Beka Shvangiradze

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Beka Shvangiradze
Full nameBeka Shvangiradze
Date of birth (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Georgia
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight101 kg (223 lb; 15 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Backrow
Current team Aurillac
Youth career
20??-2020 RC Aia Kutaisi
2020-2021 Aurillac
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021- Aurillac 27 (30)
Correct as of 1 January 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022 Georgia under-20 4 (15)
2022 Georgia 1 (0)
Correct as of 1 January 2024

Beka Shvangiradze (born 12 June 2002) is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a backrower for Pro D2 side Aurillac.

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Club career

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]

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. [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]

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References

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  2. 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.
  3. "Beka SHVANGIRADZE - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  4. "Player Stats: Under 20 Summer Series Rugby 2022 – NextGenXV". nextgenxv.com. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  5. "Beka SHVANGIRADZE profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  6. "იძულებითი ცვლილებები ბორჯღალოსნებში - ორი დებიუტანტი ნაკრებში". europop (in Georgian). 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
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