Rugby Club Yantra Gabrovo (Bulgarian: РК Янтра Габрово), known as Yantra, is a rugby club in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. It plays at the Hristo Smirnenski Stadium and fields men's XV and sevens teams as well as youth and children's teams.
History
Rugby Club Yantra was founded in Gabrovo in 1973. The rugby section, newly created in 1973, existed until 1991. From 1991 the sports society DFS Yantra Gabrovo became Rugby Club Yantra Gabrovo.
In 2014 the men won the return leg of their semi-final and reached the final of the Bulgarian championship, losing 13–17, and they finished as runners-up again in the following season, 2014–15.
In the 2025/26 Bulgarian championship the men hosted Balkanski Kotki at the Hristo Smirnenski Stadium on 3 May 2026 and lost 24–47.
Honours
Honours by the club's count:
- Bulgarian championship runners-up, men's XV: 2014 (lost the final 13–17), 2014–15
- National sevens championship bronze medal: 2024
By the club's count, Yantra players have also won champion and runner-up titles at a national sevens championship for children and youth held in Burgas.
Ground
The club's ground is the Hristo Smirnenski Stadium on Sportna Street in the Hadzhitsonev Most district of Gabrovo. The club calls the stadium a picturesque spot with a grass pitch. The facility has four furnished changing rooms, each with its own bathrooms, and a sauna, and there is a museum at the ground. The 2024 national sevens championship was held at the ground.
Teams and training
The club has teams for men, men's sevens, older youth, older youth sevens, younger youth, younger youth sevens, rugby tens and children.
Club life
The club calls its team the "Gabrovo lions" and also "the smiths" (Bulgarian: ковачите). The club has a large gazebo for the "third half" after matches, and a club pub is planned.