Levan Datunahsvili (born 18 January 1983, in

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the ...

) is a Georgian

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player who plays as a lock.

Career

Datunahsvili currently plays for

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, in

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. He has currently 75 caps, with 8 tries scored, 40 points in aggregate, for the Georgian Squad. His debut was on 22 February 2004, in a 6-6 draw with

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, where he played as a substitute. He was selected for the Georgia side that entered the

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finals. He played three matches, two of them as a substitute. He was called for the

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, playing in four matches. He was scoreless in both presences.

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* 1983 births Living people Rugby union players from Tbilisi Rugby union players from Georgia (country) Rugby union locks Expatriate rugby union players from Georgia (country) in France Georgia international rugby union players 2007 Rugby World Cup players 2011 Rugby World Cup players 2015 Rugby World Cup players Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne players {{Georgia-rugbyunion-bio-stub