RC Olymp
Encyclopedia
RC Olymp is a Ukrainian rugby
club in Kharkiv. The team currently plays in the Ukraine Rugby Superliga
. For the past few years the club has produced the majority of the Ukraine national team
.
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 in Kharkiv. The team currently plays in the Ukraine Rugby Superliga
Ukraine Rugby Superliga
The Rugby Superliga is the highest tier of the national rugby union competition in Ukraine. RC Olymp is the 2009 and defending champion. The participants are:* RC Olymp - based in Kharkiv* RC Kredo-63 - based in Odessa* RC Aviator - based in Kiev...
. For the past few years the club has produced the majority of the Ukraine national team
Ukraine national rugby union team
The Ukraine national rugby union team represents Ukraine at the sport of rugby union. Ukraine have been playing international rugby union since the early 1990s. So far they have not qualified for a Rugby World Cup. They participate in the European Nations Cup....
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Current squad
Staff
- Head Coach: Valery Kochanov
- Assistant Coach: Sergey Nedbaylo
- Assistant Coach: Vladimir Tsapenko
- Team Doctor: Sergey Podporynov