# 2013–14 Rhino Club Challenge

The 2013–14 Rhino Club Challenge is the 3rd season of the Rhino Cup, the first division of professional rugby league in South Africa. The contest takes between 7 September and 30 November. There are 4 teams, with the TUKS Blues winning the premiership, and the Middelburg Tigers becoming the runners-up.

## Competition Rules

There are five participating clubs in the 2013 Rhino Cup. Teams received three points for a win and two points for a draw. One Bonus point is awarded to teams that score within twelve or less points in a game. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).
The top two teams qualify for the title play-off.

## Teams

| Team | Stadium | City-Area | Season | Foundation |
| Bloemfontein Roosters | Bobbies Park, Bloemfontein | Bloemfontein, Free State | 3rd season | 2010 |
| Huskies Rugby League 1 | Unknown | Birchleigh, Gauteng | 2nd season | 2010 |
| Middelburg Tigers 1 | Kees Taljaard Sport Stadium | Middelburg, Mpumalanga | 3rd season | 2005 |
| TUKS Blues | University of Pretoria | Pretoria, Gauteng | 3rd season | 2006 |

## Ladder

2013-14 Rhino Club Challenge :
| # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BNP | Pts |
| 1 | TUKS Rugby League | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 320 | 32 | 288 | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | Middelburg Tigers 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 170 | 102 | 68 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Bloemfontein Roosters | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 94 | 170 | -76 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Huskies Rugby League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 304 | -280 | 0 | 0 |
| Competition points: For win = 3; For draw = 2; For loss by 12 points or fewer = 1. ||||||||||||

## Fixtures and results

The 2013 Rhino fixtures and results are as follows:
* All times are South African (GMT+2).

### Regular season
#### September 2013

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue |
| Bloemfontein Roosters | 42 – 12 | Huskies RLFC | 7 September 2013 | Bobbies Park, Bloemfontein |
| TUKS Rugby League | 50 – 16 | Bloemfontein Roosters | 14 September 2013 | University of Pretoria, Pretoria |
| TUKS Rugby League | 90 – 0 | Huskies RLFC | 21 September 2013 | University of Pretoria, Pretoria |
| Middelburg Tigers 1 | 36 – 0 | Bloemfontein Roosters | 21 September 2013 | Kees Taljaard Stadium, Middelburg |
| Middelburg Tigers 1 | 46 – 12 | Huskies RLFC | 28 September 2013 | Kees Taljaard Stadium, Middelburg |
| Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20131216122251/http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za/competitions/results |||||||||

#### October 2013

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue |
| TUKS Rugby League | 46 – 6 | Middelburg Tigers 1 | 5 October 2013 | University of Pretoria, Pretoria |
| Bloemfontein Roosters | 50 – 16 | Huskies RLFC | 26 October 2013 | Bobbies Park, Bloemfontein |
| Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20131216122251/http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za/competitions/results |||||||||

#### November 2013

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue |
| TUKS Rugby League | 36 – 0 | Bloemfontein Roosters | 2 November 2013 | University of Pretoria, Pretoria |
| Middelburg Tigers 1 | 36 – 0 | Bloemfontein Roosters | 9 November 2013 | Kees Taljaard Stadium, Middelburg |
| TUKS Rugby League | 54 – 0 | Huskies RLFC | 9 November 2013 | University of Pretoria, Pretoria |
| Middelburg Tigers 1 | 36 – 0 | Huskies RLFC | 16 November 2013 | Kees Taljaard Stadium, Middelburg |
| TUKS Rugby League | 44 – 10 | Middelburg Tigers 1 | 23 November 2013 | University of Pretoria, Pretoria |
| Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20131216122251/http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za/competitions/results |||||||||

### Final

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue |
| TUKS Rugby League | 36 – 18 | Middelburg Tigers 1 | 30 November 2013 | University of Pretoria, Pretoria |
| Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20131216122251/http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za/competitions/results (Note: It is in the regular season category.) |||||||||