Viacheslav Ivanovich Grachev (Russian: Вячеслав Иванович Грачёв) (born 22 April 1973 in Tashkent, Soviet Union) is a former Russian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a number eight.

Viacheslav Grachev
Date of birth (1973-04-22) 22 April 1973 (age 51)
Place of birthTashkent, Soviet Union
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight238 lb (108 kg; 17.0 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987–1991
1992–1993
1994–1995
1996–2000
2000–2005
2005–2007
2007–2009
2009–2011
Zvezda Tashkent
Empils Rostov on Don
Zvezda Kaliningrad
Enisei-STM
US Montauban
Bayonnais
Pau
Bizanos




39
46
33
36




25
25
15
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1993–2011  Russia 73 (90)

Grachev played in France for US Montauban, Bayonne and Pau, until a severe injury who almost put an end to his career in 2008. He recovered to play for Aviron de Bizanos for the season of 2011/12.

He had 72 caps for Russia, from 1993 to 2011, scoring 17 tries, 85 points on aggregate. He was called for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, where he was the vice captain. He played in three games. He was the oldest player of the competition, aged 38 years old.[1]

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