Shalva Mamukashvili
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| Born | 2 October 1990 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shalva Mamukashvili (Georgian: შალვა მამუკაშვილი; born 2 October 1990) is a Georgian professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Super Cup club The Black Lion and the Georgia national team.
Professional career
[edit]Mamukashvili first played for Armia during the Georgia Championship; he went on to feature in Georgia's 2012 European Nations Cup squad, making his debut against Spain.[1] Mamukashvili also appeared in the sides 2012 end of year tour campaign.
On 15 August 2014, Shalva signed a contract to join Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership in England from the 2014–15 season.[2] On 11 November 2015, Shalva signed a contract to join Glasgow Warriors until the end of the 2015–16 season.[3]
In 2020, he returned to England to join Leicester Tigers ahead of the 2020–21 season.[4] On 23 February 2021 Leicester announced that they had come to an agreement with Shalva to release him from his contract early.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Live rugby 2015 - Rugby World Cup 2015 - Rugby Union fixtures and news". ESPN UK.
- ↑ "Georgia hooker Shalva Mamukashvili signs for Sale Sharks". BBC Sport. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ↑ "Warriors snap up Georgian international hooker". glasgowwarriors.org. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ↑ "Shalva Mamukashvili (Hooker)". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ↑ "Tigers agree release with Mamukashvili". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- Shalva Mamukashvili at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
- Shalva Mamukashvili at ESPNscrum (archived)
- Rugby union players from Georgia (country)
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- RC Toulon players
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