Vadim Cobîlaș

Vadim Cobîlaş

Cobîlaş with Bordeaux Bègles in 2022
Birth name	Vadim Cobîlaş
Date of birth	(1983-07-30) 30 July 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Soroca, Moldova
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb)[1]
Notable relative(s)	Maxim Cobîlaș (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead prop Current team Bordeaux Bègles Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–2011 Monino () 2011–2016 Sale Sharks 110 (10) 2016– Bordeaux Bègles 143 (5) Correct as of 4 September 2022 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005– Moldova 45

Vadim Cobîlaş (Romanian pronunciation: [vaˈdim kobɨˈlaʃ], born 30 July 1983) is a Moldovan professional rugby union player who plays as a tighthead prop for French Top 14 club Bordeaux Bègles and the Moldova national team.

Career

He played for Russian side VVA-Podmoskovye Monino before signing for Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership in England on 2 March 2011. He is the first Moldovan rugby player to become a professional in England.[2]

In 2016, Cobîlaş joined Bordeaux Bègles in the French Top 14.[3][4]

International career

Cobîlaş plays internationally for Moldova.

Personal life

Vadim has a younger brother who also plays rugby called Maxim Cobîlaș who plays for VVA Podmoskovye.

References

1. "Vadim Cobilas". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
2. Vadim Cobîlaş Signs for Sale Sharks
3. "Bordeaux Bègles sign Moldova and Sale Sharks prop Vadim Cobilas". BBC Sport. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
4. "Vadim COBILAS - Player statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 25 December 2020.

External links

Vadim Cobîlaș at European Professional Club Rugby

• Vadim Cobîlaș at Premiership Rugby (archived)
• Vadim Cobîlaș at ESPNscrum
• Vadim Cobîlaș at ItsRugby.co.uk