Merab Sharikadze

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Merab Sharikadze

Birth name	Merab Sharikadze
Date of birth	(1993-05-17) 17 May 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth	Moscow, Russia
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb)
University	Hartpury College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013–2014 2014–2019 2021- Bourg-en-Bresse Aurillac Black Lion 15 74 0 (0) (45) (0) Correct as of 25 April 2017 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2012– Georgia 63 (62) Correct as of 16 September 2019

Merab Sharikadze (Georgian: მერაბ შარიქაძე; born 17 May 1993) is a Georgian rugby union player currently playing for Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne in the Pro D2.

Early career[]

Merab Sharikadze began rugby in Tbilisi with the club 'Academia'. Aged just 16, he was called up to Georgia U18 team. In 2011, thanks to a partnership between the GRU and Hartpury College, Merab Sharikadze went to England to learn and play for Hartpury College R.F.C.. Thanks to his strong performances, he was called up to play for Gloucester U19. The same year, he was named Georgia U19's captain. He made his full international debut on the 21 February 2012 against Spain, aged only 18, the 7th youngest player to be capped by Georgia.

Professional career[]

In September 2013, Merab Sharikadze joined the French side Union Sportive Bressane, just promoted in Pro D2, the French second division. The team finished on the bottom of the table and was relegated. Sharikadze signed to another Pro D2 side, Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne and joined them during the summer 2014. At international level, the inside centre played his first game against a Tier1 nation in November 2014, against Ireland at Lansdowne Road. He showed his defensive skills, making 22 tackles during the game.

References[]

http://tier2rugby.blogspot.fr/2014/03/the-georgian-backline-hope-merab.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20141220083959/http://www.thescore.ie/georgia-ireland-centre-irish-coaches-1778472-Nov2014/
http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/player/160271.html
http://www.lerugbynistere.fr/videos/video-merab-sharikadze-casse-quatre-plaquages-samoans-donne-victoire-georgie-2611131828.php

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