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Victor Arhip
Date of birth	24 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, USSR (now in Moldova)
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	112 kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Dmitri Arhip (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Back row / Lock
Current team	Krasny Yar
Senior career
Years	Team
	USEFS-Blumarine
	Dinamo Bucharest
	Constanța
2011-2013	Enisey-STM
2014–present	Krasny Yar
International career
Years	Team
	Moldova U20
2010–2016	Moldova
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.

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]

References

^ ^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.

External links

Victor Arhip at ItsRugby.co.uk
Victor Arhip at European Professional Club Rugby

[Yar_profile-1] "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.

[gornovosti-3] "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.

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