2011 Professional Rugby League season
Encyclopedia
The 2011 Russian Professional Rugby League season will be the seventh edition of the competition since its transition from the Super League.
The reigning champions, VVA Monino
will be attempting to secure a recording breaking ninth championship and overtake Krasny Yar
as the most successful Russia
n rugby union
side in the professional era.
There have again been a number of changes and events taking place behind the scenes at the Russian Rugby Union. At the start of the season, rumours spread that the league would again expand, possibly to as many as fifteen (15) teams. Of the potential new entrants, the most likely entrant was a team based in the city of Kazan
, a former "stronghold" of rugby league
in Russia.
However, due to the committments of the national team at the World Cup, it was decided that there would be no new teams added to the competition. To compensate, a lower division was created, called the First Division, wherein seven (7) teams will compete for the chance to be promoted to the "Super League".
The reigning champions, VVA Monino
VVA-Podmoskovye Monino
The VVA-Podmoskovje is a Russian rugby union team currently playing in the Professional Rugby League. The team plays at Gagarin Air Force Academy stadium in Monino, a garrison town just outside Moscow. VVA-Podmoskovye have strong links to the air force and also supply the bulk of Russia, with which...
will be attempting to secure a recording breaking ninth championship and overtake Krasny Yar
Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk
Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk is a Russian rugby club founded in 1969 in the city of Krasnoyarsk, the unofficial capital of Russian rugby. They compete in the Professional Rugby League, the premier league in the country. They have an operating budget of 2.5m Euros, making them one of the biggest clubs in...
as the most successful Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
side in the professional era.
There have again been a number of changes and events taking place behind the scenes at the Russian Rugby Union. At the start of the season, rumours spread that the league would again expand, possibly to as many as fifteen (15) teams. Of the potential new entrants, the most likely entrant was a team based in the city of Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
, a former "stronghold" of rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
in Russia.
However, due to the committments of the national team at the World Cup, it was decided that there would be no new teams added to the competition. To compensate, a lower division was created, called the First Division, wherein seven (7) teams will compete for the chance to be promoted to the "Super League".
The teams
- VVA-Podmoskovye MoninoVVA-Podmoskovye MoninoThe VVA-Podmoskovje is a Russian rugby union team currently playing in the Professional Rugby League. The team plays at Gagarin Air Force Academy stadium in Monino, a garrison town just outside Moscow. VVA-Podmoskovye have strong links to the air force and also supply the bulk of Russia, with which...
, from Monino, Moscow Oblast. - Yenisy-STM Krasnoyarsk, from Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Oblast.
- Krasny Yar KrasnoyarskKrasny Yar KrasnoyarskKrasny Yar Krasnoyarsk is a Russian rugby club founded in 1969 in the city of Krasnoyarsk, the unofficial capital of Russian rugby. They compete in the Professional Rugby League, the premier league in the country. They have an operating budget of 2.5m Euros, making them one of the biggest clubs in...
, from Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Oblast. - Slava MoscowSlava MoscowSlava Moscow is a Russian rugby union club from Moscow. They participate in the Professional Rugby League, the premier rugby competition of Russia. The club is one of the strongest in the country though they struggle to compete against the more professional outfits from Krasnoyarsk and their near...
, from Moscow, Moscow Oblast. - Imperia-Dynamo PenzaImperia-Dynamo PenzaImperia-Dynamo Penza is a Russian rugby club from Penza. They participate in the Professional Rugby League, the top division of Russian rugby.- Current squad :...
, from Penza. - RC NovokuznetskRC NovokuznetskRC Novokuznetsk is a Russian rugby club from Kemerovo Oblast. They participate in the Professional Rugby League, the top division of Russian rugby.- Current squad :...
, from Novokuznesk - Fili MoscowFili MoscowFili Moscou is a Russian rugby union club based in the western part of Moscow. Fili Moscow are sponsored by the Khrunichev Space Centre, builders of the International Space Station. Fili have in modern times found it hard to emulate their achievements during the 1970s, when they won the Soviet...
, from Moscow, Moscow Oblast. - Spartak MoscowSpartak GM MoscowSpartak GM is a Russian rugby union club from Moscow. They have been accepted into the newly unified eight team Professional Rugby League for the 2010 season. It is a section of the famous Spartak Moscow sporting organisation. They play in white and red....
, from Moscow, Moscow Oblast.
Warm Up Fixtures and Results
Table
| Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | ||
| 1 | Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk Yenisey-STM is a Russian rugby club founded in 1975. It is one of the two powerful Krasnoyarsk clubs, the other being their cross town rivals Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk. They participate in the Professional Rugby League, the premier rugby championship of Russia... |
12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 513 | 75 | 45 |
| 2 | VVA-Podmoskovye Monino VVA-Podmoskovye Monino The VVA-Podmoskovje is a Russian rugby union team currently playing in the Professional Rugby League. The team plays at Gagarin Air Force Academy stadium in Monino, a garrison town just outside Moscow. VVA-Podmoskovye have strong links to the air force and also supply the bulk of Russia, with which... |
13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 451 | 196 | 44 |
| 3 | Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk is a Russian rugby club founded in 1969 in the city of Krasnoyarsk, the unofficial capital of Russian rugby. They compete in the Professional Rugby League, the premier league in the country. They have an operating budget of 2.5m Euros, making them one of the biggest clubs in... |
12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 409 | 131 | 37 |
| 4 | RC Novokuznetsk RC Novokuznetsk RC Novokuznetsk is a Russian rugby club from Kemerovo Oblast. They participate in the Professional Rugby League, the top division of Russian rugby.- Current squad :... |
13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 269 | 331 | |
| 32 | ||||||||
| 5 | Slava Moscow Slava Moscow Slava Moscow is a Russian rugby union club from Moscow. They participate in the Professional Rugby League, the premier rugby competition of Russia. The club is one of the strongest in the country though they struggle to compete against the more professional outfits from Krasnoyarsk and their near... |
13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 235 | 327 | |
| 26 | ||||||||
| 6 | Imperia-Dynamo Penza Imperia-Dynamo Penza Imperia-Dynamo Penza is a Russian rugby club from Penza. They participate in the Professional Rugby League, the top division of Russian rugby.- Current squad :... |
11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 244 | 229 | 26 |
| 7 | Fili Moscow Fili Moscow Fili Moscou is a Russian rugby union club based in the western part of Moscow. Fili Moscow are sponsored by the Khrunichev Space Centre, builders of the International Space Station. Fili have in modern times found it hard to emulate their achievements during the 1970s, when they won the Soviet... |
14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 167 | 619 | |
| 20 | ||||||||
| 8 | Spartak Moscow Spartak GM Moscow Spartak GM is a Russian rugby union club from Moscow. They have been accepted into the newly unified eight team Professional Rugby League for the 2010 season. It is a section of the famous Spartak Moscow sporting organisation. They play in white and red.... |
12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 121 | 448 | |
| 18 | ||||||||