Victor Andreevitch Gresev (Russian: Виктор Андреевич Гресев) (born Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, 31 March 1986) is a Russian rugby union player who plays as a number eight. He plays for Lokomotiv Penza in the Russian Championship.[1][2][3][4]
| Full name | Victor Andreevitch Gresev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 March 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Leningrad, USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played VVA Saracens (2009-2011), where he won the Russian Championship, in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. He signed for London Wasps, where he stayed for 2011/12.[5][6] Afterwards, he returned to Russia, joining Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk, in 2012, where he plays since then. He won twice the Russian Championship, in 2013 and 2015, and twice the Cup of Russia, in 2013 and 2015.[citation needed]
He has 108 caps for Russia, since 2006, with 21 tries scored, 105 points on aggregate. He was called for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, playing in four games, one as substitute, and without scoring.[7][8]
He was also a regular player for Russia national rugby sevens team, being twice European Champion, in 2007 and 2009.[9][10]
References edit
- ^ "Viktor GRESEV - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ Team, The Rugby Paper (2019-10-05). "The blond Russian bombshell ambitious to explode at top level". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Viktor GRESEV profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Гресев Виктор — Локомотив Пенза" (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Wasps sign Russian internationals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ "Wasps let a full team go". Bucks Free Press. 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ Victor Gresev International Statistics
- ^ Хализов, Антон (2023-06-29). "Виктор Гресев продлил контракт с «Локомотивом-Пенза»". Федерация регби России - официальный сайт (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ Rugby, Asia (2016-11-11). "Hong Kong and Russia lead HKRU Regal Hotels Cup of Nations". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ dev (2010-12-02). "Scotland 7S Take On The World In Dubai". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
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