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Continental Club Rugby League
Sport	Rugby union
Inaugural season	2020 (Planned) ; 2021
Number of teams	8
Nations	Russland; Rumänien; Deutschland
Related competitions	European Rugby Champions Cup; European Rugby Challenge Cup;

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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

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

București

Krasnoyarsk
(not on map)

București teams

Dinamo

SteauaKrasnoyarsk

Enisey-STM

Krasny Yar

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Location of teams of the Continental Club Rugby League.

Krasnoyarsk

Enisey-STM

Krasny Yar

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Location of the Krasnoyarsk teams of the Continental Club Rugby League.

Rugby Premiership	SuperLiga	Rugby-Bundesliga
Russland	Rumänien	Deutschland
Enisey-STM Krasny Yar VVA-Podmoskovye Slava Moscow	Baia Mare Steaua Dinamo	1880 Frankfurt

Team details

Below is the list of coaches, captains and stadiums for each team.

Team	Coach	Captain	Stadium	Capacity	Position
1880 Frankfurt	Karl Savimaki	Chris Howells	Sportanlage an der Feldgerichtstrasse	5,000	Rugby-Bundesliga (1st)
Baia Mare	Eugen Apjok	Marius Dănilă	Stadionul Lascăr Ghineţ	1,000	SuperLiga (1st)
Dinamo	Cosmin Rațiu	Tudorel Bratu	Stadionul Florea Dumitrache	1,500	SuperLiga (6th)
Enisey-STM	Alexander Pervukhin	Uldis Saulite	Avangard Stadium Central Stadium	2,643 15,000	Rugby Premier League (1st)
Krasny Yar	Josh Taumalolo	Yuri Kushnarev	Krasny Yar Stadium Central Stadium	3,600 15,000	Rugby Premier League (2nd)
Slava Moscow	Andre Treadou	Nikita Medkov	Slava Stadium	2,500	Rugby Premier League (3rd)
Steaua	Dănuț Dumbravă	Viorel Lucaci	Stadionul Steaua II	3,000	SuperLiga (2nd)
VVA Podmoskovye	Pavel Baranovsky	Sergey Trishin	Gagarin Air Force Academy stadium	5,000	Rugby Premier League (4th)

Format

Competition

Knock-out stage

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.

