Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk

For the team with this name in other sports, see Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (disambiguation).

Yenisey-STM Rugby Club is a Russian rugby union club founded in 1975. It is one of the two powerful Krasnoyarsk clubs, the other being their cross town rivals Krasny Yar. They participate in the Professional Rugby League, the premier rugby championship of Russia, and in 2015–16 qualified for the European Rugby Challenge Cup, making them the first Russian rugby union club ever to compete in a major European club competition. With an operating budget of €3.5m they are largest club in Russia.

Enisei-STM

Full name	Регбийный клуб «Енисей-СТМ» (Regbiyniyy klub "Yenisei-STM")
Founded	1975 (1975)
Location	Krasnoyarsk
Ground(s)	Avangard Stadium (Capacity: 2,643) Central Stadium (Capacity: 15,000)
Director of Rugby	Alexander Pervukhin
Coach(es)	Vakil Valeev
Captain(s)	Uldis Saulite
League(s)	Professional Rugby League
1st kit 2nd kit
Official website
www.enisei-stm.ru

History

The club was founded in 1975 as Trud Krasnoyarsk (Russian: Труд, "labour"), but in 1978 was renamed Sibtyazhmash Krasnoyarsk (Russian: Сибтяжмаш). It took its current name on 12 April 2000. STM is an abbreviation for Sibtyazhmash ("Siberian Heavy Machinery", a local firm), while the Yenisei is the river that flows through Krasnoyarsk. The club competed in the European Rugby Challenge Cup since 2015–16 season. Enisei-STM is a two-time holder of the European Rugby Continental Shield. They are the first club outside of England, France, Ireland and Wales, which has won any European competition. Also Enisei-STM is the only owner of the European trophy, which is geographically based in Asia.

Siberian derby

Krasny Yar and Enisei-STM are based on the left and right banks of the Yenisei River. The first city derby took place on 1990, when the Enisei-STM rose from the lower leagues to the Soviet Championship. Krasny Yar played at the highest level since 1977. In the 1990s, the derby passed with the advantage of Krasny Yar. But since the 00's, Enisei-STM was able to reverse the course of history. The Siberian derby took place in Krasnoyarsk, Abakan, Shushenskoye, Chita, Moscow, Simferopol, Krasnodar and Edinburgh. At the moment (June 27, 2022), 144 games were played in the Russian Championship, the Russian Cup, the Russian Supercup and the European Rugby Continental Shield. Enisei-STM won 80 times, Krasny Yar won 60 times, 4 matches ended in a draw. Since 2016, the winner of the first derby of the season has been awarded the Nikolaev Cup in honor of the legendary Krasnoyarsk rugby player and coach Yuri Nikolaev (1962–2013).

Honours

• Russian Championships (12): 1999, 2002, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020–21, 2021-22
• Runner-up (10): 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2023
• Russian Cup (9): 2000, 2001, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022
• Russian Supercup (3): 2014, 2015, 2017
• Nikolaev Cup (5): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022
• European Rugby Continental Shield (2): 2016–17, 2017–18

Record in European Games

Opponent	Country	Competition	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference
CDUL		European Rugby Continental Shield	1	1	0	0	28	6	+22
Mogliano		European Rugby Continental Shield	3	3	0	0	116	22	+94
CSM Baia Mare		European Rugby Continental Shield	2	2	0	0	63	32	+31
Rovigo Delta		European Rugby Continental Shield	2	2	0	0	70	5	+65
Krasny Yar		European Rugby Continental Shield	3	3	0	0	110	56	+54
Heidelberger RK		European Rugby Continental Shield	1	1	0	0	24	20	+4
Timișoara Saracens		European Rugby Continental Shield	2	1	0	1	58	52	+6
Connacht		European Rugby Challenge Cup	2	0	0	2	19	78	-59
Newcastle Falcons		European Rugby Challenge Cup	4	1	0	3	57	159	-102
Brive		European Rugby Challenge Cup	4	1	0	3	39	121	-82
Worcester Warriors		European Rugby Challenge Cup	4	1	0	3	57	192	-135
Dragons		European Rugby Challenge Cup	6	1	0	5	96	191	-95
Bordeaux Bègles		European Rugby Challenge Cup	2	0	0	2	44	93	-49
La Rochelle		European Rugby Challenge Cup	2	0	0	2	47	146	-99
Zebre		European Rugby Challenge Cup	2	0	0	2	28	89	-61
Bristol Bears		European Rugby Challenge Cup	2	0	0	2	28	172	-144
Castres		European Rugby Challenge Cup	2	0	0	2	22	50	-28
Lokomotiv		Rugby Europe Super Cup	2	2	0	0	66	27	+39
Tel Aviv Heat		Rugby Europe Super Cup	2	1	0	1	65	65	0
Black Lion		Rugby Europe Super Cup	1	0	0	1	20	27	-7

Wins against Tier 1 pro teams

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Status
12 December 2015	Enisey-STM	10–7	Brive	Sochi Central Stadium, Sochi	2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup
16 January 2016	Enisey-STM	24–7	Newcastle Falcons	Sochi Central Stadium, Sochi	2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup
15 October 2016	Enisey-STM	19–12	Worcester Warriors	Slava Stadium, Moscow	2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup
22 October 2016	Enisey-STM	38–18	Newport Gwent Dragons	Trud Stadium, Krasnodar	2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup

