Jurijs Baranovs
Jurijs Baranovs (Yuri Baranov) is a Latvian rugby union player who plays for Ensiey STM in the Russian Rugby Championship.[1][2]
Date of birth | 11 December 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Riga, Latvia SSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb; 192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Baranov made his debut for the Latvia national team at 18. He joined Ensiey STM in 2000 and made his debut in 2001.[3] He became the second ever Latvian to play in the European Challenge Cup.[4]
Personal life
Baranov was originally dreamed to play hockey for Dynamo Riga, however it never worked out, he later tried Greco-Roman Wrestling before moving to rugby.[5]
Honours
Ensiey-STM
Russian Rugby Championship: 2002, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020/2021, 2021/2022
Russian Rugby Cup: 2001, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022
Russian Super Cup: 2014, 2015, 2017
European Rugby Continental Shield: 2017, 2018
Participant of the All-Star Game of the Russian Premier League: 2013
References
- "Досье: Баранов Юрий / РК "Енисей-СТМ" - официальный сайт". www.enisei-stm.ru. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- "Jurijs Baranovs". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- "Baranovs atsāk treniņus". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- "Jurijs BARANOVS profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- "Расширяем границы общения: вопросы - ответы / Енисей-СТМ / Новости / РК "Енисей-СТМ" - официальный сайт". www.enisei-stm.ru. Retrieved 2023-07-01.