Soviet Championship (rugby union)

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Template:Use dmy The Soviet Championship was a rugby union club competition between the domestic teams of the Soviet Union era. It was first contested in 1936, and was last held in 1990.[1]

History

Historically rugby union had been banned in the Russian Empire due to Tsarist authorities thinking it liable to cause a riot. When the Soviet Union was established, rugby was encouraged within Soviet educational institutions. The growth led to the creation of the Rugby Federation of the USSR in 1936 with the Soviet Championship being established in the same year.[1] Despite interruption as a result of the Second World War, the Soviet Championship resumed until 1949 when the Soviet Union politburo ruled that rugby was: "a game not relevant to the principles of the Soviet people" and banned it.[1] It was unbanned in 1957 with a game between the Welsh club Llanelli RFC and Romanian club Grivita Rosa. The Soviet Championship resumed in 1966 following an increase in sports participation following Joseph Stalin's death.[2]

In the 1970s, 20 teams were playing in the Soviet Championship, with a growing popularity within Siberia.[3] Originally, the Soviet Championship was dominated by teams from the Russian Soviet Socialist Republic.[4] By the 1980s, clubs from the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic became the stronger region in the Soviet Championship until its dissolution.[5] Despite rugby union officially being strictly amateur, in the Soviet Championship, a number of clubs paid players professionally by giving them paper jobs with Soviet companies while playing rugby. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, four former Soviet Championship clubs went out of business due to a lack of funding as state sports sponsor money was prioritised for Olympic sports.[6]

Results

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Year Gold Silver Bronze
1936 Template:Flagicon Dynamo Moscow Template:Flagicon VTsIK School Moscow Template:Flagicon Technical Gorky
1938 Template:Flagicon Dynamo Moscow Template:Flagicon Spartak Moscow Template:Flagicon Lokomotiv Moscow
1939 Template:Flagicon Dynamo Moscow Template:Flagicon Spartak Moscow Template:Flagicon Burevestnik Moscow
1966 Template:Flagicon MVTU Template:Flagicon Dynamo Tbilisi Template:Flagicon Dynamo Moscow
1968 Template:Flagicon MVTU Template:Flagicon Dynamo Moscow Template:Flagicon Lokomotiv Tbilisi
1969 Template:Flagicon VVA Template:Flagicon Fili Moscow Template:Flagicon MAI Moscow
1970 Template:Flagicon Fili Moscow Template:Flagicon MAI Moscow Template:Flagicon VVA
1971 Template:Flagicon VVA Template:Flagicon MAI Moscow Template:Flagicon Burevestnik Leningrad
1972 Template:Flagicon Fili Moscow Template:Flagicon VVA Template:Flagicon Lokomotiv Tbilisi
1973 Template:Flagicon Fili Moscow Template:Flagicon Burevestnik Leningrad Template:Flagicon VVA
1974 Template:Flagicon Fili Moscow Template:Flagicon KIIGA Kiev Template:Flagicon VVA
1975 Template:Flagicon Fili Moscow Template:Flagicon KIIGA Kiev Template:Flagicon RC Lokomotiv Moscow
1976 Template:Flagicon VVA Template:Flagicon Slava Moscow Template:Flagicon KIIGA Kiev
1977 Template:Flagicon VVA Template:Flagicon Slava Moscow Template:Flagicon Fili Moscow
1978 Template:Flagicon Aviator Kiev Template:Flagicon Fili Moscow Template:Flagicon Lokomotiv Tbilisi
1979 Template:Flagicon Slava Moscow Template:Flagicon Fili Moscow Template:Flagicon VVA
1980 Template:Flagicon VVA Template:Flagicon RC Lokomotiv Moscow Template:Flagicon Slava Moscow
1981 Template:Flagicon VVA Template:Flagicon Aviator Kiev Template:Flagicon Lokomotiv Tbilisi
1982 Template:Flagicon Slava Moscow Template:Flagicon VVA Template:Flagicon Aviator Kiev
1983 Template:Flagicon RC Lokomotiv Moscow Template:Flagicon Fili Moscow Template:Flagicon Slava Moscow
1984 Template:Flagicon VVA Template:Flagicon RC AIA Kutaisi Template:Flagicon Aviator Kiev
1985 Template:Flagicon VVA Template:Flagicon Slava Moscow Template:Flagicon RC AIA Kutaisi
1986 Template:Flagicon VVA Template:Flagicon Slava Moscow Template:Flagicon Fili Moscow
1987 Template:Flagicon RC AIA Kutaisi Template:Flagicon VVA Template:Flagicon Aviator Kiev
1988 Template:Flagicon RC AIA Kutaisi Template:Flagicon Krasny Yar Template:Flagicon SKA Alma-Ata
1989 Template:Flagicon RC AIA Kutaisi Template:Flagicon VVA Template:Flagicon Krasny Yar
1990 Template:Flagicon Krasny Yar Template:Flagicon VVA Template:Flagicon Aviator Kiev
1991 Template:Flagicon Krasny Yar Template:Flagicon SKA Alma-Ata Template:Flagicon VVA

Results by republic

Republic Gold Silver Bronze Total top 3
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References

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See also

External links

Template:Rugby union in the Soviet Union Template:Top sport leagues in the Soviet Union

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