Vereya Bears have won their fourth successive Russian Rugby League Championship.
The Moscow Oblast team defeated local rivals Moscow Storm in comprehensive fashion over two legs, scoring 52 points in both games and conceding only 22 altogether.
After establishing a commanding lead in the first leg, coach Alex Lysokon fielded seven under-18s.
He said: “I was very impressed by the young players’ performance in the final; I have to pay tribute to the performance of Storm captain, Vadim Fedchuk, who played really well.
“Unfortunately for them they didn’t have really good quality playmakers and that was a big difference.”
