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'''Giorgi Kveseladze''' (born November 11, 1997) is a [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] [[rugby union]] player. |
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'''Giorgi Kveseladze''' (born November 11, 1997) is a [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] [[rugby union]] player who plays for [[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]] in the English [[Premiership Rugby]]. His main position is [[Rugby union positions#13. Outside centre and 12. Inside centre|centre]]. He previously played for [[RC Armazi Tbilisi|Armazi Marneuli]] in Georgian [[Didi 10]] competition and the [[Georgia national under-20 rugby union team|Georgia national U20 team]].<ref>http://www.scoresway.com/?sport=rugby&page=player&id=12179</ref><ref>http://www.ultimaterugby.com/player/view/9054</ref> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Kveseladze began his international career in 2014 when, as a member of RC Junkers, he took part in Georgia's European Under-20 Championship winning campaign. This victory qualifies Georgia for the 2015 World Under-20 Trophy, in which Kveseladze takes part, where Georgia won the competition. Kveseladze was particularly noticed in the final, where he scored two tries. He was named in Georgia's squad for the [[2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship]].<ref>http://www.worldrugby.org/u20/teams/2762</ref> |
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He will quickly win in the Georgian back lines, holding the 2018 and 2019 European Championships. He was included in the Georgian squad for the [[2019 Rugby World Cup]]. He played four matches for Georgia, and scored a try against [[Uruguay national rugby union team|Uruguay]]. |
He will quickly win in the Georgian back lines, holding the 2018 and 2019 European Championships. He was included in the Georgian squad for the [[2019 Rugby World Cup]]. He played four matches for Georgia, and scored a try against [[Uruguay national rugby union team|Uruguay]]. |
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Revision as of 21:25, 20 November 2021
| Date of birth | 11 November 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Giorgi Kveseladze (born November 11, 1997) is a Georgian rugby union player.
Career
In 2018, Kveseladze also played for Georgia Sevens, participating with Georgia in the 2018 Hong Kong rugby sevens tournament. He will quickly win in the Georgian back lines, holding the 2018 and 2019 European Championships. He was included in the Georgian squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. He played four matches for Georgia, and scored a try against Uruguay.
In 2020, after having taken part in the Rugby Europe International Championships again, he is part of the squad that takes part in the Autumn Nations Cup. It is particularly evident during the meeting against Ireland. He scored the first try for Georgia in the competition, and was named best player of the third weekend of competition. At the end of the competition, his try was voted the best try of the tournament.
On 16 December 2020, Kveseladze joined English side Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby on an undisclosed length deal.[1] He is only the second Georgian player in history to sign with a Premiership club. He made his first appearance on the 6 February 2021 against London Irish, coming on in the 67th minute. He made his first start for the club against Northampton Saints.[2]
External links
References
- ^ "Georgian centre Giorgi Kveseladze joins Gloucester Rugby". Gloucester Rugby. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Giorgi KVESELADZE profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
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