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| Birth name | Dmitri Arhip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 November 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Camenca, Moldova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb; 265 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dmitri Arhip (born 12 November 1988) is a Moldovan rugby union player who plays for the Dragons RFC at Tighthead Prop. He is also a Moldovan international. [1] [2]
Born in Camenca, Moldova he joined Kishniev Blue Marine, at 15 years old he moved to Romania to join Dinamo București, winning back to back national titles in 2006-07 and 2007-08. [3] [4]
He went on to join Enisei-STM in the Russian Rugby Championship, winning two league titles in 2011 and 2012. Enisei-STM travelled to Ireland in 2012 for pre-season friendly against Connacht where Arhip was spotted by Swansea based side Ospreys. [5]
He signed as injury cover in the 2012-13 season for the Ospreys, as well as featuring twice for Bridgend Ravens. [6] He scored his first try for the Ospreys in his first season in a clash against Newport Gwent Dragons. On New Years Day, 2016, Arhip won his 50th cap for the Ospreys against Newport Gwent Dragons.
After 5 seasons with the Ospreys, he was set to leave to join Montpellier in the Top 14 on a €500,000 a year deal, however the deal fell through, [7] Arhip was snapped up by Cardiff Rugby. [8] [9] [10] Making his debut in the first round of the 2018-19 Pro 14 against Leinster. In February 2023, while playing against Benetton Arhip injured his Achilles, putting an end to his season. [11] [12] His contract ended in June 2023, with him injured he was unable to train and spent 8 months without a wage. [13]
He began training on trial at Dragons RFC to help with his rehabilitation, he was signed as a short-term deal as injury cover in March 2024. [14] The tight-head made his debut soon after at home against Zebre in a 20-13 win at Rodney Parade, making a total of five appearances before the end of the season. Arhip was given a new deal ahead of the 2024/25 season. [15] [16]
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