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.
Football tournament
Scottish League Championship
Organising body
SRU
Founded
1973; 51 years ago (1973)
Region
Scotland
Number of teams
10
Domestic cup(s)
Scottish Cup
Current champions
Hawick (2022–23)
Most successful club(s)
Hawick (13 titles)
Website
fixtures.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.
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