I liga Rugby

I liga Rugby
Sport Rugby union
Founded 1957
No. of teams 6
Country  Poland
Most recent champion(s) Juvenia Kraków

I liga Rugby is the second tier league for rugby union in Poland. Originally there were two divisions, consisting of 8 teams in the Rugby Ekstraliga and 6 in I liga, however as the sport is growing in popularity and more and more teams are being registered, third division has now been created, the II liga Rugby.

League format

For victory, a team gets four points, two points for a tie and zero for a loss. There is an extra point for a team that loses by 7 points or less, and an extra point for scoring 4 or more tries in a game. In the event of a forfeit, the team unable to play will be docked 1 point and their opponent will be awarded a score of 25-0 and 5 points.

The champions are promoted to the Rugby Ekstraliga, and the last placed team are relegated to the II liga Rugby.

Current Teams

Team Stadium City
Czarni Pruszcz Gdański Chopina 34 Pruszcz Gdański
Skra Warsaw RKS Skra Stadium, Wawelskiej 5 Warszawa
Alfa Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz
Juvenia Kraków Na Błoniach 7 (800) Kraków
Frogs Warszawa Warsaw
KS Budowlani Łódź (Budowlani Łódź Reserves) Łódź

Former teams

Team Stadium City
AZS-AWF Warsaw Obrońców Tobruku 11 (980) Warszawa
RC Kosmaz Koszalin Wańkowicza 8/37 Koszalin
WMPD Rugby Olsztyn Artyleryjskiej 3 Olsztyn

See also

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