References

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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 Cup]]. This competition was created in 2019 after the [[European Rugby Continental Shield]] folded just six seasons upon it`s 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 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]].
+==History==
-The Continental Club Rugby League is 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 (rugby)|SuperLiga]] and the champions of Germany`s [[Rugby-Bundesliga]]
+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 (rugby)|SuperLiga]] and the champions of Germany's [[Rugby-Bundesliga]].
-{{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.
+The first and only season was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
+==Teams==
+{{Location map+ |Europe |width=600 |float=left |caption=Location of teams of the '''Continental Club Rugby League.'''
 |places=
 <!--Germany-->
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 {{Location map~|Europe|lat=55.8|long=37.47|label_size=75|label=[[Slava Moscow]]|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}}
 {{Location map~|Europe|lat=55.3404|long=38.2918|label_size=75|label=[[VVA Saracens|VVA Podmoskovye]]|mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}
-{{Location map~|Europe|lat=56.6|long=63|background=white|label_size=75|label='''Krasnoyarsk'''<br>{{small|(not on map)}}|mark=Black pog.svg|position=left}}
+{{Location map~|Europe|lat=54|long=57|background=white|label_size=75|label='''Krasnoyarsk'''<br>{{small|(not on map)}}|mark=Black pog.svg|position=left}}
-{{Location map~|Europe|lat=56|long=64|background=white|mark=Right arrow.svg|position=right}}
+{{Location map~|Europe|lat=53.5|long=58|background=white|mark=Right arrow.svg|position=right}}
-{{Location map~ |Europe |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=65 |long=55 |label_size=75 |label=
+{{Location map~ |Europe|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=65 |long=55 |label_size=75 |label=
 {{nowrap|'''București teams'''}}<br>
 {{nowrap|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[CS Dinamo București (rugby)|Dinamo]]<br>
 [[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[CSA Steaua București (rugby)|Steaua]]}}
+{{nowrap|'''Krasnoyarsk'''}}<br>
+{{nowrap|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk|Enisey-STM]]<br>
+[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk|Krasny Yar]]}}
 |position=right
 }}
 }}
+{{location map+ |Russia|float=right |width=500 |caption= Location of the Krasnoyarsk teams of the '''Continental Club Rugby League.''' |places=
-==Teams==
+{{Location map~|Russia|lat=56|long=93|label_size=75|label='''Krasnoyarsk'''|mark=Black pog.svg|position=right}}
-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:
-* England: Five teams
-** 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).
-** The champion of the [[2018–19 RFU Championship|Greene King IPA Championship]]
-* France: Eight teams
-** 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
-** The champion from the [[2018–19 Rugby Pro D2 season|Pro D2]]
-** 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
-* Italy, Scotland, Wales: six teams
-** Five teams from the [[2018–19 Pro14|Pro14]], excluding the South African teams, that do not qualify for the 2019-20 European Champions Cup
-** One team from Italy qualified through the Continental Shield
-* Russia: one team
-** One team from Russia qualified through the Continental Shield
+{{Location map~ |Europe|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=65 |long=55 |label_size=75 |label=
-No team from Ireland will participate in the competition as all four clubs have qualified for the 2019-20 European Champions Cup.
+{{nowrap|'''Krasnoyarsk'''}}<br>
-The following clubs have qualified for the Challenge Cup.
+{{nowrap|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk|Enisey-STM]]<br>
+[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk|Krasny Yar]]}}
+|position=right
+}}
+}}
 {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
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 ===Team details===
-Below is the list of coaches, captain and stadiums for each team.
+Below is the list of coaches, captains and stadiums for each team.
-<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>
 {| class="wikitable sortable"
 |-
 ! Team
-! Coach /<br />Director of Rugby
+! Coach
 ! Captain
 ! Stadium
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 | [[Sportanlage an der Feldgerichtstrasse]]
 | 5,000
-| Rugby-Bundesliga (1st)
+| [[Rugby-Bundesliga]] (1st)
 |-
 | {{flagicon|ROU}} [[CSM Știința Baia Mare|Baia Mare]]
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 | [[Stadionul Lascăr Ghineţ]]
 | 1,000
-| SuperLiga (1st)
+| [[2018–19 SuperLiga season|SuperLiga]] (1st)
 |-
 | {{flagicon|ROU}} [[CS Dinamo București (rugby)|Dinamo]]
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 | [[Stadionul Florea Dumitrache]]
 | 1,500
-| SuperLiga (6th)
+| [[2018–19 SuperLiga season|SuperLiga]] (6th)
 |-
 | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk|Enisey-STM]]
 | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexander Pervukhin]]
 | {{flagicon|LAT}} [[Uldis Saulite]]
-| [[Avangard Stadium]] <br> [[Central Stadium (Krasnoyarsk)|Central Stadium]]
+| [[Karasai Stadium|Avangard Stadium]] <br> [[Central Stadium (Krasnoyarsk)|Central Stadium]]
 | 2,643 <br> 15,000
-| Rugby Premier League (1st)
+| [[Rugby Premier League]] (1st)
 |-
 | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk|Krasny Yar]]
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 | [[Krasny Yar Stadium]] <br> [[Central Stadium (Krasnoyarsk)|Central Stadium]]
 | 3,600 <br> 15,000
-| Rugby Premier League (2nd)
+| [[Rugby Premier League]] (2nd)
 |-
 | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Slava Moscow]]
-| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Andre Treadu]]
+| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Andre Treadou]]
 | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nikita Medkov]]
 | [[Slava Stadium]]
 | 2,500
-| Rugby Premier League (3rd)
+| [[Rugby Premier League]] (3rd)
 |-
 | {{flagicon|ROU}} [[CSA Steaua București (rugby)|Steaua]]
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 | [[Stadionul Steaua II]]
 | 3,000
-| SuperLiga (2nd)
+| [[2018–19 SuperLiga season|SuperLiga]] (2nd)
 |-
 | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[VVA Saracens|VVA Podmoskovye]]
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 | [[Gagarin Air Force Academy stadium]]
 | 5,000
-| Rugby Premier League (4th)
+| [[Rugby Premier League]] (4th)
 |-
 |}
-===Format/Competition===
+==Format==
+===Competition===
 ====Knock-out stage====
-The eight participant teams from the countries Russia, Romania and Germany will play each other in a quarter-final format where the winners of their respective matches will advance to the semi-finals while the losers will be eliminated immediately.
+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.
-The winners of the semi-finals will then contest each other for the finals where the winners will be competing to decide the victors of the  Continental Club Rugby League with the losing teams then competing for the 3rd place final.
+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==
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 *[[European Rugby Champions Cup]]
 *[[European Rugby Challenge Cup]]
-*[[Rugby Premier League]] (Russia)
+*[[Rugby Premier League]]
-*[[SuperLiga (rugby)|SuperLiga]] (Romania)
+*[[SuperLiga (rugby)|SuperLiga]]
-*[[Rugby-Bundesliga]] (Germany
+*[[Rugby-Bundesliga]]
 ==References==
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 {{Continental Club Rugby League}}
 {{Top-level rugby union club competitions}}
-{{European sport club competitions}}
-[[Category:Continental Club Rugby League]]
 [[Category:Rugby union competitions in Europe for clubs and provinces]]
-[[Category:2019 establishments in Europe]]
 [[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2019]]
+[[Category:2019 establishments in Europe]]
+[[Category:Sports leagues established in 2019]]
+[[Category:Professional sports leagues in Germany]]
+[[Category:Professional sports leagues in Romania]]
+[[Category:Professional sports leagues in Russia]]
+[[Category:Multi-national professional rugby union leagues]]
+[[Category:Multi-national professional sports leagues]]

v t e Continental Club Rugby League
Organised by the Rugby Union of Russia
2019–20 teams	Enisei-STM Krasny Yar VVA-Podmoskovye Slava Moscow Baia Mare Steaua Dinamo 1880 Frankfurt