VVA Podmoskovye

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
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

VVA-Podmoskovye have won the title eight times, in 1993, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. 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.

Honours
  • USSR/Russian Championship (17): 1969, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.
  • USSR/Russian Cup (13): 1976, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010.

Current squad

2019

VVA
Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Caps Former club
HK Russia Evgeny Matveev (1984-04-15) 15 April 1984 61 Russia Lokomotiv
HK Russia Alexander Ivanov (1990-11-04) 4 November 1990 3 homegrown player
HK Russia Ivan Nezhdanov (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 Russia Bulava Taganrog
PR Russia Andrey Polivalov (1986-08-09) 9 August 1986 28 Russia Enisei-STM
PR Russia Vladimir Podrezov (1994-01-27) 27 January 1994 27 Russia Enisei-STM
PR South Africa Clinton Theron (1995-11-03) 3 November 1995 South Africa Boland Cavaliers
PR Russia Anton Drozdov (1996-10-08) 8 October 1996 3 Russia Bulava Taganrog
PR Russia Dmitry Krovyakov (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 Russia Energia Kazan
LK Russia Alexey Panasenko (1983-01-13) 13 January 1983 33 homegrown player
LK Russia Andrey Garbuzov (1983-08-07) 7 August 1983 99 Russia Krasny Yar
LK South Africa Freddy Ngoza (1991-10-20) 20 October 1991 South Africa Boland Cavaliers
LK Russia Egor Zykov (1993-01-11) 11 January 1993 2 Russia Krasny Yar
LK Russia Mikhail Pankratov (1999-04-11) 11 April 1999 Russia Energia Kazan
FL Russia Alexander Lavrov (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991 Russia Bulava Taganrog
FL Russia Vitaly Zhivatov (1992-02-16) 16 February 1992 12 homegrown player
FL Russia Tagir Gadzhiev (1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 31 Russia RC Kuban
FL Russia Sergey Mysin (1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 homegrown player
FL Russia Patris Peki (1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 2 Russia RC Zelenograd
N8 Russia Artem Marchenko (1991-03-23) 23 March 1991 homegrown player
SH Russia Dmitry Perov (1984-11-18) 18 November 1984 14 homegrown player
SH Russia Denis Syomin (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 homegrown player
SH Russia Gor Petrosyan (1997-08-17) 17 August 1997 Russia Krasny Yar
FH Georgia (country) Lasha Malaguradze (1986-06-02) 2 June 1986 91 Russia Krasny Yar
FH South Africa Leighton Eksteen (1994-09-15) 15 September 1994 South Africa SWD Eagles
CE Russia Sergey Trishin (1984-12-12) 12 December 1984 56 Russia Enisei-STM
CE Russia Mikhail Babaev (1986-01-19) 19 January 1986 71 Russia Enisei-STM
CE Russia Ilya Babaev (1989-01-10) 10 January 1989 homegrown player
CE Russia German Davydov (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 21 Russia Energia Kazan
CE Russia Kirill Golosnitsky (1994-05-30) 30 May 1994 14 Russia Krasny Yar
CE Russia Artem Kashyrsky (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 homegrown player
CE Russia Sergey Motov (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 homegrown player
CE Russia Egor Kuleshov (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 homegrown player
WG Russia Alexander Romanov (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 homegrown player
WG Russia Vladislav Sozonov (1993-10-09) 9 October 1993 11 homegrown player
WG Fiji Meli Rokoua (1994-08-24) 24 August 1994 South Africa Eastern Province Elephants
WG Russia Alexander Nikitin (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 homegrown player
WG Russia Daniil Potikhanov (1999-11-30) 30 November 1999 3 Russia Lokomotiv
FB Russia Andrey Lizogub (1991-01-22) 22 January 1991 2 Russia RC Kuban
FB Russia German Godlyuk (1992-08-11) 11 August 1992 2 Russia Slava Moscow

Former players now in a professional overseas league

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Vadim Cobilas Prop Moldova Moldova -> Sale Sharks
Karolis Navickas Lock Lithuania Lithuania -> Sale Sharks & Union Bordeaux Bègles
Vasily Artemiev Wing Russia Russia -> Northampton Saints

International honours

References
  1. "Russian League Expands for 2010".
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