Otar Lashkhi (born 27 April 2000) is a Georgian rugby union player who plays at the

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in the

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and

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Club career

He began his career at Lelo Saracens in the

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before joining

in 2021. He was named on the bench in 2021 for a match against the

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however he did not make it on the pitch. He was later chosen to start for the

in the Currie Cup 1st Division against the Border Bulldogs.

International career

He played for Georgia in the 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship, featuring in all their matches including scoring twice against South Africa. He made his international debut starting in the opening round of the

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where he scored against Germany. He featured in Georgia' s Rugby World Cup Warmups, starting in their record win over Romania, which was played at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium which was named after his Grandfather. He was later called up to the Georgian Rugby World Cup squad due to an injury to Miriani Modebadze.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lashkhi, Otar 2000 births Living people Rugby union wings Rugby union players from Georgia (country) Georgia international rugby union players Black Lion (rugby union) players Lelo Saracens players