Beka Gorgadze
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Date of birth | (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Rustavi, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beka Gorgadze (born 8 February 1996) is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a flanker. Gorgadze currently plays for Section Paloise in the Top 14 and the Georgia national team.[1][2]
Biography
Gorgadze signed for Stade Montois in 2015. On 11 December 2015, he made his Pro D2 debut against US Carcassonne, at the age of 19. He was part of the team that won the junior France espoirs Élite 2 [fr] title in 2015-2016 season.
Considered among the most promising players in the Pro D2, Gorgadze signed a two-year contract starting from the 2018-2019 season with Union Bordeaux Bègles.
At the beginning of the 2021–22 Top 14 season, he moved further south to Pau. In Béarn, Gorgadze has firmly established himself as an essential leader at Section Paloise, assuming the role of captain for a squad composed of numerous promising young talents.[3] With Section Paloise, Gorgadze now plays in the position of number 8, taking on the role of a ball carrier.[4]
International career
In 2019, Gorgadze was selected by Georgia to compete in the World Cup in Japan, where he became his national team's first choice number 8.
References
- ^ "Béka Gorgadze - Player Profile - Rugby".
- ^ "The Lelos of Georgia". Archived from the original on 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
- ^ "Beka Gorgadze, l'indispensable capitaine de la Section Paloise". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ Carrère, Jérôme (2023-05-12). "Section Paloise : sa saison, son leadership, sa mentalité, la Géorgie, Beka Gorgadze se raconte". La République des Pyrénées (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-07.
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