Tagir Gadzhiev also spelled as Tahir Gadziev (born 29 March 1994) is a Dagestani rugby union player who generally plays as a Flanker represents Russia internationally.[1]

Tagir Gadzhiev
Date of birth (1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birthKizlyar
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team RC Kuban
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013-present RC Kuban ()
2014 VVA Podmoskovye ()
2016 Enisey-STM ()
Correct as of 14 September 2019
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–present Russia 31 (30)
Correct as of 10 October 2019

He was included in the Russian squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is scheduled to be held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.[2]

Career edit

He made his international debut for Russia against Portugal on 13 November 2015.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Tagir Gadzhiev". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Russia v Portugal". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-09-14.