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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==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:12em"|Club
! style="width:10em"|Location
! style="width:15em"|Stadium
! style="width:8em"|Capacity
|-
| Alouettes de Champjaune || {{flagicon|Beaulac}} Champjaune || Stade de la Gerlandie || 31,400
|-
| Bretonnia RFC || {{flagicon|Haligonia}} [[Breton]] || Pacific Park || 42,700
|-
| Burnaby Lions || {{flagicon|Konoha}} [[Burnaby]]|| [[Stadium Konueira]] || 60,200
|-
| Clayquot Reds || {{flagicon|Etnier}} [[Clayquot]] || Kanard Park || 32,600
|-
| Hamilton Highlanders || {{flagicon|Noua Cymru}} Hamilton || B.A. Johnston Field || 29,500
|-
| Kirkenes Crusaders || {{flagicon|Noua Cymru}} [[Kirkenes]] || [[Waterfront Dome]] || 71,400
|-
| [[Latrobe Athletic]] || {{flagicon|Etnier}} [[Latrobe]] || [[Macquarie Docklands]] || 55,700
|-
| Mazinaw Stallions || {{flagicon|Conryia}} [[Mazinaw]] || Whalleysbridge || 35,800
|-
| Neorvins Armada || {{flagicon|Neorvins Federal Territory}} [[Neorvins]] || [[Stadium of the Workers]] || 66,300
|-
| Nordiques RFC || {{flagicon|Beaulac}} [[Outineau]] || [[Stade Outineau]] || 81,000
|-
| Redswyth Rebels || {{flagicon|Noua Cymru}} [[Redswyth]] || Millennium Park || 53,500
|-
| Rotor Novonaya || {{flagicon|Lupinissia}} [[Novonaya]] || Griffin Park || 39,200
|-
| Vickery RFC || {{flagicon|Conryia}} [[Vickery]] || Commonwealth Stadium || 41,500
|-
| Wynleth Cambria ||  {{flagicon|Noua Cymru}} Wynleth-an-Glyndwr || Wentonweakes || 37,800
|-
| Union Laneux || {{flagicon|Roites}} 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==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:4em" | Season
! style="width:15em"|Champions
! style="width:15em"|Runners-up
! style="width:15em"|Third place
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 9 || Burnaby Lions || Neorvins Armada || Glen Eira FC
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 10 || Kirkenes Crusaders || Latrobe AFC || Burnaby Lions 
|-
| style="text-align:center" colspan=4 | ''International competitions introduced''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 11 || Nordiques RFC || Mazinaw Stallions || Glen Eira FC
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 12 || Nordiques RFC || Vickery RFC || Kirkenes Crusaders
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 13 || Redswyth Rebels || Kirkenes Crusaders || Latrobe AFC
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 14 || Mazinaw Stallions || Hamilton Highlanders || Neorvins Armada
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 15 || Redswyth Rebels || Wynleth Cambria || Mazinaw Stallions
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 16 || Redswyth Rebels || Nordiques RFC || Latrobe AFC
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 17 || Latrobe AFC || Wynleth Cambria || Redswyth Rebels
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 18 || Mazinaw Stallions || Redswyth Rebels || Latrobe Athletic
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 19 || Latrobe Athletic || Redswyth Rebels || Nordiques RFC
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 20 || Redswyth Rebels || Latrobe Athletic || Nordiques RFC
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 21 || Wynleth Cambria || Latrobe Athletic || Mazinaw Stallions
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 22 || Redswyth Rebels || Wynleth Cambria || Nordiques RFC
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 23 || Nordiques RFC || Wynleth Cambria || Latrobe Athletic
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 24 || Wynleth Cambria || Latrobe Athletic || Mazinaw Stallions
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 25 || Nordiques RFC || Redswyth Rebels || Wynleth Cambria
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 26 || Vickery || Nordiques RFC || Wynleth Cambria
|-
| style="text-align:center" | 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.

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