2021–22 South African Rugby League season

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South African Rugby League 2021-22
League Rhino Cup
Protea Cup
Teams12
Rhino Cup Eastern Suburbs colours.svg TUKS Reds
Protea Cup Parramatta colours.svg 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.

Contents

Rhino Cup

Teams

Team [1] StadiumCity-AreaFoundation
Castleford colours.svg Brits BulldogsUnknownUnknown2010s
Quinscolours.svg GrizzliesUnknownUnknown2010s
Canterbury colours.svg Pretoria RLC University of Pretoria Pretoria, Gauteng 2015
Giantscolours.svg SpartansUnknownUnknown2010s
Saintscolours.svg St Helens VulturesUnknownUnknown2010s
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg TUKS Reds University of Pretoria Pretoria, Gauteng 2011
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg TUKS Blues University of Pretoria Pretoria, Gauteng 2007
Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Witbank Knights Puma Park Witbank, Mpumalanga 2013

Results

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayDate
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg TUKS Blues 40-40 Castleford colours.svg Brits Bulldogs06/11/21 [2]
Giantscolours.svg SpartansForfeit (36-0) Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Witbank Knights
Saintscolours.svg St Helens Vultures24-4 Quinscolours.svg Grizzlies

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayDate
Canterbury colours.svg Pretoria RLC34-32 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg TUKS Blues 13/11/21 [2]
Saintscolours.svg St Helens Vultures50-22 Castleford colours.svg Brits Bulldogs
Quinscolours.svg Grizzlies24-4 Giantscolours.svg Spartans

Round 3

HomeScoreAwayDate
Canterbury colours.svg Pretoria RLC44-42 Giantscolours.svg Spartans20/11/21 [2]
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg TUKS Blues 6-62 Saintscolours.svg St Helens Vultures
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg TUKS Reds Cancelled Castleford colours.svg Brits Bulldogs
Quinscolours.svg GrizzliesForfeit (36-0) Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Witbank Knights

Round 4

HomeScoreAwayDate
Canterbury colours.svg Pretoria RLC20-56 Quinscolours.svg Grizzlies27/11/21 [2]
Saintscolours.svg St Helens Vultures24-12 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg TUKS Reds
Giantscolours.svg SpartansForfeit (36-0) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg TUKS Blues
Castleford colours.svg Brits BulldogsForfeit (36-0) Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Witbank Knights

Round 5

HomeScoreAwayDate
Canterbury colours.svg Pretoria RLC60-36 Castleford colours.svg Brits Bulldogs15/01/22 [2]
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg TUKS Reds 42-16 Giantscolours.svg Spartans

Round 6

HomeScoreAwayDate
Quinscolours.svg Grizzlies50-20 Castleford colours.svg Brits Bulldogs19/02/22
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg TUKS Reds Forfeit (36-0) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg TUKS Blues
Canterbury colours.svg Pretoria RLCForfeit (36-0) Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Witbank Knights
Saintscolours.svg St Helens VulturesForfeit (36-0) Giantscolours.svg Spartans

Ladder

TeamPldWDLPts
Saintscolours.svg St Helens Vultures550010
Canterbury colours.svg Pretoria RLC54018
Quinscolours.svg Grizzlies54018
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg TUKS Reds 42115
Castleford colours.svg Brits Bulldogs61234
Giantscolours.svg Spartans62044
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg TUKS Blues 50140
Cairns Cyclones Colours.svg Witbank Knights 6 (0)0060

Finals

The top 4 teams contested the finals in a straight knockout format. [3]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 February
 
 
 Saintscolours.svg St Helens Vultures26
 
5 March
 
 Canterbury colours.svg Pretoria RLC25
 
 Saintscolours.svg St Helens Vultures22
 
26 February
 
 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg TUKS Reds30
 
 Quinscolours.svg Grizzlies24
 
 
 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg TUKS Reds36
 

Protea Cup

Teams

Team [4] StadiumCity-AreaFoundation
Leigh colours.svg Loskop LeopardsLoskop Loskop, Mpumalanga Unknown
Skolscolours.svg Silverton Silverbacks Silver Valke Sports Ground Silverton, Mpumalanga 2013
Parramatta colours.svg Tomahawks RLCUnknownUnknownUnknown
South Africa colours.png Wolverines RLCUnknownUnknownUnknown

Results

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayDate
Leigh colours.svg Loskop Leopards36-10 Parramatta colours.svg Tomahawks RLC06/11/21 [5]

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayDate
Leigh colours.svg Loskop LeopardsForfeit (36-0) Skolscolours.svg Silverton Silverbacks 20/11/21 [5]
Parramatta colours.svg Tomahawks RLC52-6 South Africa colours.png Wolverines RLC

Round 3

HomeScoreAwayDate
Parramatta colours.svg Tomahawks RLC36-21 Leigh colours.svg Loskop Leopards27/11/21 [5]
South Africa colours.png Wolverines RLC36-28 Skolscolours.svg Silverton Silverbacks

Round 4

HomeScoreAwayDate
South Africa colours.png Wolverines RLC26-20 Skolscolours.svg Silverton Silverbacks 15/01/22 [5]

Round 5

HomeScoreAwayDate
Leigh colours.svg Loskop Leopards38-34 South Africa colours.png Wolverines RLC22/01/22 [5]
Parramatta colours.svg Tomahawks RLCForfeit (36-0) Skolscolours.svg Silverton Silverbacks

Ladder

TeamPldWDLPts
Leigh colours.svg Loskop Leopards43016
Parramatta colours.svg Tomahawks RLC43016
South Africa colours.png Wolverines RLC42024
Skolscolours.svg Silverton Silverbacks 40000

Finals

All four teams participated in the finals. [5]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 February
 
 
 Parramatta colours.svg Tomahawks RLC
 
12 March
 
 South Africa colours.png Wolverines RLC(forfeit)
 
 Parramatta colours.svg Tomahawks RLC32
 
26 February
 
 Leigh colours.svg Loskop Leopards30
 
 Leigh colours.svg Loskop Leopards64
 
 
 Skolscolours.svg Silverton Silverbacks4
 

References

  1. ↑ "Clubs". South African Rugby League. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kobus Botha Rhino Cup". South African Rugby League. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kobus Botha Rhino Cup". South African Rugby League. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Clubs". South African Rugby League. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "SARL Protea Cup". South African Rugby League. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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