The Rugby Super League () is the highest tier of the national
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
competition in
Ukraine
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. It is organized by the
National Rugby Federation of Ukraine
The National Rugby Federation of Ukraine () is the governing body for rugby union in Ukraine. It was founded in 1991 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1992. It is based in Kyiv.
History
Ukraine made their international deb ...
.
Teams
In 2021, these teams participated in the Super Liha:
*
RC Olymp (
Kharkiv
Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine. )
*
RC Kredo-63 (
Odesa
Odesa, also spelled Odessa, is the third most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern ...
)
*
RC Epokha-Polytechnic (
Kyiv
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)
*
Podillya (formerly
Obolon-University,
Khmelnytskyi)
*
RC Polytechnic (Odesa)
*
SC Sokil (
Lviv
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)
*
RC Antares (Kyiv)
Clubs, participating in the 2nd group - the Higher League (''Вища ліга''):
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RC Kredo-63-D (Odesa)
* Rebels (Kyiv)
* RC Dnipro
*
Kyiv-Darnytsia (Kyiv)
*
Kryvyi Rih Rehbi
* Tekh-A-S (Kharkiv)
Former clubs include Kyiv-based
RC Aviator and
Argo-NAU.
A new format was introduced for the 2011–12 season. The top nine teams, previously a part of a single division, 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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The was cancelled by the Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
.
2011–2012 Ukraine Rugby Superliga
See also
* Rugby union in Ukraine
References
External links
National Rugby Federation of Ukraine
{{Top sport leagues in Ukraine
Rugby union competitions in Ukraine
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Sports leagues established in 2005
2005 establishments in Ukraine
Rugby union leagues in Europe
Rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
Professional sports leagues in Ukraine