Viacheslav Grachev

Viacheslav Ivanovich Grachev is a former Russian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a number eight.
Grachev played in France for US Montauban, Bayonne and Pau, until a severe injury who almost put an end to his career in 2008. He recovered to play for Aviron de Bizanos for the season of 2011/12.
He had 72 caps for Russia [national rugby union team|Russia], from 1993 to 2011, scoring 17 tries, 85 points on aggregate. He was called for the 2011 [Rugby World Cup], where he was the vice captain. He played in three games. He was the oldest player of the competition, aged 38 years old.