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Victor Gresev
Full nameVictor Andreevitch Gresev
Date of birth (1986-03-31) 31 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birthLeningrad, USSR
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Backrow
Current team Lokomotiv Penza
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003-2011 VVA Podmoskovye ?? (??)
2011-2012 Wasps 1 (0)
2013-2021 Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk ?? (??)
2021- Lokomotiv Penza 19 (30)
Correct as of 19 March 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006-2021 Russia 108 (105)
Correct as of 19 March 2024
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2006-2016 Russia
Correct as of 19 March 2024


Victor Andreevitch Gresev (Russian: Виктор Андреевич Гресев) (born Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, 31 March 1986) is a Russian rugby union player who plays as a number eight. He plays for Lokomotiv Penza in the Russian Championship.[1][2][3][4]

He played VVA Saracens (2009-2011), where he won the Russian Championship, in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. He signed for London Wasps, where he stayed for 2011/12.[5][6] Afterwards, he returned to Russia, joining Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk, in 2012, where he plays since then. He won twice the Russian Championship, in 2013 and 2015, and twice the Cup of Russia, in 2013 and 2015.[citation needed]

He has 108 caps for Russia, since 2006, with 21 tries scored, 105 points on aggregate. He was called for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, playing in four games, one as substitute, and without scoring.[7][8]

He was also a regular player for Russia national rugby sevens team, being twice European Champion, in 2007 and 2009.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Viktor GRESEV - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  2. ^ Team, The Rugby Paper (2019-10-05). "The blond Russian bombshell ambitious to explode at top level". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  3. ^ "Viktor GRESEV profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  4. ^ "Гресев Виктор — Локомотив Пенза" (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  5. ^ "Wasps sign Russian internationals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  6. ^ "Wasps let a full team go". Bucks Free Press. 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  7. ^ Victor Gresev International Statistics
  8. ^ Хализов, Антон (2023-06-29). "Виктор Гресев продлил контракт с «Локомотивом-Пенза»". Федерация регби России - официальный сайт (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  9. ^ Rugby, Asia (2016-11-11). "Hong Kong and Russia lead HKRU Regal Hotels Cup of Nations". Asia Rugby. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  10. ^ dev (2010-12-02). "Scotland 7S Take On The World In Dubai". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
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