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The '''Continental Club Rugby League''' is an annual European [[rugby union]] competition organised by the [[Rugby Union of Russia|Russian Rugby Federation]] (RRF). It is the third-tier competition for European clubs behind the [[European Rugby Challenge Cup]] and the [[European Rugby Champions |
The '''Continental Club Rugby League''' is an annual European [[rugby union]] competition organised by the [[Rugby Union of Russia|Russian Rugby Federation]] (RRF). It is the third-tier competition for European clubs behind the [[European Rugby Challenge Cup]] and the [[European Rugby Champions Cup]]. |
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==History== |
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This competition was created in 2019 after the [[European Rugby Continental Shield]] folded just six seasons upon its formation as the qualifying competition for the entry of tier two country teams outside the [[Premiership Rugby]], [[Top 14]] and the [[Pro14]] into the [[European Rugby Challenge Cup]]. |
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{{Location map+ |Europe |width=600 |float=right |caption=Location of teams of the '''Continental Club Rugby League.''' <br />[[File:Brown pog.svg|8px]] Brown: Group A; [[File:Green pog.svg|8px]] Green: Group B; [[File:DeepPink pog.svg|8px]] Deep Pink: Group C; [[File:Yellow pog.svg|8px]] Yellow: Group D; <br />[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] Red: Group E; [[File:Cyan pog.svg|8px]] Cyan: Group F; [[File:Blue pog.svg|8px]] Blue: Group G; [[File:Purple pog.svg|8px]] Purple: Group H; <br /> [[File:Pink pog.svg|8px]] Pink: Group I; [[File:Turquoise pog.svg|8px]] Turquoise: Group J; [[File:SpringGreen pog.svg|8px]] Spring Green: Group K; [[File:Orange pog.svg|8px]] Orange: Group L. |
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The first and only season was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. |
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{{nowrap|'''București teams'''}}<br> |
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{{nowrap|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[CS Dinamo București (rugby)|Dinamo]]<br> |
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[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[CSA Steaua București (rugby)|Steaua]]}} |
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{{nowrap|'''Krasnoyarsk'''}}<br> |
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[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk|Krasny Yar]]}} |
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{{location map+ |Russia|float=right |width=500 |caption= Location of the Krasnoyarsk teams of the '''Continental Club Rugby League.''' |places= |
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8 teams will qualify for the 2019–20 European Challenge Cup; 18 will qualify from the [[Premiership Rugby|Premiership]], [[Pro14]] and [[Top 14]], as a direct result of their domestic league performance, with two qualifying through the [[European Rugby Continental Shield#2018–19|2018–19 Continental Shield]]. The distribution of teams is: |
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* England: Five teams |
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** Any teams finishing between 7th and 11th position in the [[2018–19 Premiership Rugby|Gallagher Premiership]] that do not qualify for the [[2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup|2019–20 European Champions Cup]] (Sale Sharks qualified for the Champions Cup and therefore will not take part in the Challenge Cup). |
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** The champion of the [[2018–19 RFU Championship|Greene King IPA Championship]] |
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* France: Eight teams |
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** Any teams finishing between 7th and 12th position in the [[2018–19 Top 14 season|Top 14]] that do not qualify for the 2019-20 European Champions Cup |
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** The champion from the [[2018–19 Rugby Pro D2 season|Pro D2]] |
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** The winner of the promotion-relegation play-off between the team in 13th position in the Top 14 and the runner-up of the Pro D2 |
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* Italy, Scotland, Wales: six teams |
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** Five teams from the [[2018–19 Pro14|Pro14]], excluding the South African teams, that do not qualify for the 2019-20 European Champions Cup |
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** One team from Italy qualified through the Continental Shield |
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* Russia: one team |
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** One team from Russia qualified through the Continental Shield |
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No team from Ireland will participate in the competition as all four clubs have qualified for the 2019-20 European Champions Cup. |
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{{nowrap|'''Krasnoyarsk'''}}<br> |
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The following clubs have qualified for the Challenge Cup. |
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{{nowrap|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk|Enisey-STM]]<br> |
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[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk|Krasny Yar]]}} |
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===Team details=== |
===Team details=== |
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Below is the list of coaches, |
Below is the list of coaches, captains and stadiums for each team. |
