Giorgi Pruidze (born June 2, 1994) is a Georgian rugby union player. His position is wing, and he 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 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
- ^ "Canada go back to basics for victory over Georgia in Esher", ESPNscrum, September 3, 2015.
- ^ "Giorgi Pruidze". Eurosport. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "The Lelos of Georgia". site.rugby.ge. Archived from the original on 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ^ "After crushing loss to Pumas, Georgia next faces All Blacks" Archived 2016-11-08 at the Wayback Machine, Yahoo.com.
- ^ "Resounding Win over Germany Brings Birthday Cheer to Georgian Coach Haig", Georgia Today.
- ^ "Georgia’s 6 Nations Claims Louder than Ever after Rout of Romania", Georgia Today, March 24, 2016.
- ^ "Georgia make minor changes for Fiji" Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, Lions Rugby, June 23, 2016.
- ^ "Preview: Fiji v Georgia", Planet Rugby, June 23, 2016.