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.

Vasily Artemyev
Date of birth (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birthMoscow
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
2008−2011
2011−2013
2014−2019
2020−2022
UCD
VVA
Northampton Saints
Krasny Yar
CSKA Moscow


33


(45)
Correct as of 24 May 2020
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006
2009−2022
Ireland u19s
Russia

98

(170)
Correct as of 1 November 2022

Career

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

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

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  1. ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby — Northampton Saints". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Wood glad to 'vent frustration'". BBC News. 17 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Northampton 44-15 Newcastle". BBC Sport. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Ireland 62-12 Russia". BBC Sport. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
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