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Kateryna Antoshkina of RC Metalist-1925 Kharkiv is tackled by Yulia Bohdanova of RC Levytsi Lviv during 2024 Ukrainian Women's Rugby Sevens Super League at Yunist Stadium on September 14, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Valentyn Korchak of RC Sokil Lviv passes the ball while being tackled during 2025 Ukrainian Rugby-15 Super League match between RC Sokil Lviv and RC Polytechnic Kyiv at Yunist Stadium on March 29, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Oleksandr Levandovskyi of RC Stanyslaviv Ivano-Frankivsk scores a try during the Ukrainian Rugby League 9s Championship match between RC Rivne Giants and RC Stanyslaviv Ivano-Frankivsk at Yunist Stadium on May 3, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Children compete for the ball during the U12 Ukrainian Rugby Championship at Yunist Stadium on May 4, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine. Children from Lviv, Uzhhorod and Ivano-Frankivsk born 2013-2014 compete in Western Zone A of the championship.
Children compete for the ball during U12 and U14 Ukrainian Rugby League Championship at Yunist Stadium on June 1, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine. Children from Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Donetsk region born 2011-2012 and 2013-2014 compete in the tournament.
Children compete for the ball during U12 and U14 Ukrainian Rugby League Championship at Yunist Stadium on June 1, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine. Children from Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Donetsk region born 2011-2012 and 2013-2014 compete in the tournament.
Pavlo Pistoliuk of RC Podillia Khmelnytskyi scores a try during the Ukrainian Men's Rugby Sevens Championship match between RC Kredo-1963 Odesa and RC Podillia Khmelnytskyi at Yunist Stadium on May 10, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Artem Kutsarov of RC Kredo-1963 Odesa claims the lineout over Andrii Orin of RC Podillia Khmelnytskyi during the Ukrainian Men's Rugby Sevens Championship match between RC Kredo-1963 Odesa and RC Podillia Khmelnytskyi at Yunist Stadium on May 10, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Tetiana Moroz of RC Levytsi Lviv runs with the ball during the 2025 Ukrainian Women’s Rugby Sevens Cup match between RC Odesa and RC Levytsi Lviv at Yunist Stadium on August 31, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Players compete for the ball during the Hlib Borovikov Memorial rugby match at Yunist Stadium on January 25, 2026 in Lviv, Ukraine. The memorial match is held for the fifth time in memory of the former RC Sokil Lviv player Hlib Borovikov and rugby players who died in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
David Zazimko of RC Khariv scores a try during the Ukrainian Rugby League 9s Championship match between RC Rivne Giants and RC Kharkiv at Yunist Stadium on May 3, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Children compete for the ball during U12 and U14 Ukrainian Rugby League Championship at Yunist Stadium on June 1, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine. Children from Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Donetsk region born 2011-2012 and 2013-2014 compete in the tournament.
Children compete for the ball during U12 and U14 Ukrainian Rugby League Championship at Yunist Stadium on June 1, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine. Children from Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Donetsk region born 2011-2012 and 2013-2014 compete in the tournament.
Taras Kolisnyk of RC Kharkiv runs with the ball during the second round of the Ukrainian Rugby League 9s Championship match between RC Rivne Giants and RC Kharkiv at Yunist Stadium on June 7, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Renata Mykhanchuk of RC Prykarpatski Vovchytsi Ivano-Frankivsk is tackled by Marharyta Lupanova of RC Metalist-1925 Kharkiv during the 2025 Ukrainian Women’s Rugby Sevens Cup match between RC Prykarpatski Vovchytsi Ivano-Frankivsk and RC Metalist-1925 Kharkiv at Yunist Stadium on August 31, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Boys compete for the ball during the U18 Ukrainian Rugby-15 Championship at Yunist Stadium on April 4, 2026 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Players compete for the ball during the Hlib Borovikov Memorial rugby match at Yunist Stadium on January 25, 2026 in Lviv, Ukraine. The memorial match is held for the fifth time in memory of the former RC Sokil Lviv player Hlib Borovikov and rugby players who died in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Boys compete for the ball during the U18 Ukrainian Rugby-15 Championship at Yunist Stadium on April 4, 2026 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Danylo Vedler of RC Sokil Lviv runs with the ball under pressure from Ivan Lipisii of RC GUR Kyiv during the 2025 Ukrainian Rugby-15 Super League match between RC Sokil Lviv and RC GUR Kyiv at Yunist Stadium on October 25, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine. RC GUR Kyiv was founded in August, 2025 representing the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR).
