Alexander Yanyushkin

Alexander Yanyushkin
Date of birth (1982-10-30) October 30, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birthPenza, Russia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half, Fly-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–2018 VVA-Podmoskovje ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–2015 Russia 70 (116)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2002–2015 Russia 7s
Coaching career
Years Team
2018– Lokomotiv Penza
2019–2021 Russia 7s
2022– Russia 15s (coach)

Alexander Yanyushkin (Russian: Александр Янюшкин; born 30 October 1982 in Penza) is a Russian rugby union coach and former player, he is the head coach of the Lokomotiv Penza.

He played for VVA-Podmoskovye Monino, in the Russian Professional League, since 2009/10.

Yanyshkin had 70 for Russia, from 2002 to 2015, scoring 10 tries, 9 conversions and 16 penalties scored, 116 points in aggregate. He was called for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games and scoring a try.[1]