Professional Rugby League (Russian: Профессиональная регбийная лига) is the premier rugby union competition in Russia. The Professional League was formed in 2005 and succeeds the Superleague. The Superleague, in turn, was active from 1992 to 2004 and succeeded the Soviet Championship.
In the 2007 season, RK South of Krasnodar were admitted to the competition, increasing the league's size to eight teams. For the 2008 league there will be 14 teams with these teams split into 3 conferences due to the distances involved in travelling. The average attendance at games in 2006 was 3285.
Each club plays each opponent twice; four points are awarded for a win, two for a draw, and one for a defeat. The top four clubs proceed to the play-offs (first introduced in 2006).
[edit] 2005 season
| | Nation | Games | Points | Table
points |
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 676 | 244 | +432 | 71 |
| 2 | VVA-Podmoskovye Monino | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 586 | 259 | +327 | 65 |
| 3 | Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 471 | 360 | +111 | 60 |
| 4 | Slava Moscow | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 298 | 491 | -193 | 41 |
| 5 | RC Penza | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 281 | 515 | -234 | 35 |
| 6 | RC Novokuznetsk | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 184 | 627 | -443 | 22 |
[edit] 2006 season
[edit] Final League Table
| | Nation | Games | Points | Table
points |
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | VVA-Podmoskovye Monino | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 357 | 141 | +216 | 43 |
| 2 | Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 388 | 138 | +250 | 42 |
| 3 | Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 381 | 164 | +217 | 40 |
| 4 | Slava Moscow | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 245 | 235 | +10 | 28 |
| 5 | RC Penza | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 155 | 303 | -148 | 21 |
| 6 | RC Novokuznetsk | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 156 | 324 | -168 | 19 |
| 7 | Universitet Chita | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 161 | 540 | -479 | 15 |
[edit] Play-offs
| 2006 Russian Professional League Play-offs |
| Home | Score | Away |
| Semi-Finals (Two-Legged Matches with Aggregate Score Winning) |
| Slava Moscow | 26-76 | VVA-Podmoskovye Monino |
| Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk | 49-36 | Yenisy-STM Krasnoyarsk |
| Finals (Best of 3 Match Series) |
| 3rd Place Play-off Final |
| Slava Moscow | 1-2 | Yenisy-STM Krasnoyarsk |
| Championship Final |
| VVA-Podmoskovye Monino | 2-0 | Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk |
[edit] 2007 season
| | Nation | Games | Points | Table
points |
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | VVA-Podmoskovye Monino | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 938 | 233 | +705 | 82 |
| 2 | Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 649 | 234 | +415 | 68 |
| 3 | Slava Moscow | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 644 | 334 | +310 | 59 |
| 4 | Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 558 | 441 | +117 | 50 |
| 5 | RC Novokuznetsk | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 339 | 808 | -469 | 29 |
| 6 | Universitet Chita | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 138 | 1216 | -1078 | 24 |
[edit] 2008 season
[edit] Final League Table (Places 1-6)
| | Nation | Games | Points | Table
points |
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | VVA-Podmoskovye Monino | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 374 | 119 | +255 | 37 |
| 2 | Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 198 | 255 | -57 | 28 |
| 3 | Slava Moscow | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 211 | 226 | -15 | 26 |
| 4 | Yenisy-STM Krasnoyarsk | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 257 | 158 | +99 | 25 |
| 5 | RC Novokuznetsk | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 168 | 194 | -26 | 23 |
| 6 | Imperia-Dynamo Penza | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 138 | 395 | -257 | 10 |
[edit] Play-offs
| 2008 Russian Professional League Play-offs |
| Home | Score | Away |
| Semi-Finals (Best of 3 Match Series) |
| VVA-Podmoskovye Monino | 2-1 | Yenisy-STM Krasnoyarsk |
| Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk | 1-2 | Slava Moscow |
| Finals (Best of 3 Match Series) |
| 3rd Place Play-off Final |
| Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk | 0-2 | Yenisy-STM Krasnoyarsk |
| Championship Final |
| VVA-Podmoskovye Monino | 2-0 | Slava Moscow |
[edit] 2009 season
[edit] Final League Table (Places 1-6)
| | Nation | Games | Points | Table
points |
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference |
| 1 | VVA-Podmoskovye Monino | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 399 | 128 | +271 | 37 |
| 2 | Yenisy-STM Krasnoyarsk | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 331 | 140 | +191 | 37 |
| 3 | Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 247 | 198 | +49 | 28 |
| 4 | Slava Moscow | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 126 | 267 | -141 | 19 |
| 5 | Imperia-Dynamo Penza | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 130 | 284 | -154 | 16 |
| 6 | RC Novokuznetsk | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 120 | 336 | -216 | 13 |
[edit] Play-offs
| 2009 Russian Professional League Play-offs |
| Home | Score | Away |
| Semi-Finals (Best of 3 Match Series) |
| VVA-Podmoskovye Monino | 2-0 | Slava Moscow |
| Yenisy-STM Krasnoyarsk | 2-1 | Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk |
| Finals (Best of 3 Match Series) |
| 3rd Place Play-off Final |
| Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk | 2-0 | Slava Moscow |
| Championship Final |
| VVA-Podmoskovye Monino | 2-1 | Yenisy-STM Krasnoyarsk |
[edit] League Honour Board
[edit] External links
| Top Level Rugby Union Club Competitions | | | Transnational (Europe) | | | | Transnational (outside Europe) | | | | Top level by country (Europe) | | | | Top level by country (outside Europe) | | |
