Giorgi Chkhaidze

Giorgi Chkhaidze (born 20 August 1981 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a flanker.

Giorgi Chkhaidze
Date of birth (1981-08-20) August 20, 1981
Place of birthKutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight116 kg (18 st 4 lb; 256 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8, Flanker, Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006-2008
2008-2009
2009-2011
2011-2012
2012-2014
2014-
Massy
Racing Métro
Montpellier
Saint-Junien
Tarbes
Lille MR
22
12
22
13
37
17
(5)
(5)
(10)
(10)
(5)
(10)
Correct as of 4 September 2015
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002-2017 Georgia 100 (78)
Correct as of 14 May 2019

He moved to France, where he has played for six clubs—Massy (2006–07), Racing 92 (at the time Racing Métro 92; 2007–2009), where he won the Pro D2 in 2008–09; Montpellier (2009–2011); Saint-Junien (2011–12); Tarbes (2012–14); and currently with Fédérale 1 side Lille (2014–present).

He has 101 caps for Georgia, since his debut, an 88-0 win over Netherlands, in Tbilisi, at 3 February 2002, aged only 19 years old, for the Six Nations B. He counts 4 tries scored, 20 points in aggregate. He was called for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, playing in three matches, the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing in four matches, and the 2011 Rugby World Cup, once again in four matches. Chkhaidze appeared in his fourth World Cup in 2015.


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