Val Rapava-Ruskin

Val Rapava Ruskin

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Full name	Val Rapava Ruskin
Date of birth	(1992-10-12) 12 October 1992
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Georgia
Height
Weight	124 kg (19 st 7 lb; 273 lb)
University	Regent's Business School London
Rugby union career
Current status
Current team	Gloucester
Playing career
Position	Loosehead Prop
Youth clubs
Blackheath Western Province Saracens Toulon
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2014-2017 2017-	Worcester Warriors Gloucester	38 43	(10) (5)
correct as of 28 July 2020.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2011	Georgia U19

Val Rapava-Ruskin (born 12 October 1992) is an English rugby union player currently playing for Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby.

Early career

Val Rapava Ruskin has been in many clubs around the world. He left his native Georgia when he was two years old and grew up in England. His first club was Blackheath. In 2011, he moved to South Africa and joined Western Province to play U19 Currie Cup. He captained Georgia U19 the same year. Then, he was back in England and played a few games for Saracens Storm in the A-League. In 2013, he moved to French giants Toulon, playing for their (U23) team

Professional career

During his season with Toulon, Val Rapava Ruskin had a trial for Worcester Warriors. He made his first professional appearance for the club the 20 September 2014 against Doncaster at just 21 years old. Since his debut, he has scored five tries in the RFU Championship, including two against Rotherham Titans in October 2014. On 10 January 2017, Ruskin left Worcester at Sixways to join local rivals Gloucester from the 2017-18 season.

In June 2019 he was one of four uncapped players named in England's preliminary World Cup training squad.

Career statistics

As of match played 26 December 2014.

Club	Season	Championship				B&I Cup				Total
		Apps	Tries	Yel	Red	Apps	Tries	Yel	Red	Apps	Tries	Yel	Red
Worcester Warriors	2014–15	6	6	0	0	3	1	1	0	9	7	1	0
Career total		6	6	0	0	3	1	1	0	9	7	1	0

References

http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/sport/wrfc/11530333.Worcester_Warriors__Georgian_prop_Val_Rapava_Ruskin_eyes_international_chance/
http://www.warriors.co.uk/rugby/players/index.php?player=118285&includeref=dynamic
http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/CurrieCup/Georgian-to-be-WPs-player-23-20110720