Igor Gavrilin (rugby league)

Igor Anatolyevich Gavrilin (born 14 September 1971 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian rugby league footballer and rugby union coach who plays as centre.[1] He is currently the acting coach of the Adrenalin rugby union club from Tyumen (sometimes acting as a playing coach) [2] and head coach of the Tyumen region Rugby Union.[3]

He is known for his performances for RC Lokomotiv Moscow in the Championship of Russia competition,[4][5] five-times champion of Russia.[6] Gavrilin has also represented the Russian national side on several occasions, most notably at the 2000 World Cup. After completing his playing career in the mid-2000s, he took up teaching and coaching. Works as a physical education teacher at school №34 and forms the rugby team "T-34" on the basis of the school.[7] Since 2010 he has been coaching the Tyumen-based club Adrenalin.[8] In 2013 he announced the holding of the first rugby tournament in Tyumen.[9]

References

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  2. ^ "Тюменские регбисты вышли в финал". news.utmn.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-26.
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  4. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Игорь Гаврилин: «Популяризируем регби в Тюмени»". asnta.ru. Archived from the original on 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  6. ^ "Джентльмены берут в руки овальный мяч — Парламентская газета «Тюменские известия»". old.t-i.ru. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  7. ^ "Портал о Российском Регби - Портал о Российском Регби". rurugby.ru. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  8. ^ "С «адреналином» в крови". Sports.ru. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  9. ^ "Тюмень Наш город.ру - тюменский городской портал". nashgorod.ru. Retrieved 2020-10-26.