Players compete for the ball during the Hlib Borovikov Memorial rugby match at Yunist Stadium on January 25, 2026 in Lviv, Ukraine. The memorial match is held for the fifth time in memory of the former RC Sokil Lviv player Hlib Borovikov and rugby players who died in the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Vitalii Puchkov of RC Kharkiv runs with the ball under pressure from Ivan Kukharskyi of RC Stanyslaviv Ivano-Frankivsk during the Ukrainian Rugby League Cup 9S match between RC Kharkiv and RC Stanyslaviv Ivano-Frankivsk at Yunist Stadium on August 16, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Children compete for the ball during U12 and U14 Ukrainian Rugby League Championship at Yunist Stadium on June 1, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine. Children from Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Donetsk region born 2011-2012 and 2013-2014 compete in the tournament.
Children compete for the ball during U12 and U14 Ukrainian Rugby League Championship at Yunist Stadium on June 1, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine. Children from Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Donetsk region born 2011-2012 and 2013-2014 compete in the tournament.
Anna Struk of RC Levytsi Lviv scores a try under pressure from Hanna Darmohrai, Svitlana Shcherban and Anastasia Hamuliak of RC Prykarpatski Vovchytsi Ivano-Frankivsk during 2025 Ukrainian Women’s Rugby Sevens Super League match between RC Prykarpatski Vovchytsi Ivano-Frankivsk and RC Levytsi Lviv at Yunist Stadium on May 24, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Children compete for the ball during ‘Spring Hopes’ Ukrainian children’s Rugby-5 contest at Yunist Stadium on March 22, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine. 220 children and 20 teams from Lviv and Ternopil Region took part in the tournament.
Mykhailo Troian of RC Kharkiv passes the ball as he is tackled playing against RC Sokil Lviv during 2024 Ukrainian Men’s Rugby-15 Super League at Yunist Stadium on September 15, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Daniil Hapon of RC Lviv Tigers controls the ball under pressure from Oleksandr Levandovskyi of RC Stanyslaviv Ivano-Frankivsk during the Ukrainian Rugby League 9s Championship match between RC Lviv Tigers and RC Stanyslaviv Ivano-Frankivsk at Yunist Stadium on May 3, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Children compete for the ball during the U12 Ukrainian Rugby Championship at Yunist Stadium on May 4, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine. Children from Lviv, Uzhhorod and Ivano-Frankivsk born 2013-2014 compete in Western Zone A of the championship.
Yevhen Checheta of RC Kyiv looks at the ball inside a ruck during the Ukrainian Men's Rugby Sevens Championship match between RC Kyiv and RC Podillia Khmelnytskyi at Yunist Stadium on May 10, 2025 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Yevhen Davydov of Kharkiv Oblast team scores a try playing against RC Lviv Tigers while Vadym Dotsiak of RC Stanislaviv Ivano-Frankivsk is stretchered from the field by ambulance staff after being injured during Ukrainian Men's Rugby League Cup at Yunist Stadium on August 25, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Mariana Mnykh of RC Levytsi Lviv is tackled by Iryna Baikul, Daria Yarotska and Oksana Kolinko of RC Odesa during 2024 Ukrainian Women’s Rugby Sevens Super League at Yunist Stadium on September 14, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine.
Oleksandr Skorbach of RC Kharkiv is tackled by Vadym Sivak of RC Podillia Khmelnytskyi during 2024 Ukrainian Men’s Rugby-15 Super League at Yunist Stadium on September 14, 2024 in Lviv, Ukraine.


