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| Date of birth | 30 June 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lasha Lomidze (born 30 June 1992) [1] is a Georgian rugby union player. His position is number 8, and he currently plays for London Irish in the English Premiership and the Georgia national team. [2] [3]
Lasha Lomidze was formed in Montpellier. He made no appearances for the first team during his time at the club, but he was a part of Montpellier's Under-23 side that became the champion de France Espoirs in May 2013. [4] [5] During the summer of 2014, he signed for AS Béziers Hérault.
Lasha Lomidze was in the Georgian squad for 2015 Rugby World Cup.
On 1 June 2017, he signed for English Premiership club London Irish. [6]
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