2018 Rugby Challenge | |
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Countries | South Africa Namibia |
Date | 21 April – 15 July 2018 |
Champions | Pumas (1st title) |
Runners-up | Griquas |
Matches played | 67 |
Tries scored | 615 (average 9.2 per match) |
Top point scorer | Chris Smith, Pumas (131) |
Top try scorer | Enver Brandt, Griquas (11) |
The 2018 Rugby Challenge – known as the SuperSport Rugby Challenge for sponsorship reasons – was the second edition of the Rugby Challenge, the secondary domestic rugby union competition in South Africa. The competition was organised by the South African Rugby Union and was played between 21 April and 15 July 2018. The competition featured all fourteen South African provincial unions plus Namibian side the Welwitschias.
The competition was won by the Pumas for the first time, after they beat Griquas 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.