Full name | Vadim Cobîlaş | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 30 July 1983 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Soroca, Moldova | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (260 lb; 18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career | |||||||||||||||||
Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||
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Professional / senior clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2005–2011 2011–2016 2016– |
Monino Sale Sharks Bordeaux Begles |
97 |
(10) |
Correct as of 29 August 2015
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National team(s) | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2005– | Moldova | 45 |
Vadim Cobîlaş (Romanian pronunciation: [vaˈdim kobɨˈlaʃ], born 30 July 1983) is a Moldovan rugby union player. He plays as either loosehead or tighthead prop.
He played for VVA-Podmoskovye Monino in Russia before signing for Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership in England on 2 March 2011. He is the first Moldovan rugby player to become a professional in England.
Cobîlaş plays internationally for Moldova.
On 13 January 2016, Cobilas would join Bordeaux Begles in the French Top 14 from the 2016–17 season.