Spartak GM Moscow
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Spartak GM is a Russia
n rugby union
club from Moscow
. They have been accepted into the newly unified eight team Professional Rugby League
for the 2010 season. It is a section of the famous Spartak Moscow
sporting organisation. They play in white and red.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club from Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. They have been accepted into the newly unified eight team Professional Rugby League
Professional Rugby League
Professional Rugby League is the premier rugby union competition in Russia. The Professional League was formed in 2005 and succeeds the Superleague. The Superleague, in turn, was active from 1992 to 2004 and succeeded the Soviet Championship....
for the 2010 season. It is a section of the famous Spartak Moscow
Spartak (sports society)
Spartak is the International Fitness and Sports Society of Nikolai Starostin.-Overview:Spartak was the first and the largest All-Union Voluntary Sports Society of workers of state trade, producers' cooperation, light industry, civil aviation, education, culture, health service etc...
sporting organisation. They play in white and red.
History
Founded in 1936, the club is based in Moscow. The club twice achieved the silver medal in the Russian rugby championship, in 1938 and 1939. The club was reborn in 1960 as part of the Russian rugby renaissance, and regularly participated in the Russian rugby championships. The team folded in 1990, but was reformed in the 21st century by Douglas Kavtelashvili and Mamuka Losaberidze.Current squad
International honours
Tariel Donadze Sergiu Castraveţ Oleg Perpeliţă Alexandru Gagauz Adrian Baltag Roman BorisovRoman Borisov
Roman Viktorovich Borisov is a Russian professional football player. In 2009, he played for FC Nara-ShBFR Naro-Fominsk.-External links:*...