Russian Championship XVII
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Russian Championship XVII is the seventeenth season of the Russian Championship league, the major rugby league
tournament for semi-professional clubs in Russia, taking place in 2007. Eight teams from across Russia took part in the competition. The league is governed by the Russian Rugby League Federation.
Arrows - Neva St.Petersburg 30-0
Vereya - Crystal 108-0
Empire - Cosmos 64-6
Round 2: (Weekend of April 28 and 29th):
Locomotive - Arrows 40-10
Cosmos - Energy 25-30
Crystal - Empire 24-46
Neva St.Petersburg - Vereya 0-78
Round 3: (Weekend of May 5 and 6th):
Empire - Neva St.Petersburg 64-2
Energy - Crystal 30-0
Vereya - Locomotive 17-32
Round 4: (Weekend of May 12 and 13th):
Arrows - Vereya 12-12
Empire - Locomotive 6-56
Neva St.Petersburg - Energy 32-40
Round 5: (Weekend of May 19 and 20th):
Empire - Arrows 22-14
Energy - Locomotive 12-54
Cosmos - Crystal 56-18
Round 6: (Weekend of June 2 and 3rd):
Neva St.Petersburg - Cosmos 30-6
Arrows - Energy 24-20
Vereya - Empire 36-2
Round 7: (Weekend of June 9 and 10th):
Energy - Vereya 10-64
Cosmos - Locomotive 3-104
Crystal - Neva St.Petersburg 68-18
Round 8: (Weekend of June 16 and 17th):
Crystal - Arrows 0-30
Cosmos - Vereya 1-112
Neva St.Petersburg - Locomotive 6-40
Round 9: (Weekend of June 23 and 24th):
Empire - Energy 32-14
Locomotive - Crystal 58-4
Arrows - Cosmos 60-16
Round 10: (Weekend of July 21 and 22nd):
Neva St.Petersburg - Arrows 4-52
Crystal - Vereya 10-74
Cosmos - Empire 17- 59
Round 11: (Weekend of July 28 and 29th):
Arrows - Locomotive 4-24
Vereya - Neva St.Petersburg 84-12
Energy - Cosmos 46-6
Empire - Crystal 30-0
Round 12: (Weekend of August 4 and 5th):
Locomotive - Vereya 40-6
Neva St.Petersburg - Empire 6-76
Crystal - Energy 0-30
Round 13: (Weekend of August 11 and 12th):
Vereya - Arrows 56-12
Locomotive - Empire 72-20
Energy - Neva St.Petersburg 124-4
Round 14: (Weekend of August 18 and 19th):
Locomotive - Energy 108-5
Arrows - Empire 14-15
Crystal - Cosmos 54-8
Round 15: (Weekend of September 1 and 2nd):
Empire - Vereya 23-40
Cosmos - Neva St.Petersburg 52-10
Energy - Arrows 12-36
Round 16: (Weekend of September 8 and 9th):
Locomotive - Cosmos 98-3
Vereya - Energy 74-5
Neva St.Petersburg - Crystal 22-34
Round 17: (Weekend of September 15 and 16th):
Locomotive - Neva St.Petersburg 30-0
Vereya - Cosmos 112-4
Arrows - Crystal 30-0
Round 18: (Weekend of September 22 and 23rd):
Energy - Empire 14-26
Crystal - Locomotive 0-64
Cosmos - Arrows 23-40
2 Points - Draw
1 Point - Loss
0 Points - Forfeit
Matches played on the 29th September.
Lokomotive Moscow 58-14 Vereya (1st v 2nd)
Empire Penza 21-16 Kazan Arrows (3rd v 4th)
Week Two
Matches played on the 4th October.
Vereya 6-26 Lokomotive Moscow (2nd v 1st)
Kazan Arrows 18-17 Empire Penza (4th v 3rd)
Week Three
Matches played on the 9th October.
Empire Penza 28-24 Kazan Arrows (3rd v 4th)
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...
tournament for semi-professional clubs in Russia, taking place in 2007. Eight teams from across Russia took part in the competition. The league is governed by the Russian Rugby League Federation.
Play-Off Stage
The teams finishing 1st and 2nd during the Round Robin Stage, play until they earn two victories for the 1st place. Also the teams finishing 3rd and 4th during the Round Stage, play until they earn two victories for the 3rd place.Teams
- Lokomotiv MoscowRC Lokomotiv MoscowRC Lokomotiv Moscow is a professional Russian rugby football club based in Moscow, which from 2010 will field teams in both rugby league and rugby union. The club is one of the oldest in Russia. Originally a club for those who worked on the railways, they participated in the first USSR rugby union...
- Kazan ArrowsKazan ArrowsKazan Arrows, sometimes called Strela Kazan, are a rugby league and rugby union club from Kazan, Tatarstan in Russia. They were formed in 1989 and currently play in the Russian Championship, the top-tier of rugby league in Russia....
- Vereya BearsVereya BearsVereya Bears are a rugby league team from Vereya, Moscow Oblast. The club was first formed in 1995 and now play in the Russian Championship. Home matches are played at the Vereya Stadium.-Formation:...
