Romanian Rugby Championship

The Romanian Rugby Championship is the main domestic competition for rugby union clubs in Romania. The current champions are Dinamo Bucureşti.

Stadiul Roman and seventeen other teams were formed in Bucharest from 1913 onwards. The championship has been contested on an annual basis since 1914. The first team outside Bucharest was formed at an aircraft factory in Braşov in 1939.

In 1995, Farul Constanţa represented Romania in the Heineken Cup since then no Romanian team has taken part. Romanian championship teams have taken part in the European Challenge Cup in 1996/7, 1997/8, 1998/9, 1999/2000, 2001/2, 2002/3. Since then Romania has been represented by Bucureşti Rugby which is drawn from the domestic Romanian leagues.

Teams

Divizia Nationala 2005-2006 (final rankings)
* 1. Steaua Bucharest
* 2. Contor Zenner Arad
* 3. Dinamo Bucharest
* 4. REMIN Baia Mare
* 5. U Cluj
* 6. Farul Constanta
* 7. Rulmentul Barlad
* 9. Poli Iasi
* 10. Bucovina Suceava

Results

* 1914 - TCR Bucureşti * 1915 - TCR Bucureşti * 1916 - TCR Bucureşti * 1917 - * 1918 - * 1919 - AP Stadiul Român Bucureşti * 1920 - SSEF Bucureşti * 1921 - TCR Bucureşti * 1922 - TCR Bucureşti * 1923 - TCR Bucureşti * 1924 - AP Stadiul Român Bucureşti * 1925 - CS Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti * 1926 - AP Stadiul Român Bucureşti * 1927 - TCR Bucureşti * 1928 - AP Stadiul Român Bucureşti * 1929 - CS Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti * 1930 - AP Stadiul Român Bucureşti * 1931 - AP Stadiul Român Bucureşti * 1932 - CS Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti * 1933 - PTT Bucureşti * 1934 - PTT Bucureşti * 1935 - CS Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti * 1936 - TCR Bucureşti * 1937 - * 1938 - TCR Bucureşti * 1939 - CS Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti * 1940 - TCR Bucureşti * 1941 - CS Viforul Dacia Bucureşti * 1942 - TCR Bucureşti * 1943 - CS Viforul Dacia Bucureşti * 1944 - CS Viforul Dacia Bucureşti * 1945 - CS Viforul Dacia Bucureşti

* 1946 - CS Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti * 1947 - AP Stadiul Român Bucureşti * 1947/8 - CS Universitatea Bucureşti * 1948 - CFR Bucureşt * 1949 - CSCA Bucureşti * 1950 - Locomotiva CFR Bucureşti * 1951 - CS Dinamo Bucureşti * 1952 - CS Dinamo Bucureşti * 1953 - CCA Bucureşti * 1954 - CCA Bucureşti * 1955 - CFR Griviţa Roşie Bucureşti * 1956 - CS Dinamo Bucureşti * 1957 - CFR Griviţa Roşie Bucureşti * 1958 - CFR Griviţa Roşie Bucureşti * 1959 - CFR Griviţa Roşie Bucureşti * 1960 - CFR Griviţa Roşie Bucureşti * 1961 - CCA Bucureşti * 1962 - CFR Griviţa Roşie Bucureşti * 1963 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti * 1964 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti * 1965 - CS Dinamo Bucureşti * 1966 - CFR Griviţa Roşie Bucureşti * 1967 - CFR Griviţa Roşie Bucureşti * 1968 - * 1969 - CS Dinamo Bucureşti * 1970 - CFR Griviţa Roşie Bucureşti * 1971 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti * 1972 - CS Universitatea Timişoara] * 1973 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti * 1974 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti * 1975 - CS Farul Constanţa * 1976 - CS Farul Constanţa

* 1977 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti * 1978 - CS Farul Constanţa * 1979 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti * 1980 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti * 1981 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti * 1982 - CS Dinamo Bucureşti * 1983 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti * 1984 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti * 1985 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti * 1986 - CS Farul Constanţa * 1987 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti * 1988 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti * 1989 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti * 1990 - CS Ştiinţa Remin Baia Mare * 1991 - CS Dinamo Bucureşti * 1992 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti * 1993 - RC Griviţa Roşie Bucureşti * 1994 - CS Dinamo Bucureşti * 1995 - CS RC Farul Constanţa * 1996 - CS Dinamo Bucureşti * 1997 - CS RC Farul Constanţa * 1998 - CS Dinamo Bucureşti * 1999 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti * 2000 - CS Dinamo Bucureşti * 2001 - CS Dinamo Bucureşti * 2002 - CS Dinamo Bucureşti * 2003 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti * 2004 - CS Dinamo Bucureşti * 2005 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti * 2006 - CSA Steaua Bucureşti * 2007 - CS Dinamo Bucureşti

Most championships

# CSA Steaua Bucureşti (CCA, CSCA)
24 Titles : 1949, 1953, 1954, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979-1981, 1983-1985, 1987-1989, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006
# CS Dinamo Bucureşti
15 Titles : 1951, 1952, 1956, 1965, 1969, 1982, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000-2002, 2004, 2007
# RC Griviţa Roşie Bucureşti (CFR Griviţa Roşie, Locomotiva CFR, CFR)
12 Titles : 1948, 1950, 1955, 1957-1960, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1993
#Tenis Club Român Bucureşti
11 Titles : 1914-1916, 1921-1923, 1927, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1942
# CS Sportul Studenţesc Bucureşti (Universitatea)
7 Titles : 1925, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1939, 1946, 1947/48
# AP Stadiul Român Bucureşti
7 Titles : 1919, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1947
# CS RC Farul Constanţa
6 Titles : 1975, 1976, 1978, 1986, 1995, 1997
# CS Viforul Dacia Bucureşti
4 Titles : 1941, 1943-1945
# Poşta Telegraf Telefon Bucureşti
2 Titles : 1933, 1934
# CS Ştiinţa Remin Baia Mare
1 Title : 1990
# CS Universitatea Timişoara
1 Title : 1972
# Societatea Sportivă de Educaţie Fizică Bucureşti
1 Title : 1920

ee also

* Rugby union in Romania

External links

* [http://www.frr.ro/ Fédération Roumaine de Rugby]
* [http://www.rugby.ro/ Romanian Rugby]