Malkhaz Cheishvili ( ka, მალხაზ ჭეიშვილი) (born

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, 18 October 1959) is a Georgian rugby union coach. He was the coach of

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at the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals. He managed to lose by less than a try to

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(10-14) and achieved the first win ever of his country at the

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finals, with

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(30-0).Georgia clinch historic victory over Namibia
Scrum.com, 26 September 2007 He went on to coach the Georgia national team at the National Rugby Academy until 2008, and was the head coach of the Georgia national team at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, where he led the team to a 1-3 record. His lone World Cup win came against Namibia, a 30-0 win thanks to three tries from Akvcenti Ghiorghadze and the rest of the backs. In 2009 he was appointed coach of the Azerbaijan rugby team. He is currently the head coach of

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1959 births Living people Rugby union coaches from Georgia (country) Georgia national rugby union team coaches {{Georgia-rugbyunion-bio-stub