Victor Gresev

Victor Andreevitch Gresev (Russian: Виктор Андреевич Гресев) (born Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg, 31 March 1986) is a former Russian rugby union player who played as a number eight.

Victor Gresev

Full name	Victor Andreevitch Gresev
Date of birth	(1986-03-31) 31 March 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Leningrad, USSR
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Backrow Current team Lokomotiv Penza Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003-2011 VVA Podmoskovye ?? (??) 2011-2012 Wasps 1 (0) 2013-2021 Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk ?? (??) 2021- Lokomotiv Penza 19 (30) Correct as of 19 March 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2006-2021 Russia 108 (105) Correct as of 19 March 2024 National sevens team Years Team Comps 2006-2016 Russia Correct as of 19 March 2024

He played VVA Saracens (2009-2011), where he won the Russian Championship, in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. He signed for London Wasps, where he stayed for 2011/12.^[1][2] Afterwards, he returned to Russia, joining Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk, in 2012, where he plays since then. He won twice the Russian Championship, in 2013 and 2015, and twice the Cup of Russia, in 2013 and 2015.^{[citation needed]}

He has 108 caps for Russia, since 2006, with 21 tries scored, 105 points on aggregate. He was called for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, playing in four games, one as substitute, and without scoring.^[3][4]

He was also a regular player for Russia national rugby sevens team, being twice European Champion, in 2007 and 2009.^[5][6]

Retired in May 2025.^[7]