Yuri Kushnarev

Yuri Kushnarev

Date of birth	(1985-06-06) 6 June 1985 (age 36)
Place of birth	Moscow
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	210 lb (15 st 0 lb; 95 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half Current team Krasny Yar Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–2012 2013 2014–2018 2019– VVA Kuban Enisei-STM Krasny Yar () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–  Russia 120 (795)

Yuri Viktorovich Kushnarev (Russian: Юрий Викторович Кушнарёв; born 6 June 1985 in Moscow) is a Russian rugby union player. He plays as a fullback or as a fly-half.

Club career[]

Yuri Kushnarev is the most titled rugby player of Russia. He first played for VVA, from 2002 to 2012, where he won seven titles of Russia, then for RC Kuban, in 2013. Since from 2014 Kushnarev plays for Krasnoyarsk clubs. Since 2014 to 2018, for Enisei-STM. Since 2019 for Krasny Yar.

Honours

• Russian Championships (11): 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
• Russian Cup (9): 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019
• Russian Supercup (3): 2014, 2015, 2017
• European Rugby Continental Shield (2): 2016-17, 2017–18

International career[]

He has 106 caps for Russia, since 2005, with 10 tries, 147 conversions, 137 penalties and 1 drop goal scored, 758 points on aggregate. Kushnarev was part of the Russian squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games and scoring one penalty.^[1][2] He also played at the unsuccessful attempt to qualify for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and was a key player in the team that reached their qualification for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. He played in the three games at the World Cup, scoring 1 conversion, 3 penalties and 1 drop goal, 12 points on aggregate. He has been one of the best players and top scorers for Russia.

References[]

External links[]

• Yuri Kushnarev at ESPNscrum
• 2011 Rugby World Cup Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-09-07)