Vladimir Sergeevich Ostroushko (russian: Владимир Сергеевич Остроушко; born 30 September 1986) is a former Russian

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player. He played as a wing. He played for

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, from 2012/13 to 2019/20, when he finished his career. He had 51 caps for

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, since 2006, with 25 tries scored, 125 points on aggregate. he had his first game at the 67-7 loss to

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, at 14 October 2006, in

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, for the

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qualifyings. Ostroushko was part of the Russian squad at the

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, playing in all the four games and scoring two tries. He was called for the

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, playing a single game but without scoring. He had his last game at the 32-25 win over

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, at 7 March 2020, in

Krasnodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southern ...

, for the Six Nations B, aged 33 years old. Ostroushko also played for the

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, and represented Russia during the 2015-16 World Rugby Sevens Series.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ostroushko, Vladimir 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Krasnodar Russia international rugby union players Russian rugby union players Rugby union wings RC Kuban players FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia Universiade medalists in rugby sevens Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade 2011 Rugby World Cup players 2019 Rugby World Cup players