Malta Rugby Union National Championship Explained

Malta Rugby Union National Championship
Current Season:2023/2024 Cisk Lager League
Sport:Rugby union
Teams:5
Country:Malta
Related Comps:Mediterranean Bank Cup and Ray Elliot Cup

The Malta Rugby Union National Championship, better known as the Cisk Lager League[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of Rugby Union in Malta. It is sponsored by Cisk Lager and run by the Malta Rugby Football Union. Champions of the previous season play the winner of the Mediterranean Bank Cup, which runs parallel, in the Ray Elliot Cup, which serves a super cup.

The league is played in the Marsa Sports Complex since the clubs do not own stadiums.[7]

Teams

The league consists of five teams:

Former teams include Qormi Wasps, Valletta Lions, and Birkirkara Alligators.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugby - Cisk Lager League. Allied Newspapers. Ltd. Times of Malta.
  2. News: Rugby Cisk Lager Championship: Stompers clash with Kavallieri. Malta Independent. 17 March 2007. 12 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Majestic Kavallieri cruise to Cisk Lager League Championship. MaltaToday.com.mt.
  4. Web site: News Details | Farsons Group. www.farsons.com.
  5. Web site: Rugby | Air Malta. www.airmalta.com.
  6. Web site: Rugby: 5th December Results and Fixtures. 23 December 2015. sportinmalta.com. Gavin. Muscat. 12 July 2020.
  7. News: Stompers Dog it out in Cisk Lager league match. 12 February 2017. MaltaToday.com.mt. Bryan. Corlett. 12 July 2020.

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