Evgeny Yuryevich Matveev (russian: Евгений Юрьевич Матвеев) (born Penza, 15 April 1984) is a Russian rugby union player. He plays as a

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and as a

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. He plays for VVA Saracens. He has 55 caps for Russia, since 2007, with 10 tries scored, 50 points on aggregate. He was called for the

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, playing in two games and without scoring. He was a regular player in the Russia side that qualified for the

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.Evgeny Matveev International Statistics
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1984 births Living people Russian rugby union players Russia international rugby union players VVA Podmoskovye players Rugby union hookers Rugby union flankers Sportspeople from Penza {{russia-rugbyunion-bio-stub