South African Rugby Super League

The South African Rugby Super League (SARSL) is a rugby union championship created by Bruno de Barros, in 2014.

Seasons
2014 SARSL season

Teams
Johannesburg Dragons

Durban Scorpions

Cape Town Panthers

Port Elizabeth Saints

Pretoria Earthquakes

Bloemfontein Thunder

Kimberley Phoenix

East London Sharks

Point system
Win - 3 points

Draw - 1 point

Loss - 0 points

Bonus points
Scoring 4 or more tries in one match - 1 point

Losing a match by 7 points or fewer - 1 point

Rules
Since the SARSL is not part of the International Rugby Board (IRB), the SARSL has some different rules:

- 2 halves of 5 minutes each

- The numbers of the shirts belongs to certain positions. With the starting 15, is already a standard rule everywhere. What differs here is the substitutes also have the numbers made for the positions.

The positions and the numbers:

Starting 15: 1-Loosehead prop / 2-Hooker / 3-Tighthead prop/ 4-Lock/ 5-Lock/ 6- Blindside flanker/ 7-Openside flanker / 8- Number eight / 9- Scrum half / 10- Fly half / 11- Left Wing / 12- Inside centre / 13- Outside centre / 14- Right Wing / 15- Fullback

15 Substitutes: 16- Loosehead prop / 17- Hooker /18- Tighthead prop / 19- Lock / 20- Lock / 21- Blindside flanker / 22- Openside flanker /23- Number eight / 24- Scrumhalf /25- Fly half / 26- Left Wing / 27- Inside centre / 28- Outside centre / 29- Right wing / 30- Fullback

- A player using a number from 16 to 30, can start a match. It's the only rugby union championship where this rule is allowed.

- Fifteen substitutions are allowed.