gumede, Alex Jonker, Helgard Meyer, Jannes Snyman and Kabous van Schalkwyk were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

Golden Lions XV^[8]
Name										SF	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
	1		1	1	1		1	1	1				7	1	0	0	0	5
	2	2	16					16					4	2	0	0	0	10
	3	3	3			3	3		17				6	1	0	0	0	5
	4												1	0	0	0	0	0
	5	5			5	5	5	5	5				7	1	0	0	0	5
	6	7	18		8	8	8		8				7	0	0	0	0	0
	7		4			4		4	4				5	0	0	0	0	0
	8	8											2	0	0	0	0	0
	9		20	20	20								4	1	0	0	0	5
	10	10	10		10			10	10				6	5	25	0	0	75
	11				14	14	14						4	1	0	0	0	5
	12	12	13	13	12	13	13						7	4	0	0	0	20
	13	13	14	14	13		21	22	21				8	3	0	0	0	15
	14												1	0	0	0	0	0
	15	22	21	21	21	10							5	3	9	0	0	33
	16	16	2	2	2	16	2		2				8	2	0	0	0	10
	17	17	17										3	0	0	0	0	0
	18	4					18		18				4	0	0	0	0	0
	19	18											2	0	0	0	0	0
	20	6	8	8	6		6	6	6				8	4	0	0	0	20
	21	9				20			9				4	2	0	0	0	10
	22	21	22	22		12	12						6	1	0	0	0	5
		1			17	1	17						4	1	0	0	0	5
		11											1	1	0	0	0	5
		14											1	0	0	0	0	0
		15	15	15	15	15	15						6	1	13	3	0	40
		19	6	6	19	6	19						5	3	0	0	0	15
		20				9	20		20				4	2	0	0	0	10
			5	5									2	0	0	0	0	0
			7	7	7	7	7	18	7				7	3	0	0	0	15
			9					9					2	0	0	0	0	0
			11	11	11	11	11						5	2	0	0	0	10
			12	12	22			12					4	1	0	0	0	5
			19	4									2	0	0	0	0	0
				3	3				3				3	0	0	0	0	0
				9				20					2	0	0	0	0	0
				10	9		9	21					4	0	1	0	0	2
				16	16	2	16		16				4	0	0	0	0	0
				17		17							2	0	0	0	0	0
				18	4	18	4						4	0	0	0	0	0
				19	18	19							2	1	0	0	0	5
						21	10						2	0	0	0	0	0
						22							1	1	0	0	0	5
							22	11					2	4	0	0	0	20
								2					1	0	0	0	0	0
								3					1	0	0	0	0	0
								7					1	0	0	0	0	0
								8					1	0	0	0	0	0
								13					1	0	0	0	0	0
								14	22				2	0	0	0	0	0
								15					1	2	0	0	0	10
								17					1	1	0	0	0	5
								19					1	0	0	0	0	0
									11				1	0	0	0	0	0
									12				1	0	0	0	0	0
									13				1	1	0	0	0	5
									14				1	0	0	0	0	0
									15				1	0	0	0	0	0
									19				1	0	0	0	0	0
													–	1	–	–	–	7
Total													9	56	48	3	0	387

Griffons^[9]
Name									QF	SF	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
	1	1	1	1	1		1	1					7	1	0	0	0	5
	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2					8	5	0	0	0	25
	3	3	3	3	17	3	3	3					8	2	0	0	0	10
	4	4	4		4	4	4	4					7	1	0	0	0	5
	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5					8	2	0	0	0	10
	6	6	6	6	19	19	19	18					8	0	0	0	0	0
	7	7	7	7	6	20	18	19					8	3	0	0	0	15
	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8					8	5	0	0	0	25
	9	9	21	20	21	21	20	20					8	0	0	0	0	0
	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10					8	3	26	2	0	73
	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	22					8	4	0	0	0	20
	12	12	22	12	12	12	12	12					8	1	0	0	0	5
	13	13	12	15	15	13	13	15					8	4	1	0	0	22
	14	14	14	14			22	11					6	1	0	0	0	5
	15	15	15		14								4	0	0	0	0	0
	16	16	16	16	16	1	17	16					7	1	0	0	0	5
	17	17		17	3	17		17					6	0	0	0	0	0
	18	18	18	18		18	21						5	0	0	0	0	0
	19	19	19	4	7	7	7	7					8	2	0	0	0	10
	20	20	20	19	20	6	6	6					8	0	0	0	0	0
	21	21	9	9	9	9	9	9					8	1	0	0	0	5
	22	22	13	13	13	22		13					7	3	0	0	0	15
			17										1	0	0	0	0	0
				21	22	15	15	21					5	0	0	0	0	0
				22		14	14	14					4	2	0	0	0	10
					18								1	0	0	0	0	0
						16	16						1	0	0	0	0	0
Total													8	41	27	2	0	265
Jaywinn Juries and Hennie Venter were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

