Gladiators: Springbok Challenge 2

Gladiators: Springbok Challenge 2
Genre	Reality competition
Presented by	Glenn Hicks Ursula Stapelfeldt
Starring	Cyril Mitchley
Narrated by	Glenn Hicks
Country of origin	South Africa
Original language	English
No. of episodes	11
Production
Executive producer	Ken Warwick
Production locations	Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg
Running time	50 minutes
Original release
Network	SABC3
Release	2000 (2000) – 2000 (2000)

Following are the results of the Gladiators: Springbok Challenge 2, one of the more than 30 competition events related to the international Gladiators television franchise.

A sequel to the 1998 Gladiators: Springbok Challenge 1, the 2000 challenge pitted British against South African contestants at the Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa.

2000

Springbok Challenge 2: 2000

Venue: Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa
Presenters: Glenn Hicks and Ursula Stapelfeldt
Referee: Cyril Mitchley
Timekeeper: Ingrid Chantler

Contenders

United Kingdom

• Pauline Shirt — Series 7 quarter-finalist
• Louise Land
• Louise Raines — Series 7 runner-up
• Andreya Wharry† — Series 5 champion and Springbok Challenge 1 champion
• Maria Ward¹ — Series 7 semi-finalist
• Trudi Ballentine — Series 7 semi-finalist
• Phil Norman — Series 2 champion
• Mick Jones
• Dave Walter — Series 7 and 8 champion
• Mark Everitt† — Series 4 champion
• Neil Parsley — Series 7 runner-up
• Gary Johnson

South Africa

• Kirsten Meyer
• Marelize Le Roux
• Marna Dipenaar
• Tammy Le Roux
• Nivea Sekele
• Nicky Seger
• Michael Toll
• Jason Van Der Walt
• Charles Steenkamp
• Shilo Bunce
• Remington Minkhawile
• Juan Pretorius

†Overall Series Winner

• ¹ Ward replaced Pauline Shirt after she was injured during Hang Tough in her preliminary heat

Gladiators

United Kingdom

• Fox — Tammy Baker
• Gold — Lize Van Der Walt¹
• Rio — Jane Omorogbe
• Siren — Alison Paton
• Vogue — Suzanne Cox
• Ace — Warren Furman
• Cobra — Michael Willson
• Hunter — James Crossley
• Rhino — Mark Smith
• Saracen — Mike Lewis

¹ Notably, Gold had not competed in domestic British competition since Series 6, some three years before the series was filmed. Her brother, Jason, also appeared as a contender for the South African team.

South Africa

• Force — Joanne Rossi
• Fire — Magdalena Wysoczanska
• Ice — Marion Hind
• Lightning — Rene Roberts Patel
• Nightshade — Nelly Mokohoana
• Sahara — Christy Skoglund
• Thunder — Jade Russell
• Blade — Clint Walters
• Giant — Matthew Haldenby
• Granite — Garth Collins
• Spider — Sergio Capellino
• Tusk — Shannon Gaskin
• Warrior — Franco Kawaza
• Wildebeest — Andries Coetzee

Events

• Hit and Run — Known as the Demolition Run, this event follows the same rules as the original incarnation.
• Duel — This event follows the same rules as the original incarnation.
• Hang Tough — This event follows the same rules as the original incarnation.
• Atlaspheres — The MTN version of Atlaspheres follows a different format to the original. Five giant bowling pins are positioned across the arena. The contender has 60 seconds to knock as many of the pins down as possible whilst the Gladiator tries to prevent them from scoring. The contender can only move in a circular motion, and once a pin is missed, they cannot go back for it. Each pin is worth 3 points.
• Suspension Bridge — This event follows the same rules as the original incarnation.
• The Wall — Known as the MTN Mountain, this event follows the same rules as the original incarnation.

Competition results

Bold indicates the winner of each competition. Like the Australian series, only four events are played in each episode prior to the Eliminator.

Show Number	Contenders	Events played (excluding Eliminator)	Date of original transmission
Heat 1	Kirsten Meyer (RSA) v Pauline Shirt/Maria Ward (GBR) Phil Norman (GBR) v Michael Toll (RSA)	Hit & Run, Duel, Hang Tough, Atlaspheres
?	Mark Everitt (GBR) v Shilo Bunce (RSA)	The Wall,
?	Marelize Le Roux (RSA) v Louise Land (GBR)	Suspension Bridge,
Final	? v Andrea Wharry (GBR)  ? v Mark Everitt (GBR)