From Russia with hope

PERHAPS, the strain is showing on the Russians.

From Russia with hope
Sat, 06 Sep, 2003 - 01:00
Mark Gallagher

Or maybe it was just jet-lag that prevented their recently-appointed coach Georgi Yartsev from meeting the press on the eve of their crunch Group 10 qualifier in Lansdowne Road.

Yartsev has said this game is about restoring a little national pride into Russia's most popular sport, but it hasn't been a good week for him.

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