Gladiators: Springbok Challenge 2

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

• Pauline Shirt — Series 7 quarter-finalist
• Louise Land - Series 7 standby contender (Neil Parsley's girlfriend).
• Louise Raines — Series 7 runner-up
• Andreya Wharry† — Series 5 & Springbok Challenge 1 champion, & Series 8 Runner-up
• Maria Ward¹ — Series 7 semi-finalist
• Trudi Ballentine — Series 7 semi-finalist
• Phil Norman — Series 2 champion, International Gladiators 1 & Series 8 semi-finalist
• Mick Jones — Series 7 standby contender
• Dave Walter — Series 7 & 8 champion
• Mark Everitt ²† — Series 4 champion, The Ashes 2 and Series 8 runner up
• Neil Parsley — Series 7 runner-up
• Gary Johnson — Series 7 contender

• Kirsten Meyer — Series 1B runner-up (Replaced Natasha De Johng in the Springbok Trials)
• Marelise Le Roux — Series 3 runner-up
• Marna Dippenaar — Student Challenge champion & Champion of Champions II runner-up
• Tammy Le Roux — Series 3 contender
• Nivea Sekele — Series 3, Springbok Trials & Champion of Champions II champion
• Nicky Seger — SA National Forces Challenge champion
• Michael Toll ³ — Series 1B semi-finalist
• Jason van der Walt — Series 3 semi-finalist
• Charles Steenkamp — Student Challenge champion
• Shilo Bunce — Series 2A runner-up & Springbok Trials champion
• Remington Mnkhawile — Series 2A & Africa Challenge champion, Champion of Champions II runner-up
• Juan Pretorius — Student Challenge runner-up

†Overall Series Winner

• ¹ Ward replaced Pauline Shirt after she was injured during Atlas Spheres in her first show.

• ² Everitt replaced Phil Norman after he was injured during Duel in his second show.

• ³ Toll replaced Juan Pretorius after he was injured during Demolition Run in his second show.

• 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 and competed in the South African domestic series.

• 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

• 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.
• Gauntlet — This event follows the same rules as the original incarnation, except that now (as of MTN Series 3), all five gladiators use small battle sticks instead of ram rods and power pads.
• 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.
• Powerball — Same rules as the first springbock challenge. One gladiator faces one contender with scoring as the same. Both play at the same time.
• Rat Race — Similar to Pendulum, but with 2 Gladiators instead of 1 as in all other incarnations. And the globe spins instead of swings.
• 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.
• Whiplash — This event is now played on a 3m platform. The scoring is the same, except that now pulling the gladiator off the platform with the wishbone and being the only one holding onto it with control gives you five bonus points for a total of 15. Also, touching the pedestal or sitting on it is legal in South Africa since it's not played on a carpet. The contender is also not allowed to step over the gladiator.
• Eliminator — The final grueling event.

Bold indicates the winner of each competition. Like the Australian series, only four events are played in each episode prior to the Eliminator. Each contender gets two shows. Winning shows determined who made the final.