Current season, competition or edition: Ekstraliga 2021/2022 | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Founded | 1957 |
Inaugural season | 1957 |
No. of teams | 10 |
Country | Poland |
Most recent champion(s) | Ogniwo Sopot |
Most titles | Azs-Awf Warszawa (16) |
TV partner(s) | TVP |
Relegation to | I Liga |
Rugby Ekstraliga (Polish: Ekstraliga Polska w rugby union) is the premier league for rugby union in Poland.
Polish extra league in rugby union (formerly I Liga, Series A) - the highest level of men's rugby union league games of fifteen-person teams in Poland. The competition takes place cyclically (every season, from autumn to spring) in a circular system as the national championship and is intended for the best Polish rugby clubs. They are organized by the Polish Rugby Union. The winner of the Ekstraliga final is also the Polish champion, and the weakest team is fighting for maintenance with the winner of the 1st league (formerly the 2nd league).
Team | Stadium (Capacity) | City |
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Arka Gdynia | National Rugby Stadium (2,425) | Gdynia |
Budowlani Lublin | Stadium on Krasińskiego 11 | Lublin |
Budowlani Łódź | ŁKS Stadium on Unii Lubelskiej 2 | Łódź |
RC Posnania | Słowiańska 78, 61-664 Poznań, Poland | Poznań |
Lechia Gdańsk | MOSiR Stadium on Grunwaldzka 244 (11,811) | Gdańsk |
Ogniwo Sopot | Stadium on Jana z Kolna 18 (3,000) | Sopot |
Orkan Sochaczew | Stadium on Warszawska 80 (3,000) | Sochaczew |
Juvenia Kraków | Juvenia Stadium on Na Błoniach 7 (800) | Kraków |
Pogoń Siedlce | Stadium on Jana Pawła II 6 (3,500) | Siedlce |
Skra Warsaw | RKS Skra Stadium on Wawelska 5 | Warsaw |
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Budowlani Łódź is a sports club based in Łódź, Poland. The club was founded in 1948. The club participates in many men's and women's sports. They are primarily known as a rugby club but also compete in volleyball, hockey, Judo and wrestling. They compete in the national men's Rugby Ekstraliga and have won it five times. Budowlani translates to English as 'builders', reflecting the club's origins. The club still often host road builders and other construction workers in the accommodation above the clubhouse.
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