| Birth name | Victor Arhip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 February 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, USSR (now in Moldova) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192[1] cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112[1] kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Dmitri Arhip (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Victor Arhip is a Moldovan and Russian professional rugby union player who plays for Krasny Yar.
Victor Arhip was born in Chișinău where he lived until the age of 17.[2] At the age of 15 he started playing rugby.[3]
He played in Moldova until the age of 18.[4] 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.
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.[5]
Victor's older brother Dmitri also plays rugby. Victor Arhip is married and has a son and a daughter.[3]