Lasha Lomidze (born 30 June 1992) is a Georgian
rugby union
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player. His position is
number 8, and he currently plays for
London Irish
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in the
English Premiership and the
Georgia national team.
Biography
Lasha Lomidze was formed in
Montpellier
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. He made no appearances for the first team during his time at the club, but he was a part of Montpellier's Under-23 side that became the ''champion de France Espoirs'' in May 2013.
During the summer of 2014, he signed for
AS Béziers Hérault
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.
Lasha Lomidze was in the
Georgian squad for
2015 Rugby World Cup
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.
On 1 June 2017, he signed for
English Premiership club
London Irish
London Irish RFC is a professional rugby union club that most recently competed in the Premiership Rugby, Premiership, the top division of rugby union in England. The club also participated in the European Rugby Champions Cup, European Champion ...
.
References
1992 births
Living people
Rugby union players from Georgia (country)
Expatriate rugby union players from Georgia (country) in France
Georgia international rugby union players
Montpellier Hérault Rugby players
London Irish players
Rugby union number eights
Rugby union players from Tbilisi
European Games competitors for Georgia (country)
Rugby sevens players at the 2023 European Games
2015 Rugby World Cup players
2019 Rugby World Cup players
Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in England
Expatriate rugby union players in England
Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk players
Expatriate rugby union players in Russia
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