2021–22 South African Rugby League season explained
| South African Rugby League 2021-22 |
| League: | Rhino Cup
Protea Cup |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Season Champs: | TUKS Reds |
| Season Champ Name: | Rhino Cup |
| Premiership Win Name: | Protea Cup |
| Premiership Win: | Tomahawks RLC |
The 2022 South African Rugby League season was the twelfth season of domestic rugby league in South Africa. Two competitions were contested, the Rhino Cup (First Division) and Protea Cup (Second Division), with twelve clubs taking part overall.
Rhino Cup
See main article: Rhino Cup.
Teams
Results
Round 1
| Home | Score | Away | Date |
|---|
| TUKS Blues | 40-40 | Brits Bulldogs | 06/11/21[2] |
| Spartans | Forfeit (36-0) | Witbank Knights |
| St Helens Vultures | 24-4 | Grizzlies | |
Round 2
| Home | Score | Away | Date |
|---|
| Pretoria RLC | 34-32 | TUKS Blues | 13/11/21 |
| St Helens Vultures | 50-22 | Brits Bulldogs |
| Grizzlies | 24-4 | Spartans | |
Round 3
| Home | Score | Away | Date |
|---|
| Pretoria RLC | 44-42 | Spartans | 20/11/21 |
| TUKS Blues | 6-62 | St Helens Vultures |
| TUKS Reds | Cancelled | Brits Bulldogs |
| Grizzlies | Forfeit (36-0) | Witbank Knights | |
Round 4
| Home | Score | Away | Date |
|---|
| Pretoria RLC | 20-56 | Grizzlies | 27/11/21 |
| St Helens Vultures | 24-12 | TUKS Reds |
| Spartans | Forfeit (36-0) | TUKS Blues |
| Brits Bulldogs | Forfeit (36-0) | Witbank Knights | |
Round 5
| Home | Score | Away | Date |
|---|
| Pretoria RLC | 60-36 | Brits Bulldogs | 15/01/22 |
| TUKS Reds | 42-16 | Spartans | |
Round 6
| Home | Score | Away | Date |
|---|
| Grizzlies | 50-20 | Brits Bulldogs | 19/02/22 |
| TUKS Reds | Forfeit (36-0) | TUKS Blues |
| Pretoria RLC | Forfeit (36-0) | Witbank Knights |
| St Helens Vultures | Forfeit (36-0) | Spartans | |
Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|
| St Helens Vultures | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Pretoria RLC | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Grizzlies | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| TUKS Reds | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Brits Bulldogs | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Spartans | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| TUKS Blues | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Witbank Knights | 6 (0) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Finals
The top 4 teams contested the finals in a straight knockout format.[3]
Protea Cup
See main article: Protea Cup.
Teams
| Team[4] | Stadium | City-Area | Foundation |
|---|
| Loskop Leopards | Loskop | Loskop, Mpumalanga | Unknown |
| Silverton Silverbacks | Silver Valke Sports Ground | Silverton, Mpumalanga | 2013 |
| Tomahawks RLC | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Wolverines RLC | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Results
Round 2
| Home | Score | Away | Date |
|---|
| Loskop Leopards | Forfeit (36-0) | Silverton Silverbacks | 20/11/21 |
| Tomahawks RLC | 52-6 | Wolverines RLC | |
Round 3
| Home | Score | Away | Date |
|---|
| Tomahawks RLC | 36-21 | Loskop Leopards | 27/11/21 |
| Wolverines RLC | 36-28 | Silverton Silverbacks | |
Round 5
| Home | Score | Away | Date |
|---|
| Loskop Leopards | 38-34 | Wolverines RLC | 22/01/22 |
| Tomahawks RLC | Forfeit (36-0) | Silverton Silverbacks | |
Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|
| Loskop Leopards | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Tomahawks RLC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Wolverines RLC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Silverton Silverbacks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Finals
All four teams participated in the finals.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Clubs . 2022-11-23 . South African Rugby League . en.
- Web site: Kobus Botha Rhino Cup . 2022-11-24 . South African Rugby League . en.
- Web site: Kobus Botha Rhino Cup . 2022-11-24 . South African Rugby League . en.
- Web site: Clubs . 2022-11-23 . South African Rugby League . en.
- Web site: SARL Protea Cup . 2022-11-24 . South African Rugby League . en.
