Beka Shvangiradze
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| Full name | Beka Shvangiradze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 June 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb; 15 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beka Shvangiradze (born 12 June 2002) is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a backrower for Top 14 side Lyon OU.
Club career
Shvangiradze began his career at Georgian side RC Aia Kutaisi. In 2020 he joined French side Aurillac spending a year with the espoirs squad, winning the National Championship.[1][2] He later made his senior debut coming off the bench in a 54-24 loss against Carcassonne.[3]
In 2024 he signed a four season contract with Top 14 side Lyon OU, joining until June 2028.[4]
International career
Shvangiradze featured for the Georgian under-20s side in the 2022 Summer Series. He was the competition's top tackler with 53 tackles in 4 appearances. He also had the second most offloads for any forward with 4.[5] He scored 3 tries: one against Wales and a brace in a win against Scotland.[6]
He made his senior debut coming off the bench in a 23-14 win over Portugal.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Georgia's Shvangiradze: Niniashvili is the inspiration to beat France". Yahoo Sports. 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ France, Centre (2023-05-10). "Rugby - Bilan de la saison du Stade Aurillacois : Beka Shvangiradze explose, Antoine Aucagne s'affirme et régale". www.lamontagne.fr. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ "Beka SHVANGIRADZE - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ "Rugby. Le Georgien d'Aurillac Beka Shvangiradze s'engage quatre ans avec le LOU". www.leprogres.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Player Stats: Under 20 Summer Series Rugby 2022 – NextGenXV". nextgenxv.com. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ "Beka SHVANGIRADZE profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ "იძულებითი ცვლილებები ბორჯღალოსნებში - ორი დებიუტანტი ნაკრებში". europop (in Georgian). 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ "ბორჯღალოსნები | დაუგეგმავი ცვლილებები და დებიუტანტები პორტუგალიასთან". მსოფლიო სპორტი (in Georgian). Retrieved 2024-01-01.