Nika Abuladze

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Nika Abuladze
Date of birth (1995-10-29) 29 October 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight126 kg (278 lb; 19 st 12 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Montpellier
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2022 Kochebi Bolnisi 141 (50)
2021–2023 The Black Lion 13 (0)
2023–2024 Exeter Chiefs 16 (0)
2024– Montpellier 0 (0)
Correct as of 29 July 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022– Georgia 16 (0)
Correct as of 29 July 2024

Nika Abuladze (Georgian :ნიკა აბულაძე; born 29 October 1995) is a Georgian professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Top 14 club Montpellier and the Georgia national team. [1] [2]

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Professional career

Nika Abuladze, player of RC Kochebi, is integrated in 2019/2020 into the workforce of the Georgia XV team which is preparing for its South American tour. Although ultimately not retained, he was integrated into the Georgia squad for the European Championship in 2021. Georgian coach Levan Maisashvili describes him as "the best in his position in the Didi 10" . First absent from the match sheets, he is finally a substitute against Romania, but does not come into play.

In 2021, he joined the Georgian franchise of the Black Lion which evolves in Rugby Europe Super Cup, while continuing to evolve in Didi 10 with Kochebi.

He has started in both Rugby Europe Super Cup finals for Black Lion, winning both. [3] [4] In 2023 he was signed by English Premiership side Exeter Chiefs until the 2024/25 season. [5]

Honours

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References

  1. "Nika ABULADZE profile and stats". all.rugby.
  2. "Nika Abuladze". www.ultimaterugby.com.
  3. "RE Super Cup Final Lusitanos Black Lion Gamesheet" (PDF).
  4. "RE Super Cup Final Black Lion Tel Aviv Heat Gamesheet" (PDF).
  5. "Chiefs sign Georgian prop Abuladze". www.exeterchiefs.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2023.