Goderdzi Shvelidze

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Goderdzi Shvelidze
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Date of birth (1978-04-17) 17 April 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Rustavi, Georgia
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2001-2004
2004-2008
2008-2010
2010-2012
2012-2016
Béziers
Clermont
Montauban
Montpellier
Brive
45
67
51
21
9
(5)
(15)
(0)
(5)
(0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998–2011Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 64 (35)
Correct as of 14 May 2019

Goderdzi Shvelidze (born 17 April 1978, in Rustavi) [1] is a former Georgian rugby union player. He played as a prop.

He played for the Georgian Army club and the Georgia national rugby union team. He played at club level in France for Béziers, Clermont Auvergne, Montauban, Montpellier, and Brive.

He had 64 caps for Georgia, with 7 tries, 35 points on aggregate.

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