| Full name | Rugby Club Yantra Gabrovo | |
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| Nickname(s) | Yantrarugby | |
| Founded | 1973 | |
| Location | Gabrovo, Bulgaria | |
| Ground(s) | Stadium Hristo Smirnenski | |
| Chairman | Todor Denchev | |
| Coach(es) | Venelin Ivanov | |
| Captain(s) | Dimitar Georgiev | |
| League(s) | Rugby 15's/ Rugby 7's /Beach rugby | |
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RC Yantra Gabrovo is a Bulgarian rugby club located in Gabrovo, Bulgaria.
Currently the club is playing in the Bulgarian rugby championship.
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.
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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Ledenik is a village in Central North Bulgaria, in the Veliko Tarnovo Municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province - near the municipal city of Veliko Tarnovo. South of the village passes the river Yantra. The name of the village comes from the fact that it was famous for its ice houses in the past.
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