Ilia Zedginidze

Ilia Zedginidze

Zedginidze vs England at the 2011 Rugby World Cup
Date of birth	(1977-01-20) January 20, 1977
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Number 8, Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2000-2001 2001-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2008-2009 2009-2011 SO Chambéry Béziers Toulon Rovigo Orléans Aix-en-Provence Auch Aix-en-Provence Carqueiranne Hyères 19 9 9 (15) (0) (0) Correct as of 30/10/2012 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1998-2011  Georgia 64 (65) Correct as of 30/10/2012

Ilia Zedginidze (Georgian: ილია ზედგინიძე) (born January 20, 1977) is a former Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a Number 8 and is a lineout specialist. A member of their inaugural World Cup side in 2003, he captained Georgia in the 2007 tournament, but was forced out of the squad because of an injury. This injury ultimately led to him announcing his retirement from international rugby, after gaining 48 caps.^[1] He returned to the squad in late 2008, playing against Scotland A and taking part in the 2009 European Nations Cup, where he scored a game-saving try against Portugal on February 14, 2009.

He played for Rugby Rovigo in Italy, for FC Auch Gers in France, who played in, and won, the 2006-07 Rugby Pro D2. He now represents Aix-en-Provence.

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