Gia Labadze
| Date of birth | 21 September 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grigol Labadze, better known as Gia Labadze (born 21 September 1973 in
Domestic career
Labadze moved to
After leaving Toulon, Labadze spent the rest of his career in Fédérale 1, he joined Stade Phocéen for a single season and spent his last two seasons with La Seyne before retiring from rugby in 2012.[3]
International career
Labadze played for the Soviet Union at age grade level,
Labadze retired with 67 caps with 12 tries and as the third most capped Georgian player of all time. And at the age of 38 in his final appearance against Canada in 2012, he is the oldest player ever to play for Georgia and tenth oldest international player of all time.
References
- ^ "გია ლაბაძე: "თავიდანვე მხოლოდ იმისთვის ვემზადებოდით, რომ დიდი ანგარიშით არ წაგვეგო"". worldsport.ge. 2011-12-28.
- ^ "Toulon L'adieu du stade Mayol à Martin Jagr et Gia Labadze". varmatin.com. 2009-05-17.
- ^ "Un ancien capitaine Toulonnais raccroche". rugbytransferts.com. 2012-05-26. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ^ "გია ლაბაძე: "თავიდანვე მხოლოდ იმისთვის ვემზადებოდით, რომ დიდი ანგარიშით არ წაგვეგო"". worldsport.ge. 2011-12-28.
- ^ "Czech Republic 14-18 Georgia". espnscrum.com. 1996-09-22.
External links
- Gia Labadze at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series(archived)
- Gia Labadze at ESPNscrum
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