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