Vasil Lobzhanidze

Vasil Lobzhanidze
Date of birth (1996-10-14) 14 October 1996
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 81 kg (12 st 11 lb; 179 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Scrum-half,
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2014–2016
2016–
RC Armazi Tbilisi
CA Brive

1

(0)
correct as of 5 September 2015.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2015–
2015-2016
Georgia
Georgia U20
18
12
(15)
(15)
correct as of 26 November 2016.

Vasil Lobzhanidze (Georgian: ვასილ ლობჟანიძე; born 14 October 1996) is a Georgian Rugby Union player. His position is Scrum-half and he currently plays for RC Armazi Tbilisi in the Georgia Championship and the Georgia national team.[1]

Lobzhanidze was named to the Georgia squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and in Georgia's opening match against Tonga became the youngest player ever to appear in a World Cup match.[2]

On 18 December 2015, Lobzhanidze signed his first full professional contract with top French club CA Brive in the Top 14 from the 2016-17 season.[3]

References

  1. http://site.rugby.ge/en/national-team/
  2. "Georgia spring first surprise by taking down Tonga". ESPN (UK). PA Sport. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. "CA Briv sign Georgia scrum=half Vasil Lobzhanidze" (in French). Rugbyrama.fr. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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