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.
History The club was founded in 1975 as Trud Krasnoyarsk (, "labour"), but in 1978 was renamed Sibtyazhmash Krasnoyarsk (). 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,Results Cupwinners 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 OpponentCountryCompetitionPlayedWinsDrawsLossesPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceCDULEuropean Rugby Continental Shield1100286 +22MoglianoEuropean Rugby Continental Shield330011622 +94CSM Baia MareEuropean Rugby Continental Shield22006332 +31Rovigo DeltaEuropean Rugby Continental Shield2200705 +65Krasny YarEuropean Rugby Continental Shield330011056 +54Heidelberger RKEuropean Rugby Continental Shield11002420 +4Timișoara SaracensEuropean Rugby Continental Shield21015852 +6ConnachtEuropean Rugby Challenge Cup20021978 -59Newcastle FalconsEuropean Rugby Challenge Cup410357159 -102BriveEuropean Rugby Challenge Cup410339121 -82Worcester WarriorsEuropean Rugby Challenge Cup410357192 -135DragonsEuropean Rugby Challenge Cup610596191 -95Bordeaux BèglesEuropean Rugby Challenge Cup20024493 -49La RochelleEuropean Rugby Challenge Cup200247146 -99ZebreEuropean Rugby Challenge Cup20022889 -61Bristol BearsEuropean Rugby Challenge Cup200228172 -144CastresEuropean Rugby Challenge Cup20022250 -28LokomotivRugby Europe Super Cup22006627 +39Tel Aviv HeatRugby Europe Super Cup21016565 0Black LionRugby Europe Super Cup10012027 -7
Wins against Tier 1 pro teams
DateHomeScoreAwayVenueStatus12 December 2015Enisey-STM10–7Brive Sochi Central Stadium, Sochi2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup16 January 2016Enisey-STM24–7Newcastle Falcons Sochi Central Stadium, Sochi2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup15 October 2016Enisey-STM19–12Worcester Warriors Slava Stadium, Moscow2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup22 October 2016Enisey-STM38–18Newport Gwent Dragons Trud Stadium, Krasnodar2016–17 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
Pos.Nat. NameDate of birth (age)CapsFormer clubHKShamil Magomedov10 RC KubanHKFrancois Esterhuyzen Dinamo MoscowHKEvgeny Malyshkinhomegrown playerPRInnokenty Zykov47homegrown playerPRAzamat Bitiev25 Krasny YarPRNJ Oosthuizen GriquasPRStepan Seryakov1homegrown playerPRRamazan Alievhomegrown playerPRNikita Baryshnikovhomegrown playerPRVladimir Tonkoshkurovhomegrown playerPRDmitry Sipkinhomegrown playerLKUldis Saulīte28 Jelgavas AļņiLKEvgeny Elgin32homegrown playerLKMaxim Gargalic2 StrelaLKAnton Makarenko2 Bulava TaganrogLKVitaly Klimov1 RC KubanFLAndrey Temnov59 Slava MoscowFLDmitry Krotov22homegrown playerFLMaksim Kemaevhomegrown playerN8Carel du Preez PumasN8Vitaly Nemtsevhomegrown playerSHAlexey Shcherban50homegrown playerSHKonstantin Uzunov23homegrown playerSHAleksandr Belosludtsev1homegrown playerFHRamil Gaisin61homegrown playerFHAlexandr Budychenko13homegrown playerFHTimur Maslovhomegrown playerFHKirill Gavrichkovhomegrown playerCEJurijs Baranovs?CEDmitry Gerasimov73homegrown playerCEDenis Simplikevich30 MetallurgCEViktor Kononov6homegrown playerCEAlexandr Matveevhomegrown playerCEAlexey Bernauchishomegrown playerCEDenis Semikov2homegrown playerWGAlexey Mikhaltsov11homegrown playerWGDavit Meskhi2 RC ArmyWGKhetag Dzobelov4 StrelaWGArtyom Rovskyhomegrown playerFBNikita Churashov4homegrown playerFBDanil Zabolotnykhhomegrown 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 Saulīte Jurijs Baranovs Dmitri Arhip Maxim Gargalic
References
External links Official website