Mikheil Babunashvili ( ka, მიხეილ ბაბუნაშვილი; born 31 May 1996) is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a lock and flanker for

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and RC Aia Kutaisi.

Club career

RC Aia Kutaisi

He began playing at Aia Kutaisi as a kid, where his father Guga Babunashvili, who was also a Georgian International, played. After for playing for Tarbes Pyrénées Espoirs in France, Babunashvili moved back to his home town to play for Aia Kutaisi in the

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Black Lion

He was named in the initial

squad for the inaugural

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. In the following season he was named in the Team of the Pool Phase.

International career

Georgia under-20

He helped Georgia under-20 earn promotion to the

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, winning the

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, starting and scoring in the final against Canada.

Georgia

He made his debut against Portugal, starting in a 23–14 win. He was called up to the Georgia squad for the

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replacing Lasha Jaiani due a knee injury. However Babunashvili never featured in the competition. In the 2024 Rugby Europe Championship he was nominated for the Player of the Pool Stage.

Honors

Georgia under-20

* World Rugby U20 Trophy ** Champions: (1)

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Georgia

* Rugby Europe Championship ** Champions: (2)

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RC Aia Kutaisi

** Champions: (2) 2020–21, 2023–24 ** ''Runners up: (1) 2017–18''

Black Lion

** Champions: (3) 2021–22,

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References

External links

Mikheil Babunashvili
at AllRugby

at ItsRugby.co.uk {{DEFAULTSORT:Babunashvili, Mikheil Georgia international rugby union players 2023 Rugby World Cup players Black Lion (rugby union) players Rugby union players from Georgia (country) 1996 births Living people Rugby union locks Rugby union flankers