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]
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]