The Rugby Commonwealth Championship is an sporting event that sees members of the Belkan Commonwealth sending their best athletes to compete against teams from other commonwealth members in a game of rugby. The first game was held in 1879 in Vasiligrad, the Cultural Capital of Belka. The first championship had the highest amount of viewership out of all the commonwealth championships, which was three million people.
History[]
1879 Championship[]
In the first championship, the members that sent rugby teams were, Belka (of course), Egypt, Ethiopia, Kanem, Gabon, Zaire, Maghreb. Austria and Czechia were excluded due to internal problems and threat of terrorism.
First Round: Egypt defeats Kanem Ethiopia defeats Gabon Maghreb defeats Zaire Belka gets a buy
Second Round: Egypt defeats Maghreb Belka defeats Ethiopia'’'
Final: Belka and Egypt initially die but Belka wins in overtime
Third place Round: Maghreb defeats Ethiopia in upset
The overall championship ended in an overall belkan victory, but Egypt won the most games.
1904 Games[]
The first rugby commonwealth game to be held in almost 20 years takes place in Alexandria. This time Austria and Czechia are included.
Results[]
Tournaments[]
Year | Host(s) | Final | Bronze Final | Number of teams | |||||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
1879 | Vasiligrad![]() |
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15–12 (aet) |
22–21 | 7 | ||||||
1880 | Belgrad![]() |
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12–6 | ![]() |
20-17 | 10 | |||||
1881 | Cairo |
34-17 | ![]() |
21-18 (aet) |
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1882 | Zadar![]() |
24-18 | ![]() |
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15-7 | ![]() |
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1883 | Addis Ababa |
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20-18 | 35-9 | ![]() |
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1884 | Adrianograd![]() |
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8-7 (aet) |
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22-13 | ||||||
1885 | Thessograd![]() |
9-6 (aet) |
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34-18 | |||||||
1886 | Alexandria |
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15–12 | 22–21 | |||||||
1887 | Tunis |
20-9 | ![]() |
22–21 | |||||||
1888 | Belgrad![]() |
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29-21 | 34-10 | |||||||
1889 | Burgas![]() |
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12-9 | 34-10 | |||||||
1890 | Vienna![]() |
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8-6 (aet) |
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15-9 | |||||
1891 | Prague![]() |
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18-6 | ![]() |
13-7 | ||||||
1892 | Vasiligrad![]() |
40-22 | ![]() |
9-7 (aet) |
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1893 | Attina![]() |
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19-18 (aet) |
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24-9 | ![]() |
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1894 | Axum |
13-12 (aet) |
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34-13 | |||||||
1895 | Giza |
19-9 | ![]() |
22–6 | ![]() |
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1896 | Belgrad![]() |
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35-6 | 12-6 | |||||||
1897 | Graz![]() |
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15–9 | ![]() |
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24-10 | |||||
1898 | Tripoli |
34-9 | 23-21 | ![]() |
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1899 | Targoviste![]() |
30-26 | ![]() |
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23-18 | ||||||
1900 | Maynila![]() |
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40-26 | ![]() |
23-19 | ![]() |
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1901 | Vasiligrad![]() |
15–13 (aet) |
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22–16 | ![]() |
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1902 | Brno![]() |
31-27 | ![]() |
34-24 | ![]() |
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1903 | Gondar |
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22-16 | ![]() |
31-19 | ||||||
1904 | Algiers |
16-9 | 34-8 | ![]() |
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1905 | Alexandria |
39-20 | ![]() |
40-7 |
Team Records[]
Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third | Fourth |
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12 (1879, 1880, 1883, 1886, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1893, 1896, 1900, 1903) | 4 (1881, 1882, 1885, 1897, 1901) | 4 (1887, 1891, 1894, 1905) | 4 (1892, 1895, 1898, 1902) |
6 (1882, 1885, 1892, 1894, 1895, 1901) | 6 (1880, 1883, 1887, 1891, 1896, 1903, 1905) | 2 (1881, 1904) | 3 (1879, 1886, 1889, 1897) | |
4 (1881, 1898, 1902, 1905) | 5 (1879, 1886, 1892, 1894, 1904) | 4 (1884, 1885, 1888, 1895) | 3 (1890, 1899, 1903) |
Footnotes[]
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