Merab Sharikadze

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

Merab Sharikadze
Birth nameMerab Sharikadze
Date of birth (1993-05-17) 17 May 1993
Place of birthMoscow, Russia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb)
UniversityHartpury College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2014
2014–		 Bourg-en-Bresse
Aurillac		 15
74		 (0)
(45)
Correct as of 25 April 2017
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012– Georgia 63 (62)
Correct as of 16 September 2019

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.

gollark: I only have 7 reds left. This is disastrous.
gollark: I bet there'll be at least one halloweenling APed over the week.
gollark: Weird stuff happens.
gollark: You should leave many slots open for the new ones, since they tend to be pretty valuable, and also so you can breed holidaykin throughout the year.
gollark: ~~CB vampire raffle~~

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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