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.

Teams

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Alouettes de Champjaune	Champjaune	Stade de la Gerlandie	31,400
Bretonnia RFC	Breton	Pacific Park	42,700
Burnaby Lions	Burnaby	Stadium Konueira	60,200
Clayquot Reds	Clayquot	Kanard Park	32,600
Hamilton Highlanders	Hamilton	B.A. Johnston Field	29,500
Kirkenes Crusaders	Kirkenes	Waterfront Dome	71,400
Latrobe Athletic	Latrobe	Macquarie Docklands	55,700
Mazinaw Stallions	Mazinaw	Whalleysbridge	35,800
Neorvins Armada	Neorvins	Stadium of the Workers	66,300
Nordiques RFC	Outineau	Stade Outineau	81,000
Redswyth Rebels	Redswyth	Millennium Park	53,500
Rotor Novonaya	Novonaya	Griffin Park	39,200
Vickery RFC	Vickery	Commonwealth Stadium	41,500
Wynleth Cambria	Wynleth-an-Glyndwr	Wentonweakes	37,800
Union Laneux	Laneux	Parc Etéveneaux	31,550

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)

Recent seasons

Season	Champions	Runners-up	Third place
9	Burnaby Lions	Neorvins Armada	Glen Eira FC
10	Kirkenes Crusaders	Latrobe AFC	Burnaby Lions
International competitions introduced
11	Nordiques RFC	Mazinaw Stallions	Glen Eira FC
12	Nordiques RFC	Vickery RFC	Kirkenes Crusaders
13	Redswyth Rebels	Kirkenes Crusaders	Latrobe AFC
14	Mazinaw Stallions	Hamilton Highlanders	Neorvins Armada
15	Redswyth Rebels	Wynleth Cambria	Mazinaw Stallions
16	Redswyth Rebels	Nordiques RFC	Latrobe AFC
17	Latrobe AFC	Wynleth Cambria	Redswyth Rebels
18	Mazinaw Stallions	Redswyth Rebels	Latrobe Athletic
19	Latrobe Athletic	Redswyth Rebels	Nordiques RFC
20	Redswyth Rebels	Latrobe Athletic	Nordiques RFC
21	Wynleth Cambria	Latrobe Athletic	Mazinaw Stallions
22	Redswyth Rebels	Wynleth Cambria	Nordiques RFC
23	Nordiques RFC	Wynleth Cambria	Latrobe Athletic
24	Wynleth Cambria	Latrobe Athletic	Mazinaw Stallions
25	Nordiques RFC	Redswyth Rebels	Wynleth Cambria
26	Vickery	Nordiques RFC	Wynleth Cambria
27	Latrobe Athletic	Wynleth Cambria	Bretonnia

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.