2008 Russian Professional Rugby League season

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2008 Professional Rugby League season
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Champions VVA-Podmoskovye Monino (8th title)
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The 2008 Russian Professional Rugby League Season was the fourth season of the new Russian Professional Rugby League. The season saw a huge expansion of the competition with the entrance of 14 teams into the preliminary group stage of the championship. VVA Monino were the eventual champions.

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Format

This season saw the introduction of an initial group stage whereby the championship was divided into two Divisions, the Eastern Division consisting of six (6) teams, and the Western Division consisting of eight (8), with the West Division further subdivided into two (2) groups of four (4). At the end of the group stage the top six (6) sides formed a super-group that then featured a home and away stage between these six (6) sides.

The play-offs again featured a best of three semi final stage with the top side playing against the four side, whilst two versed three. The final itself was a best of three if required, though the surprise finalists Slava Moscow were defeated by VVA Monino 2-0.

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 neighbour VVA Monino. They have a particularly strong amateur foundation built on a solid youth program and as such field far more local Russian players than the other top sides. They play in yellow and red.

Teams

ClubCity
VVA Monino Monino
Slava Moscow Moscow
Fili Moscow Moscow
RK Zelenograd (Moscow) Moscow
Spartak GM Moscow
RK Maryina (Moscow) Moscow
Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk
Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk
RK Siberia (Krasnoyarsk) Krasnoyarsk
Siberian Federal University (Krasnoyarsk) Krasnoyarsk
RC Novokuznetsk Novokuznetsk
Imperia-Dynamo Penza
Universitet Chita Chita
Dynamo-Don (Rostov-na-Donu) Rostov-na-Donu

Stage One East Divisions

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk 00000000
2 RC Novokuznetsk 00000000
3 Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk 00000000
4 RK Siberia 00000000
5 Universitet Chita 00000000
6 Siberian Federal University 00000000
Source: [ citation needed ]

Round One

Round Two

Round 3

Stage One West Division (Group A)

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 VVA Monino 00000000
2 Dynamo-Don 00000000
3 Fili Moscow 00000000
4 RK Maryina 00000000
Source: [ citation needed ]

Round One

Round Two

Stage One West Division (Group B)

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Slava Moscow 00000000
2 Imperia-Dynamo 00000000
3 Spartak-GM Moscow 00000000
4 RK Zelenograd 00000000
Source: [ citation needed ]

Round One

Round Two

Superleague (Final League) Table (Places 1-6)

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 VVA-Podmoskovye Monino 10901374119+25537
2 Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk 10604198255−5728
3 Slava Moscow 10514211226−1526
4 Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk 10505257158+9925
5 RC Novokuznetsk 10415168194−2623
6 Imperia-Dynamo Penza 100010138395−25710
Source: [ citation needed ]

Play-offs

2008 Russian Professional League Play-offs
HomeScoreAway
Semi-Finals (Best of 3 Match Series)
VVA-Podmoskovye Monino 2-1 Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk
Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk 1-2 Slava Moscow
Finals (Best of 3 Match Series)
3rd Place Play-off Final
Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk 0-2 Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk
Championship Final
VVA-Podmoskovye Monino 2-0 Slava Moscow

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