Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk is a Russian rugby union club founded in 1969 in the city of Krasnoyarsk. They compete in the Professional Rugby League, the premier league in the country. They have an operating budget of 2.5m Euros. Their main rival is fellow Krasnoyarsk based, Enisey-STM.
Krasny-Yar play in white and green, and moved into their own purpose-built stadium. The stadium holds 3,600 spectators and is the first rugby-specific stadium east of the Urals. The stadium sold out for a game against VVA-Monino (2 August 2010).
History Krasny Yar was founded in 1969 in the city of Krasnoyarsk. Krasny Yar have been unsuccessful in the Professional Rugby League era. The club has not been champions since the Super League era, with their most recent championship being in 2001. The club's financial resources have also been overtaken by their local rivals, Enisey-STM.
Several New Zealand players signed on to play for Krasny Yar for the 2010 and 2011 Seasons, while the club has also recruited a New Zealand trainer working with the Canterbury Rugby Union.
Honours
USSR/Russian Championship (12): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2013, 2015 Runner-up (12): 1988, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Russian Cup (10): 1995, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018–19, 2019 Russian Supercup (1): 2016 Nikolaev Cup (2): 2019, 2020 European Rugby Continental Shield runner-up (1): 2016–17
Record in European Games OpponentCountryCompetitionPlayedWinsDrawsLossesPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceMoglianoEuropean Rugby Continental Shield11004824 +24El SalvadorEuropean Rugby Continental Shield1100325 +27Heidelberger RKEuropean Rugby Continental Shield11005021 +29Rovigo DeltaEuropean Rugby Continental Shield11004211 +31Timișoara SaracensEuropean Rugby Continental Shield21013935 +4Enisey-STMEuropean Rugby Continental Shield300356110 -54Stade FrancaisEuropean Rugby Challenge Cup21015868 -10Edinburgh RugbyEuropean Rugby Challenge Cup200214151 -137London IrishEuropean Rugby Challenge Cup20023471 -37
Stadium
Current squad 2022 Russian Rugby Championship Pos.Nat. NameDate of birth (age)CapsFormer clubHKAndrey Kondakovhomegrown playerHKRobert Sutidze Slava MoscowHKDmitry Kuzerohomegrown playerHKArtyom Borzenkovhomegrown playerPRGrigory Tsnobiladze22 MetallurgPRSione Fukofuka2 Tautahi GoldPREvgeny Pronenko50 Enisei-STMPRAleksandr Ageev Vladivostok TigersPREvgeny Pronin Vladivostok TigersPRKirill Alyuk RC KubanPRAlexander Kadirov ChitaLKBogdan Fedotko27homegrown playerLKEgor Talalenko Vladivostok TigersLKRuslan Bazhenovhomegrown playerLKAlexander Ilyin13homegrown playerLKIvan Ivanov Lokomotiv PenzaFLEvgeny Golshteynhomegrown playerFLAlexander Khudyakov11homegrown playerFLRoman Khodin6 StrelaFLDanil Losenkov Vladivostok TigersFLSemyon Borzenkovhomegrown playerN8Victor Arhip2 Enisei-STMSHVasily Dorofeev25homegrown playerSHDenis Barabantsev2 StrelaSHCornelius Korff Free State CheetahsFHDylan Smith GriffonsFHJason Tuamalolo CEIgor Galinovskiy50homegrown playerCEVladimir Rudenko26homegrown playerCEEvgeny Kolomiytsev4homegrown playerCEKirill Gubin1 RC KubanCEGiorgi Pruidze15 AIA KutaisiWGEvgeny Nepeyvoda3 RC KubanWGVladimir Chabanhomegrown playerWGMikhail Zinin RC 80WGSunia LatuWGAlexander Regnerhomegrown playerWGKonstantin Krivonosovhomegrown playerWGDenis Tsurupahomegrown playerFBKhushnud Sanginovhomegrown player
Notable players Vasily Artemyev Victor Gresev Valery Tsnobiladze Andrey Garbuzov Igor Galinovskiy Campbell Johnstone Marty Banks Glen Horton Craig Clare Toby Morland Pehi Te Whare Scott Cowan Nick McLennan Lasha Malaghuradze Soso Matiashvili Lasha Lomidze Giorgi Pruidze Jaba Bregvadze Karolis Navickas Eddie Paea Fangatapu Apikotoa
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