Spartak GM is a Russian
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
club from Moscow. They have been accepted into the newly unified eight team
Professional Rugby League
The Russian Rugby Championship, officially known as the Liga Stavok - Russian Rugby Championship for sponsorship reasons (russian: Лига Ставок - Чемпионат России по регби), is Russia's top level professional men's ...
for the
2010
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season. It is a section of the famous
Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia:
* FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club
* HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team
* Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club
* WB ...
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.
Championships
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Squad
Current squad
International honours
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Roman Borisov
External links
Official website (in Russian)''The revival of "Spartacus"'', from Prorugby.ru (RAR file, in Russian)
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Russian rugby union teams
Professional Rugby League teams
Spartak Moscow