Konstantin Rachkov

Konstantin Rachkov
Date of birth (1978-10-08) October 8, 1978
Place of birth Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 197 lb (89 kg)
Rugby union career
Current status
Current team Bulava Taganrog
Playing career
Position Fly-half
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1997–2011  Russia 44 (316)

Konstantin Rachkov (Russian: Константин Рачков) (born 8 October 1978) is a Kazakh-born Russian rugby union footballer who plays as a fly-half.

He played in France for US Montauban (2001/02-2003/04), Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne (2004/05), Lyon OU (2005/06), Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby (2006/07), Avenir Valencien (2007/08), Provence Rugby (2008/09-2009/10) and Rugby Club Stade Phocéen (2010/11-2011/12). He returned to Russia to play for Bulava Taganrog in 2012/13.

He was one of the leading players and top scorers for Russia, from 1997 to 2011, with 44 caps and 10 tries, 51 conversions, 36 penalties and 10 drop goals, 316 points on aggregate. Rachkov was part of the Russian squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He played in all the four games, scoring 1 try, 4 conversions, 1 penalty and 1 drop goal, 19 points on aggregate.[1] He left the National Team after the competition.

References

  1. "Profile". 2011 Rugby World Cup Official Site. Retrieved 22 September 2011.

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