 Aprasidze representing Montpellier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bolnisi, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gela Aprasidze (Georgian :გელა აფრასიძე; born 14 January 1998) is a Georgian professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Top 14 club Bayonne and the Georgia national team. [1] [2] [3]
Aprasidze was a member of the Georgia U20 squad for the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. [4]
Aprasidze signed as a prospect in 2017 at Montpellier Hérault Rugby. He is the 4th in the Scrum half (rugby union) hierarchy behind Ruan Pienaar, Benoît Paillaugue and Enzo Sanga. Taking advantage of their injuries, he made his first start against Exeter in the European Cup.
He signed for Bayonne ahead of the 2023–24 season. Making his debut in the sixth round of the Top 14 season, coming off the bench against La Rochelle. [5]
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