Gela Aprasidze (Georgian: გელა აფრასიძე; born 14 January 1998) is a Georgian professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Top 14 club Montpellier and the Georgia national team.[1][2][3]
Date of birth | 14 January 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Bolnisi, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career edit
Aprasidze was a member of the Georgia U20 squad for the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[4]
Aprasidze signed as a prospect in 2017 at Montpellier Hérault Rugby. He is the 4th in the Scrum half (rugby union) hierarchy behind Ruan Pienaar, Benoît Paillaugue and Enzo Sanga. Taking advantage of their injuries, he made his first start against Exeter in the European Cup.
References edit
- ^ "Gela Aprasidze". Rugby.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Gela Aprasidze". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship". World.rugby. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "U20 Championship". Worldrugby.org.
- Gela Aprasidze at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Gela Aprasidze at ESPNscrum