Shalva Mamukashvili ( ka, შალვა მამუკაშვილი; born 2 October 1990) is a Georgian professional

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who plays as a hooker for Super Cup club

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and the Georgia national team.

Professional career

Mamukashvili first played for Armia during the Georgia Championship; he went on to feature in Georgia's 2012

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squad, making his debut against

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. Mamukashvili also appeared in the sides 2012 end of year tour campaign. On 15 August 2014, Shalva signed a contract to join Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership in England from the 2014–15 season. On 11 November 2015, Shalva signed a contract to join

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until the end of the 2015–16 season. In 2020, he returned to England to join Leicester Tigers ahead of the 2020-21 season. On 23 February 2021 Leicester announced that they had come to an agreement with Shalva to release him from his contract early.

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