Victor Arhip

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Victor Arhip
Date of birth (1990-02-24) 24 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, USSR (now in Moldova)
Height192 [1]  cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight112 [1]  kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb)
Notable relative(s) Dmitri Arhip (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back row / Lock
Current team Krasny Yar
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
USEFS-Blumarine ()
Dinamo Bucharest ()
Constanța ()
2011-2013 Enisey-STM ()
2014–present Krasny Yar ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Moldova U20
2010–2016 Moldova 25 (25)
2022-present Russia
Correct as of 1 February 2022

Victor Arhip (born 24 February 1990) is a Moldovan and Russian professional rugby union player who plays for Krasny Yar.

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Background

Victor Arhip was born in Chișinău where he lived until the age of 17. [2] At the age of 15 he started playing rugby. [3]

Club career

He played in Moldova until the age of 18. [4] Then he moved to Romania where he played for a number of Romanian teams. In 2011 he moved to Russia to play for Enisey-STM. At the end of 2013 he signed a contract with Krasny Yar.

International career

Victor Arhip played 25 matches for Moldova. In November 2021 according to new naturalisation rules provided by World Rugby Arhip chose Russia national team for further international career. in January 2022 he was called up for the first training camp. [5]

Personal life

Victor's older brother Dmitri also plays rugby. Victor Arhip is married and has a son and a daughter. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Krasny Yar current squad" (in Russian). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. "Виктор АРХИП: "РЕГБИ – ЭТО ЖИЗНЬ"" (PDF) (in Russian). pp. 44–47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 Apr 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Виктор Архип: "Это крутой сезон, но всё главное впереди"" (in Russian). 9 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. "Виктор Архип: "В "Енисее" всё идёт, как по рельсам, в "Яре" больше свободной игры"". rugger.info (in Russian). 30 March 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. "Виктор Архип присоединился к сборной России". rugby.ru. Retrieved 2022-01-30.