Rimma Petlevannaya (born September 30, 1970) is a Russian and Scottish former rugby union player. She played Fly-half for the Soviet Union and then Scotland.

Career

Petlevannaya competed at the 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup for the Soviet Union. She later moved to Scotland and became a Scottish international. She made her international debut for Scotland against the Netherlands in November 1996.

Rimma Petlevannaya

Petlevannaya competed at the 2001 FIRA Women's European Championship, with the champion side. She also competed at the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup, for Scotland. She was part of the team that traveled to Edmonton in Canada to achieve the best possible result at the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Rimma Petlevannaya

Petlevannaya has 78 caps as of 15 August 2006. She played club rugby for Murrayfield Wanderers. She also had the honor of wearing the colors of the British and Irish Lionesses.

Rimma Petlevannaya

References

External links

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1970 births

Living people

Soviet sportswomen

Scotland women's international rugby union players

Scottish female rugby union players

Russian emigrants to the United Kingdom

Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom

Naturalised sports competitors

Rugby union fly-halves

Russian sportswomen