Guram Ghaniashvili

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Guram Ghaniashvili
Date of birth (2003-01-30) January 30, 2003 (age 21)
Height1.99 m (6 ft 6+12 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020-2021
2021-
Lelo Saracens
Grenoble


Correct as of 17 August 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023
2024-
Georgia U20
Georgia
5
1
(0)
0
Correct as of 17 August 2023

Guram(Guga) Ghaniashvili is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a lock both for Grenoble and internationally for Georgia U20. [1]

Biography

Guram Ghaniashvili joins the FC Grenoble training center in 20212 from Lelo Saracens. He is playing in the 2023 Junior World Championship in South Africa with his Grenoble teammates Irakli Aptsiauri and Giorgi Mamaiashvili. At the end of January 2024, he was selected for the first time with Georgia as part of the 2023-2024 European international championship. A few days later, at the age of 21, he played his first international match during this competition against the Netherlands.

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References

  1. all.rugby. "Guga GANIASHVILI". all.rugby.