Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk
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Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk is a Russia
n rugby
club founded in 1969 in the city of Krasnoyarsk, the unofficial capital of Russia
n 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, Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk
.
Krasny-Yar play in white and green, and recently moved into their own purpose built stadium. The stadium holds 3,200 spectators and is the first rugby
-specific stadium east of the Urals. The stadium was recently sold out for a game against VVA-Monino
(2 August 2010), emphasising the growing popularity of the sport in Russia
.
. 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, Yenisey-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, whilst the club has also recruited a New Zealand
traniner currently working with the Canterbury Rugby Union.
(New Zealand Māori
) Veaceslav Titica Eugen Sheshin Nazir Gasanov Sergei Bazhenov Oleg Shukailov Ivan Prischepenko Oleg Azarenka Andrei Lugin Giorgi Minadze Maxim Kiselev Andreï Garbuzov
Dimitri Malyakin Ivan Naumenko Alex Tolstykh Igor Galinovsky Alex Makovetsky Alexander Gvozdovsky Maxim Uskov
from Southland Rugby
Glen Gregory from Tasman Makos
Tom Fleming
from Midlands Rugby Club
Sergei Bazhenov from Enisey-STM
Giorgi Minadze from Imperia Penza
Vadim Zaichko from Imperia Penza
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
club founded in 1969 in the city of Krasnoyarsk, the unofficial capital of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
. They compete in the Professional Rugby League
Professional Rugby League
Professional Rugby League is the premier rugby union competition in Russia. The Professional League was formed in 2005 and succeeds the Superleague. The Superleague, in turn, was active from 1992 to 2004 and succeeded the Soviet Championship....
, 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
Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk is a city and the administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Yenisei River. It is the third largest city in Siberia, with the population of 973,891. Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the Trans-Siberian Railway and one of Russia's largest producers of...
based, Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk
Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk
Yenisey-STM is a Russian rugby club founded in 1975. It is one of the two powerful Krasnoyarsk clubs, the other being their cross town rivals Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk. They participate in the Professional Rugby League, the premier rugby championship of Russia...
.
Krasny-Yar play in white and green, and recently moved into their own purpose built stadium. The stadium holds 3,200 spectators and is the first rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
-specific stadium east of the Urals. The stadium was recently sold out for a game against VVA-Monino
VVA-Podmoskovye Monino
The VVA-Podmoskovje is a Russian rugby union team currently playing in the Professional Rugby League. The team plays at Gagarin Air Force Academy stadium in Monino, a garrison town just outside Moscow. VVA-Podmoskovye have strong links to the air force and also supply the bulk of Russia, with which...
(2 August 2010), emphasising the growing popularity of the sport in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
History
Krasny Yar was founded in 1969 in the city of KrasnoyarskKrasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk is a city and the administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Yenisei River. It is the third largest city in Siberia, with the population of 973,891. Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the Trans-Siberian Railway and one of Russia's largest producers of...
. A traditional powerhouse of the game in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Krasny Yar is currently tied with VVA Monino
VVA-Podmoskovye Monino
The VVA-Podmoskovje is a Russian rugby union team currently playing in the Professional Rugby League. The team plays at Gagarin Air Force Academy stadium in Monino, a garrison town just outside Moscow. VVA-Podmoskovye have strong links to the air force and also supply the bulk of Russia, with which...
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, Yenisey-STM
Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk
Yenisey-STM is a Russian rugby club founded in 1975. It is one of the two powerful Krasnoyarsk clubs, the other being their cross town rivals Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk. They participate in the Professional Rugby League, the premier rugby championship of Russia...
.
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
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
sides, receive high quality training and recruit players from New Zealand's
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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
2011 Professional Rugby League season
The 2011 Russian Professional Rugby League season will be the seventh edition of the competition since its transition from the Super League.The reigning champions, VVA Monino will be attempting to secure a recording breaking ninth championship and overtake Krasny Yar as the most successful Russian...
Seasons, whilst the club has also recruited a New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
traniner currently working with the Canterbury Rugby Union.
Championships
- Soviet Championships: 1990, 1991
- Super League Championships: 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001
Current squad
International honours
Pehi Te WharePehi Te Whare
Pehitia Te Whare is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for the Southland Stags in the Air New Zealand Cup competition as a wing. He played for the champion New Zealand Maori rugby team in the Churchill Cup.-External links:*...
(New Zealand Māori
New Zealand Maori rugby union team
New Zealand Māori is a rugby union team that traditionally plays teams touring New Zealand. A prerequisite for playing in this team is that the player is to have Māori whakapapa or genealogy. In the past this rule was not strictly applied. In the past non-Māori players who looked Māori were often...
) Veaceslav Titica Eugen Sheshin Nazir Gasanov Sergei Bazhenov Oleg Shukailov Ivan Prischepenko Oleg Azarenka Andrei Lugin Giorgi Minadze Maxim Kiselev Andreï Garbuzov
Andrei Garbuzov
Andrei Nikolayevich Garbuzov is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays for FC Sheksna Cherepovets .-External links:*...
Dimitri Malyakin Ivan Naumenko Alex Tolstykh Igor Galinovsky Alex Makovetsky Alexander Gvozdovsky Maxim Uskov
2011 Signings
Pehi Te WharePehi Te Whare
Pehitia Te Whare is a New Zealand rugby union player. He plays for the Southland Stags in the Air New Zealand Cup competition as a wing. He played for the champion New Zealand Maori rugby team in the Churchill Cup.-External links:*...
from Southland Rugby
Southland Rugby
The Southland Rugby Football Union is a provincial rugby union who govern the Southland Region founded in 1886. The headquarters of Southland Rugby are in Invercargill, New Zealand however the Southland Union also covers country teams such as Midlands of Winton and Excelsior Rugby Club of Gore.The...
Glen Gregory from Tasman Makos
Tasman Rugby Union
The Tasman Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union at the top of the South Island in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's newest provincial union, founded in 2006 with the amalgamation of the existing Marlborough and Nelson Bays sub unions...
Tom Fleming
Tom Fleming
Thomas Kelman Fleming, CVO, OBE, FRSAMD was a Scottish actor, director, and poet, and a television and radio commentator for the BBC....
from Midlands Rugby Club
Midlands Rugby Club
Midlands Rugby Football Club is an amateur rugby team that plays in the ILT Southland Wide Premier Division. The team was recxently promoted to the top grade. The team includes Stags star Scott Cowan and former Highlander Matt Saunders.-References:...
Sergei Bazhenov from Enisey-STM
Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk
Yenisey-STM is a Russian rugby club founded in 1975. It is one of the two powerful Krasnoyarsk clubs, the other being their cross town rivals Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk. They participate in the Professional Rugby League, the premier rugby championship of Russia...
Giorgi Minadze from Imperia Penza
Imperia-Dynamo Penza
Imperia-Dynamo Penza is a Russian rugby club from Penza. They participate in the Professional Rugby League, the top division of Russian rugby.- Current squad :...
Vadim Zaichko from Imperia Penza
Imperia-Dynamo Penza
Imperia-Dynamo Penza is a Russian rugby club from Penza. They participate in the Professional Rugby League, the top division of Russian rugby.- Current squad :...