Giorgi Tkhilaishvili
Date of birth | 8 April 1991 | ||
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Place of birth | Georgia | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Flanker | ||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
until 2011 2011–2014 Oct. 2014 2014- |
Batumi RC Armia Tbilisi Leicester (trial) Batumi RC |
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correct as of 04/01/2015. | |||
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2012– | Georgia | 16 | (0) |
correct as of 04/01/2015. |
Giga Tkhilaishvili (born 8 April 1991) is a Georgian rugby union player. His position is Flanker and he currently plays for Batumi RC in the Georgia Championship and the Georgia national team.[1]
Career
Giga Tkhilaishvili played for Batumi RC in the Georgian championship. After some strong performances, he was called by the U20 national team to play the JWRT. Few months later he joined the 2011 champion of Georgia, Armia Tbilisi.
He made his debut for Georgia national team against Ukraine in June 2012.
In October, he had a one-month trial for the Premiership's side Leicester Tigers. He impressed in defence with Leicester A in A-League but his lack of English and his absence for international matches do not allow him to get a contract.
References
- ↑ "Players & Officials / Giga Tkhilaishvili". ESPN Scrum.