Competitions

• Aviva Premiership   ( 1380 Articles )
  The Aviva Premiership is the premier rugby competition in England.
  
  There are currently twelve clubs (Exeter Chiefs, Gloucester Rugby, Leeds Carnegie, Bath Rugby, Northampton Saints, Leicester Tigers, Sale Sharks,    Newcastle Falcons, London Irish, Saracens, London Wasps and Harlequins) in the Premiership.
  
  The competition has been played since 1987. The current champions are he Leicester Tigers who defeated Saracens in the 2009-10 final at Twickenham.
• Super 14   ( 1287 Articles )
• Magners League   ( 898 Articles )
  The Magners League is the premier rugby competition involving professional sides from Wales, Ireland, Scotland and  the 2010-11 season will see two Italian teams added.
  
  The full team list involved are as follows: Leinster, Ulster, Munster, Connacht, Ospreys, Dragons, Scarlets, Blues, Warriors, Edinburgh, Aironi, Bennetton Treviso.
  
  The 2009-10 champions are The Ospreys from Wales who defeaed Leinster at the RDS, Dublin.
• French Top 14   ( 138 Articles )
• Tri Nations   ( 193 Articles )
  The Tri Nations is a competition contested annually by Australia, New Zealand and South Africa under the SANZAR umbrella.
  
  The 2009 Champions were the South African Springboks, they start the defense of their crown against The New Zealand All Blacks in July 2010.
• 6 Nations   ( 264 Articles )
  

  The Six Nations Championship, is the premier international rugby competition contested in the Northern Hemisphere.
  
  The 6 competiting sides are France, Wales, England, Ireland, Italy and Scotland.
  
  The 2010 champions were France who completed a grand slam.

• Currie Cup   ( 100 Articles )
  The Currie Cup, played in South Africa is one of the oldest domestic rugby union competitions in the world.
  
  We are entering the 71st season of the Currie Cup (Premier Division) .
  
  The reigning champions are the Blue Bulls.
• NPC   ( 156 Articles )
• Heineken Cup   ( 473 Articles )
  

  The Heineken Cup is the premier rugby union competition in Europe.

  The current champions are Toulouse, the compeition features teams from Wales, England, Scotland, England, France, Italy, Spain and Romania.

   

• Sydney Shute Shield Rugby   ( 396 Articles )
  
• North America 4 Rugby   ( 27 Articles )
• Asian 5 Nations   ( 67 Articles )
• Rugby World Cup 2011   ( 44 Articles )
  The Rugby World Cup is the premier international rugby union competition, it started in 1987 in New Zealand and is hosted every 4 years. The event is organised by the International Rugby Board.
  
  The 2011 RWC is to once again be played in New Zealand and South Africa are the reigning champions from the 2007 event in France.
• QLD Trinity Premier Rugby   ( 78 Articles )
• Pacific Nations Rugby Cup   ( 37 Articles )
• Uganda 2008 Guiness Super 8   ( 12 Articles )
• PROVISIONAL KENYA CUP   ( 3 Articles )
• Netherlands Ereklasse   ( 21 Articles )
  The Ereklasse is the highest tier of the national rugby union competition in the Netherlands.
  
  This year (2010/11) will see the following teams compete:
  
  REL, Castricumse RC 1, Rugby Club Hilversum 1,    AAC Rugby 1, Haagse RC 1, Utrechtse RC 1, 't Gooi 1, RC the Dukes 1, RC Eemland 1, LRC DIOK 1
• US Superleague   ( 194 Articles )
• Churchill Cup   ( 96 Articles )
• CAR   ( 8 Articles )
• ENC Division 3D   ( 3 Articles )
• ENC Division 3C   ( 8 Articles )
• ENC Division 3B   ( 3 Articles )
• ENC Division 3A   ( 4 Articles )
• ENC Division 2B   ( 12 Articles )
• ENC Division 2A   ( 15 Articles )
• ENC Division 1   ( 30 Articles )
• FIRA AER   ( 2 Articles )
• International   ( 7 Articles )
• IRB Nations Cup   ( 14 Articles )
• Italian Super 10   ( 13 Articles )
• Pacific Rugby Cup   ( 2 Articles )
• Bamburi Rugby Super Series   ( 22 Articles )
• English Championship   ( 273 Articles )
  The RFU Championship is the second tier of the English professional rugby union structure.
  
  From the 2009-2010 season, the RFU have decided to make the league a fully professional league, reducing its size from 16 clubs down to 12.
  
  Last years champions The Exeter Chiefs will play in the 2010-11 Aviva Premiership. The 12 teams in this years championship are:
  
  Bristol Rugby, Bedford Blues, Plymouth Albion, Rotherham Titans, Moseley, Esher, Worcester, Birmingham & Solihull, Cornish Pirates, Doncaster Knights, Nottingham, London Welsh
• Under 20 Rugby World Cup   ( 190 Articles )
• Russian Cup   ( 2 Articles )
• Russian Pro League   ( 1 Article )
• Brazil Super 8   ( 5 Articles )
  Official Site: www.rugbysuper8.com.br
  Twitter: www.twitter.com/brasilrugby
  Brazil national website: www.brasilrugby.com.br
• Welsh Premiership   ( 3 Articles )
  

  The Principality Welsh Premiership is the main club competition in Wales. Neah are the defending champions.

  The 2010-11 season will be made up of the following teams:

  Aberavon, Bedwas, Cardiff, Carmarthen, Glamorgan Wanderers, Llandovery, Llanelli, Newport, Pontypool, Pontypridd, Swansea, Tonmawr

• German Bundesliga   ( 2 Articles )
  The main domestic rugby competition in Germany.