Regional Rugby Championship

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Regional Rugby Championship
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Rugby football current event.svg 2022 Regional Rugby Championship
Sport Rugby union
Instituted2007
Number of teams6
Nations Flag of Serbia.svg Flag of Croatia.svg Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg Flag of Montenegro.svg Flag of Hungary.svg
Holders Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg RK Čelik
Most titles Flag of Croatia.svg RK Nada Split (9 titles)
Website Official site

The Regional Rugby Championship is an annual rugby union competition involving sides from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. This was a successor to the Interliga between clubs from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia which started in 2004/2005. In the past the Championship has also featured teams from Austria and Bulgaria, and invitations to teams from Greece. Currently six teams qualify each season, based on their performance in national championships. The first season in 2007/2008 had 11 teams. The 2019/2020 season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Teams

TeamStadiumCapacityMost Recent Season
Flag of Austria.svg Rugby Club Donau Wien Rugby Donau Park 2015/2016
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg RK Čelik Zenica Stadion Kamberovica polje 5,0002019/2020
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg RK Rudar Zenica Stadion Kamberovica polje 5,0002012/2013
Flag of Bulgaria.svg RC Valiacite 2008/2009
Flag of Croatia.svg RT Dalmacija 2019/2020
Flag of Croatia.svg RK Makarska Rivijera 2007/2008
Flag of Croatia.svg HARK Mladost Stadion Krtičnjak 5002019/2020
Flag of Croatia.svg RK Nada Split Stadion Stari plac 5,0002019/2020
Flag of Croatia.svg RK Zagreb Stadion Rudeš 5002013/2014
Flag of Croatia.svg Zagrebački Ragbi Savez (Zagreb Federation)2019/2020
Flag of Greece.svg Athens RFC 2011/2012 Forfeited all games
Flag of Hungary.svg Battai Bulldogok RK Százhalombatta2012/2013
Flag of Hungary.svg Esztergomi Vitézek Rugby SE 2013/2014
Flag of Hungary.svg Kecskeméti Atlétika és Rugby Club 2013/2014
Flag of Hungary.svg Magyarok RC (Hungarian Federation)2014/2015
Flag of Montenegro.svg Ragbi Klub Arsenal Porto Montenegro Stadion FK Arsenal 1,0002014/2015
Flag of Serbia.svg BRK Crvena Zvezda Belgrade Stadion Ada Ciganlija 1,0002013/2014
Flag of Serbia.svg Kraljevski Beogradski Ragbi Klub (KBRK) 2011/2012 Was BRK at that time
Flag of Serbia.svg Rugby Club Partizan Belgrade Stadion Vojna Gimnazija 3,0002011/2012
Flag of Serbia.svg Rugby Club Rad Mozzart Belgrade (RK Pobednik) Stadion Kralj Petar I 5,0002016/2017
Flag of Serbia.svg Sportex Rugby Belgrade (Belgrade Region) Stadion Ada Ciganlija 2015/2016
Flag of Serbia.svg RK Dorćol 2007/2008
Flag of Slovenia.svg RFC Bežigrad Ljubljana 2011/2012
Flag of Slovenia.svg RK Ljubljana 1,0002019/2020
Flag of Slovenia.svg RK Olimpija 2008/2009

Past winners

Regional Rugby Championship
SeasonWinnerRunner-up
2007–08 Flag of Croatia.svg RK Nada Split Flag of Serbia.svg RK Pobednik
2008–09 Flag of Croatia.svg RK Nada Split Flag of Serbia.svg RK Pobednik
2009–10 Flag of Croatia.svg RK Nada Split Flag of Hungary.svg Esztergomi Vitézek Rugby SE
2010–11 Flag of Croatia.svg RK Nada Split Flag of Serbia.svg RK Pobednik
2011–12 Flag of Croatia.svg RK Nada Split Flag of Serbia.svg RK Pobednik
2012–13 Flag of Croatia.svg RK Nada Split Flag of Croatia.svg RK Zagreb
2013–14 Flag of Croatia.svg RK Nada Split Flag of Croatia.svg HARK Mladost
2014–15 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg RK Čelik Zenica Flag of Croatia.svg RK Nada Split
2015–16 Flag of Slovenia.svg RK Ljubljana Flag of Croatia.svg RT Dalmacija
2016–17 Flag of Croatia.svg RK Nada Split Flag of Croatia.svg RT Dalmacija
2017–18 Flag of Croatia.svg RK Nada Split Flag of Croatia.svg RT Dalmacija
2018–19 Flag of Croatia.svg Zagrebački Ragbi Savez Flag of Croatia.svg RT Dalmacija

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