Alexander Voytov

Alexandr Voytov (born 7 December 1981) is a Russian rugby union player and former captain of the Russian national rugby union team. He played at Lock for the national team and for VVA Saracens in the Professional Rugby League in Russia.[1]

Alexander Voytov
Date of birth (1981-12-07) 7 December 1981
Place of birthKrasnodar, Russia
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team VVA Saracens
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001-2017 VVA Saracens ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003-2014 Russia 73 (15)

He had 73 caps for Russia, from 2003 to 2014, scoring 3 tries, 15 points on aggregate. He made his international debut against the Czech Republic in Prague on 14 June 2003. Voytov was a member of the first Russian team to make a World Cup appearance at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[2][3][4]

He captained Russia at the 2014 IRB Nations Cup in Bucharest, Romania.[5]

Voytov and his men were unlucky to miss the 2015 Rugby World Cup. They finished in third place at the European qualifiers but went on to beat Germany for the repechage qualifiers. They beat Zimbabwe in the preliminary round of the repechage but lost to Uruguay in the qualification round after two legs.[6][7] He later stepped down after they missed out on qualifying for the World Cup.[8]

References
  1. "Alexander Voytov". stuff.co.nz. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. Baynes, Daniel (25 August 2011). "List of 30-Man Squads for 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. "Rugby World Cup 2011 line-ups: Check out the RWC squads before picking your Fantasy side for round four". foxsports.com.au. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. "Rugby World Cup: Team-by-team guide". WalesOnline. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  5. "IRB Nations Cup Preview: Emerging Ireland v Russia". irishrugby.ie. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  6. Brown, Oliver (10 October 2014). "Uruguay and Russia prepare for the final jigsaw in the 2015 Rugby World Cup team line-ups". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  7. "RWC Preview: Uruguay v Russia". rugby365.com (AFP). 10 October 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  8. "Russia turn to Alex-factor for European Nations Cup". worldrugby.org. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
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