Rugby Championship of Serbia

The Rugby Championship of Serbia is highest level of rugby union competition in Serbia. The league was founded in 2006. after breakup of Serbia and Montenegro.

Serbian Rugby Championship
SportRugby union
Instituted2006
Number of teams6
HoldersRugby Club Partizan (2018/19)
Most titlesRugby Club Pobednik / Rad (8 titles)

History

Prior to 1992, teams such as Partizan played in the Rugby Championship of SR Yugoslavia. From the 1992–93 season through until 2005–06, the Serbian teams played in the Serbia and Montenegro Championship. The competition then became the Rugby Championship of Serbia from 2006–07 onwards.

Teams

The teams in the Rugby Championship of Serbia as of 2019 are:

Division A:  
Division B:  
Development clubs:  
  • Krusevac
  • Zmajevi
  • Pobednik
  • Petrovgrad
  • Borac Starcevo

Teams that previously participated in the Serbian Championship include:[b] RK Dinamo Pancevo, RK Dorćol, RK Iron Fortress (from Smederevo), Royal Belgrade and (in Division B) RK Red Star and Balkan Mosquito.[1] Other rugby clubs in Serbia include the junior team Singidunum RK, and the Belgrade Women's rugby club (Ženski ragbi klub Beograd).[2] BRK Red Star also runs a sports program for people with disabilities.[2][3]

Notes:
a RK Pobednik was renamed RK Rad (Labor RC) in December 2014.[4] The club fields teams in both divisions of the national championship.
b This list might be incomplete.

Champions

Past winners of the Serbian Rugby Championship:[5][6]

Rugby Championship of Serbia
SeasonWinner
2006–07Rugby Club Pobednik
2007–08Rugby Club Pobednik
2008–09Rugby Club Pobednik
2009–10Rugby Club Pobednik
2010–11Rugby Club Pobednik
2011–12Rugby Club Pobednik
2012–13Rugby Club Pobednik
2013–14BRK Crvena Zvezda
2014–15BRK Crvena Zvezda
2015–16BRK Crvena Zvezda
2016–17Rugby Club Rad
2017–18Rugby Club Partizan
2018–19Rugby Club Partizan

See also

References
  1. "Serbian Championship" (in Serbian). Rugby Pobednik. 2013.
  2. Clubs (in Serbian). Rugby Union Belgrade.
  3. OSMEH BRK Red Star.
  4. Pobednika becomes Rad (in Serbian) Supersport. 9 December 2014.
  5. "Competition Season". Rugby Pobednik. 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014.
  6. "BRK Red Star win the Cup" (in Serbian). BRK Crvena Zvezda. 2014.
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