Russian national rugby union team
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| Nickname (s) | Bears | ||
| Association | Союз регбистов России | ||
| Trainer |
 Lyn Jones
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| captain | Vasily Artemyev | ||
| WR abbreviation | RUS | ||
| WR rank | 20. (61.90 points) (as of February 4, 2020) |
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Most international matches Igor Mironov (111) |
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Most points scored Yuri Kuzhnaryov (772) |
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Most scored attempts Vasily Artemjew (30) |
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First international game Barbarians 23:27 Russia (June 6, 1992) .svg){kind=small} |
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Biggest win Denmark 7-104 Russia (May 13, 2000)  |
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Biggest defeat Japan 75: 3 Russia (November 6, 2010) |
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World Championship participations: 1 |
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The Russian national rugby union team represents Russia in the sport of rugby union . She is nicknamed "The Bears" and belongs to the third tier . In 1992, a Russian national rugby team played an international match for the first time. Previously, the team played as part of the Soviet Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States . The Russians qualified for the 2011 World Cup and are taking part in a World Cup for the first time.
history
In 1936 the Rugby Union Federation of the Soviet Union was founded. Until 1991 the Russian team was part of this association. For two years she was a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States and lost all four completed games. On June 6, 1992, the Russian national team played the first official game in its history against the Barbarians , which was won by 27:23. The team beat Belgium , Germany , Georgia and Poland until November 1993 , before the team had to admit defeat to Italy at 19:30.
Russia has been taking part in the European Rugby Championship since 1992 and even won the title in 1995. At the European Nations Cup, which was introduced in 1999, the Russians came third twice. In 2001 and 2002 they only had to admit defeat to Romania and Georgia.
In qualifying for the 2003 World Cup , the Russian team was even excluded because it had three unauthorized South African players. The team missed the World Cup in France as the bears were beaten by Italy and Portugal . Against Italy there was the biggest defeat in the history of Russian rugby. In the Slava Stadium the Russian bears lost 7:67. In Lisbon , the Russians just failed with 26:23, the Portuguese later qualified for their first World Cup participation.
In the 2006/08 season the Russian team showed a clear improvement, beating Romania 22:11 in Bucharest and 12: 8 in Krasnodar and ultimately finishing second in the European Nations Cup for the first time .
In the 2008/10 season , the Russians achieved three consecutive victories against Spain in Moscow, abroad in Lisbon and Bucharest, so the Russian team climbed to 17th place in the world rankings . After a defeat against Georgia, three more victories and a draw against Romania were celebrated in Sochi . The second comparison against Georgia was lost again. As a result, the Russians qualified alongside Georgia two game days before the end of the tournament for the 2011 World Cup and took part in a World Cup for the first time. In the preliminary round group C , however, no game could be won, only in the 6:13 defeat against the USA there was a bonus point.
In 2018 Russia qualified for the Rugby Union World Cup 2019 after 30 and 40 points respectively had been deducted from Romania and Spain due to the use of ineligible foreign players.
International matches
| country | Games | Won | Lost | draw |
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 Australia
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Barbarians | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Belgium
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 People's Republic of China
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Denmark
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Germany
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Georgia
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14th | 1 | 12 | 1 |
 Ireland
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Italy
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4th | 0 | 4th | 0 |
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Japan
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Croatia
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Namibia
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Netherlands
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4th | 4th | 0 | 0 |
 Norway
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Poland
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Portugal
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13 | 7th | 5 | 1 |
 Romania
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11 | 4th | 6th | 1 |
 Spain
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14th | 11 | 3 | 0 |
 Czech Republic
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6th | 4th | 2 | 0 |
 Ukraine
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7th | 7th | 0 | 0 |
 Uruguay
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 United States
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 99 | 53 | 41 | 5 |
Results at world championships
- World Championship 1987 : not participated
- World Championship 1991 : not participated
- 1995 World Cup : not qualified
- World Championship 1999 : not qualified
- World Championship 2003 : not qualified
- World Cup 2007 : 5th qualifying round
- World Cup 2011 : preliminary round (no win)
- 2015 World Cup : 8th qualifying round
- World Cup 2019 : Preliminary Round (No Victory)
successes
- European Nations Cup 2006-08 : 2nd place
- European Nations Cup 2001 : 3rd place
- European Nations Cup 2001-02 : 3rd place
player
Current squad
The following players make up the squad for the 2019 World Cup :
Known players
Individual evidence
- ^ World Rugby Rankings. world.rugby, February 4, 2020, accessed November 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Russia handed World Cup place as Romania penalized for ineligible player . Published in The Guardian on May 15, 2018 . Accessed May 16, 2018.
- ↑ Состав сборной России на Кубок мира в Японию. Rugby.ru, September 1, 2019, accessed September 6, 2019 (Russian).
Web links
- Official website (English)
- RugbyData statistics
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