Rhino Cup Explained

Rhino Cup Club Challenge
Current Season:2021–22 South African Rugby League season
Founded:2011
Inaugural:2011-12
Teams:8
Country: South Africa
Champion: TUKS Reds
Season:2021-22
Most Champs: TUKS Reds
Count:7
Related Comps:Protea 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]

Current teams

Team[2] StadiumCity-AreaFoundation
Brits BulldogsUnknownUnknown2010s
GrizzliesUnknownUnknown2010s
Pretoria RLCUniversity of PretoriaPretoria, Gauteng2015
SpartansUnknownUnknown2010s
St Helens VulturesUnknownUnknown2010s
TUKS RedsUniversity of PretoriaPretoria, Gauteng2011
TUKS BluesUniversity of PretoriaPretoria, Gauteng2007
Witbank KnightsPuma ParkWitbank, Mpumalanga2013

Former teams

TeamStadiumCity-AreaFoundation
Bloemfontein RoostersUnknownBloemfontein, Free State2013
Huskies Rugby League 1HS BirchleighBirchleigh, Gauteng2013
Middelburg Tigers 1Kees Taljaard StadiumMiddelburg, Mpumalanga2005

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kobus Botha Rhino Cup . 2022-11-23 . South African Rugby League . en.
  2. Web site: Clubs . 2022-11-23 . South African Rugby League . en.