Val Rapava-Ruskin
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Val Rapava-Ruskin

Loosehead Prop

Nationality

England

Current club

Gloucester

Competition

Premiership Rugby

Age

34

Reported · 2026-11-06

Height

190 cm

Reported · 2026-10-28

Weight

130 kg

Reported · 2026-10-28

Player data & sources

Caps use dated, reviewed snapshots. Measurements require a source; estimates also require a dated basis. Missing facts remain unrecorded while review continues.

  • Age: 34 · reported · as of 2026-11-06
  • Height: 190 cm · reported · as of 2026-10-28
  • Weight: 130 kg · reported · as of 2026-10-28

Career Success

Honours

Premiership Rugby Cup

1title

2024

Career Journey

Club History

Worcester Warriors

2014–2017

Appearances

38

Points

10

Gloucester

2017–Present

Appearances

125

Points

90

Career Story

Career Highlights

1

Built an unconventional development route through Georgia, South Africa, Saracens and Toulon pathways.

2

Established himself in senior English rugby with Worcester Warriors.

3

Joined Gloucester in 2017 and passed 100 appearances.

4

Won the 2024 Premiership Rugby Cup and earned repeated England training-squad recognition.

Player Profile

Player Summary

Val Rapava-Ruskin is a destructive loosehead renowned for dominant scrummaging, breakdown power and carrying impact across a long Premiership career.