Rugby Union in The Soviet Union - Domestic Competition

Domestic Competition

  • Soviet Championship (rugby)
  • Soviet Cup (rugby)

National champions included teams from the sports clubs of the Moscow Higher Technical School (МВТУ), the Iu. A. Gagarin Air Force Academy (ВВА им. Ю. А. Гагарина; the future VVA-Podmoskovye Monino), and Fili ("Фили").

The two largest and most successful sports clubs were the Central House of the Red Army (the Central Sports Club of the Army, TSSK), and Динамо (Dinamo/Dynamo - the security services).

Between 1961 and 1974, the Soviet team took part in more than 100 international matches.

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