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Tornike Kakhoidze (Georgian: თორნიკე კახოიძე; born 16 August 2003) is a Georgian rugby union player who plays at Black Lion in the Rugby Europe Super Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup.[1][2]
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| Full name | Tornike Kakhoidze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 August 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
Club edit
Lelo Saracens edit
Kakhoidze began his career at Didi 10 side Lelo Saracens.
Black Lion edit
In 2022, he joined Georgian Rugby Europe Super Cup franchise Black Lion, helping the side win their second RESC trophy, making his debut in a 25–25 draw against Tel Aviv Heat.[3]
International edit
Georgia Under-18 edit
He started in all three of Georgia's matches in their winning 2021 Rugby Europe Under-18 Championship campaign.[4][5][6]
Georgia Under-20 edit
Kakhoidze made his debut at 17 going on to play in all of Georgia's matches for the Under-20 Summer Series, starting in a historic win against Scotland Under-20.[7] He was named in the squad for the Under-20 World Championship, starting all the matches. Including historic wins over Italy Under-20 and Argentina Under-20. As well as scoring in the loss to Wales Under-20.[8]
Georgia edit
He made his debut in the 2022 Rugby Europe Championship, coming off the bench against the Netherlands.[9][10] He won his first start in the 2023 Rugby Europe Championship against Germany. In 2023 he was named in the Georgia squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup warmups.[11][12]
Honors edit
Georgia Under-18 edit
Georgia edit
Black Lion edit
References edit
- ^ "Tornike KAKHOIDZE - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Tornike Kakhoidze". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Black lion v Tel Aviv". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Portugal v Georgia". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Georgia v Belgium". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Georgia v Czechia". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ Adams, Mariette (2023-06-22). "Players to watch at World Rugby U20 Championship". The South African. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Tornike KAKHOIDZE profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Georgia announce REC 2022 squad for the first two rounds". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Rugby Europe Championship - Match report Netherlands vs Georgia, le 12/02/2022". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ World, Rugby (2023-06-21). "Georgia Rugby World Cup squad 2023 – A 39-player group prepares for France". Rugby World. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ Qsovreli, Zura (2023-06-18). "ბორჯღალოსნები | მსოფლიოსთვის მზადება დაიწყო". Georgia Rugby Union (in Georgian). Retrieved 2023-08-14.