2022/23 South Africa Season

[yakstorm]

The 2022/23 South Africa Rugby League season kicks off this weekend, with 12 teams set to feature in the Gauteng Conference.

The University of Pretoria Tuks, who have been one of the dominant sides of the SARL for the past decade, have rebranded as Harlequins Pretoria.

The Limpopo / Mpumalanga Province is expected to kick off in late October with a further 6 teams competing.



Encouragingly there are signs of life in the Western Province with the Cape Wizards, Tygers and Dynamiters all promoting training for the 2022/23 season.

 

[yakstorm]

These are the results I've been able to find so far for the various South African competitions in play in 22/23.

I believe there have been more games played in the Cape & Mpumalanga region, though haven't been able to confirm scores.

Northern Region teams who have taken to the field so far are, the Pretoria RLC (Use to be Pretoria Bulls), Centurion Lions, St Helens Vultures, Pretoria Harlequins (Use to be University of Pretoria Tuks), Eland Wolverines, Northam, Grizzlies, Silverton Silverbacks, Nigel Rabbitohs, Boksburg Spartans and Brits Bulldogs, Krugeradorp Harlequins and Naka Bulls.

Northern Region
October 29:
Pretoria RLC 34 - 32 Centurion Lions
St Helens Vultures 72 - 20 Spartans
Pretoria Harlequins 80 - 10 Eland Wolverines
Grizzlies 72 - 10 Silverbacks
Nigel Rabbitohs 36 - 0 Northam

October 22
Naka Bulle 18 - 16 Krugeradorp Harlequins
Brits Bulldogs 74 - 20 Silverbacks
Pretoria Harlequins 38 - 18 Nigel Rabbitohs
Grizzlies 64 - 16 Boksburg Spartans

October 15
Northam 58 - 10 Silverbacks
Pretoria Harlequins 52 - 10 Centurion Lions
Brits Bulldogs 26 - 22 Spartans
Pretoria RLC v Eland Wolverines (Postponed)
St Helens Vultures 22 - 22 Nigel Rabbitohs

October 8
Grizzlies 30 - 14 Centurion Lions
Pretoria Harlequins 78 - 0 Silverbacks
Nigel Rabbitohs 36 - 22 Pretoria RLC
Spartans 24 - 12 Northam
Brits Bulldogs 42 - 28 Eland Wolverines

October 1
St Helens Vultures 84 - 4 Silverbacks
Pretoria RLC 70 - 6 Eland Wolverines

Mpumalanga
October 29: (Pre-season)
Ermelo Tomahawks 48 - 46 Witbank Knights

Western Cape:
October 29:
Cape Rugby Academy 38 - 24 Wizzards
WPRA Blue 80 - 30 WPRA Red

October 22:
WPA 52 - 20 Cape Rugby Academy

Youth Competition (U16s)
October 29:
Pretoria (1) 40 - 6 Krugersdorp
Naka 28 - 30 Pretoria (2)

October 22:
Pretoria (1) 34 - 12 Pretoria (2)

October 15:
Pretoria (1) 52 - 6 Naka
Pretoria (2) 52 - 4 Krugeradorp

 

[wain]

These are the results I've been able to find so far for the various South African competitions in play in 22/23.

I believe there have been more games played in the Cape & Mpumalanga region, though haven't been able to confirm scores.

Northern Region teams who have taken to the field so far are, the Pretoria RLC (Use to be Pretoria Bulls), Centurion Lions, St Helens Vultures, Pretoria Harlequins (Use to be University of Pretoria Tuks), Eland Wolverines, Northam, Grizzlies, Silverton Silverbacks, Nigel Rabbitohs, Boksburg Spartans and Brits Bulldogs, Krugeradorp Harlequins and Naka Bulls.

Northern Region
October 29:
Pretoria RLC 34 - 32 Centurion Lions
St Helens Vultures 72 - 20 Spartans
Pretoria Harlequins 80 - 10 Eland Wolverines
Grizzlies 72 - 10 Silverbacks
Nigel Rabbitohs 36 - 0 Northam

October 22
Naka Bulle 18 - 16 Krugeradorp Harlequins
Brits Bulldogs 74 - 20 Silverbacks
Pretoria Harlequins 38 - 18 Nigel Rabbitohs
Grizzlies 64 - 16 Boksburg Spartans

October 15
Northam 58 - 10 Silverbacks
Pretoria Harlequins 52 - 10 Centurion Lions
Brits Bulldogs 26 - 22 Spartans
Pretoria RLC v Eland Wolverines (Postponed)
St Helens Vultures 22 - 22 Nigel Rabbitohs

October 8
Grizzlies 30 - 14 Centurion Lions
Pretoria Harlequins 78 - 0 Silverbacks
Nigel Rabbitohs 36 - 22 Pretoria RLC
Spartans 24 - 12 Northam
Brits Bulldogs 42 - 28 Eland Wolverines

October 1
St Helens Vultures 84 - 4 Silverbacks
Pretoria RLC 70 - 6 Eland Wolverines

Mpumalanga
October 29: (Pre-season)
Ermelo Tomahawks 48 - 46 Witbank Knights

Western Cape:
October 29:
Cape Rugby Academy 38 - 24 Wizzards
WPRA Blue 80 - 30 WPRA Red

October 22:
WPA 52 - 20 Cape Rugby Academy

Youth Competition (U16s)
October 29:
Pretoria (1) 40 - 6 Krugersdorp
Naka 28 - 30 Pretoria (2)

October 22:
Pretoria (1) 34 - 12 Pretoria (2)

October 15:
Pretoria (1) 52 - 6 Naka
Pretoria (2) 52 - 4 Krugeradorp

thanks for your effort putting this info together...would be so great to have Sth Africa playing league more regularly! obviously so many skills are already present.

 

[jim_57]

Good to see things still kicking along in South Africa, with that kind of domestic activity they have a few World Cup teams covered.

It’d be good if they could be fit in to the Southern Hemisphere structure somewhere during the World Cup cycle as a reward for their efforts, maybe in a 2nd or 3rd tier of the Oceania Cup if/when it returns.

 

[Foreign Legion]

Good to see things still kicking along in South Africa, with that kind of domestic activity they have a few World Cup teams covered.

It’d be good if they could be fit in to the Southern Hemisphere structure somewhere during the World Cup cycle as a reward for their efforts, maybe in a 2nd or 3rd tier of the Oceania Cup if/when it returns.

They should try contact Andrew Abdo and try and from some NRL development program. Especially that Abdo is South African and abundance of rugby players