Andrei Olari
{{Short description|Former Russia & Moldova international rugby league footballer}}
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Andrei Olari (Андрей Оларь) (born in Tiraspol) is a professional rugby player and rugby league footballer. He previously played for the Moldovan team Tiraspol and for the French clubs Villefranche and Toulouse Olympique. He has represented both Moldova and Russia.
Playing career
In 1990 Olari won the first USSR Rugby League Cup as a member of the Tiraspol club, defeating the Moscow Magicians in the final with a score of 24-10. He scored 56 points in two matches against Spartak Moscow and Moscow Magicians scoring 7 tries, 13 conversions and 2 drop goals, which earned him the title of the best scorer in the USSR Cup.{{Cite web|title=КУБОК ЛИГИ РЕГБИ|url=http://www.regbi13.narod.ru/1.htm|access-date=2020-10-26|website=www.regbi13.narod.ru}}
Later Olari played for French clubs, such as Toulouse Olympique team: in the 1999 season he scored 12 points in 35 Super League matches.
=International=
In 1992, Olari captained the CIS national team for their 1992 Tour of South Africa, in which CIS won both games.{{Cite web|title=Как появился вид спорта Регби-13 в России|url=http://www.rc-vereya.ru/kak-poyavilsya-vid-sporta-regbi-13-v-rossii|access-date=2020-10-26|website=www.rc-vereya.ru}}
In 1995 he played in the Emerging Nations tournament for Moldova.
In 2000 Olari was invited by the Russian national team to play at the World Cup that year in England[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/world_cup_2000/group_1/976217.stm From Russia with Australians] bbc.co.uk, 17 October 2000 Olari played in all three of Russia's matches at the tournament.{{Cite web|title=РЕГБИ• МОСКВА. Как сообщил специально для "СЭ" вице-президент Российской лиги регби-13 Евгений КЛЕБАНОВ, в оргкомитет чемпионата мира, игры которого пройдут в Англии с 28 октября по 25 ноября, отправлена предварительная заявка сборной России, дебютирующей в соревнованиях столь высокого ранга.|url=https://www.sport-express.ru/newspaper/2000-10-23/9_8/|access-date=2020-10-26|website=sport-express.ru|language=ru}} and played three matches in the tournament.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/4774976/Injured-Pryce-not-written-off-yet.html Injured Pryce not written off yet] The Telegraph, 3 November 2000
Personal
Olari's son, also named Andrei Olari, played with Toulouse Olympique and competed for them in the 2011 RFL Championship.[https://archive.today/20120907134511/http://www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/report.php?id=6175 Toulouse Olympique XIII 26 12 Halifax RLFC] halifaxrlfc.co.uk, 12 March 2011[http://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Andrei-Olari/ Andrei Olari player stats] loverugbyleague.com He was called up by the Moldova national rugby union team in 2014 and became a player of the Odessa team Politekhnik.{{Cite web|last=iSport.ua|date=2014-05-08|title=Регби. Одесский клуб пополнился тремя французами|url=https://isport.ua/other/gaming/443519-regbi-odesskij-klub-popolnilsya-tremya-francuzami|access-date=2020-10-26|website=iSport.ua|language=ru}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Russia 2000 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Olari, Andrei}}
Category:Expatriate rugby league players in France
Category:Moldova national rugby league team players
Category:Moldovan emigrants to Russia
Category:Sportspeople from Tiraspol
Category:Rugby league five-eighths
Category:Russia national rugby league team captains
Category:Russia national rugby league team players
Category:Russian expatriate rugby league players
Category:Russian expatriate sportspeople in France
Category:Russian rugby league players
Category:Toulouse Olympique players