Vasily Artemyev

Vasily Grigorievich Artemyev (born 24 July 1987) is a Russian rugby union player for CSKA Moscow. He plays as wing or fullback.

Early life Artemyev was born in Moscow. As a child, he immigrated to Ireland to learn English. During his school years in Ireland, he began playing rugby while at Blackrock College. He also studied law at University College Dublin.

Career

Returning to his native Moscow (Zelenograd) in 2008, he joined professional club VVA and began representing Russia.

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, before scoring two tries in his Premiership debut against Newcastle Falcons.

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.