Akvsent Guiorgadze (born 4 June 1976 in Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union[1]) is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a hooker.
Birth name | Akvsenti Giorgadze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 June 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Irakli Giorgadze (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guiorgadze played for Toulouse, in 2011/12, and now plays for Tournefeuille, in France. He is an international player for the Georgian national team. Guiorgadze made his debut for Georgia on 12 April 1996 in a match against Czech Republic. Guiorgadze has played 64 times for his country, scoring 12 tries.[2] Guiorgadze represented Georgia at the 2003, 2007 and 2011 World Cups. Akvsenti is the older brother of Irakli, fellow international rugby player.[3]
References
edit- ^ "RWC 2007 – Akvsent Guiorgadze". rugbyworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2007.
- ^ "Akvsenti Giorgadze".
- ^ "Giorgadze ready for rugby warfare". rugbyworldcup.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2007.