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Norway Rugby Championship
SportRugby union
Instituted1994
Number of teams6
Country Norway
HoldersStavanger Rugbyklubb (2014)

The Norway Rugby Championship (Norwegian: Norgesmesterskap i rugby) is the highest tier of domestic club rugby union competition in Norway. It is operated by the Norwegian Rugby Union (Norges Rugbyforbund)

History

The competition was first contested in 1994.

Current clubs

Club Titles
Bergen Rugbyklubb 8
Oslo Rugbyklubb 7
Stavanger Rugbyklubb 2
Blindern Rugbyklubb 0
Tønsberg Rugbyklubb 0
NTNUI 0

Format

Six teams take part and each team plays six matches (one match against each team and the finals day) which then leads to play-offs and a final and placing matches.[1] The season runs from May through October of the same year.

Final results

Year Champion Score Runner-up Place
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999 Bergen Rugbyklubb
2000 Stavanger Rugbyklubb
2001 Bergen Rugbyklubb
2002 Oslo Rugbyklubb 15-6 Bergen Rugbyklubb
2003 Oslo Rugbyklubb 5-3 Bergen Rugbyklubb
2004 Bergen Rugbyklubb 14-11 Oslo Rugbyklubb
2005 Bergen Rugbyklubb 18-7 Oslo Rugbyklubb
2006 Bergen Rugbyklubb 23-3 East Coast Barbarians
2007 Oslo Rugbyklubb
2008 Oslo Rugbyklubb 20-13 Bergen Rugbyklubb
2009 Bergen Rugbyklubb 32-24 Stavanger Rugbyklubb
2010 Oslo Rugbyklubb 21-5 Bergen Rugbyklubb Fana Stadion, Bergen
2011 Oslo Rugbyklubb 6-5 Bergen Rugbyklubb
2012 Oslo Rugbyklubb 31-5 Bergen Rugbyklubb
2013 Bergen Rugbyklubb 17-9 Oslo Rugbyklubb Bislett Stadion, Oslo
2014 Stavanger Rugbyklubb 26-12 Oslo Rugbyklubb Fana Stadion, Bergen
2015 Stavanger

References

  1. ^ NRF Calendar
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