Gladiators: Springbok Challenge 2

Gladiators: Springbok Challenge 2
Season 2
Starring	Glenn Hicks Ursula Chikane
No. of episodes	11
Release
Original network	SABC 3
Original release	20 March (2000-03-20) – 3 July 2000 (2000-07-03)

Gladiators: Springbok Challenge 2 was the second Springbok Challenge series for South African MTN Gladiators and UK Gladiators.

Contenders

United Kingdom

• Pauline Shirt — Series 7 quarter-finalist
• Louise Land - Series 7 standby contender
• Louise Raines — Series 7 runner-up
• Andreya Wharry† — Series 5 winner, Springbok Challenge 1 champion, & Series 8 Runner-up
• Maria Ward¹ — Series 7 semi-finalist
• Trudi Ballentine — Series 7 semi-finalist
• Phil Norman — Series 2 winner
• Mick Jones — Standby contender
• Dave Walter — Series 7 & 8 champion
• Mark Everitt ²† — Series 4 winner, The Ashes 2 and Series 8 runner up
• Neil Parsley — Series 7 runner-up
• Gary Johnson — Series 7 contender

South Africa

• Kirsten Meyer — Series 1B runner-up
• Marelise Le Roux — Series 3 runner-up
• Marna Dippenaar — Student Challenge champion
• Tammy Le Roux — Series 3 contender
• Nivea Sekele — Series 3 champion
• Nicky Seger — SA National Forces Challenge champion
• Michael Toll ³ — Series 1B semi-finalist
• Jason van der Walt — Series 3 semi-finalist
• Charles Steenkamp — Student Challenge champion
• Shilo Bunce — Series 2A runner-up/Springbock Trials champion
• Remington Mnkhawile — Series 2A champion/Africa Challenge champion
• Juan Pretorius — Student Challenge runner-up

†Overall Series Winner

• ¹ Ward replaced Pauline Shirt after she was injured during Atlas Spheres in her first show.

• ² Everitt replaced Phil Norman after he was injured during Duel in his second show.

• ³ Toll replaced Juan Pretorius after he was injured during Demolition Run in his second show.

Gladiators

United Kingdom

• Fox — Tammy Baker
• Gold — Lize Van Der Walt¹
• Rio — Jane Omorogbe
• Siren — Alison Paton
• Vogue — Suzanne Cox
• Ace — Warren Furman
• Cobra — Michael Willson
• Hunter — James Crossley
• Rhino — Mark Smith
• Saracen — Mike Lewis

¹ Notably, Gold had not competed in domestic British competition since Series 6, some three years before the series was filmed. Her brother, Jason, also appeared as a contender for the South African team.

South Africa

• Force — Joanne Rossi
• Fire — Magdalena Wysoczanska
• Ice — Marion Hind
• Lightning — Rene Roberts Patel
• Nightshade — Nelly Mokohoana
• Sahara — Christy Skoglund
• Thunder — Jade Russell
• Blade — Clint Walters
• Giant — Matthew Haldenby
• Granite — Garth Collins
• Spider — Sergio Capellino
• Tusk — Shannon Gaskin
• Warrior — Franco Kawaza
• Wildebeest — Andries Coetzee

Events

• Atlaspheres — The MTN version of Atlaspheres follows a different format to the original. Five giant bowling pins are positioned across the arena. The contender has 60 seconds to knock as many of the pins down as possible whilst the Gladiator tries to prevent them from scoring. The contender can only move in a circular motion, and once a pin is missed, they cannot go back for it. Each silver pin is worth 2 points and the big red pin is worth 4.
• Duel — This event follows the same rules as the original incarnation.
• Hang Tough — This event follows the same rules as the original incarnation.
• Hit and Run — Known as the Demolition Run, this event follows the same rules as the original incarnation.
• Powerball — Same rules as the first springbock challenge. One gladiator faces one contender with scoring as the same. Both play at the same time.
• Rat Race — Similar to Pendulum, but with 2 Gladiators instead of 1 as in all other incarnations. And the globe spins instead of swings.
• Suspension Bridge — This event follows the same rules as the original incarnation.
• The Wall — Known as the MTN Mountain, this event follows the same rules as the original incarnation.
• Whiplash — This event is now played on a 3m platform. The scoring is the same, except that now pulling the gladiator off the platform with the wishbone gives you five bonus points for a total of 15. Also, touching the pedestal or sitting on it is legal in South Africa since it's not played on a carpet. The contender is also not allowed to step over the gladiator.
• Eliminator — The final grueling event.

Competition results

Bold indicates the winner of each competition. Like the Australian series, only four events are played in each episode prior to the Eliminator. Each contender gets two shows. Winning shows determined who made the final.

Show Number	Contenders	Events played (excluding Eliminator)	Date of original transmission
1 (Start of Show 1 stage)	Pauline Shirt/Maria Ward (UK) Kirsten Meyer (SA) Phil Norman (UK) Michael Toll (SA)	Demolition Run (Hit & Run) Duel Hang Tough Atlas Spheres (Atlaspheres)
2	Louise Land (UK) Marelise Le Roux (SA) Mick Jones (UK) Jason van der Walt (SA)	Demolition Run (Hit & Run) MTN Mountain (The Wall) Suspension Bridge Rat Race (Pendulum)
3	Louise Raines (UK) Marna Dipenaar (SA) Dave Walter (UK) Charles Steenkamp (SA)	Atlas Spheres (Atlaspheres) Whiplash Duel Hang Tough
4	Trudy Ballantine (UK) Nicky Seger (SA) Gary Johnson (UK) Juan Pretorius (SA)	Demolition Run (Hit & Run) MTN Mountain (The Wall) Suspension Bridge Hang Tough
5	Andraya Wharry (UK) Tammy Le Roux (SA) Mark Everitt (UK) Shilo Bunce (SA)	Demolition Run (Hit & Run) MTN Mountain (The Wall) Suspension Bridge Hang Tough
6	Maria Ward (UK) Nivea Sekele (SA) Neil Parsley (UK) Remington Mnkhawile (SA)	Powerball MTN Mountain (The Wall) Duel Atlas Spheres
7 (Start of Show 2 stage)	Marelise Le Roux (SA) Louise Raines (UK) Charles Steenkamp (SA) Phil Norman/Mark Everitt (UK)	Atlas Spheres Whiplash Duel Rat Race (Pendulum)
8	??? (SA) ??? (UK) Michael Toll (SA) ??? (UK)
9	Marna Dipenaar (SA) Maria Ward (UK) Juan Pretorius/Michael Toll (SA) Neil Parsley (UK)	Demolition Run (Hit & Run) Suspension Bridge MTN Mountain (The Wall) Atlas Spheres
10	Nicky Seger (SA) Andraya Wharry (UK) Remington Mnkhawile (SA) Mark Everitt (UK)	Atlas Spheres Duel Whiplash Rat Race (Pendulum)
11	Kirsten Meyer (SA) Trudy Ballentine (UK) Jason van der Walt (SA) Gary Johnson (UK)
12	??? (SA) ??? (UK) Shilo Bunce (SA)  ??? (UK)
Final	Nivea Sekele (SA) Andraya Wharry (UK) Shilo Bunce (SA) Mark Everitt (UK)