Denis Vladmirovich Antonov (russian: Денис Владимирович Антонов) (born

Dolgoprudny Dolgoprudny (russian: Долгопру́дный, ) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located about north of Moscow city center. The town's name is derived from Russian "" (''dolgy prud'', lit. "long pond")—a long and narrow pond situated in t ...

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

, 17 September 1986) is a Russian

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

player. He plays as a

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. He plays for

Slava Moscow Slava Moscow is a Russian rugby union club from Moscow. They participate in the Professional Rugby League, the premier rugby competition of Russia. They play in yellow and red. History Honours * USSR/ Russian Championship (2): 1979, 1982 * Runn ...

since 2010/11. He has 28 caps for

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, since 2011, with 4 tries scored, 20 points on aggregate. He had his debut at the 24-19 loss to Italy A, at 12 June 2011, in

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, for the 2011 Churchill Cup. He was called for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games, one of them as a substitute, without scoring. He had his most recent cap at the 25-0 loss to the

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, at 25 June 2016, in

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, in a tour. He has been absent from the national team since then.Denis Antonov International Statistics
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1986 births Living people Russian rugby union players Russia international rugby union players Rugby union locks Slava Moscow players Sportspeople from Moscow Oblast {{russia-rugbyunion-bio-stub