{{Multiple issues| {{Primary sources|date=April 2024}} {{update|date=August 2024}} {{notability|sports|date=November 2024}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Use South African English|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox rugby league football competition | name = Protea Cup Challenge | current_season = 2021–22 South African Rugby League season | logo = | pixels = | alt = | formerly = | founded = 2013 | inaugural = 2013-14 | folded = | replaced = | ceotag = | ceo = | teams = 4 | country = {{flagicon|South Africa}} South Africa | championtag = | champion = {{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} Tomahawks RLC | season = 2021-22 | most_champs = {{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} Tomahawks RLC | most_champs2 = | count = 1 | Top Pointscorer = | TV = | website = | related_comps = Rhino Cup }}
The '''Protea Cup''' is a semi-professional rugby league competition in South Africa and is the national second division competition of South Africa. The current holders are the Tomahawks, who beat Loskop Leopards 32-30 in the 2021-22 Grand Final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SARL Protea Cup |url=http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za/sarl-protea-cup.html |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=South African Rugby League |language=en}}</ref>
== Current Teams ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:left" |- ! style="background:white; width:20%" | Team<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clubs |url=http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za/clubs.html |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=South African Rugby League |language=en}}</ref> ! style="background:white; width:20%" | Stadium ! style="background:white; width:20%" | City-Area ! style="background:white; width:15%; text-align:centre" | Foundation |- |{{Leagueicon|Leigh}} '''Loskop Leopards''' |Loskop |Loskop, Mpumalanga |''Unknown'' |- |{{leagueicon|London Skolars}} '''Silverton Silverbacks''' |Silver Valke Sports Ground |Silverton, Mpumalanga |2013 |- |{{Leagueicon|Parramatta}} '''Tomahawks RLC''' |''Unknown'' |''Unknown'' |''Unknown'' |- |{{Leagueicon|South Africa}} '''Wolverines RLC''' |''Unknown'' |''Unknown'' |''Unknown'' |} Those highlighted in grey withdrew from the competition throughout the 2013-14 season.
== Former Teams == {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:left" !Team !Stadium !City-Area !Years |- |{{leagueicon|Bradford}} '''East Rand Falcons''' |Police Sports Ground |Springs, Gauteng |2013 |- |{{leagueicon|Salford City}} '''Ermelo Tomahawks''' |AJ Swannepoel |Ermelo, Mpumalanga |2008 |- style="background: #A9A9A9" |{{leagueicon|Northern Raiders}} '''Elsburg Fish Eagles''' |Elsburg Rugby Club |Germiston, Limpopo |2013-14 |- |{{leagueicon|Castleford}} '''Groblersdal Leopards''' |Chris Wiid Stadium |Groblersdal, Mpumalanga |2013 |- |{{leagueicon|Cronulla}} '''Huskies Rugby League 2''' |HS Birchleigh |Birchleigh, Gauteng |2013 |- style="background: #a9a9a9;" |{{leagueicon|Samoa}} '''Johannesburg Bobbies''' |Marks Park |Johannesburg, Gauteng |2013-14 |- |{{leagueicon|Port Moresby Vipers}} '''Middelburg Tigers 2''' |Kees Taljaard Stadium |Middelburg, Mpumalanga |2005 |} ==See also==
* Rhino Cup {{Portal|Sports}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za]
{{Rugby League in South Africa}}
Category:South Africa Rugby League Category:Sports leagues established in 2013 Category:2013 establishments in South Africa