Lasha Jaiani is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as
lock
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for
Exeter University
, mottoeng = "We Follow the Light"
, established = 1838 - St Luke's College1855 - Exeter School of Art1863 - Exeter School of Science 1955 - University of Exeter (received royal charter)
, type = Public
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in the BUCS Super Rugby competition. He was announced in
Georgia U20 team for
2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.
Lasha has recently participated in the 2020 Autumn Nations Cup, playing in all four games against England, Wales, Ireland and Fiji. Announced as signing for English Premiership side Wasps in January 2021
Biography
At 14, Lasha Jaiani received a scholarship to study at Whitgift School in London. In 2018, he was called up to play for Georgia in the 2016 European Under-18 Rugby Championship. Following his graduation from Whitgift, he joined Exeter University, where he played for BUCS. He joined the Georgia Under-20 team, competing in the 2017 and 2018 World Junior Championships. He participated in the preparation for the
2019 World Cup, but was not selected in the Georgia final squad, would start for Georgia in the 2020 REC against Belgium, and was then recalled to play in the
Autumn Nations Cup
The Autumn Nations Cup was a rugby union competition held in November and December 2020 in place of the usual Autumn internationals series typically held in the same period each year, as many teams were avoiding extended travel due to the COVID- ...
.
For the 2019-2020 financial year, he was voted
Exeter University
, mottoeng = "We Follow the Light"
, established = 1838 - St Luke's College1855 - Exeter School of Art1863 - Exeter School of Science 1955 - University of Exeter (received royal charter)
, type = Public
, ...
Sportsman of the Year. At the beginning of 2021, he signed for Wasps in the Premiership after completing his degrees (a Bachelor of Science in Sport and a Masters in Health and Wellbeing). He left the club in June of the same year, without having played for the team in an official match.
References
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1998 births
Living people
Rugby union players from Georgia (country)
People educated at Whitgift School
Wasps RFC players
Black Lion (rugby union) players
Rugby union locks
Rugby union players from Tbilisi
2023 Rugby World Cup players
Expatriate rugby union players from Georgia (country)
Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in England
Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in France
Expatriate rugby union players in England
Expatriate rugby union players in France
USON Nevers players