Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk

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

Full name	Регбийный клуб "Красный Яр" Красноярск (Regbiynyy klub "Krasniy Yar" Krasnoyarsk)
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
Team kit
Official website
yar-rugby.ru

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.

Krasny Yar in 2013

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

Krasny Yar Stadium

Current squad

2022 Russian Rugby Championship

Krasny Yar
Pos.	Nat.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Former club
HK		Andrey Kondakov	(1987-04-16) 16 April 1987		homegrown player
HK		Robert Sutidze	(1989-06-21) 21 June 1989		Slava Moscow
HK		Dmitry Kuzero	(1996-06-26) 26 June 1996		homegrown player
HK		Artyom Borzenkov	(2002-05-27) 27 May 2002		homegrown player
PR		Grigory Tsnobiladze	(1983-02-01) 1 February 1983	22	Metallurg
PR		Sione Fukofuka	(1984-04-13) 13 April 1984	2	Tautahi Gold
PR		Evgeny Pronenko	(1984-06-06) 6 June 1984	50	Enisei-STM
PR		Aleksandr Ageev	(1991-01-29) 29 January 1991		Vladivostok Tigers
PR		Evgeny Pronin	(1992-04-12) 12 April 1992		Vladivostok Tigers
PR		Kirill Alyuk	(1994-03-21) 21 March 1994		RC Kuban
PR		Alexander Kadirov	(1999-01-24) 24 January 1999		Chita
LK		Bogdan Fedotko	(1994-09-22) 22 September 1994	27	homegrown player
LK		Egor Talalenko	(1998-04-17) 17 April 1998		Vladivostok Tigers
LK		Ruslan Bazhenov	(1998-03-01) 1 March 1998		homegrown player
LK		Alexander Ilyin	(1997-11-07) 7 November 1997	13	homegrown player
LK		Ivan Ivanov	(1999-11-08) 8 November 1999		Lokomotiv Penza
FL		Evgeny Golshteyn	(1989-07-29) 29 July 1989		homegrown player
FL		Alexander Khudyakov	(1989-09-29) 29 September 1989	11	homegrown player
FL		Roman Khodin	(1993-06-09) 9 June 1993	6	Strela
FL		Danil Losenkov	(2002-01-31) 31 January 2002		Vladivostok Tigers
FL		Semyon Borzenkov	(2002-05-27) 27 May 2002		homegrown player
N8		Victor Arhip	(1990-02-24) 24 February 1990	2	Enisei-STM
SH		Vasily Dorofeev	(1990-08-06) 6 August 1990	25	homegrown player
SH		Denis Barabantsev	(1993-04-26) 26 April 1993	2	Strela
SH		Cornelius Korff	(1999-01-30) 30 January 1999		Free State Cheetahs
FH		Dylan Smith	(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001		Griffons
FH		Jason Tuamalolo	(2002-03-22) 22 March 2002
CE		Igor Galinovskiy	(1985-11-08) 8 November 1985	50	homegrown player
CE		Vladimir Rudenko	(1987-09-01) 1 September 1987	26	homegrown player
CE		Evgeny Kolomiytsev	(1990-05-16) 16 May 1990	4	homegrown player
CE		Kirill Gubin	(1992-05-30) 30 May 1992	1	RC Kuban
CE		Giorgi Pruidze	(1994-06-02) 2 June 1994	15	AIA Kutaisi
WG		Evgeny Nepeyvoda	(1989-09-15) 15 September 1989	3	RC Kuban
WG		Vladimir Chaban	(1994-11-03) 3 November 1994		homegrown player
WG		Mikhail Zinin	(1995-01-11) 11 January 1995		RC 80
WG		Sunia Latu	(1996-03-23) 23 March 1996
WG		Alexander Regner	(1998-05-25) 25 May 1998		homegrown player
WG		Konstantin Krivonosov	(1998-12-17) 17 December 1998		homegrown player
WG		Denis Tsurupa	(1999-09-12) 12 September 1999		homegrown player
FB		Khushnud Sanginov	(2000-08-15) 15 August 2000		homegrown 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