Russian Rugby Championship

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Pari - Russian Rugby ChampionshipFormerly| Soviet Rugby Championship
Russian Superleague
Rugby Premier League

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Sport| Rugby union
Founded| 1936; 89 years ago (1936)
1992; 33 years ago (1992)
(reformed)
2004; 21 years ago (2004)
(reformed)
First season| 1936
Owner(s)| Russian Rugby Union
No. of teams| 9
Country| Russia
Most recent
champion(s)| Enisei-STM (10th title)
Most titles| VVA-Podmoskovye Monino (17 titles)
International cup(s)| European Rugby Challenge Cup
European Rugby Continental Shield
Continental Club Rugby League
Official website| cps-rugby.ru

The Russian Rugby Championship, officially known as the Pari - Russian Rugby Championship for sponsorship reasons (Russian: Пари - Чемпионат России по регби), is Russia's top level professional men's rugby union competition. The Russian Rugby Championship is run by Russian Rugby Union and is contested by 10 teams as of the 2019-2020 season.

## History

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The founding of the league coincided with a period of rapid change for Russian rugby. The first Russian rugby championship, which succeeded the Soviet Rugby Championship, was played in 1992, under the name Russian Superleague. The league kept this name until 2004, when the competition was then rebranded as the Rugby Premier League.

In 2007, Yug-Krasnodar were admitted to the competition, increasing the number of teams in the league to eight.

Just one year later, in 2008, a further six teams from several of the lower division competitions were admitted into the Rugby Premier League. This increased the total number of teams again, to fourteen teams. The fourteen teams were split into three conferences, based on geography, in that season. One thing to note was that many of the elevated clubs geographically were semi-professional or even amateur in nature, which lead to a lack of competitive balance.

2010 saw another change of format to the Rugby Premier League where the East-West divide was removed, culminating in the formation of a 'Super Group'. This meant that VVA-Podmoskovye Monino, Krasny Yar, Enisey-STM, Slava Moscow, RC Novokuznetsk and Imperia-Dynamo as well as Fili Moscow and Spartak GM were scheduled to play each other in a straight home-and-away league format.

## Current Teams

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VVA

Kuban

Metallurg

Strela

Lokomotiv

Bulava

Moscow

Krasnoyarsk

Moscow
CSKA
Slava

Krasnoyarsk
Enisey-STM
Krasny Yar

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Locations of the 2020–21 Liga Stavok - Russian Rugby Championship

### Current Teams

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Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality

Team  | Manager  | Captain  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Enisei-STM |  Aleksandr Pervukhin  |  Uldis Saulīte | Avangard Stadium
Central Stadium | 2,463
15,000
Krasny Yar |  Igor Nikolaychuk  |  Victor Arkhip  | Krasny Yar Stadium
Central Stadium | 3,600
15,000
Slava |  Levan Tsabadze  |  Denis Antonov | Slava Stadium  | 1,300
VVA |  Nikolay Nerush |  German Davydov | Gagarin Air Force Academy Stadium  | 1,500
Metallurg |  Vyacheslav Shalunov  |  Anton Sychev | Metallurg Stadium  | 10,000
Lokomotiv |  Aleksandr Yanyushkin |  Sergey Yanyushkin | Pervomaysky Stadium  | 5,182
Strela |  JP Nel |  Magomed Davudov  | Tulpar Stadium
Central Stadium | 3,275
25,400
Dinamo  |  Rianne van Straten  |  Aleksandr Zorin  | Slava Stadium  | 1,300
Khimik  |  John Molvihill  |  | Khimik Stadium | 5,266

## Champions

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Team  | Number of Titles

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VVA | 17
Krasny Yar | 12
Enisei-STM | 12
Fili Moscow | 5
Dynamo Moscow  | 3
RC AIA Kutaisi | 3
MVTU | 2
Slava Moscow | 2
RC Aviator Kiev | 1
RC Lokomotiv Moscow | 1
Lokomotiv Penza | 1

## Winners by year

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Progress of clubs in the Russian Rugby Championship (1992-2018) Year  | Champion  | Runner-up