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<small>Note: Placing shown in brackets, denotes standing at the end of the regular season for their respective leagues, with their end of season positioning shown through '''CH''' for Champions, '''RU''' for Runner-up, '''SF''' for losing Semi-finalist and '''QF''' for losing Quarter-finalist.</small> |
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| [[Sportanlage an der Feldgerichtstrasse]] |
| [[Sportanlage an der Feldgerichtstrasse]] |
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| 5,000 |
| 5,000 |
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| Rugby-Bundesliga (1st) |
| [[Rugby-Bundesliga]] (1st) |
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| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[CSM Știința Baia Mare|Baia Mare]] |
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[CSM Știința Baia Mare|Baia Mare]] |
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| [[Stadionul Lascăr Ghineţ]] |
| [[Stadionul Lascăr Ghineţ]] |
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| 1,000 |
| 1,000 |
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| SuperLiga (1st) |
| [[2018–19 SuperLiga season|SuperLiga]] (1st) |
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| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[CS Dinamo București (rugby)|Dinamo]] |
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[CS Dinamo București (rugby)|Dinamo]] |
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| [[Stadionul Florea Dumitrache]] |
| [[Stadionul Florea Dumitrache]] |
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| 1,500 |
| 1,500 |
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| SuperLiga (6th) |
| [[2018–19 SuperLiga season|SuperLiga]] (6th) |
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| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk|Enisey-STM]] |
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk|Enisey-STM]] |
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| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexander Pervukhin]] |
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexander Pervukhin]] |
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| {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Uldis Saulite]] |
| {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Uldis Saulite]] |
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| [[Avangard Stadium]] <br> [[Central Stadium (Krasnoyarsk)|Central Stadium]] |
| [[Karasai Stadium|Avangard Stadium]] <br> [[Central Stadium (Krasnoyarsk)|Central Stadium]] |
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| 2,643 <br> 15,000 |
| 2,643 <br> 15,000 |
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| Rugby Premier League (1st) |
| [[Rugby Premier League]] (1st) |
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| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk|Krasny Yar]] |
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk|Krasny Yar]] |
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| [[Krasny Yar Stadium]] <br> [[Central Stadium (Krasnoyarsk)|Central Stadium]] |
| [[Krasny Yar Stadium]] <br> [[Central Stadium (Krasnoyarsk)|Central Stadium]] |
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| 3,600 <br> 15,000 |
| 3,600 <br> 15,000 |
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| Rugby Premier League (2nd) |
| [[Rugby Premier League]] (2nd) |
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| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Slava Moscow]] |
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Slava Moscow]] |
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| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Andre |
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Andre Treadou]] |
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| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nikita Medkov]] |
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nikita Medkov]] |
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| [[Slava Stadium]] |
| [[Slava Stadium]] |
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| 2,500 |
| 2,500 |
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| Rugby Premier League (3rd) |
| [[Rugby Premier League]] (3rd) |
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| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[CSA Steaua București (rugby)|Steaua]] |
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[CSA Steaua București (rugby)|Steaua]] |
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| [[Stadionul Steaua II]] |
| [[Stadionul Steaua II]] |
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| 3,000 |
| 3,000 |
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| SuperLiga (2nd) |
| [[2018–19 SuperLiga season|SuperLiga]] (2nd) |
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| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[VVA Saracens|VVA Podmoskovye]] |
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[VVA Saracens|VVA Podmoskovye]] |
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| [[Gagarin Air Force Academy stadium]] |
| [[Gagarin Air Force Academy stadium]] |
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| 5,000 |
| 5,000 |
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| Rugby Premier League (4th) |
| [[Rugby Premier League]] (4th) |
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==Format== |
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===Competition=== |
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====Knock-out stage==== |
====Knock-out stage==== |
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The eight participant teams from the countries Russia, Romania and Germany will play |
