Vasily Artemyev
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.
Date of birth | 24 July 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb; 192 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Blackrock College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
- "Aviva Premiership Rugby — Northampton Saints". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- "Wood glad to 'vent frustration'". BBC News. 17 October 2011.
- "Northampton 44-15 Newcastle". BBC Sport. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- "Ireland 62-12 Russia". BBC Sport. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.