Vasily Artemyev Explained

Birth Date:1987 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Moscow
Vasily Artemyev
Height:1.80 m
Weight:87kg (192lb) [1]
Ru Position:wing, fullback
Ru Clubyears:2006−2007
2008−2011
2011−2013
2014−2019
2020−2022
Ru Clubupdate:24 May 2020
Ru Clubcaps:

33
Ru Clubpoints:

(45)
School:Blackrock College
University:University College Dublin
Ru Nationalyears:2006
2009−2022
Ru Nationalteam:Ireland u19s
Russia
Ru Nationalcaps:
98
Ru Nationalpoints:
(170)
Ru Ntupdate:1 November 2022
Ru Amateuryears:2007
Ru Amateurclubs:Irish Universities

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.

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,[2] before scoring two tries in his Premiership debut against Newcastle Falcons.[3]

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.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aviva Premiership Rugby — Northampton Saints . web page . Premier Rugby . 21 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120202052702/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/rugby/northampton_saints.php?section=1 . 2 February 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. News: Wood glad to 'vent frustration' . BBC News . 17 October 2011.
  3. News: Northampton 44-15 Newcastle. 29 October 2011. BBC Sport. 29 October 2011.
  4. News: Ireland 62-12 Russia. 25 September 2011. BBC Sport. 26 September 2011.