Kirill Golosnitsky (; born 30 May 1994) is a Russian rugby union player who generally plays as a wing in RC Dynamo Moscow and the Russia national team.
He was included in the Russian squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which was held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.
Career He made his international debut for Russia against United States on 25 June 2016.
He scored the first try of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in the tournament opener against hosts Japan in the fourth minute of the match which was held on 20 September 2019. It was the fastest ever try scored in the opening match of a World Cup. The match also marked his first World Cup match appearance and Japan managed to defeat Russia despite conceding an early lead.
International Tries As of 10 August 2022 TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResultScore1Montevideo, UruguayEstadio Charrúa2019 World Rugby Nations Cup4 June 2019Loss48–262San Benedetto del Tronto, ItalyStadio Riviera delle Palme2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches17 August 2019Loss85–153Tokyo, JapanTokyo Stadium2019 Rugby World Cup20 September 2019Loss30–104Krasnodar, RussiaKuban Stadium2020 Rugby Europe Championship7 March 2020Win32–25
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