Club staff

Head coach – Alexander Pervukhin

Assistant coach – Vakil Valeev

Forwards coach – Roman Romak

Backs coach – Rynhardt van As

Head of Strength and Conditioning coach – Igor Vashkevich

Fitness coach – Andrey Mosolov

Reserve team Head coach – Yuri Krasnobaev

Current squad

2022 Rugby Premier League

Enisey-STM
Pos.	Nat.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Former club
HK		Shamil Magomedov	(1987-04-17) 17 April 1987	10	RC Kuban
HK		Francois Esterhuyzen	(1994-11-16) 16 November 1994		Dinamo Moscow
HK		Evgeny Malyshkin	(1998-01-17) 17 January 1998		homegrown player
PR		Innokenty Zykov	(1981-05-25) 25 May 1981	47	homegrown player
PR		Azamat Bitiev	(1989-12-09) 9 December 1989	25	Krasny Yar
PR		NJ Oosthuizen	(1996-11-19) 19 November 1996		Griquas
PR		Stepan Seryakov	(1997-09-26) 26 September 1997	1	homegrown player
PR		Ramazan Aliev	(1999-01-20) 20 January 1999		homegrown player
PR		Nikita Baryshnikov	(1999-04-01) 1 April 1999		homegrown player
PR		Vladimir Tonkoshkurov	(1999-06-27) 27 June 1999		homegrown player
PR		Dmitry Sipkin	(2000-02-25) 25 February 2000		homegrown player
PR		Andris Buske	(2001-03-20) 20 March 2001		homegrown player
LK		Uldis Saulite	(1980-09-28) 28 September 1980	28	Jelgavas Alni
LK		Evgeny Elgin	(1987-03-10) 10 March 1987	32	homegrown player
LK		Maxim Gargalic	(1989-03-07) 7 March 1989	2	Strela
LK		Anton Makarenko	(1991-12-07) 7 December 1991	2	Bulava Taganrog
LK		Vitaly Klimov	(1995-12-01) 1 December 1995	1	RC Kuban
FL		Andrey Temnov	(1983-01-01) 1 January 1983	59	Slava Moscow
FL		Dmitry Krotov	(1992-01-14) 14 January 1992	22	homegrown player
FL		Maksim Kemaev	(2001-02-27) 27 February 2001		homegrown player
N8		Carel du Preez	(1993-04-30) 30 April 1993		Pumas
N8		Vitaly Nemtsev	(1997-03-06) 6 March 1997		homegrown player
SH		Alexey Shcherban	(1990-11-17) 17 November 1990	50	homegrown player
SH		Konstantin Uzunov	(1994-04-19) 19 April 1994	23	homegrown player
SH		Aleksandr Belosludtsev	(2001-02-07) 7 February 2001	1	homegrown player
FH		Ramil Gaisin	(1991-07-26) 26 July 1991	61	homegrown player
FH		Alexandr Budychenko	(1997-09-09) 9 September 1997	13	homegrown player
FH		Timur Maslov	(2000-03-07) 7 March 2000		homegrown player
FH		Kirill Gavrichkov	(2003-02-14) 14 February 2003		homegrown player
CE		Yuri Baranov	(1981-12-11) 11 December 1981	?
CE		Dmitry Gerasimov	(1988-04-16) 16 April 1988	73	homegrown player
CE		Denis Simplikevich	(1991-03-11) 11 March 1991	30	Metallurg
CE		Viktor Kononov	(1996-05-26) 26 May 1996	6	homegrown player
CE		Alexandr Matveev	(1999-02-01) 1 February 1999		homegrown player
CE		Alexey Bernauchis	(2000-03-04) 4 March 2000		homegrown player
CE		Denis Semikov	(2001-03-10) 10 March 2001	2	homegrown player
WG		Alexey Mikhaltsov	(1991-11-06) 6 November 1991	11	homegrown player
WG		Davit Meskhi	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997	2	RC Army
WG		Khetag Dzobelov	(1998-07-05) 5 July 1998	4	Strela
WG		Artyom Rovsky	(2000-03-24) 24 March 2000		homegrown player
FB		Nikita Churashov	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996	4	homegrown player
FB		Danil Zabolotnykh	(1999-04-25) 25 April 1999		homegrown player

International honours

Viacheslav Grachev Anton Rudoy Yuri Kushnarev Denis Simplikevich Stanislav Sel'skiy Dmitry Gerasimov Ramil Gaisin Valery Morozov Vladimir Ostroushko Valery Tsnobiladze Andrei Polivalov Evgeny Elgin Evgeny Pronenko Sergey Novoselov

Alexei Korobeynikov Roman Romak Vitaly Zeer Nazir Gasanov Alexander Bezverkhov Vladimir Botvinnikov Dmitry Krotov Konstantin Uzunov Pavel Butenko Alexey Mikhaltsov Alexey Tolstykh Sergey Kuzmenko Pavel Novikov Yaroslav Rechnev

Andrey Temnov Innokenty Zykov Alexey Shcherban Bjorn Basson Rati Urushadze Davit Kacharava Shalva Mamukashvili Mikheil Gachechiladze Veacheslav Krasilnik Vitaly Orlov Uldis Saulite Yuri Baranov Dmitri Arhip Maxim Gargalic

External links

• Official website (in Russian)