Griquas^[10]
Name													App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
	1								17	17	17		4	0	0	0	0	0
	2	2	2		16	16	16	2	16	16	16		10	3	0	0	0	15
	3	1	1	17		17	3	3	3	3	3		10	0	0	0	0	0
	4	4	4	18	8		19	8		6	21		9	2	0	0	0	10
	5	5	5		5	5	5		5	5	5		9	3	0	0	0	15
	6	6	6	19	6	6							6	0	0	0	0	0
	7	7	7	7		7	7	19	19	7	7		10	3	0	0	0	15
	8	19	19	6	19		21	7	7		6		9	2	0	0	0	10
	9	9	9		20		20	9	20				7	3	0	0	0	15
	10	10	10	21	10		22	21	21	22	22		10	2	17	3	0	53
	11	11	11		11	11							5	11	0	0	0	55
	12	12	12	12	13	22	13	13	13	13	13		11	2	0	0	0	10
	13	13	13	13	14	13			11	11	11		9	7	0	0	0	35
	14	14	14		22	14			14	14	14		8	2	1	0	0	12
	15	15	15										3	0	1	0	0	2
	16		17	16	17	2	2	16	2	2	2		10	2	0	0	0	10
	17	3	3	3	3	3	18	17		18	18		10	0	0	0	0	0
	18	18				18		5					4	0	0	0	0	0
	19	8	8	8	7	8	8		8	8	8		10	4	0	0	0	20
	20			20		20				20	20		4	0	0	0	0	0
	21		22	10		21							4	0	9	0	0	18
	22	22		14			11	11					5	2	0	0	0	10
		16	16	2	2								4	0	0	0	0	0
		17											1	0	0	0	0	0
		20	20	9	9	9	9	20	9	9	9		10	1	0	0	0	5
		21	21		12	12	12	12	12	12	12		9	2	0	0	0	10
			18	5	4	4	4	18	4	4	4		9	0	0	0	0	0
				1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		8	0	0	0	0	0
				4									1	0	0	0	0	0
				11			14	14	22	21			5	2	0	0	0	10
				15	15	15		15	15	15	15		7	4	0	0	0	20
				22			15	22					3	1	0	0	0	5
					18			4	18	19	19		5	1	0	0	0	5
					21	10	10	10	10	10	10		7	0	22	17	0	95
						19	6	6	6				4	0	0	0	0	0
							17						1	0	0	0	0	0
Total													11	59	50	20	0	455
Renier Botha, Stephan Janse van Rensburg and Shaun McDonald were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

