Otar Lashkhi

Otar Lashkhi (born 27 April 2000) is a Georgian rugby union player who plays at the Black Lion in the Rugby Europe Super Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup.^[1]

Otar Lashkhi

Full name	Otar Lashkhi
Date of birth	(2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Georgia
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb; 14 st 0 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Mikheil Meskhi (Grandfather)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger Current team Black Lion Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018-2021 Lelo Saracens ?? (??) 2021- Black Lion 12 (20) Correct as of 6 October 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019 Georgia under-20 5 (10) 2023 Georgia 2 (5) Correct as of 6 October 2023

Club career

He began his career at Lelo Saracens in the Didi 10 before joining Black Lion in 2021. He was named on the bench in 2021 for a match against the Tel Aviv Heat however he did not make it on the pitch. He was later chosen to start for the Black Lion in the Currie Cup 1st Division against the Border Bulldogs.^{[citation needed]}

International career

He played for Georgia in the 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship, featuring in all their matches including scoring twice against South Africa.^[2]

He made his international debut starting in the opening round of the 2023 Rugby Europe Championship where he scored against Germany. He featured in Georgia' s Rugby World Cup Warmups, starting in their record win over Romania, which was played at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium which was named after his Grandfather.^[3] He was later called up to the Georgian Rugby World Cup squad due to an injury to Miriani Modebadze.^[4]