Val Rapava-Ruskin

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

Val Rapava Ruskin

Birth name	Val Rapava Ruskin
Date of birth	(1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Georgia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	124 kg (19 st 7 lb; 273 lb)
University	Regent's Business School London
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead Prop Current team Gloucester Youth career Blackheath 2011–2012 Western Province 2012–2013 Saracens 2013–2014 Toulon Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–2017 Worcester Warriors 38 (10) 2017– Gloucester 103 (45) Correct as of 23 April 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011 Georgia U19

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 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.^[1]

In June 2019 he was one of four uncapped players named in England's preliminary World Cup training squad.^[2]

In the summer of 2023 he was named for the training squad of the England national rugby union team before the summer games and the 2023 Rugby World Cup.^{[citation needed]}

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