Vasil Lobzhanidze

Vasil Lobzhanidze
Date of birth (1996-10-14) 14 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birthTbilisi, Georgia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (12 st 0 lb; 168 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2016
2016–2023
2024
2024-		 Armazi
CA Brive
RC Toulon
Oyonnax		 33
112
7
6		 (25)
(50)
(0)
(0)
Correct as of 3 July 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2016
2015-		 Georgia U20
Georgia
 12
84		 (15)
(78)
Correct as of 3 July 2024

Vasil Lobzhanidze (Georgian: ვასილ ლობჟანიძე; born 14 October 1996) is a Georgian rugby union player. His position is scrum-half, and he currently plays for Oyonnax in the Pro D2 and the Georgia national team.[2]

Career

Lobzhanidze was named to the Georgia squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and in Georgia's opening match against Tonga became the youngest player ever to appear in a World Cup match.[3] On 1 February 2020, aged 23 years and 110 days, he broke George North’s record to become the youngest player ever to reach 50 Test caps.[4]

On 18 December 2015, Lobzhanidze signed his first full professional contract with top French club CA Brive in the Top 14 from the 2016-17 season.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Joueurs".
  2. ^ "The Lelos of Georgia". site.rugby.ge. Archived from the original on 2014-09-05.
  3. ^ "Georgia spring first surprise by taking down Tonga". ESPN (UK). PA Sport. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  4. ^ Gallagher, Brendan (9 February 2020). "Vasil pips North to the fastest Test 50". The Rugby Paper #595. Wimbledon, UK. p. 19.
  5. ^ "CA Briv sign Georgia scrum=half Vasil Lobzhanidze" (in French). Rugbyrama.fr. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.


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