![]() Cobîlaş with
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Birth 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) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Maxim Cobîlaș (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vadim Cobîlaş (Romanian pronunciation: [vaˈdim kobɨˈlaʃ], born 30 July 1983) is a Moldovan professional rugby union player who plays as a tighthead prop for French Top 14 club Bordeaux Bègles and the Moldova national team.
He played for Russian side VVA-Podmoskovye Monino 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. [2]
In 2016, Cobîlaş joined Bordeaux Bègles in the French Top 14. [3] [4]
Cobîlaş plays internationally for Moldova.
Vadim has a younger brother who also plays rugby called Maxim Cobîlaș who plays for VVA Podmoskovye.
Vadim Cobîlaș at Premiership Rugby