Georgy Shkinin ( Georgian გიორგი შკინინ , born March 7, 1983 in Tbilisi ) [1] - Georgian rugby player, wing club "Metallurg".
 George Shkinin | ||
| general information | ||
| Nickname | Gosh, Goga | |
| Date of Birth | March 7, 1983 (aged 36) | |
| Place of Birth | Tbilisi , USSR | |
| Citizenship |  Georgia [1] | |
| Height | 178 cm [1] | |
| The weight | 70 kg [1] | |
| Position | left wing, right wing [1] | |
| Club Information | ||
| Club |  Metallurgist | |
| room | 11, 14 [1] | |
| Career | ||
| Youth clubs | ||
 Bully (Tbilisi) | ||
| Club career * | ||
| 2004—? | Lokomotiv (Tbilisi) | |
| 2007 |  Blois | |
| 2008—? [2] | Bully (Tbilisi) | |
| ? —2016 | Army (Tbilisi) | |
| 2017 - n. at. | Metallurgist | |
| National team** | ||
| 2004—2014 | Georgia | 38 (30) [3] |
| Georgia (rugby 7) | ||
* The number of games and points for a professional club is considered for the national league, Heineken Cup and Super Rugby. ** The number of games and points for the national team in official matches. | ||
Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Club career
- 1.2 Career in the team
- 2 Personal life
- 3 notes
Biography
Club career
Pupil of the Tbilisi club "Bully." During his career, he played for the Tbilisi clubs “Hooligan” (in which he also held the post of coach), “Lokomotiv” and “Army” (played in the extreme three-quarter position) [4] , and also played in the French “Blois”. Finalist of the Georgian Championship in 2014 [5] . In the summer of 2017, he moved to the Penza club Metallurg [6] .
Team Career
The debut in the national team took place on March 20, 2004 in the game against the Czech Republic . In total, George spent 38 games, gaining 30 points due to 6 attempts. One of the most famous attempts made by him took place at the 2007 World Cup in the game against Ireland , when Shkinin in his half of the field intercepted Peter Stringer's pass to Brian O'Driscoll and made a single-handed race to the test zone [7] [8] . In that match, Shkinin received the prize of the best player, although Georgia lost with a score of 14:10 [9] . He played for the rugby 7 team at the 2009 Rugby 7 World Cup in the UAE .
Personal life
Wife - Tinatin Kapanadze.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Profile on the Metallurg club website (Russian)
- ↑ European Cup of Nations (Russian)
- ↑ Profile on ESPN (English)
- ↑ Before the match with the United States, the “Bordgalonos” were joined by Nemsadze and Shkinin (Russian)
- ↑ And again “Lelo”! (Russian)
- ↑ RK Metallurg strengthened the composition of the Georgians (Russian)
- ↑ Shkinin's INTERCEPT TRY: Georgia v Ireland RWC 2007 on YouTube
- ↑ Ireland 14-10 Georgia
- ↑ Metallurg signed an ex-player of the Georgian national team (Russian)
Template: Georgia Men's Rugby World Cup 2009