Rhino Cup

Rhino Cup Club Challenge

Sport	Rugby league
Instituted	2011
Inaugural season	2011-12
Country	South Africa
Holders	Grizzlies (2024–25)
Related competition	Protea Cup

The Rhino Cup is a semi-professional rugby league competition in South Africa and is the national first division competition.

Current clubs

• Brits Bulldogs
• Centurian Lions
• Grizzlies
• Harlequins
• Nigel Rabbitohs
• Pretoria RLC
• St Helens Vultures

source: ^[1]

Results

List of finals

Season	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Ref.
2011–12		–
2012–13	Tuks Reds	36–00	Middleburg Tigers	[2]
2013–14	Tuks Reds	36–18	Middleburg Tigers 1	[3] [4]
2014–15		–
2015–16		–
2016–17	Brakpan Bears	24–14	Tuks Reds	[5]
2017–18		–
2018–19		–
2019–20		–
2020–21	cancelled			[6]
2021–22	Tuks Red	30–22	St Helens Vultures	[7]
2022–23	Pretoria RLC	42–32	Nigel Rabbitohs	[8]
2023–24	Grizzlies	37–32	Rabbitohs Blue	[9]
2024–25	Grizzlies	53–26	St Helens Vultures	[10]

See also

• Protea Cup

• Sports portal

References

1. "Clubs". South African Rugby League. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
2. "TUKS claim South African Rugby League double". European Rugby League. 8 March 2013.
3. "National Champions dominate South Africa squad". European Rugby League. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
4. "Results". South African Rugby League. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013.
5. "Bears Win the Rhino Cup". South African Rugby League. 29 January 2017. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017.
6. "Rugby League back up and running in South Africa". European Rugby League. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
7. "Kobus Botha Rhino Cup". South African Rugby League. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022.
8. "Rhino Cup Final - Match Report - 25/02/23". South African Rugby League. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023.
9. "Rhino Cup winners – 17 Feb 2024". South African Rugby League. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
10. "Rhino cup: Results". South African Rugby League. Retrieved 17 February 2026.

External links

• South African Rugby League