Vasily Grigorievich Artemyev (russian: Василий Григорьевич Артемьев) (born 24 July 1987) is a Russian rugby union player for

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. He plays as wing or fullback.

Career

Returning to his native Moscow (

Zelenograd Zelenograd ( rus, Зеленогра́д, p=zʲɪlʲɪnɐˈgrat, lit. ''green city'') is a city and administrative okrug of Moscow, Russia. The city of Zelenograd and the territory under its jurisdiction form the Zelenogradsky Administrative Ok ...

) in 2008, he joined professional club

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and began representing

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. Vasily signed for

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side

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for the 2011-2012 season, joining them after the conclusion of the 2011 World Cup. On his début for the club he scored a

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in the

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victory over

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, before scoring two tries in his Premiership debut against

Newcastle Falcons Newcastle Falcons is a rugby union team that play in Premiership Rugby, England's highest division of rugby union. The club was established in 1877 as the Gosforth Football Club. Around 1882 the club merged with the Northumberland Football C ...

. He was a player for

, since 2009 to 2022, with 30 tries scored, 170 points on aggregate. He played four games at the

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, scoring a try against

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in a pool game.

References

External links

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2011 Rugby World Cup Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Artemyev, Vasily 1987 births Living people University College Dublin R.F.C. players Russian rugby union players Russia international rugby union players Sportspeople from Moscow Russian expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in Ireland Expatriate rugby union players in England Russian expatriate sportspeople in Ireland Russian expatriate sportspeople in England People educated at Blackrock College Rugby union fullbacks People from Zelenograd