The Rugby Super League is the highest tier of the national
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
competition in
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
.
Teams
RC Olymp
RC Olymp is a Ukrainian rugby club in Kharkiv. The team currently plays in the Ukraine Rugby Superliga. For the past few years the club has produced the majority of the Ukraine national team.
History
The club was founded in 1989.
Players
Curre ...
is the 2009 champion. The participants are:
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RC Olymp
RC Olymp is a Ukrainian rugby club in Kharkiv. The team currently plays in the Ukraine Rugby Superliga. For the past few years the club has produced the majority of the Ukraine national team.
History
The club was founded in 1989.
Players
Curre ...
– based in
Kharkiv
Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.[RC Kredo-63
RC Kredo-63 ( uk, РК Кредо-63) is a Ukrainian rugby club in Odesa. They currently play in the Ukraine Rugby Superliga, the top level of rugby union in Ukraine.
History
The club was founded in 1963.
Historical names
*1963-1966 ''Avangard' ...]
– based in
Odesa
Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrative ...
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RC Aviator – based in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
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RC Epokha-Polytechnic – based in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
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Argo-NAU – based in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
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Obolon-University – based in
Khmelnytskyi
Khmelnytskyi ( uk, Хмельни́цький, Khmelnytskyi, ), until 1954 Proskuriv ( uk, Проску́рів, links=no ), is a city in western Ukraine, the administrative center for Khmelnytskyi Oblast (region) and Khmelnytskyi Raion (dist ...
There seems to be a new format for the 2011–12 season. The top nine teams are divided into two groups, although the league probably lost its professional status. There is also an additional group with four teams battling it out for the 10th to 13th spots.
Чемпионат Украины. Высшая лига. Результаты
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2011–2012 Ukraine Rugby Superliga
See also
*Rugby union in Ukraine
Rugby union in Ukraine is a minor but growing sport, with a history dating back over six decades.
Governing Body
The Ukrainian Union was founded in 1991, and joined the IRB in 1992, after independence. Although there was a union formed in the six ...
References
{{Top sport leagues in Ukraine
Rugby union competitions in Ukraine
Rug
Rug or RUG may refer to:
* Rug, or carpet, a textile floor covering
* Rug, slang for a toupée
* Ghent University (''Rijksunversiteit Gent'', or RUG)
* Really Useful Group, or RUG, a company set up by Andrew Lloyd Webber
* Rugby railway station, N ...
Sports leagues established in 2005
2005 establishments in Ukraine
Rugby union leagues in Europe
Rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
Professional sports leagues in Ukraine