There are four undefeated teams in each of the North and South Sections after last weekend’s opening round, but that number will be cut dramatically as a number of them face each other in Round Two of the competition.

In the South Section, one of Boland Cavaliers and Toyota Free State XV will have their flags lowered in tranquil Paternoster, while the other two undefeated team, DHL Western Province and Border, clash in East London. This will leave the South Section with only two undefeated teams after only two weeks of action.

In the same breath, Zimbabwe Academy and the Cell C Sharks XV (in Constantia), and the EP Elephants and SWD Eagles (in Port Elizabeth) will be looking to register their first victories in the new season.

The North Section only has one match where both squads are undefeated and that will change in Welkom on Saturday, when the Down Touch Griffons host neighbouring Tafel Lager Griquas.

The Leopards (against the Xerox Golden Lions XV), Vodacom Blue Bulls (against the Windhoek Draught Welwitschias) and Valke (against the iSG Pumas) will all hope that home ground advantage will count in their favour as they aim for their first wins in 2019.

The Leopards travel to Wolmaransstad for the first time, while Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria and the Bosman Stadium in Brakpan will welcome teams for the first time this season. The match in Brakpan will be repeat of the clash in 2018, when the teams played to a 41-41 draw.

SuperSport Rugby Challenge Round 2 fixtures:

South Section:

Boland Cavaliers v Toyota Free State XV
Kick-off: 14h00
Venue: Paternoster Sports Ground, Paternoster
Referee: Egon Seconds

EP Elephants v SWD Eagles
Kick-off: 15h30
Venue: Wolfson Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Referee: Divan Uys

Zimbabwe Academy v Cell C Sharks XV
Kick-off: 16h00
Venue: False Bay Rugby Club, Cape Town
Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Border Bulldogs v DHL Western Province
Kick-off: 16h00
Venue: Old Selbornians Rugby Club, East London
Referee: Ben Crouse

North Section:

Vodacom Blue Bulls v Windhoek Draught Welwitschias
Kick-off: 12h45
Venue: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Griffin Colby

Valke v iSG Pumas
Kick-off: 15h00
Venue: Bosman Stadium, Brakpan
Referee: Stuart Berry

Leopards v Xerox Golden Lions XV
Kick-off: 15h30
Venue: HS Wolmaransstad, Wolmaransstad
Referee: Archie Sehlako

Down Touch Griffons v Tafel Lager Griquas
Kick-off 16h00
Venue: HT Pelatona Projects Stadium, Welkom
Referee: Ruhan Meiring