Jurijs Baranovs
Jurijs Baranovs (Yuri Baranov) is a Latvian rugby union player who plays for Ensiey STM in the Russian Rugby Championship. Career Baranov made his debut for the Latvia national team at 18. He joined Ensiey STM in 2000 and made his debut in 2001. He became the second ever Latvian to play in the European Challenge Cup. Personal life Baranov was originally dreamed to play hockey for Dynamo Riga, however it never worked out, he later tried Greco-Roman Wrestling before moving to rugby. Honours Ensiey-STM Russian Rugby Championship: 2002, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020/2021, 2021/2022 Russian Rugby Cup: 2001, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 Russian Super Cup: 2014, 2015, 2017 European Rugby Continental Shield: 2017, 2018 Participant of the All-Star Game of the Russian Premier League: 2013 Latvia European Nations Cup Third Division: 2002–03, 2004–2006, Rugby Europe Conference 2 North: 2018-19 References Living people 1981 births Latvian rugby union players