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| Date of birth | 2 October 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (now Tbilisi, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shalva Mamukashvili (Georgian :შალვა მამუკაშვილი; born 2 October 1990) is a Georgian professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Super Cup club The Black Lion and the Georgia national team.
Mamukashvili first played for Armia during the Georgia Championship; he went on to feature in Georgia's 2012 European Nations Cup squad, making his debut against Spain. [1] Mamukashvili also appeared in the sides 2012 end of year tour campaign.
On 15 August 2014, Shalva signed a contract to join Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership in England from the 2014–15 season. [2] On 11 November 2015, Shalva signed a contract to join Glasgow Warriors until the end of the 2015–16 season. [3]
In 2020, he returned to England to join Leicester Tigers ahead of the 2020-21 season. [4] On 23 February 2021 Leicester announced that they had come to an agreement with Shalva to release him from his contract early. [5]
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