Victor Arhip
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| name = Victor Arhip
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|02|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, USSR (now in Moldova)
| height_cm = 192{{cite web |title=Krasny Yar current squad |url=http://www.yar-rugby.ru/team/show/men |access-date=7 October 2021 |language=Russian}}
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| relatives = Dmitri Arhip (brother)
| ru_currentposition =
| ru_currentteam = Krasny Yar
| position = Back row / Lock
| repteam1 = Moldova U20
| repteam2 = Moldova
| repteam3 = Russia
| repcaps1 =
| repcaps2 = 25
| reppoints1 =
| reppoints2 = 25
| repyears1 =
| repyears2 = 2010–2016
| repyears3 = 2022-present
| ru_ntupdate = 1 February 2022
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| years4 = 2011-2013
| years5 = 2014–present
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| clubs1 = USEFS-Blumarine
| clubs2 = Dinamo Bucharest
| clubs3 = Constanța
| clubs4 = Enisey-STM
| clubs5 = Krasny Yar
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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.{{cite web |title=Виктор АРХИП: "РЕГБИ – ЭТО ЖИЗНЬ" |url=http://www.rugby.ru/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/proRegbi_02-15_sm.pdf |access-date=7 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405081710/http://www.rugby.ru/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/proRegbi_02-15_sm.pdf |archive-date=5 Apr 2016 |pages=44–47 |language=Russian}} At the age of 15 he started playing rugby.{{cite web |title=Виктор Архип: "Это крутой сезон, но всё главное впереди" |url=https://www.gornovosti.ru/news/stadion/item/405e5ec7-2b0f-49f9-b3b4-5ba805b23062/ |access-date=7 October 2021 |language=Russian |date=9 October 2020}}
Club career
He played in Moldova until the age of 18.{{cite web |title=Виктор Архип: "В "Енисее" всё идёт, как по рельсам, в "Яре" больше свободной игры" |url=https://rugger.info/news/32134 |website=rugger.info |access-date=7 October 2021 |language=Russian |date=30 March 2020}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Виктор Архип присоединился к сборной России|url=https://rugby.ru/news/viktor-arkhip-prisoedinilsya-k-sbornoy-rossii-/|access-date=2022-01-30|website=rugby.ru}}
Personal life
Victor's older brother Dmitri also plays rugby. Victor Arhip is married and has a son and a daughter.
References
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External links
- {{ItsRugby profile|victor-arhip-22752}}
- {{EPCR profile|VA535733}}
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Category:Moldovan rugby union players
Category:Sportspeople from Chișinău
Category:Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk players