RC Yantra Gabrovo

RC Yantra Gabrovo is a Bulgarian rugby club located in Gabrovo, Bulgaria.

RC Yantra Gabrovo

Full name	Rugby Club Yantra Gabrovo
Nickname	Yantrarugby
Founded	1973
Location	Gabrovo, Bulgaria
Ground	Stadium Hristo Smirnenski
Chairman	Todor Denchev
Coach	Venelin Ivanov
Captain	Dimitar Georgiev
League	Rugby 15's/ Rugby 7's /Beach rugby
Team kit

Currently the club is playing in the Bulgarian rugby championship.

History

Yantra RC is a rugby club in Gabrovo, Bulgaria which is founded in 1973 by Dimitar Kontohov and developed by coach Georgi Petkov through the years. The team participates in all rugby groups including kids, juniors and men which are playing Rugby 15's, Rugby 7's and Beach Rugby.

The pitch: "Hristo Smirnenski" Stadium is located in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. The dimensions of the field are in regulation with the requirements and the games can be watched from around 200 seats. The building has 4 changing rooms with separated bathrooms and sauna as well.

Yantra RC museum is an attraction for the visitors which shows all the history in the past years and can be seen opened during home games.

Players

Current squad

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

Player Position Union Zahari Iliev Prop Bulgaria Tsvetomir Iliev Prop Bulgaria Evgeni Shanov Hooker Bulgaria Petar Ganev Hooker Bulgaria Georgi Dzhenkov Prop Bulgaria Martin Minchev Prop Bulgaria Nikola Venkov Lock Bulgaria Ivaylo Peshev Lock Bulgaria Todor Diklich Lock Bulgaria Nikolay Dimitrov Flanker Bulgaria Georgi Dzhenkov Flanker Bulgaria Alex Hristov Flanker Bulgaria Dimitar Georgiev (C) Number 8 Bulgaria

Player Position Union Plamen Trifonov Scrum-half Bulgaria Pavel Ivanov Scrum-half Bulgaria Denis Bashev Fly-half Bulgaria Daniel Tsvyatkov Centre Bulgaria Denis Bashev Centre Bulgaria Krasen Boev Centre Bulgaria Daniel Petkov Wing Bulgaria Hristo Serbezov Wing Bulgaria Kamen Nozharov Wing Bulgaria Aleksandur Minkov Wing Bulgaria Viliyan Hristov Wing Bulgaria Manoel Manev Wing Bulgaria Hristo Nenkov Fullback Bulgaria Ivaylo Yalamov Fullback Bulgaria

Honors

• Bulgarian Cup: 6 times^[1]
• Bulgarian Sevens: 3 times
• International Krasiko Beach Rugby: 4 times Gold medals and 2 times Silver medals