| Birth name | Alexandre Tichonov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Russian SFSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Yuri Gagarin Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexandre Tichonov is a former rugby union international who represented the Soviet Union in the 1980s and early 1990s. He had the distinction of being asked to play for the Barbarians on their Easter 1990 tour of Wales and was one of two Soviet players, along with Igor Mironov to play in the Rest of Europe XV in 1990 against the Four Home Unions XV at Twickenham Stadium.[1]