The Most Famous

RUGBY PLAYERS from Russia

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This page contains a list of the greatest Russian Rugby Players. The pantheon dataset contains 35 Rugby Players, 3 of which were born in Russia. This makes Russia the birth place of the 11th most number of Rugby Players behind Canada, and Australia.

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Russian Rugby Players of all time. This list of famous Russian Rugby Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Alena Tiron (b. 1993)

With an HPI of 25.66, Alena Tiron is the most famous Russian Rugby Player.  Her biography has been translated into 9 different languages on wikipedia.

Alena Dimitrievna Tiron (Russian: Алёна Димитриевна Тирон), née Alena Bogacheva (Russian: Алёна Богачёва); born 8 December 1993) is a Russian female rugby union and rugby sevens player which represents Russia in World Rugby Women's Sevens Series and Rugby Europe Women's Sevens.

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2. Thalia Costa (b. 1997)

With an HPI of 14.86, Thalia Costa is the 2nd most famous Russian Rugby Player.  Her biography has been translated into 4 different languages.

Thalia da Silva Costa (born 30 May 1997) is a Brazilian rugby union player.

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3. Madison Ashby (b. 2001)

With an HPI of 8.52, Madison Ashby is the 3rd most famous Russian Rugby Player.  Her biography has been translated into 4 different languages.

Madison Ashby (born 22 January 2001) is an Australian rugby union player. She has represented Australia at sevens rugby at the Olympic and Commonwealth Games. She debuted for Australia at the 2019 USA Women's Sevens in Glendale, Colorado.

People

Pantheon has 3 people classified as Russian rugby players born between 1993 and 2001. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Russian rugby players include Alena Tiron, Thalia Costa, and Madison Ashby. As of April 2024, 3 new Russian rugby players have been added to Pantheon including Alena Tiron, Thalia Costa, and Madison Ashby.

Living Russian Rugby Players

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Newly Added Russian Rugby Players (2024)

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