Beka Gorgadze
| Date of birth | (1996年02月08日) 8 February 1996 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Rustavi, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beka Gorgadze (Georgian: ბექა გორგაძე; born 8 February 1996) is a Georgian rugby union player, currently playing for Top 14 side Pau. His preferred position is number 8.
Biography
[edit ]Club career
[edit ]Beka Gorgadze grew up in Rustavi, Georgia, near Tbilisi. Initially starting with football, he switched to rugby at the age of 8, joining RC Rustavi Kharebi. He later represented Georgia at various youth levels, including U16, U18, and U20.[1]
In 2015, Gorgadze joined the academy of Stade Montois. On December 11, 2015, he played his first match in Pro D2 against US Carcassonne, at the age of 19.[2] In his first professional season, he played 12 league matches. Beka Gorgadze then became French U23 Elite 2 champion at the end of the 2015-2016 season. During the 2016-2017 season, he played 20 Pro D2 matches and scored 4 tries. He scored his first professional try on January 13, 2017, at the Stade Armandie against SU Agen.[3]
In April 2017, he signed with Union Bordeaux Bègles [4] but stayed with Stade Montois for the 2017-2018 season.[4] He did not play any matches during the 2017-2018 season due to an injury that kept him off the field for the entire season.[5]
He played 14 matches in the Top 14 and 2 in the European Challenge Cup during the 2018-19 season with UBB. In the 2019-20 season, he only played 3 Top 14 matches and 4 Challenge Cup matches. During the 2020-2021 season, he got injured during a match with his national team and suffered a knee ligament rupture, ending his season in December 2020. He played only 2 league matches with UBB.
At the beginning of the 2021–22 Top 14 season, Beka Gorgadze moved further south to Pau.[6] In Béarn, Gorgadze has firmly established himself as an essential leader at Section Paloise, assuming the role of captain for a squad composed of numerous promising young talents.[7] With Section Paloise, Gorgadze now plays in the position of number 8, taking on the role of a ball carrier.[8] He established himself as a key player in Sébastien Piqueronies' squad.[9]
In April 2022, he extended his contract for 3 more seasons.[10]
For the 2022-23 season, Beka Gorgadze was named captain of Section Paloise.[11]
International career
[edit ]Beka Gorgadze has represented Georgia at various youth levels, including U16, U18, and U20.[1]
In 2019, Gorgadze was selected by Georgia to compete in the World Cup in Japan, where he became his national team's first choice number 8.[12]
In November 2022, Beka Gorgadze and his Georgian teammate at Section Paloise, Guram Papidze, were starters for the Georgia national rugby union team during the historic win against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.[13]
Gorgadze, a key player and vice-captain for the Lelos injured his ankle during the 2023 Rugby World Cup match against Portugal (18-18), and was withdrawn from the squad for the ramindaer of the tournament.[14] Otar Giorgadze has been selected as his replacement.[15]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "UBB : Beka Gorgadze, un nom à retenir". SudOuest.fr (in French). 2019年01月03日. Retrieved 2024年08月29日.
- ^ Leroy, Kevin (2017年01月20日). "Stade Montois : de la Géorgie aux Landes, Beka Gorgadze décrypte son magnifique parcours". SudOuest.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024年08月29日.
- ^ "La fiche rugby de : Beka GORGADZE". www.allrugby.com (in French). Retrieved 2024年08月29日.
- ^ a b "Top 14 : Beka Gorgadze à l'UBB (Rugby)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024年08月29日.
- ^ "Rugby Scapulaire - Beka Gorgadze : "Le Stade Montois m'a clairement laissé ma chance et m'a lancé dans le monde professionnel"". Rugby Scapulaire (in French). 2019年01月31日. Retrieved 2024年08月29日.
- ^ "Transferts : Beka Gorgadze (Bordeaux-Bègles) vers Pau (Top 14)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024年08月29日.
- ^ "Beka Gorgadze, l'indispensable capitaine de la Section Paloise". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2023年09月07日.
- ^ Carrère, Jérôme (2023年05月12日). "Section Paloise : sa saison, son leadership, sa mentalité, la Géorgie, Beka Gorgadze se raconte". La République des Pyrénées (in French). Retrieved 2023年09月07日.
- ^ Letort, Grégory (2024年05月12日). "Rugby - Section Paloise : Beka Gorgadze, porteur de flamme". La République des Pyrénées (in French). Retrieved 2024年08月29日.
- ^ "Top 14 : Beka Gorgadze prolonge à Pau jusqu'en 2025". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024年08月29日.
- ^ "Top 14 : Beka Gorgadze, l'indispensable capitaine de la Section Paloise". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024年08月29日.
- ^ ""Qu'est-ce qui nous empêche de rêver ?" : Gorgadze voit grand pour la Géorgie". rugbyrama.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024年08月29日.
- ^ Thomas, Simon (2022年11月19日). "Wales suffer shock 13-12 defeat to Georgia on home soil". Wales Online. Retrieved 2024年08月29日.
- ^ "Rugby : Otari Giorgadze remplace Beka Gorgadze dans l'équipe de Géorgie en Coupe du monde". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2024年08月29日.
- ^ "Coupe du monde 2023 : blessé, le Géorgien de la Section Paloise Beka Gorgadze remplacé par Otar Giorgadze". SudOuest.fr (in French). 2023年09月26日. Retrieved 2024年08月29日.
External links
[edit ]- Rugby union players from Georgia (country)
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Georgia international rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- Stade Montois Rugby players
- Union Bordeaux Bègles players
- Section Paloise players
- Expatriate rugby union players from Georgia (country) in France