Vasily Artemyev

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Grigoryevich and the family name is Artemyev.

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 38)
Place of birth	Moscow
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	87 kg (13 st 10 lb; 192 lb) [1]
School	Blackrock College
University	University 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 UCD () 2008−2011 VVA () 2011−2013 Northampton Saints 33 (45) 2014−2019 Krasny Yar () 2020−2022 CSKA Moscow () Correct as of 24 May 2020 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2006 Ireland u19s 2009−2022 Russia 98 (170) Correct as of 1 November 2022

Career

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]