Lasha Malaghuradze (born 2 June 1986 in
Tbilisi
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) is a
Georgian rugby union
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player. His usual position is
fly-half
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.
He played for Qochebi
Tbilisi
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, where he won 2007
Georgia Championship
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Current ...
, before moving to
AS Béziers Hérault
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(2008/09-2010/11). He also played for
Stade Bagnérais
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(2012/13-2015/16), before moving to
Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk
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, in
Russia
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, where he plays since 2016/17.
After playing for Georgia Under-21 team, he made his debut for
Georgia
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in 2008 against
Portugal
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. He has 90 caps for
Georgia
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, since 2008, with 5 tries, 37 conversions, 25 penalties and 3 drop goals scored, 183 points on aggregate.
Lasha Malaghuradze International Statistics
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References
External links
1986 births
Rugby union players from Georgia (country)
Living people
Rugby union players from Tbilisi
Expatriate rugby union players from Georgia (country) in France
Georgia international rugby union players
Rugby union fly-halves
AS Béziers Hérault players
VVA Podmoskovye players
2011 Rugby World Cup players
2015 Rugby World Cup players
2019 Rugby World Cup players
Stade Bagnérais players
Expatriate rugby union players in Russia
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