Mamuka Gorgodze
Gorgodze at a Press Conference
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| Date of birth | July 14, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Flanker, Lock, Number 8 | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| -2005 2005–14 2014– |
Lelo Montpellier Toulon |
168 45 |
(135) (50) |
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Correct as of 24 June 2016
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2003– | Georgia | 69 | (130) |
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Correct as of 26 November 2016
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Mamuka Gorgodze (Georgian: მამუკა გორგოძე) (born 14 July 1984) is a Georgian rugby union player, currently playing in the top French professional rugby competition, the Top 14. He currently plays for reigning Top 14 and European champions Toulon, having signed with the club in 2014 after having played for Montpellier since 2005. His usual position is Flanker or number eight, but he played his early career as a Lock. Gorgodze played for the national team of Georgia in 71 matches, including 13 as a captain. He appeared in the Georgian national team in three World Cups in 2007, 2011, and 2015. In May 2017, he announced his retirement from the Georgian national team.
Gorgodze is nicknamed "Gorgodzilla" by his former Montpellier teammates, and "Gulliver" by Georgian fans. Both stem from his imposing size and rampaging style of play.
Gorgodze switched to rugby from basketball aged 17. His first club was Lelo in the Georgian Top League, he was soon selected for the Georgia national team and made his debut in 2003 against Spain, at the age of just 18 and not long after he started playing rugby. However he wasn't selected for Georgia's first appearance at the 2003 Rugby World Cup later that year. In 2004 he became a regular fixture for the Georgia side.
Gorgodze signed for Montpellier in 2005. Gorgodze started his career at Montpellier mainly as a reserve in the side and didn't get much game time. He was still a regular in the Georgia side though and was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Gorgodze started three of Georgia's four matches at the World Cup, and was one of Georgia's star players.
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