Maxim Cobîlaș (born 12 August 1986) is a Moldovan

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football player who plays as a

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for professional

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club VVA-Podmoskovye. Cobîlaș is also the brother of current Union Bordeaux Begles prop,

Vadim Cobîlaș Vadim Cobîlaş (, born 30 July 1983) is a former Moldovan professional rugby union player who played as a Rugby union positions#Prop, tighthead prop. Career He played for Russian side VVA-Podmoskovye Monino before signing for Sale Sharks in the ...

Club career

Maxim Cobîlaș first started playing professional rugby in 2008 for VVA-Podmoskovye with his brother Vadim until 2012, where he then transferred to Russian rivals

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playing in 29 matches and scoring only 5 points. After two years at the club, Maxim earned the opportunity to play alongside his brother again at

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due to Vadim`s connection with Steve Diamond who was the former Russia rugby coach that knew Vadim Cobîlaș when watching games and scouting Russian players. Upon the end of his contract with Sale, Maxim scored a contract and played for AS Mâcon who were in the

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at the time, where he played 41 matches and scored one try. As the 2018-2019 season approached, Cobîlaș signed with Union Bordeaux Begles where his brother was also playing which meant the Moldovan duo were re-united at last. Maxim then became a free agent for a few months after his stint at Bordeaux before signing to play for VVA-Podmoskovye again. Maxim Cobîlaș and his brother Vadim have represented

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since 2008 and 2005 respectively becoming the nation's most successful rugby players abroad. Maxim Cobîlaș is still active for the national team even playing in November 2019 in a game against Austria Rugby in a REIC Conference 2 North match up.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cobîlaș, Maxim 1986 births Living people Moldovan rugby union players Rugby union props Sale Sharks players Expatriate rugby union players in England Moldovan expatriate rugby union players Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk players Expatriate rugby union players in Russia