Yuri Kushnarev

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.

Yuri Kushnarev
Date of birth (1985-06-06) 6 June 1985
Place of birthMoscow
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight210 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–present  Russia 109 (772)

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 has been one of the best players and top scorers for Russia.

References
  1. "Profile". 2011 Rugby World Cup Official Site. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. "Italy 53 Russia 17: match report". Daily Telegraph. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
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