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| Birth name | Luka Azariashvili | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 November 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 kg (20 st 7 lb; 290 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luka Azariashvili (born 30 November 1999 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a rugby union player who currently plays for Montpellier in the Top 14 and Biarritz Olympique in the Rugby top 14 (loan) and also plays internationally for Georgia U20 as a Tighthead prop. [1] [2]
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