Stefan Malan, player of the rugby club “VVA-Podmoskovye”, said before the Prince Obolensky Cup match against the Russian team of the legionnaires “Russian Barbarias”, playing in the Russian championship: We do not have any problems getting on the field against the Russian team. His words were quoted by socialbites.ca.
According to him, he does not receive any pressure from foreign organizations before the match.
“Sports is beyond politics. It’s a great honor to play against the Russian team. We are enjoying the match against the Russian team, there is nothing scary here. We don’t mix sports and politics, so we don’t pay attention to unnecessary things,” Malan said.
The match between the Russian national team and the Russian Barbarias will be played on October 21 in Samara at the Solidarity Samara Arena as part of the Great Rugby festival on the Volga. The starting whistle will blow at 11:00 Moscow time.
Formerly at Russian Rugby Federation said About World Rugby’s brazen ban.