Full name | Регбийный клуб «Енисей-СТМ» (Regbiyniyy klub "Yenisei-STM") | ||
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Founded | 1975 | ||
Location | Krasnoyarsk | ||
Ground(s) | Avangard Stadium (Capacity: 2,643) Central Stadium (Capacity: 15,000) | ||
Director of Rugby | Alexander Pervukhin | ||
Coach(es) | Vakil Valeev | ||
Captain(s) | Uldis Saulite | ||
League(s) | Professional Rugby League | ||
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Yenisey-STM Rugby Club is a Russian rugby union club founded in 1975. It is one of the two powerful Krasnoyarsk clubs, the other being their cross town rivals Krasny Yar. They participate in the Professional Rugby League, the premier rugby championship of Russia, and in 2015–16 qualified for the European Rugby Challenge Cup, making them the first Russian rugby union club ever to compete in a major European club competition. With an operating budget of €3.5m they are largest club in Russia.