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The 2018 Rugby Challenge – known as the SuperSport Rugby Challenge for sponsorship reasons – was the second edition of the Rugby Challenge, the secondary domestic
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competition in South Africa. The competition was organised by the
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and was played between 21 April and 15 July 2018. The competition featured all fourteen South African provincial unions plus n side the . The competition was won by the for the first time, after they beat 32–30 in the final in Oudtshoorn. Pumas fly-half Chris Smith was the top scorer in the competition with 131 points, while Griquas wing Enver Brandt was the top try scorer with 11 tries.


Competition rules and information

The fifteen teams in the competition were divided into three regional sections of five teams. Each team played home and away matches against the other four teams in their section over a ten-week period. The top two teams from each pool, along with the two third-placed teams with the best record progressed to the play-offs, which consisted of quarter finals, a semi-final and a final.


Teams

The teams that competed in the 2018 Rugby Challenge are:


Northern Section


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* The and the qualified for the quarterfinals as section winners and runners-up respectively. The also qualified as a best third-placed team.


Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.


Matches


Round One


Round Two


Round Three


Round Four


Round Five


Round Six


Round Seven


Round Eight


Round Nine


Round Ten


Central Section


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* and the qualified for the quarterfinals as section winners and runners-up respectively. The also qualified as a best third-placed team.


Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.


Matches


Round One


Round Two


Round Three


Round Four


Round Five


Round Six


Round Seven


Round Eight


Round Nine


Round Ten


Southern Section


Log

* and the qualified for the quarterfinals as section winners and runners-up respectively.


Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.


Matches


Round One


Round Two


Round Three


Round Four


Round Five


Round Six


Round Seven


Round Eight


Round Nine


Round Ten


Title play-offs

The final pool standings and title play-offs seeding were:


Quarterfinals


Semifinals


Final


Honours

The honour roll for the 2018 Rugby Challenge was as follows:


Players


Squads

The following squads were named for the 2018 Rugby Challenge:


Top scorers

The top ten try and point scorers during the 2018 Rugby Challenge were:


Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2018 Rugby Challenge:


See also

* 2018 Currie Cup Premier Division * 2018 Currie Cup First Division


References


External links


SARU website
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