{{Short description|Rugby league competition in South Africa}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Use South African English|date=August 2023}} {{third party|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox rugby league football competition | name = Rhino Cup Club Challenge | current_season = | logo = | pixels = | alt = | formerly = | founded = 2011 | inaugural = 2011-12 | folded = | replaced = | ceotag = | ceo = | teams = | country = South Africa | championtag = | champion = Grizzlies | season = 2024–25 | most_champs = | most_champs2 = | count = | TV = | website = | related_comps = 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:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sarugbyleague.co.za/clubs/ |title=Clubs |website=South African Rugby League |access-date=17 February 2026}}</ref>
==Results== {{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter col2left col4left" |+List of finals ! Season ! Winners ! Score ! Runners-up ! {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |- |2011–12 | | – | | |- |2012–13 | Tuks Reds | 36–0{{0|0}} | Middleburg Tigers |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://europeanrugbyleague.com/articles/598/tuks-claim-south-african-rugby-league-double |title=TUKS claim South African Rugby League double |website=European Rugby League |date=8 March 2013}}</ref> |- |2013–14 | Tuks Reds | 36–18 | Middleburg Tigers 1 |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://europeanrugbyleague.com/articles/833/national-champions-dominate-south-africa-squad |title=National Champions dominate South Africa squad |website=European Rugby League |date=3 June 2014 |access-date=17 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za/competitions/results |title=Results |website=South African Rugby League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216122251/http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za/competitions/results |archive-date=16 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |2014–15 | | – | | |- |2015–16 | | – | | |- |2016–17 | Brakpan Bears | 24–14 | Tuks Reds ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za/news/bears-win-the-rhino-cup |title=Bears Win the Rhino Cup |website=South African Rugby League |date=29 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117043537/http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za/news/bears-win-the-rhino-cup |archive-date=17 November 2017}}</ref> |- |2017–18 | | – | | |- |2018–19 | | – | | |- |2019–20 | | – | | |- |2020–21 | colspan=3 {{n/a|cancelled}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://europeanrugbyleague.com/articles/2066/rugby-league-back-up-and-running-in-sout... |title=Rugby League back up and running in South Africa |website=European Rugby League |date=21 November 2021 |access-date=17 February 2026}}</reF> |- |2021–22 | Tuks Red | 30–22 | St Helens Vultures ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kobus Botha Rhino Cup |url=http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za/kobus-botha-rhino-cup.html |website=South African Rugby League |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123124031/http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za/kobus-botha-rhino-cup.html |archive-date=23 November 2022}}</ref> |- |2022–23 | Pretoria RLC | 42–32 | Nigel Rabbitohs |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za/news/rhino-cup-final-match-report-250223 |title=Rhino Cup Final - Match Report - 25/02/23 |website=South African Rugby League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529184453/http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za/news/rhino-cup-final-match-report-250223 |archive-date=29 May 2023}}</ref> |- |2023–24 | Grizzlies | 37–32 | Rabbitohs Blue |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rhino Cup winners – 17 Feb 2024 |url=https://sarugbyleague.co.za/2024/02/19/rhino-cup-winners-17-feb-24/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=South African Rugby League |language=en}}</ref> |- |2024–25 | Grizzlies | 53–26 | St Helens Vultures |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sarugbyleague.co.za/rhino-cup-fixtures-results/ |title=Rhino cup: Results |website=South African Rugby League |access-date=17 February 2026}}</ref> |}
==See also== * Protea Cup {{Portal|Sports}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.sarugbyleague.co.za South African Rugby League]
{{Rugby League in South Africa}} {{Top sport leagues in South Africa}}
Category:South Africa Rugby League Category:Sports leagues established in 2011 Category:2011 establishments in South Africa