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Soviet Championship
1936  | Dynamo Moscow  | VTsIK School Moscow
1937 Season Not Played
1938  | Dynamo Moscow  | Spartak Moscow
1939  | Dynamo Moscow  | Spartak Moscow
1940-1965 Seasons Not Played
1966  | MVTU | Dynamo Tbilisi
1968  | MVTU | Dynamo Moscow
1969  | VVA | Fili Moscow
1970  | Fili Moscow | MAI Moscow
1971  | VVA | MAI Moscow
1972  | Fili Moscow | VVA
1973  | Fili Moscow | Burevestnik Leningrad
1974  | Fili Moscow | KIIGA Kiev
1975  | Fili Moscow | KIIGA Kiev
1976  | VVA | Slava Moscow
1977  | VVA | Slava Moscow
1978  | RC Aviator Kiev | Fili Moscow
1979  | Slava Moscow | Fili Moscow
1980  | VVA | RC Lokomotiv Moscow
1981  | VVA | RC Aviator Kiev
1982  | Slava Moscow | VVA
1983  | RC Lokomotiv Moscow | Fili Moscow
1984  | VVA | RC AIA Kutaisi
1985  | VVA | Slava Moscow
1986  | VVA | Slava Moscow
1987  | RC AIA Kutaisi | VVA
1988  | RC AIA Kutaisi | Krasny Yar
1989  | RC AIA Kutaisi | VVA
1990  | Krasny Yar | VVA
1991  | Krasny Yar | SKA Alma Ata
Russian Superleague
1992  | Krasny Yar | VVA
1993  | VVA | Krasny Yar
1994  | Krasny Yar | VVA
1995  | Krasny Yar | West Star Kaliningrad
1996  | Krasny Yar | RC Penza
1997  | Krasny Yar | RC Penza
1998  | Krasny Yar | VVA
1999  | Enisei-STM | Krasny Yar
2000  | Krasny Yar | Enisei-STM
2001  | Krasny Yar | Enisei-STM
2002  | Enisei-STM | Krasny Yar
2003  | VVA | Enisei-STM
2004  | VVA | Enisei-STM
Russian Professional Rugby League
2005  | Enisei-STM | VVA
2006  | VVA | Krasny Yar
2007  | VVA | Enisei-STM
2008  | VVA | Slava Moscow
2009  | VVA | Enisei-STM
2010  | VVA | Enisei-STM
2011  | Enisei-STM | Krasny Yar
2012  | Enisei-STM | Krasny Yar
2013  | Krasny Yar | Enisei-STM
2014  | Enisei-STM | Krasny Yar
2015  | Krasny Yar | Enisei-STM
2016  | Enisei-STM | Krasny Yar
2017  | Enisei-STM | Krasny Yar
2018  | Enisei-STM | Krasny Yar
2019  | Enisei-STM | Krasny Yar
2020-21  | Enisei-STM | Lokomotiv
2021-22  | Enisei-STM | Lokomotiv
2022-23  | Lokomotiv | Enisei-STM

## See also

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* Rugby union in Russia

## External links

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* Official website (in Russian)
* Russian rugby statistics (in Russian)

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Professional Rugby League

2022 Teams|

* Dinamo Moscow
* CSKA Moscow
* Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk
* Lokomotiv Penza
* Metallurg Novokuznetsk
* Strela Kazan
* Slava Moscow
* VVA-Podmoskovye Monino
* Rostov
* Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk

Seasons|

* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018

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Rugby union in Russia

Governing body|

* Rugby Union of Russia

National teams|

| Men's|

* Russia
* 7's
* U-20

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Women's|

* 15's
* 7's

Competitions|

* Professional Rugby League
* European Nations Cup
* Super Powers Cup

Related articles|

* CIS
* USSR national rugby union team
* Soviet Cup
* Soviet Championship
* Vladimir Ilyushin
* Alexander Obolensky
* 2010 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy
* 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens

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Rugby union in Europe

Sovereign states|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* England
* Scotland
* Wales

States with limited
recognition|

* Abkhazia
* Kosovo
* Northern Cyprus
* South Ossetia
* Transnistria

Dependencies and
other entities|

* Åland
* Faroe Islands
* Gibraltar
* Guernsey
* Isle of Man
* Jersey
* Svalbard

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Top-level rugby union club competitions

Tier 1 nations|

| European cups|

* European Rugby Champions Cup
* European Rugby Challenge Cup
* Rugby Europe Super Cup

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International|

* Super Rugby Americas
* Super Rugby Pacific
* United Rugby Championship

Domestic|

* Argentina
* Nacional de Clubes
* Torneo de la URBA
* Torneo del Interior
* Australia
* Super Rugby AUS
* Australian Club Championship
* Provincial Club Competitions
* England
* Premiership
* Championship
* Premiership Rugby Cup
* RFU Championship Cup
* France
* Top 14
* Pro D2
* Championnat Fédéral Nationale
* Ireland
* All-Ireland League
* All-Ireland Cup
* Italy
* Serie A Elite
* Serie A Elite Cup
* Japan
* Japan Rugby League One
* Top Challenge League
* Top League Champions Cup
* All-Japan Rugby Football Championship
* New Zealand
* National Provincial Championship
* Heartland Championship
* Scotland
* Super 6
* Scottish Premiership
* 1872 Cup
* South Africa
* Currie Cup
* SA Cup
* Gold Cup
* Varsity Cup
* Wales
* Welsh Premier Division
* WRU Challenge Cup

Defunct|

* Anglo-Welsh Cup
* Australian Provincial Championship
* British and Irish Cup
* Campeonato Argentino
* Celtic Cup
* Challenge Yves du Manoir
* Continental Club Rugby League
* Coppa Italia
* European Rugby Continental Shield
* Global Rapid Rugby
* Irish Interprovincial Championship
* Japan Company Rugby Football Championship
* National Rugby Championship
* Pro14 Rainbow Cup
* RFU Knockout Cup
* Rugby Challenge
* Scottish Inter-District Championship
* South Pacific Championship
* Welsh–Scottish League

Other nations|

| Africa|

* Kenya

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Americas|

* Brazil
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Hong Kong
* India
* Malaysia
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka

Europe|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Finland
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Ukraine
* Central East Europe
* Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia

Oceania|

* Fiji
* Samoa
* Tonga

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Top sport leagues in Russia

Leagues|

| Men's|

* American football
* Basketball
* Bandy
* Football
* Futsal
* Handball
* Ice hockey
* Rugby union
* Volleyball
* Water polo

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Women's|

* Basketball
* Football
* Futsal
* Handball
* Ice hockey
* Volleyball
* Water polo

Others|

| Individual|

* Athletics
* Badminton
* Chess
* Cycling
* road race
* time trial
* Figure skating
* Gymnastics
* Artistic
* Rhythmic

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