2017 Rugby Challenge
| 2017 Rugby Challenge | |
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South Africa Namibia |
| Date | 22 April – 16 July 2017 |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Tries scored | 172 (average 9.556 per match) |
| Top point scorer | Schalk Hugo, Leopards (49) |
| Top try scorer | Sibahle Maxwane, Blue Bulls and Gene Willemse, Leopards (4) |
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The 2017 Rugby Challenge – known as the SuperSport Rugby Challenge for sponsorship reasons – is the first edition of the Rugby Challenge, the secondary domestic rugby union competition in South Africa, and the long-term successor of the Vodacom Cup competition. The competition is organised by the South African Rugby Union and will be played between 22 April and 16 July 2017. The competition features all fourteen South African provincial unions plus Namibian side the Welwitschias.
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.
The teams that will compete in the 2017 Rugby Challenge are:
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.
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.
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.
The following squads were named for the 2017 Rugby Challenge:
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