Nikoloz Khatiashvili

Nika Khatiashvili
Nika Khatiashvili in 2018
Birth nameNikoloz Khatiashvili
Date of birth (1992-05-22) 22 May 1992 (age 32)
Place of birthTbilisi, Georgia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight118 kg (18 st 8 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2018
2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2021
2021–		 Aurillac
Sunwolves
Soyaux Angoulême
Enisei-STM
Houston SaberCats
Black Lion		 41
3
3
25
12
25		 (10)
(0)
(0)
(5)
(0)
(5)
Correct as of 2 August 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2022 Georgia 8 (0)
Correct as of 2 August 2024

Nikoloz Khatiashvili (born 22 May 1992) is a Georgian rugby union player. His position is prop, and he currently plays for the Black Lion in the EPCR Challenge Cup and the Rugby Europe Super Cup.[1][2]

Club career

He spent 4 years at Aurillac in the Pro D2 before joining Japanese Super Rugby side the Sunwolves, on April 7, 2018 he made his debut of the bench in a 29–50 loss against the NSW Waratahs. He returned to the Pro D2 ahead of the 2018–19 season, joining Soyaux Angouleme.[3]

In 2019 he moved to Russia to play for Enisei-STM, winning the Russian Professional Rugby League with the side and featuring in the 2019–20 EPCR Challenge Cup. He was signed by Houston SaberCats in the MLR,[4] featuring 12 times before signing for Black Lion.[5][6]

Honours

Ensiei-STM

Black Lion

Georgia

References

  1. ^ "Nikoloz Khatiashvili - Player Profile - Rugby - Eurosport UK". eurosport.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Nikoloz KHATIASHVILI - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  3. ^ "NIKOLOZ KHATIASHVILI". Professional Rugby Agency. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ djcoilrugby (2 September 2020). "Houston SaberCats Signs Nikoloz Khatiashvili". djcoilrugby. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. ^ Rugby News, Americas (14 August 2021). "Nikoloz Khatiashvili joins new Georgian pro team Black Lion". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Nikoloz KHATIASHVILI profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2 August 2024.


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