Irakli Machkhaneli
Irakli Machkhaneli
| Date of birth |
(1981-07-18) July 18, 1981 |
| Place of birth |
Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Height |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight |
220 lb (100 kg) |
| Rugby union career |
| Playing career |
| Position |
Wing |
| National team(s) |
| Years |
Club / team |
Caps |
(points) |
| 2002- |
 Georgia |
73 |
(115) |
Irakli Machkhaneli (born Tbilisi, 18 June 1981) is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a wing.
He played in France for AS Béziers (2005/06-2006/07), Stade Montois (2007/08), SU Agen (2008/09), CA Saint-Étienne (2009/10), in the Pro D2, Mâcon (2010/11) and once again CA Saint-Étienne (2011/12-2012/13), in the Fédérale 1. He moved back to Georgia, where he plays for RC Armasy Tbilisi, in Georgia Championship, since 2013/14.
He has 73 caps for Georgia, since 2002, with 23 tries scored, 115 points on aggregate. He is one of the two top tries scorers for the "Lelos". He was called for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, where he played in all the four games, the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing in three games and scoring a try, and the 2011 Rugby World Cup, playing in two games.[1] He is the current captain for the "Lelos".
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