The 2008 Russian Professional Rugby League Season was the fourth season of the new Russian Professional Rugby League. The season saw a huge expansion of the competition with the entrance of 14 teams into the preliminary group stage of the championship. VVA Monino were the eventual champions.
Format
This season saw the introduction of an initial group stage whereby the championship was divided into two Divisions, the Eastern Division consisting of six teams, and the Western Division consisting of eight, with the West Division further subdivided into two groups of four. At the end of the group stage the top six sides formed a super-group that then featured a home and away stage between these six sides.
The play-offs again featured a best of three semi final stage with the top side playing against the four side, whilst two versed three. The final itself was a best of three if required, though the surprise finalists Slava Moscow were defeated by VVA Monino 2-0.
Teams
Club CityVVA MoninoMoninoSlava MoscowMoscowFili MoscowMoscowRK Zelenograd (Moscow) MoscowSpartak GMMoscowRK Maryina (Moscow) MoscowYenisey-STMKrasnoyarskKrasny YarKrasnoyarskRK Siberia (Krasnoyarsk) KrasnoyarskSiberian Federal University (Krasnoyarsk) KrasnoyarskRC NovokuznetskNovokuznetskImperia-DynamoPenzaUniversitet Chita ChitaDynamo-Don (Rostov-na-Donu) Rostov-na-Donu
Stage One East Divisions
Round One
Round Two
Round 3
Stage One West Division (Group A)
Round One
Round Two
Stage One West Division (Group B)
Round One
Round Two
Superleague (Final League) Table (Places 1-6)
Play-offs 2008 Russian Professional League Play-offsHomeScoreAwaySemi-Finals (Best of 3 Match Series)VVA-Podmoskovye Monino2-1Yenisey-STM KrasnoyarskKrasny Yar Krasnoyarsk1-2Slava MoscowFinals (Best of 3 Match Series)3rd Place Play-off FinalKrasny Yar Krasnoyarsk0-2Yenisey-STM KrasnoyarskChampionship FinalVVA-Podmoskovye Monino2-0Slava Moscow