2017 Rugby Challenge

The 2017 Rugby Challenge – known as the SuperSport Rugby Challenge for sponsorship reasons – was the first edition of the Rugby Challenge, the secondary domestic rugby union competition in South Africa, and intended to be the long-term successor of the Vodacom Cup competition. The competition was organised by the South African Rugby Union and was played between 22 April and 16 July 2017. The competition featured all fourteen South African provincial unions plus Namibian side the Welwitschias.

Competition rules and information

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

Teams

The teams that will compete in the 2017 Rugby Challenge are: ==Northern Section==

Northern Section

Log • 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==

Central Section

Log • 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==

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==

Title play-offs

The final pool standings and title play-offs seeding were: Quarterfinals Semifinals Final ==Honours==

Honours

The honour roll for the 2017 Rugby Challenge was as follows: ==Players==

Players

Squads The following squads were named for the 2018 Rugby Challenge: Top scorers The top ten try and point scorers during the 2017 Rugby Challenge were: ==Referees==

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2017 Rugby Challenge: ==See also==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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