Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk
| Full name | Регбийный клуб "Красный Яр" Красноярск (Regbiynyy klub "Krasniy Yar" Krasnoyarsk) | |
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| Founded | 1969 | |
| Location | Krasnoyarsk | |
| Ground(s) | Krasny Yar Stadium (Capacity: 3,600) Central Stadium (Capacity: 15,000) | |
| Coach(es) | Igor Nikolaychuk | |
| League(s) | Professional Rugby League | |
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| Official website | ||
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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.[1]
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
| Opponent | Country | Competition | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mogliano | European Rugby Continental Shield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 24 | +24 | |
| El Salvador | European Rugby Continental Shield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | +27 | |
| Heidelberger RK | European Rugby Continental Shield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 21 | +29 | |
| Rovigo Delta | European Rugby Continental Shield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 11 | +31 | |
| Timișoara Saracens | European Rugby Continental Shield | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 35 | +4 | |
| Enisey-STM | European Rugby Continental Shield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 110 | -54 | |
| Stade Francais | European Rugby Challenge Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 68 | -10 | |
| Edinburgh Rugby | European Rugby Challenge Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 151 | -137 | |
| London Irish | European Rugby Challenge Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 71 | -37 |
Stadium
Current squad
2022 Russian Rugby Championship
| Krasny Yar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Former club | |
| HK | Andrey Kondakov | 16 April 1987 | homegrown player | |||
| HK | Robert Sutidze | 21 June 1989 | Slava Moscow | |||
| HK | Dmitry Kuzero | 26 June 1996 | homegrown player | |||
| HK | Artyom Borzenkov | 27 May 2002 | homegrown player | |||
| PR | Grigory Tsnobiladze | 1 February 1983 | 22 | Metallurg | ||
| PR | Sione Fukofuka | 13 April 1984 | 2 | Tautahi Gold | ||
| PR | Evgeny Pronenko | 6 June 1984 | 50 | Enisei-STM | ||
| PR | Aleksandr Ageev | 29 January 1991 | Vladivostok Tigers | |||
| PR | Evgeny Pronin | 12 April 1992 | Vladivostok Tigers | |||
| PR | Kirill Alyuk | 21 March 1994 | RC Kuban | |||
| PR | Alexander Kadirov | 24 January 1999 | Chita | |||
| LK | Bogdan Fedotko | 22 September 1994 | 27 | homegrown player | ||
| LK | Egor Talalenko | 17 April 1998 | Vladivostok Tigers | |||
| LK | Ruslan Bazhenov | 1 March 1998 | homegrown player | |||
| LK | Alexander Ilyin | 7 November 1997 | 13 | homegrown player | ||
| LK | Ivan Ivanov | 8 November 1999 | Lokomotiv Penza | |||
| FL | Evgeny Golshteyn | 29 July 1989 | homegrown player | |||
| FL | Alexander Khudyakov | 29 September 1989 | 11 | homegrown player | ||
| FL | Roman Khodin | 9 June 1993 | 6 | Strela | ||
| FL | Danil Losenkov | 31 January 2002 | Vladivostok Tigers | |||
| FL | Semyon Borzenkov | 27 May 2002 | homegrown player | |||
| N8 | Victor Arhip | 24 February 1990 | 2 | Enisei-STM | ||
| SH | Vasily Dorofeev | 6 August 1990 | 25 | homegrown player | ||
| SH | Denis Barabantsev | 26 April 1993 | 2 | Strela | ||
| SH | Cornelius Korff | 30 January 1999 | Free State Cheetahs | |||
| FH | Dylan Smith | 1 January 2001 | Griffons | |||
| FH | Jason Tuamalolo | 22 March 2002 | ||||
| CE | Igor Galinovskiy | 8 November 1985 | 50 | homegrown player | ||
| CE | Vladimir Rudenko | 1 September 1987 | 26 | homegrown player | ||
| CE | Evgeny Kolomiytsev | 16 May 1990 | 4 | homegrown player | ||
| CE | Kirill Gubin | 30 May 1992 | 1 | RC Kuban | ||
| CE | Giorgi Pruidze | 2 June 1994 | 15 | AIA Kutaisi | ||
| WG | Evgeny Nepeyvoda | 15 September 1989 | 3 | RC Kuban | ||
| WG | Vladimir Chaban | 3 November 1994 | homegrown player | |||
| WG | Mikhail Zinin | 11 January 1995 | RC 80 | |||
| WG | Sunia Latu | 23 March 1996 | ||||
| WG | Alexander Regner | 25 May 1998 | homegrown player | |||
| WG | Konstantin Krivonosov | 17 December 1998 | homegrown player | |||
| WG | Denis Tsurupa | 12 September 1999 | homegrown player | |||
| FB | Khushnud Sanginov | 15 August 2000 | homegrown player | |||
Notable players
References
- ^ "Siberian Bears in Rugby – Cooperation with New Zealand". Prior Group. Retrieved 2 April 2011.