Scottish League Championship

For the earlier rugby union League Championship from 1865 - 1973, see Scottish Unofficial Championship. For the second-tier football league, see Scottish Championship. For the champions of the Scottish top football tiers, see List of Scottish football champions.
Scottish League Championship
Organising bodySRU
Founded1973; 51 years ago (1973)
RegionScotland
Number of teams10
Domestic cup(s)Scottish Cup
Current championsHawick (2022–23)
Most successful club(s)Hawick (13 titles)
Websitefixtures.scottishrugby.org
2023–24 Scottish League Championship

The Scottish League Championship is the domestic rugby union league system within Scotland. Operated by the Scottish Rugby Union, the championship was founded in 1973 as the first formalised national league system within any home nations country.[1]

The new six division championship replaced the haphazard Scottish Unofficial Championship that had been in operation until that time. The new top division is the Scottish Premiership.

Traditionally the championship has been dominated by teams from the Borders region, the sport's hotbed of popularity in Scotland. This is illustrated by the most successful clubs in the championships history, with Hawick RFC possessing 13 titles and Melrose RFC currently holding eight titles.

  1. ^ "Rugby | Sports Heritage Scotland". sportsheritagescotland.co.uk.