Vasil Lobzhanidze Explained

Vasil Lobzhanidze
Birth Place:Tbilisi, Georgia
Birth Date:14 October 1996
Height:1.76m (05.77feet)
Weight:76kg (168lb)[1]
Ru Position:Scrum-half
Ru Clubyears:2014–2016
2016–2023
2024
2024-
Ru Clubcaps:33
112
7
6
Ru Clubpoints:(25)
(50)
(0)
(0)
Ru Nationalteam:Georgia U20
Georgia
Ru Nationalyears:2015–2016
2015-
Ru Nationalcaps:12
84
Ru Nationalpoints:(15)
(78)
Ru Ntupdate:3 July 2024
Ru Clubupdate:3 July 2024

Vasil Lobzhanidze (Georgian: ვასილ ლობჟანიძე; born 14 October 1996) is a Georgian rugby union player. His position is scrum-half, and he currently plays for Oyonnax in the Pro D2 and the Georgia national team.[2]

Career

Lobzhanidze was named to the Georgia squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and in Georgia's opening match against Tonga became the youngest player ever to appear in a World Cup match.[3] On 1 February 2020, aged 23 years and 110 days, he broke George North’s record to become the youngest player ever to reach 50 Test caps.[4]

On 18 December 2015, Lobzhanidze signed his first full professional contract with top French club CA Brive in the Top 14 from the 2016-17 season.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joueurs .
  2. Web site: The Lelos of Georgia . site.rugby.ge . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140905061537/http://site.rugby.ge/en/national-team/ . 2014-09-05.
  3. News: Georgia spring first surprise by taking down Tonga . . . 19 September 2015 . 19 September 2015.
  4. Gallagher. Brendan. 9 February 2020. Vasil pips North to the fastest Test 50 . The Rugby Paper #595. Wimbledon, UK. 19.
  5. News: CA Briv sign Georgia scrum=half Vasil Lobzhanidze. Rugbyrama.fr. 18 December 2015. 2 February 2016. fr.