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The Ukrainian Rugby League Federation (UFRL) is celebrating five years of the sport in the country. Vice president and the main driving force behind Ukrainian rugby league, Artur Martyrosyan, was first introduced to the sport in Russia where he played for the Vereya Bears. Sharing a house with fellow imports, Serbians Dalibor Vukanovic and Soni Radovanovic, the idea of starting a rugby league operation in Ukraine was born in their kitchen. Read more.