Gladiators: Springbok Challenge 2

Gladiators: Springbok Challenge 2
Season 2
Starring	Glenn Hicks Ursula Stapelfeldt
No. of episodes	11
Release
Original network	SABC 3
Original release	20 March (2000-03-20) – 3 July 2000 (2000-07-03)

Gladiators: Springbok Challenge 2 was the second Springbok Challenge series for South African MTN Gladiators and UK Gladiators.

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 — Series 7 heat finalist

South Africa

• Kirsten Meyer — Series 2 runner-up
• Marelize Le Roux
• Marna Dipenaar — Series 3 runner-up
• Tammy Le Roux
• Nivea Sekele — Series 3 champion
• Nicky Seger
• Michael Toll — Series 2 contender
• Jason Van Der Walt
• Charles Steenkamp
• Shilo Bunce — Series 3 champion
• Remington Minkhawile
• Juan Pretorius — Series 3 runner-up

†Overall Series Winner

• ¹ Ward replaced Pauline Shirt after she was injured during Atlaspheres 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

• 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 silver pin is worth 2 points and the big red pin is worth 4.
• Duel — This event follows the same rules as the original incarnation.
• Hang Tough — This event follows the same rules as the original incarnation.
• Hit and Run — Known as the Demolition Run, this event follows the same rules as the original incarnation.
• Rat Race — Known as Pendulum, but with 2 Gladiators instead of 1 as in all other incarnations.
• 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 (Demolition Run), Duel, Hang Tough, Atlaspheres
?	Mark Everitt (GBR) v Shilo Bunce (RSA)	The Wall (MTN Mountain),
?	Marelize Le Roux (RSA) v Louise Land (GBR)	Suspension Bridge,
Final	Nivea Sekele v Andrea Wharry (GBR)  ? v Mark Everitt (GBR)