Russian Championship XVII


The Russian Championship XVII was the seventeenth season of the Russian Championship league, the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional clubs in Russia, taking place in 2007. Eight teams from across Russia took part in the competition. The league is governed by the Russian Rugby League Federation.

Format

Round Robin Stage

Teams play each other once at home, and then once away.

Play-Off Stage

The teams finishing 1st and 2nd during the Round Robin Stage, play until they earn two victories for the 1st place. Also the teams finishing 3rd and 4th during the Round Stage, play until they earn two victories for the 3rd place.

Teams

Round 1: :

Arrows – Neva St.Petersburg 30–0

Vereya – Crystal 108–0

Empire – Cosmos 64–6
Round 2: :

Locomotive – Arrows 40–10

Cosmos – Energy 25–30

Crystal – Empire 24–46

Neva St.Petersburg – Vereya 0–78
Round 3: :

Empire – Neva St.Petersburg 64–2

Energy – Crystal 30–0

Vereya – Locomotive 17–32
Round 4: :

Arrows – Vereya 12–12

Empire – Locomotive 6–56

Neva St.Petersburg – Energy 32–40
Round 5: :

Empire – Arrows 22–14

Energy – Locomotive 12–54

Cosmos – Crystal 56–18
Round 6: :

Neva St.Petersburg – Cosmos 30–6

Arrows – Energy 24–20

Vereya – Empire 36–2
Round 7: :

Energy – Vereya 10–64

Cosmos – Locomotive 3–104

Crystal – Neva St.Petersburg 68–18
Round 8: :

Crystal – Arrows 0–30

Cosmos – Vereya 1–112

Neva St.Petersburg – Locomotive 6–40
Round 9: :

Empire – Energy 32–14

Locomotive – Crystal 58–4

Arrows – Cosmos 60–16
Round 10: :

Neva St.Petersburg – Arrows 4–52

Crystal – Vereya 10–74

Cosmos – Empire 17– 59
Round 11: :

Arrows – Locomotive 4–24

Vereya – Neva St.Petersburg 84–12

Energy – Cosmos 46–6

Empire – Crystal 30–0
Round 12: :

Locomotive – Vereya 40–6

Neva St.Petersburg – Empire 6–76

Crystal – Energy 0–30
Round 13: :

Vereya – Arrows 56–12

Locomotive – Empire 72–20

Energy – Neva St.Petersburg 124–4
Round 14: :

Locomotive – Energy 108–5

Arrows – Empire 14–15

Crystal – Cosmos 54–8
Round 15: :

Empire – Vereya 23–40

Cosmos – Neva St.Petersburg 52–10

Energy – Arrows 12–36
Round 16: :

Locomotive – Cosmos 98–3

Vereya – Energy 74–5

Neva St.Petersburg – Crystal 22–34
Round 17: :

Locomotive – Neva St.Petersburg 30–0

Vereya – Cosmos 112–4

Arrows – Crystal 30–0
Round 18: :

Energy – Empire 14–26

Crystal – Locomotive 0–64

Cosmos – Arrows 23–40

Table

Points System

3 Points – Win

2 Points – Draw

1 Point – Loss

0 Points – Forfeit

Play-Off Results

Week One
Matches played on 29 September.
Lokomotive Moscow 58–14 Vereya

Empire Penza 21–16 Kazan Arrows
Week Two
Matches played on 4 October.
Vereya 6–26 Lokomotive Moscow

Kazan Arrows 18–17 Empire Penza
Week Three
Matches played on 9 October.
Empire Penza 28–24 Kazan Arrows

Table

TeamWDLPFPAPD
1Lokomotiv Moscow2008420+64
2Vereya0022084-64
3Empire Penza2016658+08
4Kazan Arrows1025866-08