Igor Kluchnikov (russian: Игорь Ключников) (born 7 January 1983) is a Russian

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player. He is a tall, strong back who can play as both full back and winger. He plays for VVA-Podmoskovye Monino. He has 69 caps for

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, since 2003, with 6 tries, 12 conversions and 14 penalties scored, 96 points on aggregate. He was part of the Russian squad for the

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in New Zealand. He gained his 50th cap in Russia's World Cup opener against

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on 15 September 2011. He played in two games, without scoring. He was a key player for the Russia team that lost the

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qualification in the repechage.

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