Denis Simplikevich

{{Infobox rugby biography

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|03|11}}

| birth_place = Novokuznetsk

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=4.7}}

| weight = {{convert|254|lbs|stlb kg|abbr=on}}

| ru_position = Centre

| ru_currentteam = Enisei-STM

| ru_amateuryears =

| ru_amateurclubs =

| ru_clubyears = 2009-2010
2011-

| ru_proclubs = Metallurg
Enisei-STM

| ru_clubcaps = 21
154

| ru_clubpoints = (45)
(645)

| ru_nationalyears = 2011–

| ru_nationalteam = {{ru|Russia}}

| ru_nationalcaps = 30

| ru_nationalpoints = (85)

| medals =

{{MedalSport | Men's rugby sevens}}

{{MedalCountry | {{RUS}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}}

{{MedalGold | 2013 Kazan|Team competition}}

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Denis Simplikevich ({{langx|ru|Денис Симпликевич}}; born 11 March 1991) is a Russian rugby union footballer. He plays as a centre.

Simplikevich plays for Enisei-STM in Russia, since 2011/12.

He has 27 caps for Russia, since 2011, with 17 tries scored, 85 points on aggregate. Simplikevich was part of the Russian squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, playing in two games.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/teams/team=756/player=39257/index.html|title=Profile|work=2011 Rugby World Cup Official Site|accessdate=22 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907081324/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/teams/team=756/player=39257/index.html|archive-date=7 September 2011|url-status=dead}}

He scored a try against Ireland and another against Australia in the pool games.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/14992095.stm|title=Ireland 62-12 Russia|date= 25 September 2011|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=26 September 2011}}

In the match for the Russian Supercup 2017 against the RC Kuban, he made 7 tries. This is the record of Russia of all times. Enisei-STM won with a score of 64-20.

Simplikevich three times became the top try scorer of the Russian Championship (2012, 2014, 2017).

In the European Rugby Challenge Cup he has 6 tries in 18 matches.

Honours

• Russian Championships (9): 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020-21, 2021-22
• Russian Cup (6): 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022
• Russian Supercup (3): 2014, 2015, 2017
• European Rugby Continental Shield (2): 2016-17, 2017–18