Giorgi Pruidze

Giorgi Pruidze
Date of birth (1994-06-02) 2 June 1994
Place of birth Tsqaltubo, Georgia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Wing
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
AIA Kutaisi
correct as of 26 September 2015.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2015– Georgia 11 (8)
correct as of 24 June 2016.

Giorgi Pruidze (born June 2, 1994) is a Georgian rugby union player. His position is wing, and he currently plays for AIA Kutaisi in the Georgia Championship and the Georgia national team.

Pruidze played for Georgia in the warm-up matches for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, including Georgia's match against Canada.[1] Pruidze was named to Georgia's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup,[2][3] where he played in Georgia's match against Argentina.[4]

Pruidze also played played in Georgia's 59–7 win against Germany in February 2016, a match where Pruidze achieved a small amount of notoriety for a misjudged chip that granted underdogs Germany a surprising early lead.[5] Pruidze scored a try in Georgia's 38–9 rout against Romania in March 2016 in front of more than 50,000 fans in Tbilisi.[6] Pruidze was again named to Georgia's squad for the June 2016 tests, where he was named to Georgia's matchday squad against Fiji.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Canada go back to basics for victory over Georgia in Esher", ESPNscrum, September 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Giorgi Pruidze". Eurosport. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  3. ↑ http://site.rugby.ge/en/national-team/
  4. ↑ "After crushing loss to Pumas, Georgia next faces All Blacks", Yahoo.com.
  5. ↑ "Resounding Win over Germany Brings Birthday Cheer to Georgian Coach Haig", Georgia Today.
  6. ↑ "Georgia’s 6 Nations Claims Louder than Ever after Rout of Romania", Georgia Today, March 24, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Georgia make minor changes for Fiji", Lions Rugby, June 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Preview: Fiji v Georgia", Planet Rugby, June 23, 2016.


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