German Davydov
{{Short description|Russian rugby union player (born 1994)}}
{{Distinguish|German Fedorov-Davydov}}
{{Infobox rugby union biography
|name=German Davydov
|image=File:Lomano Lava Lemeki 190920e.jpg
|caption=German Davydov of Russia (number 14) and Lomano Lemeki of Japan in action during the 2019 Rugby World Cup
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|birth_date={{birth date and age|1994|03|10|df=y}}
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|height=186 cm
|weight=99 kg
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|position=Fly half
|currentclub=Strela Kazan|youthyears1=|youthclubs1=
|years1=2013–2022
|clubs1=VVA-Podmoskovye
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|points1=
|years2= 2022–present
|clubs2=Strela Kazan
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|points2=
|repyears1=2014–present|repteam1={{nrut|Russia}}|repcaps1=31|reppoints1=35
|clubupdate=11 July 2022|repupdate=7 February 2022
|medals={{MedalSport | Men's rugby sevens}}
{{MedalCountry | {{RUS}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}}
{{MedalGold | 2013 Kazan|Team competition}}}}
German Davydov (born 10 March 1994) is a Russian rugby union player who generally plays as a fly half represents Russia internationally.{{Cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/229687.html|title=German Davydov|website=ESPN scrum|access-date=2019-09-14}}
File:2019-2020 REIC Men XV - Russia vs. Portugal (2020-02-22) 11.jpg
Career
He was called up to join the Russian rugby sevens team for the 2013 Summer Universiade and was subsequently a key member of the team which won the gold medal in the men's rugby sevens tournament.{{cite web|date=5 March 2013|title=Participating countries for Summer Universiade team competitions revealed|url=http://kazan2013.ru/en/news_items/6363|url-status=dead|publisher=kazan2013.ru|accessdate=27 June 2013|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130628041304/http://kazan2013.ru/en/news_items/6363|archivedate=2013-06-28}}{{Cite web|last=Елена|first=Рязанова|title=Давыдов Герман - Регби Клуб "ВВА - Подмосковье"|url=https://vva-podmoskovie.ru/team/vva-basic/item/48-davydov-german.html|access-date=2021-08-08|website=vva-podmoskovie.ru|language=ru-ru|archive-date=2021-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808103329/https://vva-podmoskovie.ru/team/vva-basic/item/48-davydov-german.html|url-status=dead}}
He made his international debut for Russia against Emerging Ireland on 13 June 2014 at the 2014 IRB Nations Cup.{{Cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/220523.html|title=Russia v Emerging Ireland|website=ESPN scrum|access-date=2019-09-14}}{{cite web|date=1 April 2014|title=Emerging Ireland to compete in Romania|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/irish-international/2014/0401/605919-emerging-ireland-to-compete-in-romania/|publisher=RTÉ|accessdate=2021-08-08}}
He was selected to the Russian squad for the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series. He was also named in the national squad for the men's tournament at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.{{cite web|date=15 July 2018|title=Мужская сборная России по регби-7 вылетела в Сан-Франциско|url=http://www.rugby.ru/new/muzhskaya-sbornaya-rossii-po-regbi-7-vyletela-v-san-francisko.html|publisher=Rugby Union of Russia|language=Russian|accessdate=2021-08-08}}
He was included in the Russian squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which was held in Japan for the first time and also marked his first World Cup appearance.{{cite news|url=https://rugby.ru/news/sostav-sbornoy-rossii-na-kubok-mira-v-yaponiyu/|title=Состав сборной России на Кубок мира в Японию|date=1 September 2019|accessdate=2019-09-14|publisher=Rugby Federation of Russia|trans-title=The composition of the Russian national team for the World Cup in Japan|website=rugby.ru}} He was also part of the national side which participated at the 2020 Rugby Europe Championship and 2021 Rugby Europe Championship.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-08|title=32 players will be preparing for the tournament|url=https://rugby.ru/news/k-matchu-so-sbornoy-ispanii-budut-gotovitsya-32-igroka/|website=rugby.ru}}
References
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{{Russia Squad 2019 Rugby World Cup}}
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Category:Russian rugby union players
Category:Russia international rugby union players
Category:Rugby union fly-halves
Category:VVA Podmoskovye players
Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia
Category:Summer World University Games medalists in rugby sevens
Category:Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
Category:2019 Rugby World Cup players
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