Vasil Lobzhanidze | |
Birth Place: | Tbilisi, Georgia |
Birth Date: | 14 October 1996 |
Height: | 1.76m (05.77feet) |
Weight: | 76kg (168lb)[1] |
Position: | Scrum-half |
Years1: | 2014–2016 |
Years2: | 2016–2023 |
Years3: | 2024 |
Years4: | 2024- |
Clubs1: | Armazi |
Clubs2: | CA Brive |
Clubs3: | RC Toulon |
Clubs4: | Oyonnax |
Apps1: | 33 |
Apps2: | 112 |
Apps3: | 7 |
Apps4: | 6 |
Points1: | 25 |
Points2: | 50 |
Points3: | 0 |
Points4: | 0 |
Repteam1: | Georgia U20 |
Repteam2: | Georgia |
Repyears1: | 2015–2016 |
Repyears2: | 2015- |
Repcaps1: | 12 |
Repcaps2: | 84 |
Reppoints1: | 15 |
Reppoints2: | 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]
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]