In a worldwide first two sporting champions are at the helm of the new Survivor SA. Soccer superstar Mark Fish and former Springbok rugby captain Corne Krige will lead the tribes and go head to head in M-Net’s new Survivor South Africa: Champions.
While the other Survivors – all unknown SA citizens – will give their all to survive the island’s hardships and win the jury’s vote for a cash prize of R1 million, Fish and Krige won’t run the risk of being voted off at the show’s tribal councils. However, they will be playing their own game, with their sights set on a separate R500 000 for themselves.
To get the R500 000, the sporting legends will have to impress the voting public to determine which of the two prove to be the best tribal captain.
“Mark and Corne are both highly competitive and physically strong, but have very different personalities. It will be fascinating to see how these tribe captains strategise to get their team ahead and how they deal with the multiple challenges on the island,” says says Pierre Cloete, M-Net director: General Entertainment Channels.
“And, this is just the first of many surprises awaiting Survivor South African fans this season,” adds Sivan Pillay, managing director of Endemol South Africa, the production company that has produced all seasons of Survivor South Africa to date.
“Pitting two champions with the gravitas of Mark and Corne against each other opens up plenty opportunities for curveballs and additional pressure on the contestants. You will have to be extra tough to survive this one!’
South African citizens who want to join either Krige or Fish’s tribes, should keep an eye on M-Net, the M-Net website and the press from the beginning of July.
Survivor South Africa: Champions will be filmed at a secret location towards the end of 2013 and Nico Panagio will host the series again.
