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Tornike Kakhoidze

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Tornike Kakhoidze
Full nameTornike Kakhoidze
Date of birth (2003-08-16) 16 August 2003 (age 21)
Place of birthGeorgia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside Centre
Current team Black Lion
Youth career
Lelo Saracens
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021-2022 Lelo Saracens ?? (??)
2022- Black Lion 15 (10)
Correct as of 2 August 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021-2022 Georgia under-18 3 (2)
2022-2023 Georgia under-20 9 (5)
2022- Georgia 6 (0)
Correct as of 14 August 2023

Tornike Kakhoidze (Georgian: თორნიკე კახოიძე; born 16 August 2003) is a Georgian rugby union player who plays at Black Lion in the Rugby Europe Super Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup.[1][2]

Career

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Club

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Lelo Saracens

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Kakhoidze began his career at Didi 10 side Lelo Saracens.

Black Lion

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In 2022, he joined Georgian Rugby Europe Super Cup franchise Black Lion, helping the side win their second RESC trophy, making his debut in a 25–25 draw against Tel Aviv Heat.[3]

International

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Georgia Under-18

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He started in all three of Georgia's matches in their winning 2021 Rugby Europe Under-18 Championship campaign.[4][5][6]

Georgia Under-20

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Tornike Kakhoidze with ball in hand against the French under-20 team during the U20 Six Nations Summer Series in 2022.
Kakhoidze at U20 World Cup in 2023

Kakhoidze made his debut at 17 going on to play in all of Georgia's matches for the Under-20 Summer Series, starting in a historic win against Scotland Under-20.[7] He was named in the squad for the Under-20 World Championship, starting all the matches. Including historic wins over Italy Under-20 and Argentina Under-20. As well as scoring in the loss to Wales Under-20.[8]

Georgia

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He made his debut in the 2022 Rugby Europe Championship, coming off the bench against the Netherlands.[9][10] He won his first start in the 2023 Rugby Europe Championship against Germany. In 2023 he was named in the Georgia squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup warmups.[11][12]

Honors

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Georgia Under-18

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Georgia

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Black Lion

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References

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  1. ^ "Tornike KAKHOIDZE - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  2. ^ "Tornike Kakhoidze". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  3. ^ "Black lion v Tel Aviv". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  4. ^ "Portugal v Georgia". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  5. ^ "Georgia v Belgium". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  6. ^ "Georgia v Czechia". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  7. ^ Adams, Mariette (2023-06-22). "Players to watch at World Rugby U20 Championship". The South African. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  8. ^ "Tornike KAKHOIDZE profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  9. ^ "Georgia announce REC 2022 squad for the first two rounds". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  10. ^ "Rugby Europe Championship - Match report Netherlands vs Georgia, le 12/02/2022". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  11. ^ World, Rugby (2023-06-21). "Georgia Rugby World Cup squad 2023 – A 39-player group prepares for France". Rugby World. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  12. ^ Qsovreli, Zura (2023-06-18). "ბორჯღალოსნები | მსოფლიოსთვის მზადება დაიწყო". Georgia Rugby Union (in Georgian). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
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