Giga Tkhilaishvili (born 8 April 1991) is a

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player. His position is flanker, and he currently plays for

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in the

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and the Georgia national team.

Career

Giga Tkhilaishvili played for Batumi RC in the Georgian championship. After some strong performances, he was called by the U20 national team to play the JWRT. Few months later he joined the 2011 champion of Georgia, Armia Tbilisi. He made his debut for Georgia national team against

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in June 2012. In October, he had a one-month trial for the Premiership's side

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, after a prior trial with

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. He impressed in defense with Leicester A in the

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, but his inability to speak English and his absence from international matches led to him not receiving a long-term contract.

References

1991 births Living people Rugby union players from Georgia (country) Sportspeople from Batumi Rugby union flankers Batumi RC players Expatriate rugby union players from Georgia (country) Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in England Georgia international rugby union players Black Lion (rugby union) players 2015 Rugby World Cup players 2019 Rugby World Cup players {{Georgia-rugbyunion-bio-stub