Otar Lashkhi (born 27 April 2000) is a Georgian rugby union player who plays at the Black Lion in the Rugby Europe Super Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup.[1]
| Full name | Otar Lashkhi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 April 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb; 14 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Mikheil Meskhi (Grandfather) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editHe began his career at Lelo Saracens in the Didi 10 before joining Black Lion in 2021. He was named on the bench in 2021 for a match against the Tel Aviv Heat however he did not make it on the pitch. He was later chosen to start for the Black Lion in the Currie Cup 1st Division against the Border Bulldogs.[citation needed]
International career
editHe played for Georgia in the 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship, featuring in all their matches including scoring twice against South Africa.[2]
He made his international debut starting in the opening round of the 2023 Rugby Europe Championship where he scored against Germany. He featured in Georgia' s Rugby World Cup Warmups, starting in their record win over Romania, which was played at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium which was named after his Grandfather.[3] He was later called up to the Georgian Rugby World Cup squad due to an injury to Miriani Modebadze.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Otar Lashkhi (Georgia) | Rugby World Cup 2023". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Otar LASHKHI - Player statistics - It's rugby". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Otar LASHKHI profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Georgia make three more changes to squad ｜ Rugby World Cup 2023". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.