Finnish Championship League (Rugbyn SM-sarja) is the premier 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...

 competition in Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

, formed in 2002. The league is governed by the Finnish Rugby Federation, the governing body for rugby union in Finland. The league is played in summer months. Six teams take part of the competition. The reigning champion (2010) is Warriors Rugby Club from Helsinki

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

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Clubs in 2008

• Helsinki Rugby Union Football Club
• Jyväskylä Rugby Club
• Oulun Yliopiston Urheiluseura
• Rovaniemi Rugby Club
• Tampere Rugby Club
• Vaasa Rugby Club
• Warriors Rugby Club

Champions

• 2002 – Helsinki RUFC
• 2003 – Helsinki RUFC
• 2004 – Jyväskylä RC
• 2005 – Jyväskylä RC
• 2006 – Tampere RC
• 2007 – Tampere RC
• 2008 – Warriors RC
• 2009 – Warriors RC
• 2010 – Warriors RC
• 2011 – Warriors RC

External links

• Finnish Rugby Federation