Gela Aprasidze Explained

Gela Aprasidze
Birth Date:14 January 1998
Birth Place:Bolnisi, Georgia
Height:1.760NaN0
Weight:760NaN0
Position:Scrum-half
Currentclub:Montpellier
Years1:2016–2017
Clubs1:Lelo Saracens
Apps1:16
Points1:47
Years2:2017–2023
Clubs2:Montpellier
Apps2:41
Points2:39
Years3:2023-
Clubs3:Bayonne
Apps3:15
Points3:6
Repyears1:2016–2018
Repteam1:Georgia under-20
Repcaps1:12
Reppoints1:51
Repyears2:2017–
Repteam2:Georgia
Repcaps2:54
Reppoints2:35
Clubupdate:3 July 2024
Repupdate:3 July 2024

Gela Aprasidze (Georgian: გელა აფრასიძე; born 14 January 1998) is a Georgian professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Top 14 club Bayonne and the Georgia national team.[1] [2] [3]

Professional career

Aprasidze was a member of the Georgia U20 squad for the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[4]

Aprasidze signed as a prospect in 2017 at Montpellier Hérault Rugby. He is the 4th in the Scrum half (rugby union) hierarchy behind Ruan Pienaar, Benoît Paillaugue and Enzo Sanga. Taking advantage of their injuries, he made his first start against Exeter in the European Cup.

He signed for Bayonne ahead of the 2023–24 season. Making his debut in the sixth round of the Top 14 season, coming off the bench against La Rochelle.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gela Aprasidze . Rugby.com.au. 26 December 2018.
  2. Web site: Gela Aprasidze. ESPN scrum. 26 December 2018.
  3. Web site: World Rugby U20 Championship. World.rugby. 26 December 2018. 23 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190623172738/https://www.world.rugby/u20/teams/2762. dead.
  4. Web site: U20 Championship. Worldrugby.org. 6 June 2017. 27 June 2018. https://archive.today/20180627053854/http://www.worldrugby.org/u20/teams/2762. dead.
  5. Web site: Gela APRASIDZE profile and stats . 2024-07-03 . all.rugby . en.