Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk

Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk is a Russian rugby union club founded in 1969 in the city of Krasnoyarsk, the unofficial capital of Russian rugby. They compete in the Professional Rugby League, the premier league in the country. They have an operating budget of 2.5m Euros, making them one of the biggest clubs in the competition. Their main rival is fellow Krasnoyarsk based, Enisey-STM.

Krasny Yar
Full nameРегбийный клуб "Красный Яр" Красноярск (Regbiynyy klub "Krasniy Yar" Krasnoyarsk)
Founded1969
LocationKrasnoyarsk
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 recently 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), emphasising the growing popularity of the sport in Russia.

History

Krasny Yar was founded in 1969 in the city of Krasnoyarsk. It takes its name from the fort of Krasny Yar ("Red Steep Riverbank"), built in 1608; the city around the fort became Krasnoyarsk in 1822. A traditional powerhouse of the game in Russia, Krasny Yar is currently tied with VVA Monino as the most successful team in the country with eight championships in the Super League-Professional Rugby League era. The club has also won two Soviet Championships.

Although Krasny Yar remain a powerhouse, they 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.

However, in an attempt to once again climb back to the top, Krasny Yar have recently (2010) entered into an agreement with the Canterbury Rugby Union and the Canterbury Crusaders to use their facilities for a three-week period during March and April every year. The club will use this base to play warm-up games against local New Zealand sides, receive high quality training and recruit players from New Zealand's endless production line.

The arrangement has already born fruit, with several New Zealand players signing 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.[1]

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

References
  1. "Siberian Bears in Rugby – Cooperation with New Zealand". Prior Group. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
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