Tornike Jalagonia

Tornike Jalagonia

Date of birth	(1998-12-12) 12 December 1998
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Georgia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, N8 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016-2018 Jiki 9 (5) 2018-2024 Biarritz 63 (60) 2024- Provence 0 (0) Correct as of 3 July 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015-2016 Georgia U18 12 (5) 2017-2018 Georgia U20 11 (10) 2020- Georgia 32 (25) Correct as of 3 July 2024

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.

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.

External links

• Tornike Jalaghonia at ESPNscrum
• Tornike Jalaghonia at ItsRugby.co.uk