Leopards^[11]
Name									QF	SF	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
	1	17			3	3	3						5	0	0	0	0	0
	2	2					16	16					4	0	0	0	0	0
	3												1	0	0	0	0	0
	4	4		18	4	4	4						6	1	0	0	0	5
	5	5	18		18	18	18	4					7	0	0	0	0	0
	6	6		19									3	0	0	0	0	0
	7	19	19	4	19	19	7	18					8	1	0	0	0	5
	8												1	0	0	0	0	0
	9	9	20	20	20			14					6	3	0	0	0	15
	10	10	21	21	21	21	10						6	0	6	0	0	12
	11	11	11	11	11	15							6	3	0	0	0	15
	12	22											2	0	0	0	0	0
	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13					8	2	0	0	0	10
	14	14	14	14	14	14							6	2	0	0	0	10
	15	15	15	22			15	15					5	0	0	0	0	0
	16		16	16	16	16	2	2					6	1	0	0	0	5
	17												1	0	0	0	0	0
	18	7	7	8	8	8	8	7					8	2	0	0	0	10
	19		6	6	6	6	6	6					7	2	0	0	0	10
	20	20				20	20	20					5	0	0	0	0	0
	21	21	10	10	10	10	21	10					8	1	18	8	0	65
	22	13	13	13	13	22	22	21					7	2	0	0	0	10
		1	17	17									3	0	0	0	0	0
		3	3	3	17		17	3					6	1	0	0	0	5
		8	8										2	1	0	0	0	5
		16	2	2	2	2							5	1	0	0	0	5
		18	5	5	5	5	5	5					7	0	0	0	0	0
			1	1	1	1	1	1					6	1	0	0	0	5
			4	7	7	7							4	0	0	0	0	0
			9	9	9	9	9	9					6	1	0	0	0	5
			22	15	15	11	11	11					6	0	0	0	0	0
					22	12	12	12					3	0	0	0	0	0
						17		17					2	0	0	0	0	0
							14						1	1	0	0	0	5
							19	8					2	0	0	0	0	0
								19					1	0	0	0	0	0
								22					1	0	0	0	0	0
Total													8	26	24	8	0	202
Dean Gordon, Henko Marais, Percy Mngadi, Merlynn Pieterse, Dean Stokes and Estehan Visagie were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

Pumas^[12]
Name													App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
	1	1	1	17	1	1	17	1	1	17	1		11	2	0	0	0	10
	2	2	16	2	2	2	16	2	2	2	2		11	7	0	0	0	35
	3	3			3		3	17					5	0	0	0	0	0
	4	4											2	0	0	0	0	0
	5	5	5	5	5	18	5	18	5	5	5		11	1	0	0	0	5
	6	6					6		19	19			4	0	0	0	0	0
	7	8	19	7	7	7		7					7	1	0	0	0	5
	8		8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8		10	2	0	0	0	10
	9	9		9	9	9	21	20	9	9	9		10	4	0	0	0	20
	10	10	21	10	10		10	10	10	10	10		10	0	37	19	0	131
	11	11	11	11	11	11		11	11	11	11		10	9	0	0	0	45
	12	12	13	12	12	12	12		12	13	13		10	2	0	0	0	10
	13	13				21	22	21					5	0	4	0	0	8
	14	14	14	14	14			14					6	5	0	0	0	25
	15	15	15		15	15	15	15	15	21	15		10	5	0	0	0	25
	16			1		17	2	16	17	1	17		8	2	0	0	0	10
	17		3	3		3		3	3	3	3		8	1	0	0	0	5
	18	18	4										3	0	0	0	0	0
	19	7	7			19	7	19	7		19		8	0	0	0	0	0
	20	20	9	20	20	20	9		20	20	20		10	2	0	0	0	10
	21	21	10	15	21	10			21	15	21		8	0	14	1	1	34
	22	22	22	13	13			22	13	22	22		9	1	0	0	0	5
		16	2	16	16	16			16	16	16		8	2	0	0	0	10
		17	17		17								3	0	0	0	0	0
		19	6	6	6	6		6	6	6			8	3	0	0	0	15
			12	21	22			12	22	12	12		7	1	0	0	0	5
			18	18	18	5	18	5	18	18	18		9	1	0	0	0	5
			20				20	9					3	1	0	0	0	5
				4	4	4	19		4	7	7		7	2	0	0	0	10
				19	19						6		3	0	0	0	0	0
				22		13							2	1	0	0	0	5
						14	14		14	14	14		5	4	0	0	0	20
						22	13						2	2	0	0	0	10
							1						1	0	0	0	0	0
							4	4		4	4		4	2	0	0	0	10
							11						1	0	0	0	0	0
								13					1	1	0	0	0	5
													–	1	–	–	–	7
Total													11	65	55	20	1	500
Gert Cronjé, Reuben Johannes, Ruaan Lerm, Kobus Marais, Neil Maritz, Khwezi Mona and Marnus Schoeman were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

