Giorgi Tkhilaishvili

Giorgi Tkhilaishvili

Date of birth	(1991-04-08) 8 April 1991
Place of birth	Kobuleti Georgia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) until 2011 2011–2014 Aug. 2014 Oct. 2014 2014- Batumi RC Armia Tbilisi Northampton (trial) Leicester (trial) Batumi RC () Correct as of 4 September 2015 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012– Georgia 51 (45) Correct as of 16 September 2019

Giga Tkhilaishvili (born 8 April 1991) is a Georgian rugby union player. His position is flanker, and he currently plays for Batumi RC in the Georgia Championship and the Georgia national team.

Career

Giga Tkhilaishvili played for Batumi RC in the Georgian championship. After some strong performances, he was called by the U20 national team to play the JWRT. Few months later he joined the 2011 champion of Georgia, Armia Tbilisi. He made his debut for Georgia national team against Ukraine in June 2012. In October, he had a one-month trial for the Premiership's side Leicester Tigers, after a prior trial with Northampton. He impressed in defense with Leicester A in the A-League, but his inability to speak English and his absence from international matches led to him not receiving a long-term contract.