RC Strela-Ak Bars is a rugby union club based in Kazan, Russia which plays in the Russian Professional Rugby League.
The club was known as Burevestnik Kazan () until 1989 and as Strela from 1989 to 2023.
Honours
Rugby League
Russian Championships (7): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, Runner-up (8): 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Russian Cup (9): 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Rugby Union
Russian Championships (1): 2025 Russian Cup (2): 2023, 2025 Russian SuperCup (2): 2024, 2025
Rugby 7s
Russian Championships (1): 2024
Club staff
Head coach – JP Nel
Forwards coach – Andries Bekker
Skills coach – Ramil Yusupov
Strength and conditioning coach – Timur Khafizov
Coach Analyst – Marat Ziatdinov
Coach – Marat Khabibullin
Current squad
Props Arnout Malherbe Nika Kazalikashvili Anton Drozdov Alexander Ryabov Victor Ilkevich Magomed Davudov Vladislav Artemenko
Hookers Dameon Venter Shamil Davudov Alexey Burdin Robert Sutidze
Locks Nikita Arlashov Bogdan Fedotko Evgeny Tkachenko Rickert Korff Stanislav Timoshenko
Back row Evgeniy Karonnov Stephan Malan Nikita Vavilin Arseny Petrushynin Tagir Gadjiev Anton Suchev Vitaliy Zhivatov
Scrum halves Stepan Khokhlov Grigoriy Voitenko Deon Carstens
Fly halves Kobus Marais P. W. Steenkamp
Wingers Omari Grinyaev Daniil Potihanov Andrei Karzanov Artem Radchenko
Centres Eddie Ludick German Davydov (c) Vlad Sozonov Franco Naude
Full backs Roman Roshin Johann Tromp