Giorgi Kveseladze
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| 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 who plays as a centre for Georgian side Black Lion.[1]
Career
In 2018, Kveseladze played for Georgia Sevens, participating with Georgia in the 2018 Hong Kong rugby sevens tournament.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
References
- ^ Beriashvili, Tatia (September 2023). "Georgia RWC 23 Media Guide" (PDF). Georgia Rugby Union.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "Giorgi Kveseladze - Player Stats | HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Giorgi Kveseladze at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- Giorgi Kveseladze at ItsRugby.co.uk