Gladiators: Springbok Challenge 2

Gladiators: Springbok Challenge 2
Season 2
Starring	Glenn Hicks Ursula Stapelfeldt
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
• Maria Ward¹ — Series 7 semi-finalist
• Trudi Ballentine — Series 7 semi-finalist
• Phil Norman — Series 2 winner
• Mick Jones
• Dave Walter — Series 7 & 8 champion
• Mark Everitt† — 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 — Series 1B semi-finalist
• Jason van der Walt — Series 3 semi-finalist
• Charles Steenkamp — Student Challenge champion
• Shilo Bunce — Series 2A runner-up
• 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 preliminary heat

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.
• 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.
• 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.

Show Number	Contenders	Events played (excluding Eliminator)	Date of original transmission
1	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