Sharks XV^[13]
Name											F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
	1	17	17	17	1	1	1	17	1				8	0	0	0	0	0
	2	2	16	16	2	2	16	16	16	16			10	0	0	0	0	0
	3	3	3	3	3	3	17	18	17	18			10	1	0	0	0	5
	4	4	4	4						4			5	1	0	0	0	5
	5	18		19									3	0	0	0	0	0
	6	6		6	6	6	6	7	7				8	1	0	0	0	5
	7				4	4			4	19			5	0	0	0	0	0
	8	7	7	7	7	7	19		20	7			9	2	0	0	0	10
	9	20	9	9	21		20		9	9			8	5	0	0	0	25
	10	10	10				10	21	10	10			7	3	21	3	0	66
	11					11			11				3	2	0	0	0	10
	12	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	13			10	6	0	0	0	30
	13	12	12	12	12					12			6	1	0	0	0	5
	14												1	1	0	0	0	5
	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15			10	4	1	0	0	22
	16	16	2	2	16	16	2						7	1	0	0	0	5
	17			18	18	18				17			5	0	0	0	0	0
	18		18		5	5	4	19	5	5			8	0	0	0	0	0
	19	19	6	20	20	20			6	6			8	0	0	0	0	0
	20		20	21	9	9	9		21	20			8	0	0	0	0	0
	21	22											2	0	0	0	0	0
	22	21	21	10	10	10			22	21			8	0	16	3	0	41
		1	1	1	17	17	18		18	1			8	0	0	0	0	0
		5	5	5			5	4					5	2	0	0	0	10
		8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8			9	5	0	0	0	25
		9											1	0	0	0	0	0
		11	11	11		22	11	14					6	4	0	0	0	20
		14	14	14	11	14	21		14	14			8	4	2	0	0	24
			19		19	19			19				4	0	0	0	0	0
			22		14	13			13	22			5	4	0	0	0	20
				22			14						2	0	0	0	0	0
					22		22	22					3	0	2	1	0	7
						21							1	0	0	0	0	0
							3	3		3			3	1	0	0	0	5
							7						1	1	0	0	0	5
							12	12					2	3	0	0	0	15
								1					1	0	0	0	0	0
								2	2	2			3	0	0	0	0	0
								5					1	0	0	0	0	0
								6					1	0	0	0	0	0
								9					1	2	0	0	0	10
								10					1	0	3	1	0	9
								11					1	0	0	0	0	0
								20					1	0	0	0	0	0
									3				1	0	0	0	0	0
										11			1	0	0	0	0	0
Total													10	54	45	8	0	384
Zak Burger, Ryan Carlson, Ngoni Chidoma, Keegan Daniel, Keegan Haman, Marthinus Holtzhausen, Clifferd Jacobs, Benhard Janse van Rensburg, Khail Kotzenberg, Michael Meyer, Luyanda Mngadi, Mfundo Ndhlovu, Bandisa Ndlovu, Sanele Nohamba, William Squires and James Tedder were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

SWD Eagles^[14]
Name									QF	SF	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
	1	1	1	1	17	17	1						7	1	0	0	0	5
	2	2	2	2	16	16	16	2					8	1	0	0	0	5
	3	3			3	3							4	0	0	0	0	0
	4	4	4	4	19	4	4	4					8	0	0	0	0	0
	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5					8	0	0	0	0	0
	6	6	20	7	20	20	20	19					8	2	0	0	0	10
	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	6					8	1	0	0	0	5
	8	8	8										3	0	0	0	0	0
	9		9	9				20					4	0	0	0	0	0
	10	10	10										3	0	7	2	0	20
	11	14	14										3	1	0	0	0	5
	12	12	12	12	12	12	12						7	3	0	0	0	15
	13	11	11	14	22	21	21	21					8	0	0	0	0	0
	14	22	22	11									4	0	0	0	0	0
	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15					8	5	17	7	0	80
	16	16	16	6	2	2	2	16					7	0	0	0	0	0
	17	17	3	3	18		18	3					7	0	0	0	0	0
	18		18	18		18	3	17					6	0	0	0	0	0
	19	19	19	19	4	19	19	18					8	1	0	0	0	5
	20	20	6		6	6	8	8					7	0	0	0	0	0
	21	21	21	10	10	10	10	10					8	0	0	0	0	0
	22	13	13	13	13	13	13	13					8	6	0	0	0	30
		9			9	9	9	9					5	3	0	0	0	15
		18	17	17	1	1	17	1					7	0	0	0	0	0
				16									1	0	0	0	0	0
				20									1	0	0	0	0	0
				21				12					2	0	0	0	0	0
				22		22	22	22					4	0	0	0	0	0
					8	8	7	7					4	0	0	0	0	0
					11	14	14	14					4	2	0	0	0	10
					14	11	11	11					4	2	0	0	0	10
					21								1	0	0	0	0	0
Total													8	28	24	9	0	215
Aiden Josephs and Denver Prins were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

