German Davydov
German Davydov of Russia (number 14) and Lomano Lemeki of Japan in action during the 2019 Rugby World Cup
Date of birth (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 29)
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight99 kg (218 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly half
Current team Strela Kazan
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2022 VVA-Podmoskovye ()
2022–present Strela Kazan ()
Correct as of 11 July 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–present Russia 31 (35)
Correct as of 7 February 2022
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Russia
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 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.[1]

Davydov in action against Portugal during a match in February 2020

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.[2][3]

He made his international debut for Russia against Emerging Ireland on 13 June 2014 at the 2014 IRB Nations Cup.[4][5]

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.[6]

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.[7] He was also part of the national side which participated at the 2020 Rugby Europe Championship and 2021 Rugby Europe Championship.[8]

References

  1. ^ "German Davydov". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  2. ^ "Participating countries for Summer Universiade team competitions revealed". kazan2013.ru. 5 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  3. ^ Елена, Рязанова. "Давыдов Герман - Регби Клуб «ВВА - Подмосковье»". vva-podmoskovie.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  4. ^ "Russia v Emerging Ireland". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  5. ^ "Emerging Ireland to compete in Romania". RTÉ. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  6. ^ "Мужская сборная России по регби-7 вылетела в Сан-Франциско" (in Russian). Rugby Union of Russia. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  7. ^ "Состав сборной России на Кубок мира в Японию" [The composition of the Russian national team for the World Cup in Japan]. rugby.ru. Rugby Federation of Russia. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  8. ^ "32 players will be preparing for the tournament". rugby.ru. 2021-08-08.


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