Beka Saghinadze
Date of birth | (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beka Saghinadze (born 29 October 1998) is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Aurillac in the French Pro D2. He was called up to the Georgia under-20 squad for 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[1][2]
Biography
He participates with the Georgia team in the 2015 European Rugby Union Under-18 Championship, where he goes with his team to the final. He is recalled again for the 2016 edition of the competition.
In 2017, he was called up to compete in the World Juniors held in Georgia. The same year, he made his debut in Didi 10 with Lelo Saracens Tbilisi. At the end of his first season with the seniors, he was again selected for the World Juniors.
Following the World Cup, he left for France and joined the Stade Aurillacois, within the club's hopeful workforce. He made his Pro D2 debut in December 2018, coming into play against Aviron Bayonnais.
In early 2019, he won his first selection with Georgia, against Romania. In September, he is in the group that participates in the World Cup in Japan. He played four games there, including two as a starter.
In early 2020, he scored his first try with Georgia against Portugal. At the end of the year, he started in the four matches of the Nations Cup of autumn, including a double against Fiji. In a club, he established himself as a starter, and thus won a contract at a higher level. He signed a three-year contract in favor of Lyon OU from 2021.
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- Mickaël Ivaldi
- Hamza Kaabèche
- Joel Kpoku
- Félix Lambey
- Guillaume Marchand
- Temo Mayanavanua
- Jérôme Rey
- Beka Saghinadze
- Patrick Sobela
- Romain Taofifénua
- Sébastien Taofifénua
- Jordan Taufua
- Fabien Gengenbacher
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