Welwitschias^[15]
Name									QF	SF	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
	1	1	17	1	1	17							6	0	0	0	0	0
	2	2	2	2	2	2							6	0	0	0	0	0
	3	3	3	3	3								5	1	0	0	0	5
	4	19	4	4	19	19	4	4					8	0	0	0	0	0
	5	5		19	4	4							5	0	0	0	0	0
	6		6		6	6							4	1	0	0	0	5
	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	6					8	0	0	0	0	0
	8	8	7	8	8	8							6	1	0	0	0	5
	9	9		9									3	0	2	0	0	4
	10		9	21	21	21							5	0	1	0	0	2
	11		14		11	14	13	13					6	2	0	0	0	10
	12	12	12	12	22	12							6	2	0	0	0	10
	13	13	13	13	13	22							6	2	0	0	0	10
	14		22	14	14			21					5	0	0	0	0	0
	15		15	15		11							4	0	0	0	0	0
	16												1	0	0	0	0	0
	17	17	1		17	1	1	1					7	0	0	0	0	0
	18	18					17	17					4	0	0	0	0	0
	19	4	19				19	5					5	0	0	0	0	0
	20	20	8	7	7								5	1	0	0	0	5
	21	10	10	10	10	10							6	4	13	4	0	58
	22	15		22	15	15	15	15					7	0	0	0	0	0
		6	20					7					3	0	0	0	0	0
		11						22					2	0	0	1	0	3
		14											1	0	0	0	0	0
		16	16		16		2	2					4	0	0	0	0	0
		21	21		9	9	9	9					6	2	0	0	0	10
		22	11	11	12	13							5	3	0	0	0	15
			18	18		18	3	3					5	0	0	0	0	0
				6	20	7	6	8					5	0	0	0	0	0
				16		16	16						3	1	0	0	0	5
				17			18	16					3	0	0	0	0	0
				20		20							2	0	0	0	0	0
					18	3							2	0	0	0	0	0
							7						1	0	0	0	0	0
							8	18					2	0	0	0	0	0
							10						1	0	0	1	0	3
							11	11					2	0	0	0	0	0
							12						1	0	0	0	0	0
							14	14					2	0	0	0	0	0
							20	19					2	0	0	0	0	0
							21	20					2	0	1	0	0	2
							22	10					2	0	0	0	0	0
								12					1	0	0	0	0	0
Total													8	20	17	6	0	152

Western Province^[16]
Name										SF	F		App	Try	Con	Pen	DG	Pts
	1	1	1		1	1		1					6	0	0	0	0	0
	2	2	16					16	16				5	1	0	0	0	5
	3	3											2	0	0	0	0	0
	4		4	4	18	4	4	4	4				8	0	0	0	0	0
	5												1	0	0	0	0	0
	6	6		8		8	8						5	2	0	0	0	10
	7	7	7	5	5	19	5	7	5				9	2	0	0	0	10
	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	6				9	1	0	0	0	5
	9	9	9	21	21	20	21	9	9				9	3	0	0	0	15
	10	10											2	2	0	0	0	10
	11		22		14				15				4	3	4	2	0	29
	12	12	10	10	10		10	10					7	3	25	3	0	74
	13	13	13	13	13	13		22	12				8	0	0	0	0	0
	14	14	14	14	22	14	13	14	14				9	9	0	0	0	45
	15	15	15	22	15	10	22	15	10				9	3	9	0	0	33
	16	16	2	16	16	16	16	2					8	2	0	0	0	10
	17	17	17	1									4	0	0	0	0	0
	18	18	3	3	3	18	3	3	17				9	0	0	0	0	0
	19		6	20	20		20	19	18				7	2	0	0	0	10
	20	20											2	0	0	0	0	0
	21	21							21				2	1	0	0	0	5
	22												1	1	0	0	0	5
		4	20	19	8			20	7				6	0	0	0	0	0
		5	5										2	0	0	0	0	0
		11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11				8	3	0	0	0	15
		19		18	4		18						4	1	0	0	0	5
		22	12	12	12	12	12	12					7	5	0	0	0	25
			18	17	17	3	1	18	3				7	0	0	0	0	0
			19	6	6	7	7		20				6	1	0	0	0	5
			21	9	9	9	9	21					6	2	0	0	0	10
				2									1	0	0	0	0	0
				15		15	15						3	3	0	0	0	15
					2	2	2		2				4	0	0	0	0	0
					19								0	0	0	0	0	0
						5							1	0	0	0	0	0
						17		17	1				3	0	0	0	0	0
						21			22				1	0	1	0	0	2
						22							1	1	0	0	0	5
							14						1	0	0	0	0	0
							17						1	0	0	0	0	0
							19	8	8				3	3	0	0	0	15
								5					1	0	0	0	0	0
								13					1	1	0	0	0	5
									13				1	1	0	0	0	5
									19				1	0	0	0	0	0
													–	1	–	–	–	7
Total													9	57	39	5	0	380
Jordan Chait, Paul de Wet, Michaine Fick, Wikus Groenewald, Cuan Hablutzel, JC Janse van Rensburg, Eduan Keyter, Nico Leonard, John Lourens, André Manuel, Lee-Marvin Mazibuko, Salmaan Moerat, Ruhan Nel, Nico Peyper, Jordan Sesink-Clee, Curtly Thomas, Joshua Vermeulen, Jondré Williams and Eduard Zandberg were named in the squad, but not included in a matchday squad.

