Facts: - teama: russia - points: 0 8 - birth date: 17 april 1973 - weight: 110 kg - fieldgoals: 0 0 - pointsa: 4 - appearances: 45 39 - triesa: 1 - height: 191 cm - tries: 0 2 - new: yes - retired: yes - name: ian rubin - birth place: odessa , ukraine - position: pr - appearancesa: 10 - goalsa: 0 - yearastart: 1998 - yearend: 99 01 - yearstart: 1996 2000 - nickname: rubes - yearaend: 2000 - fieldgoalsa: 0 - club: south sydney sydney roosters - goals: 0 0 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ian rubin .
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ian rubin -lrb- born 17 april 1973 in odessa , ukraine -rrb- is an australian former rugby league footballer of the 1990s .a russian international representative forward , he played the majority of his professional career in the national rugby league for the sydney roosters and the south sydney rabbitohs clubs .rubin also played on several occasions for his adopted country of russia , including four appearances as captain of the russian national team at the 2000 world cup after qualifying to play for them via the grandparent rule .