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 Pro D2 side Aurillac.
Shvangiradze began his career at Georgian side RC Aia Kutaisi. Before joining French side Aurillac spending a year with the espoirs squad, winning the Espoirs National Championship. [1] [2]
He made his senior debut coming off the bench in a 54-24 loss against Carcassonne. [3]
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. [4] He scored 3 tries: one against Wales and a brace in a win against Scotland. [5]
He made his senior debut coming off the bench in a 23-14 win over Portugal. [6] [7]