Yuri Kushnarev


Yuri Viktorovich Kushnarev is a Russian rugby union player. He plays as a fullback or as a fly-half.

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
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. 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.