2015 HYPELeague season

The 2015 HYPELeague season was the inaugural season of the HypeLeague, TUSN's rugby league championship. It started on January 30th, 2015, and it ended on April 26, 2015, with the Grand Final between the Victoria West Griquas and the Cape Town Raiders, where the former defeated the latter 26-10.

Rules
Twelve (12) teams faced each other twice in 22 rounds. The top four would go to the playoff round. There, the 4th would face the 3rd. The winner would face the 2nd. In the Grand Final, the winner of the second match would face the league champions.

Teams
Main article: 2015 HYPELeague season squads

Victoria West Griquas - Victoria West, Northern Cape

Cape Town Raiders - Cape Town, Western Cape

Johannesburg Pitbulls - Johannesburg, Gauteng

Durban Angels - Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal

Alexandra Hawks - Alexandra, Gauteng

Pretoria Mastiffs - Pretoria, Gauteng

Kimberley Storm - Kimberley, Northern Cape

Benoni Stars - Benoni, Gauteng

Rustenburg Cats - Rustenburg, North West Province

Alberton Mutiny - Alberton, Gauteng

Heidelberg Spiders - Heidelberg, Gauteng

Knysna Jaguars - Knysna, Western Cape

Results
Main article: 2015 HYPELeague season results

Standings
1- Victoria West Griquas 64 points

2- Cape Town Raiders 61 points

3- Johannesburg Pitbulls 44 points

4- Durban Angels 44 points

5- Alexandra Hawks 39 points

6- Rustenburg Cats 36 points

7- Pretoria Mastiffs 30 points

8- Kimberley Storm 21 points

9- Knysna Jaguars 16 points

10- Alberton Mutiny 16 points

11- Heidelberg Spiders 11 points

12- Benoni Stars 8 points

3rd vs. 4th match
Johannesburg Pitbulls 26-24 Durban Angels

2nd vs. 3rd or 4th match
Cape Town Raiders 36-28 Johannesburg Pitbulls

Grand Final
Main article: 2015 HYPELeague Grand Final

Victoria West Griquas 26-10 Cape Town Raiders

Best player of the season
Winner: Anders Prendergast - Victoria West Griquas

Runner-up: Andrew Errichiello - Cape Town Raiders

Third place: Christian Mullally - Victoria West Griquas

Top try scorer
Winner: Christian Mullally - Victoria West Griquas - 29 tries

Runner-up: Christian Markun - Johannesburg Pitbulls - 28 tries

Third place: Sam Painting - Durban Angels and Christian Ballard - Cape Town Raiders - 27 tries

Top point scorer
Winner: Anders Prendergast - Victoria West Griquas - 393 points

All-Star Team
Backs:

Fullback: Anders Prendergast - Victoria West Griquas

Wing: Andrew Errichiello - Cape Town Raiders

Centre: Markkus Jansen - Victoria West Griquas

Centre: Koji Misaki - Kimberley Storm

Wing: Carter Kenaghan - Johannesburg Pitbulls

Stand-off/Five-eighth: Ian Ellery - Cape Town Raiders

Half-back: Michael Huxley - Benoni Stars

Forwards:

Prop: Christian Mullally - Victoria West Griquas

Hooker: Sam Painting - Durban Angels

Prop: Christian Ballard - Cape Town Raiders

Second-row: Stephen Moynahan - Victoria West Griquas

Second-row: Olivier Arricastre - Alexandra Hawks

Lock Forward: Matthew Cricks - Pretoria Mastiffs

Interchange:

Back: Kyle Beikoff - Cape Town Raiders

Forward: Christian Markun - Johannesburg Pitbulls

Back: Frank Whiteley - Alexandra Hawks

Forward: Alex Abras - Johannesburg Pitbulls