Mamuka Gorgodze
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Mamuka Gorgodze (born 14 July 1984) is a Georgian rugby union
footballer, currently playing in the top French professional rugby competition, the Top 14, for the Montpellier Hérault
club. He joined Montpellier in 2005. His usual position is lock or number eight.
Gorgodze is also an international player for the Georgia national team
, making his debut in 2003, at the age of 18. He has made 33 appearances for Georgia scoring 18 tries, including a hat-trick against the Czech Republic
in June 2005.
Respected French publication L'Équipe
named him the best foreign player of the 2010–11 Top 14 season
.
He is nicknamed "Gorgodzilla" by his Montpellier teammates, and "Gulliver"
by Georgian fans. Both stem from his imposing size and rampaging style of play.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer, currently playing in the top French professional rugby competition, the Top 14, for the Montpellier Hérault
Montpellier Hérault RC
Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club is a professional French rugby union, based in Montpellier the capital of Languedoc-Roussillon. The club competes in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14. They originally played at Stade Sabathé but moved to the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in 2007...
club. He joined Montpellier in 2005. His usual position is lock or number eight.
Gorgodze is also an international player for the Georgia national team
Georgia national rugby union team
The Georgia national rugby union team represents Georgia in rugby union. The team's nickname, The Lelos, comes from lelo burti, a traditional Georgian sport with strong similarities to rugby. Lelo has been adopted as the Georgian word for "try"...
, making his debut in 2003, at the age of 18. He has made 33 appearances for Georgia scoring 18 tries, including a hat-trick against the Czech Republic
Czech Republic national rugby union team
The Czech Republic national rugby union team is the third tier rugby national team of the Czech Republic.They first started playing as the Czech Republic in 1993 after the split of Czechoslovakia and now compete in the European Nations Cup. They have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup, but...
in June 2005.
Respected French publication L'Équipe
L'Équipe
L'Équipe is a French nationwide daily newspaper devoted to sports, owned by Éditions Philippe Amaury. The paper is noted for coverage of football , rugby, motorsports and cycling...
named him the best foreign player of the 2010–11 Top 14 season
2010–11 Top 14 season
The 2010–11 Top 14 competition was a French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby . Home-and-away play began on August 13, 2010 and continued through April 2011. The regular season was followed by a three-round playoff starting in May that involved the top...
.
He is nicknamed "Gorgodzilla" by his Montpellier teammates, and "Gulliver"
Gulliver's Travels
Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships, better known simply as Gulliver's Travels , is a novel by Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of...
by Georgian fans. Both stem from his imposing size and rampaging style of play.