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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1994 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Country |  Norway |
| Holders | Stavanger Rugbyklubb (2014) |
The Norway Rugby Championship (Norwegian: Norgesmesterskap i rugby) is the highest tier of domestic club rugby union competition in Norway. It is operated by the Norwegian Rugby Union (Norges Rugbyforbund)
History
The competition was first contested in 1994.
Current clubs
| Club | Titles |
| Bergen Rugbyklubb | 8 |
| Oslo Rugbyklubb | 7 |
| Stavanger Rugbyklubb | 2 |
| Blindern Rugbyklubb | 0 |
| Tønsberg Rugbyklubb | 0 |
| NTNUI | 0 |
Format
Six teams take part and each team plays six matches (one match against each team and the finals day) which then leads to play-offs and a final and placing matches. The season runs from May through October of the same year.
Final results
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Place |
| 1994 | ||||
| 1995 | ||||
| 1996 | ||||
| 1997 | ||||
| 1998 | ||||
| 1999 | Bergen Rugbyklubb | |||
| 2000 | Stavanger Rugbyklubb | |||
| 2001 | Bergen Rugbyklubb | |||
| 2002 | Oslo Rugbyklubb | 15-6 | Bergen Rugbyklubb | |
| 2003 | Oslo Rugbyklubb | 5-3 | Bergen Rugbyklubb | |
| 2004 | Bergen Rugbyklubb | 14-11 | Oslo Rugbyklubb | |
| 2005 | Bergen Rugbyklubb | 18-7 | Oslo Rugbyklubb | |
| 2006 | Bergen Rugbyklubb | 23-3 | East Coast Barbarians | |
| 2007 | Oslo Rugbyklubb | |||
| 2008 | Oslo Rugbyklubb | 20-13 | Bergen Rugbyklubb | |
| 2009 | Bergen Rugbyklubb | 32-24 | Stavanger Rugbyklubb | |
| 2010 | Oslo Rugbyklubb | 21-5 | Bergen Rugbyklubb | Fana Stadion, Bergen |
| 2011 | Oslo Rugbyklubb | 6-5 | Bergen Rugbyklubb | |
| 2012 | Oslo Rugbyklubb | 31-5 | Bergen Rugbyklubb | |
| 2013 | Bergen Rugbyklubb | 17-9 | Oslo Rugbyklubb | Bislett Stadion, Oslo |
| 2014 | Stavanger Rugbyklubb | 26-12 | Oslo Rugbyklubb | Fana Stadion, Bergen |
| 2015 | Stavanger |
References
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