Rugby Superleague

The Rugby Superleague (French: Superligue de rugby) is the highest level of professional rugby union in Kelssek. The competition is governed by the Kelssek Rugby Federation. Each team plays against each other once at home and away per season, with the team at the top of the table being awarded the league championship. The Superleague is the second most-watched sports competition in Kelssek, after the Kelssek Hockey League.

The champions and runners-up represent Kelssek in the Rugby Union Challenge Trophy, rugby's main international club competition. As one-time runners-up, Latrobe Athletic are the most successful Kelssek team in this competition.

Rivalries
The Revolutionaries Cup, Merandin Trophy, and the People's Cup are the three pre-existing challenge trophies from the amateur era which were originally contested between the city champions of the respective cities now represented by professional teams. The trophies continue to be awarded according to the aggregate score of the two Superleague matches between the teams.


 * Clayquot Reds vs. Latrobe AFC (People's Cup)
 * Neorvins Armada vs. Nordiques RFC (Revolutionaries Cup)
 * Hamilton Highlanders vs. Kirkenes Crusaders (The Iron Derby)
 * Alouettes de Champjaune vs. Nordiques RFC (Derby beaulacois)
 * Kirkenes Crusaders vs. Wynleth Cambria ("Dance of Dragons")
 * Burnaby Lions vs. Mazinaw Stallions (Merandin Trophy)

Media coverage
All Rugby Superleague matches are televised live within Kelssek, and its average viewership is 1.6 million per match. The Superleague is shown on broadcast networks UTV and KBC, and cable network NSN. The national rights to Superleague coverage are held by UTV network, which broadcasts one live match nationwide on Saturday afternoon and two on Sunday evenings. One match not claimed by UTV may then be scheduled on Friday night for the KBC's national broadcast. Remaining matches are shown on NSN on a regional basis. Streaming follows the television rightsholder; in addition the Superleague operates its own pay-to-stream service for viewers outside Kelssek.