Shalva Mamukashvili

Shalva Mamukashvili (Georgian: შალვა მამუკაშვილი; born 2 October 1990) is a Georgian professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Super Cup club The Black Lion and the Georgia national team.

Shalva Mamukashvili

Date of birth	(1990-10-02) 2 October 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Current team The Black Lion Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2012 Kochebi Bolnisi () 2012–2014 Armia Tbilisi () 2014–2015 Sale Sharks 11 (0) 2015–2016 Glasgow Warriors 6 (0) 2016–2017 Montpellier 14 (15) 2017 Toulon 1 (0) 2017 US Carcassonne 8 (0) 2018 Locomotive 16 (0) 2018–2019 Enisei-STM 5 (0) 2020 Leicester Tigers 1 (0) 2021– The Black Lion 20 (70) Correct as of 12 May 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011– Georgia 103 (60) Correct as of 12 May 2023

Professional career

Mamukashvili first played for Armia during the Georgia Championship; he went on to feature in Georgia's 2012 European Nations Cup squad, making his debut against Spain.^[1] Mamukashvili also appeared in the sides 2012 end of year tour campaign.

On 15 August 2014, Shalva signed a contract to join Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership in England from the 2014–15 season.^[2] On 11 November 2015, Shalva signed a contract to join Glasgow Warriors until the end of the 2015–16 season.^[3]

In 2020, he returned to England to join Leicester Tigers ahead of the 2020-21 season.^[4] On 23 February 2021 Leicester announced that they had come to an agreement with Shalva to release him from his contract early.^[5]