VVA Podmoskovye

VVA Podmoskovye
Full nameRugby club VVA-Podmoskovje, Moscow region
Founded1967
LocationMonino, Russia
Ground(s)Gagarin Air Force Academy stadium (Capacity: 1500)
ChairmanRifkat Sattarov
Coach(es)Nikolay Nerush
Captain(s)Vladimir Marchenko
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.vva-podmoskovje.ru
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The VVA-Podmoskovye is a Russian rugby union team playing in the Professional Rugby League. The team plays at Gagarin Air Force Academy stadium in Monino, a garrison town just outside Moscow. VVA-Podmoskovye has strong links to the air force and also supplied the bulk of Russia's national team, with which they shared a head coach, Nikolai Nerush. The team had ambitious plans for the future - it lobbied hard for inclusion in the European Challenge Cup and was close to completing a 12,500-seat purpose-built rugby stadium.[1]

VVA-Podmoskovye have won the title eight times, in 1993, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.[citation needed] March 2011 saw two stars depart for Aviva Premiership clubs, with Moldovan international Vadim Cobîlaş joining former Russia coach Steve Diamond at Sale Sharks and Russian international Vasily Artemiev joining Northampton Saints.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Russian League Expands for 2010".