Makhachkala, October 15, 2015. Dagestani Bagand Magomedsaidov acting in the youth team of Russia in rugby-15 will participate in the European Championship, which will take place from October 24 to November 1 in the Portuguese Lisbon, the head coach of the Republican team Magomed Gadzhimagomedov said.

"The continental Championship is held among boys born 1996-1997, - he explained. - At the moment, Bagand, along with the entire Russian team is involved in the training session in Moscow. I am very pleased that the national team of Russia included a graduate of Dagestan school of team sports.

Our athletes get more professional taking the increasing number of places in the men's and women's national teams of Russia. Earlier Bagand Magomedsaidov had already been selected for the national team in rugby-7 ", - the source noted.

Noteworthy, the representative of Dagestan had already performed successfully in similar competitions in 2015. For the first time in the history of Dagestan rugby, the native of the republic Abdulmanap Makhmudov had successfully participated the youth European championship in rugby-15.