Top scorers

The top ten try and point scorers during the 2018 Rugby Challenge were:

Top ten try scorers
No	Player	Team	Tries<	-- Pos	Player	Team	Tries-->
1		Griquas	11
2		Pumas	9
		Western Province	9
4		Pumas	7
		Boland Cavaliers	7
		Griquas	7
7		SWD Eagles	6
		Blue Bulls XV	6
		Free State XV	6
		Boland Cavaliers	6
		Sharks XV	6

Top ten points scorers
No	Player	Team	Points<	-- Pos	Player	Team	Points-->
1		Pumas	131
2		Griquas	95
3		SWD Eagles	80
4		Blue Bulls XV	79
5		Golden Lions XV	75
6		Western Province	74
7		Griffons	73
8		Sharks XV	66
		Boland Cavaliers	66
10		Leopards	65

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2018 Rugby Challenge:

2018 Rugby Challenge referees

Ben Crouse • Stephan Geldenhuys • Quinton Immelman • AJ Jacobs • Cwengile Jadezweni • Ruhan Meiring • Paul Mente • Vusi Msibi • Jaco Pretorius • Rasta Rasivhenge • Archie Sehlako • Ricus van der Hoven

See also

• 2018 Currie Cup Premier Division
• 2018 Currie Cup First Division

External links

• SARU website

Notes and References

1. Provincial rugby gets SuperSport makeover . South African Rugby Union . 28 February 2017 . 28 February 2017.
2. Web site: Squad: Vodacom Blue Bulls XV . South African Rugby Union . 20 April 2018.
3. Web site: Squad: Boland . South African Rugby Union . 25 May 2018.
4. Web site: Squad: Border . South African Rugby Union . 10 May 2018.
5. Web site: Squad: Eastern Province . South African Rugby Union . 17 April 2018.
6. Web site: Squad: Hino Valke . South African Rugby Union . 20 April 2018.
7. Web site: Squad: Toyota Free State XV . South African Rugby Union . 8 May 2018.
8. Web site: Squad: Xerox Golden Lions XV . South African Rugby Union . 3 May 2018.
9. Web site: Squad: Down Touch Griffons . South African Rugby Union . 8 May 2018.
10. Web site: Squad: Tafel Lager Griquas . South African Rugby Union . 20 April 2018.
11. Web site: Squad: Leopards . South African Rugby Union . 20 April 2018.
12. Web site: Squad: iCollege Pumas . South African Rugby Union . 20 April 2018.
13. Web site: Squad: Cell C Sharks XV . South African Rugby Union . 20 April 2018.
14. Web site: Squad: SWD . South African Rugby Union . 28 May 2018.
15. Web site: Squad: Windhoek Draught Welwitschias . South African Rugby Union . 20 April 2018.
16. Web site: Squad: DHL Western Province . South African Rugby Union . 23 May 2018.