Continental Club Rugby League
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| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Inaugural season | 2020 (Planned) 2021 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Nations |  Russia Romania Germany |
| Related competitions | |
The Continental Club Rugby League is an annual European rugby union competition organised by the Russian Rugby Federation (RRF). It is the third-tier competition for European clubs behind the European Rugby Challenge Cup and the European Rugby Champions Cup.
This competition was created in 2019 after the European Rugby Continental Shield folded just six seasons upon its formation as the qualifying competition for the entry of tier two country teams outside the Premiership Rugby, Top 14 and the Pro14 into the European Rugby Challenge Cup.
The Continental Club Rugby League is planned to be contested between 8 teams; 4 of the best teams from Russia's Rugby Premier League, 3 of the best teams from Romania's SuperLiga and the champions of Germany's Rugby-Bundesliga.
The first and only season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teams
(not on map)
| Rugby Premiership | SuperLiga | Rugby-Bundesliga |
|---|---|---|
| Russia |
Romania |
Germany |
Team details
Below is the list of coaches, captains and stadiums for each team.
| Team | Coach | Captain | Stadium | Capacity | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 Frankfurt |
 Karl Savimaki |
Chris Howells |
Sportanlage an der Feldgerichtstrasse | 5,000 | Rugby-Bundesliga (1st) |
| Baia Mare |
Eugen Apjok |
Marius Dănilă |
Stadionul Lascăr Ghineţ | 1,000 | SuperLiga (1st) |
| Dinamo |
Cosmin Rațiu |
Tudorel Bratu |
Stadionul Florea Dumitrache | 1,500 | SuperLiga (6th) |
| Enisey-STM |
Alexander Pervukhin |
 Uldis Saulite |
Avangard Stadium Central Stadium |
2,643 15,000 |
Rugby Premier League (1st) |
| Krasny Yar |
 Josh Taumalolo |
Yuri Kushnarev |
Krasny Yar Stadium Central Stadium |
3,600 15,000 |
Rugby Premier League (2nd) |
| Slava Moscow |
 Andre Treadou |
Nikita Medkov |
Slava Stadium | 2,500 | Rugby Premier League (3rd) |
| Steaua |
Dănuț Dumbravă |
Viorel Lucaci |
Stadionul Steaua II | 3,000 | SuperLiga (2nd) |
| VVA Podmoskovye |
Pavel Baranovsky |
Sergey Trishin |
Gagarin Air Force Academy stadium | 5,000 | Rugby Premier League (4th) |
