Kirill Gotovtsev is a big, Russian prop who will add some serious muscle power to the Gloucester Rugby front row.

The tighthead prop will join the Cherry and Whites for the 2021-22 and will bring international experience with him after representing his country at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan and again in the recent Rugby Europe Championship. 

Before taking up rugby, the 33-year-old was a talented freestyle wrestler, winning a bronze medal at the 2010 Russian Championships.