Tornike Jalagonia

Tornike Jalagonia (born 12 December 1998) is a Georgian Rugby Union player. His position is Flanker and he currently plays for Biarritz in the Rugby Pro D2. He was called in Georgia U20 squad for 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[1]

Tornike Jalagonia
Date of birth (1998-12-12) 12 December 1998
Place of birthTbilisi, Georgia
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, N8
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016-2018
2018-
Jiki
Biarritz
9
50
(5)
(45)
Correct as of 25 May 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015-2016
2017-2018
2020-
Georgia U18
Georgia U20
Georgia
12
11
9
(5)
(10)
10

Biography

Trained at RC Jiki, he was recruited by the Olympic Biarritz in the summer of 2018. After two first seasons with the Espoirs team, he played his first match with the first team against Carcassonne in October 2020.

International career

He played in the 2017 and 2018 Junior World Cups with the Georgia U20, making five appearances in each edition. In March 2020, he had his first selection with the Georgia team against Portugal. He was then selected to compete in the Autumn Nations Cup. His first international try was against Portugal at Rugby Europe 2021.

References

  1. "U20 Championship". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 4 September 2017.


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