- Energy Kazan
- Cosmos Krasnoznamensk
- Crystal Rostov
- Neva St.Petersburg
- Empire Penza
Round Robin Results
Round 1: (Weekend of April 21 and 22nd):Arrows - Neva St.Petersburg 30-0
Vereya - Crystal 108-0
Empire - Cosmos 64-6
Round 2: (Weekend of April 28 and 29th):
Locomotive - Arrows 40-10
Cosmos - Energy 25-30
Crystal - Empire 24-46
Neva St.Petersburg - Vereya 0-78
Round 3: (Weekend of May 5 and 6th):
Empire - Neva St.Petersburg 64-2
Energy - Crystal 30-0
Vereya - Locomotive 17-32
Round 4: (Weekend of May 12 and 13th):
Arrows - Vereya 12-12
Empire - Locomotive 6-56
Neva St.Petersburg - Energy 32-40
Round 5: (Weekend of May 19 and 20th):
Empire - Arrows 22-14
Energy - Locomotive 12-54
Cosmos - Crystal 56-18
Round 6: (Weekend of June 2 and 3rd):
Neva St.Petersburg - Cosmos 30-6
Arrows - Energy 24-20
Vereya - Empire 36-2
Round 7: (Weekend of June 9 and 10th):
Energy - Vereya 10-64
Cosmos - Locomotive 3-104
Crystal - Neva St.Petersburg 68-18
Round 8: (Weekend of June 16 and 17th):
Crystal - Arrows 0-30
Cosmos - Vereya 1-112
Neva St.Petersburg - Locomotive 6-40
Round 9: (Weekend of June 23 and 24th):
Empire - Energy 32-14
Locomotive - Crystal 58-4
Arrows - Cosmos 60-16
Round 10: (Weekend of July 21 and 22nd):
Neva St.Petersburg - Arrows 4-52
Crystal - Vereya 10-74
Cosmos - Empire 17- 59
Round 11: (Weekend of July 28 and 29th):
Arrows - Locomotive 4-24
Vereya - Neva St.Petersburg 84-12
Energy - Cosmos 46-6
Empire - Crystal 30-0
Round 12: (Weekend of August 4 and 5th):
Locomotive - Vereya 40-6
Neva St.Petersburg - Empire 6-76
Crystal - Energy 0-30
Round 13: (Weekend of August 11 and 12th):
Vereya - Arrows 56-12
Locomotive - Empire 72-20
Energy - Neva St.Petersburg 124-4
Round 14: (Weekend of August 18 and 19th):
Locomotive - Energy 108-5
Arrows - Empire 14-15
Crystal - Cosmos 54-8
Round 15: (Weekend of September 1 and 2nd):
Empire - Vereya 23-40
Cosmos - Neva St.Petersburg 52-10
Energy - Arrows 12-36
Round 16: (Weekend of September 8 and 9th):
Locomotive - Cosmos 98-3
Vereya - Energy 74-5
Neva St.Petersburg - Crystal 22-34
Round 17: (Weekend of September 15 and 16th):
Locomotive - Neva St.Petersburg 30-0
Vereya - Cosmos 112-4
Arrows - Crystal 30-0
Round 18: (Weekend of September 22 and 23rd):
Energy - Empire 14-26
Crystal - Locomotive 0-64
Cosmos - Arrows 23-40
Table
| Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotiv RC Lokomotiv Moscow RC Lokomotiv Moscow is a professional Russian rugby football club based in Moscow, which from 2010 will field teams in both rugby league and rugby union. The club is one of the oldest in Russia. Originally a club for those who worked on the railways, they participated in the first USSR rugby union... |
14 | 0 | 0 | 820 | 79 | 42 |
| 2 | Vereya Vereya Bears Vereya Bears are a rugby league team from Vereya, Moscow Oblast. The club was first formed in 1995 and now play in the Russian Championship. Home matches are played at the Vereya Stadium.-Formation:... |
11 | 1 | 2 | 873 | 163 | 37 |
| 3 | Empire | 10 | 0 | 4 | 485 | 315 | 34 |
| 4 | Kazan Kazan Arrows Kazan Arrows, sometimes called Strela Kazan, are a rugby league and rugby union club from Kazan, Tatarstan in Russia. They were formed in 1989 and currently play in the Russian Championship, the top-tier of rugby league in Russia.... |
8 | 1 | 5 | 368 | 244 | 31 |
| 5 | Energy | 6 | 0 | 8 | 392 | 485 | |
| 26 | |||||||
| 6 | Crystal | 3 | 0 | 11 | 214 | 604 | |
| 20 | |||||||
| 7 | Cosmos | 1 | 0 | 13 | 223 | 819 | |
| 16 | |||||||
| 8 | St.Petersburg | 1 | 0 | 13 | 142 | 726 | |
| 16 |
Points System
3 Points - Win2 Points - Draw
1 Point - Loss
0 Points - Forfeit
Play-Off Results
Week OneMatches played on the 29th September.
Lokomotive Moscow 58-14 Vereya (1st v 2nd)
Empire Penza 21-16 Kazan Arrows (3rd v 4th)
Week Two
Matches played on the 4th October.
Vereya 6-26 Lokomotive Moscow (2nd v 1st)
Kazan Arrows 18-17 Empire Penza (4th v 3rd)
Week Three
Matches played on the 9th October.
Empire Penza 28-24 Kazan Arrows (3rd v 4th)
Table
| Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow RC Lokomotiv Moscow RC Lokomotiv Moscow is a professional Russian rugby football club based in Moscow, which from 2010 will field teams in both rugby league and rugby union. The club is one of the oldest in Russia. Originally a club for those who worked on the railways, they participated in the first USSR rugby union... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 20 |
| 2 | Vereya | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 84 |
| 3 | Empire Penza | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 58 |
| 4 | Kazan Arrows Kazan Arrows Kazan Arrows, sometimes called Strela Kazan, are a rugby league and rugby union club from Kazan, Tatarstan in Russia. They were formed in 1989 and currently play in the Russian Championship, the top-tier of rugby league in Russia.... |
1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 66 |