title: Soviet Championship (rugby union)
text: # Soviet Championship (rugby union)
  
  The Soviet Championship was a rugby union club competition between the domestic teams of the Soviet Union era. It was first contested in 1936, and was last held in 1990.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1936 | Dynamo Moscow | VTsIK School Moscow | Technical Gorky |
  | 1938 | Dynamo Moscow | Spartak Moscow | Lokomotiv Moscow |
  | 1939 | Dynamo Moscow | Spartak Moscow | Burevestnik Moscow |
  | 1966 | MVTU | Dynamo Tbilisi | Dynamo Moscow |
  | 1968 | MVTU | Dynamo Moscow | Lokomotiv Tbilisi |
  | 1969 | VVA | Fili Moscow | MAI Moscow |
  | 1970 | Fili Moscow | MAI Moscow | VVA |
  | 1971 | VVA | MAI Moscow | Burevestnik Leningrad |
  | 1972 | Fili Moscow | VVA | Lokomotiv Tbilisi |
  | 1973 | Fili Moscow | Burevestnik Leningrad | VVA |
  | 1974 | Fili Moscow | KIIGA Kiev | VVA |
  | 1975 | Fili Moscow | KIIGA Kiev | RC Lokomotiv Moscow |
  | 1976 | VVA | Slava Moscow | KIIGA Kiev |
  | 1977 | VVA | Slava Moscow | Fili Moscow |
  | 1978 | Aviator Kiev | Fili Moscow | Lokomotiv Tbilisi |
  | 1979 | Slava Moscow | Fili Moscow | VVA |
  | 1980 | VVA | RC Lokomotiv Moscow | Slava Moscow |
  | 1981 | VVA | Aviator Kiev | Lokomotiv Tbilisi |
  | 1982 | Slava Moscow | VVA | Aviator Kiev |
  | 1983 | RC Lokomotiv Moscow | Fili Moscow | Slava Moscow |
  | 1984 | VVA | RC AIA Kutaisi | Aviator Kiev |
  | 1985 | VVA | Slava Moscow | RC AIA Kutaisi |
  | 1986 | VVA | Slava Moscow | Fili Moscow |
  | 1987 | RC AIA Kutaisi | VVA | Aviator Kiev |
  | 1988 | RC AIA Kutaisi | Krasny Yar | SKA Alma-Ata |
  | 1989 | RC AIA Kutaisi | VVA | Krasny Yar |
  | 1990 | Krasny Yar | VVA | Aviator Kiev |
  | 1991 | Krasny Yar | SKA Alma-Ata | VVA |
  
  ## Results by republic
  
  | Republic | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total top 3 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Russian SFSR | 26 | 24 | 19 | 63 |
  | Georgian SSR | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
  | Ukrainian SSR | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
  | Kazakh SSR | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  