Wikipedia - Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk
Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk is a Russian rugby union club founded in 1969 in the city of Krasnoyarsk. They compete in the Professional Rugby League, the premier league in the country. They have an operating budget of 2.5m Euros. Their main rival is fellow Krasnoyarsk based, Enisey-STM.
Krasny-Yar play in white and green, and moved into their own purpose-built stadium. The stadium holds 3,600 spectators and is the first rugby-specific stadium east of the Urals. The stadium sold out for a game against VVA-Monino (2 August 2010).
History
Krasny Yar was founded in 1969 in the city of Krasnoyarsk. Krasny Yar have been unsuccessful in the Professional Rugby League era. The club has not been champions since the Super League era, with their most recent championship being in 2001. The club's financial resources have also been overtaken by their local rivals, Enisey-STM.
Several New Zealand players signed on to play for Krasny Yar for the 2010 and 2011 Seasons, while the club has also recruited a New Zealand trainer working with the Canterbury Rugby Union.
Honours
- USSR/Russian Championship (12): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2013, 2015
- Runner-up (12): 1988, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Russian Cup (10): 1995, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018–19, 2019
- Russian Supercup (1): 2016
- Nikolaev Cup (2): 2019, 2020
- European Rugby Continental Shield runner-up (1): 2016–17