Daghestani rugby players to take part in prestigious European tournament
Shamil Kurbanov
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Makhachkala, October 28, 2014. Three Daghestani rugby players have been included in the Russian rugby-15 national team to participate in a prestigious European tournament scheduled to run in the Belgia’s Waterloo October 30 - November 2, athletes’ coach Magomed Gadjimagomedov told RIA "Dagestan".
"Members of the national team now are Zabiya Medjidova, Elena Shornikova, and Ashura Akhmedova. Before the tournament, the girls will have a training camp at the team’s Olympic base in Novogorsk, Moscow region. October 29, the whole Russian team, all set, will fly to Belgium," Gadjimagomedov said.
Besides team Russia, the tournament is bringing together the national teams of the Netherlands, Switzerland and Belgium. First, the teams will run semi-finals then followed by the final. In the semifinal, Russia will be opposing Belgium (7:30 pm, Moscow time). Switzerland vs. Netherlands will be another semi-final.