Victor Arhip is a Moldovan and Russian professional rugby union player who plays for Krasny Yar.
| Birth name | Victor Arhip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 February 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, USSR (now in Moldova) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192[1] cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112[1] kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Dmitri Arhip (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editVictor 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
editHe 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
editVictor 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
editVictor's older brother Dmitri also plays rugby. Victor Arhip is married and has a son and a daughter.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Krasny Yar current squad" (in Russian). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Виктор АРХИП: «РЕГБИ – ЭТО ЖИЗНЬ»" (PDF) (in Russian). pp. 44–47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 Apr 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Виктор Архип: «Это крутой сезон, но всё главное впереди»" (in Russian). 9 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Виктор Архип присоединился к сборной России". rugby.ru. Retrieved 2022-01-30.