Otar Turashvili

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Otar Turashvili
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Otar Turashvili during a press conference before departing for 2015 Rugby World Cup
Date of birth (1986-07-14) 14 July 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight118 kg (260 lb)
SpouseNicoleta Turashvili
ChildrenAntim Turashvili
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–15 București Wolves 12 (5)
2015– Colomiers 36 (5)
Correct as of 11 June 2016
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 Timișoara Saracens 1 (0)
2013–14 Farul Constanța 17 (5)
2015 Olimpia București 6 (0)
Correct as of 11 June 2016
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012– Romania 35 (17)
Correct as of 19 June 2017

Otar Turashvili (Georgian :ოთარ ტურაშვილი; born 14 July 1986) is a Georgian-born Romanian rugby union player. He plays primarily as a hooker and occasionally as a prop for professional SuperLiga club București and București-based European Challenge Cup side the Wolves. [1] [2] Turashvili also plays for Romania's national team the Oaks.

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References

  1. "Otar Turashvili SuperLiga Profile". 9 July 2015.
  2. "Otar Turashvili ERC Profile". 25 November 2013.