The eight participant teams from the countries Russia, Romania and Germany will be drawn into a single match to play against one another in a quarter-final format where the winners of their respective matches will advance to the semi-finals of the Continental Club Rugby League while the losers will be eliminated immediately. |
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Then, the winners of the semi-finals will be placed in a final to contest against each other for the title whereas the losers of the two semi-finals will be competing for the 3rd place final instead. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[European Rugby Champions Cup]] |
*[[European Rugby Champions Cup]] |
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*[[European Rugby Challenge Cup]] |
*[[European Rugby Challenge Cup]] |
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*[[Rugby Premier League]] |
*[[Rugby Premier League]] |
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*[[SuperLiga (rugby)|SuperLiga]] |
*[[SuperLiga (rugby)|SuperLiga]] |
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*[[Rugby-Bundesliga]] |
*[[Rugby-Bundesliga]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Top-level rugby union club competitions}} |
{{Top-level rugby union club competitions}} |
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{{European sport club competitions}} |
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[[Category:Continental Club Rugby League]] |
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[[Category:Rugby union competitions in Europe for clubs and provinces]] |
[[Category:Rugby union competitions in Europe for clubs and provinces]] |
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[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2019]] |
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2019]] |
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[[Category:Sports leagues established in 2019]] |
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[[Category:Professional sports leagues in Germany]] |
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[[Category:Professional sports leagues in Romania]] |
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[[Category:Professional sports leagues in Russia]] |
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[[Category:Multi-national professional rugby union leagues]] |
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[[Category:Multi-national professional sports leagues]] |
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Sport | Rugby union |
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Inaugural season | 2020 (Planned) 2021 |
Number of teams | 8 |
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Related competitions |
The Continental Club Rugby League is an annual European rugby union competition organised by the Russian Rugby Federation (RRF). It is the third-tier competition for European clubs behind the European Rugby Challenge Cup and the European Rugby Champions Cup.
History
[edit]This competition was created in 2019 after the European Rugby Continental Shield folded just six seasons upon its formation as the qualifying competition for the entry of tier two country teams outside the Premiership Rugby, Top 14 and the Pro14 into the European Rugby Challenge Cup.
The Continental Club Rugby League is planned to be contested between 8 teams; 4 of the best teams from Russia's Rugby Premier League, 3 of the best teams from Romania's SuperLiga and the champions of Germany's Rugby-Bundesliga.
The first and only season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teams
[edit]Rugby Premiership | SuperLiga | Rugby-Bundesliga |
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Team details
[edit]Below is the list of coaches, captains and stadiums for each team.
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Sportanlage an der Feldgerichtstrasse | 5,000 | Rugby-Bundesliga (1st) |
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Stadionul Lascăr Ghineţ | 1,000 | SuperLiga (1st) |
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Stadionul Florea Dumitrache | 1,500 | SuperLiga (6th) |
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Avangard Stadium Central Stadium |
2,643 15,000 |
Rugby Premier League (1st) |
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Krasny Yar Stadium Central Stadium |
3,600 15,000 |
Rugby Premier League (2nd) |
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Slava Stadium | 2,500 | Rugby Premier League (3rd) |
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Stadionul Steaua II | 3,000 | SuperLiga (2nd) |
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Gagarin Air Force Academy stadium | 5,000 | Rugby Premier League (4th) |
Format
[edit]Competition
[edit]Knock-out stage
[edit]The eight participant teams from the countries Russia, Romania and Germany will be drawn into a single match to play against one another in a quarter-final format where the winners of their respective matches will advance to the semi-finals of the Continental Club Rugby League while the losers will be eliminated immediately.
Then, the winners of the semi-finals will be placed in a final to contest against each other for the title whereas the losers of the two semi-finals will be competing for the 3rd place final instead.
See also
[edit]- European Rugby Champions Cup
- European Rugby Challenge Cup
- Rugby Premier League
- SuperLiga
- Rugby-Bundesliga
References
[edit]- Rugby union competitions in Europe for clubs and provinces
- Recurring sporting events established in 2019
- 2019 establishments in Europe
- Sports leagues established in 2019
- Professional sports leagues in Germany
- Professional sports leagues in Romania
- Professional sports leagues in Russia
- Multi-national professional rugby union leagues
- Multi-national professional sports leagues