Vasily Artemyev

Vasily Artemyev
Born (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987
Moscow
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb; 192 lb) [1]
SchoolBlackrock College
UniversityUniversity College Dublin
Rugby union career
Position(s) wing, fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 Irish Universities
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006−2007 UCD
2008−2011 VVA
2011−2013 Northampton Saints 33 (45)
2014−2019 Krasny Yar
2020−2022 CSKA Moscow
Correct as of 24 May 2020
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006 Ireland u19s
2009−2022 Russia 98 (170)
Correct as of 1 November 2022

Vasily Grigorievich Artemyev (Russian: Василий Григорьевич Артемьев) (born 24 July 1987) is a Russian rugby union player for CSKA Moscow. He plays as wing or fullback.

Early life

Artemyev was born in Moscow. As a child, he immigrated to Ireland to learn English. During his school years in Ireland, he began playing rugby while at Blackrock College. He also studied law at University College Dublin.[2]

Career

Returning to his native Moscow (Zelenograd) in 2008, he joined professional club VVA and began representing Russia.

Vasily signed for Aviva Premiership side Northampton Saints for the 2011-2012 season, joining them after the conclusion of the 2011 World Cup. On his début for the club he scored a hat-trick in the LV= Cup victory over Saracens,[3] before scoring two tries in his Premiership debut against Newcastle Falcons.[4]

He was a player for Russia, since 2009 to 2022, with 30 tries scored, 170 points on aggregate. He played four games at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, scoring a try against Ireland in a pool game.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby — Northampton Saints". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Cummiskey, Gavin. "Vasily Artemyev interview: Everyone used to talk about Sexton. He has hardly changed". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Wood glad to 'vent frustration'". BBC News. 17 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Northampton 44-15 Newcastle". BBC Sport. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Ireland 62-12 Russia". BBC Sport. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
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