Davit Kubriashvili ( ka, დავით ქუბრიაშვილი; born 12 March 1986) is a former

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player. His position is

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. He played for Georgia in the

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Domestic career

After arriving in France from Georgia in Fédérale 1 to play for Massy, Kubriashvili, aged 21, moved up the leagues to the

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with

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. However, after one season there where he didn't get much game time, he moved to the newly promoted

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in 2008, where he has since established himself as a regular member of their squad and has played over 100 matches for the club. After arriving before the 2008/09 season, Kubriashvili soon worked his way to becoming first choice in 2009 and remained first choice for the following season. In 2010, Toulon signed former All Black

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who was seen as one of the best tighthead props in world rugby. However, Kubriashvili again kept his place as first choice for the 2010/11 season, keeping Hayman on the bench. Kubriashvili was considered one of the best tighthead props in the league that season. After playing at the 2011 World Cup, Kubriashvili lost a bit of form. Hayman became first choice again, and Kubriashvili has been the second choice since. In May 2013 he played as a replacement as

won the

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by 16–15 against

Clermont Auvergne Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne () is a French professional rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system. Clermont are two t ...

. In the summer of 2013, he joined the Top 14 side

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International career

Kubriashvili made his debut for

in 2008 against

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, but has largely had to play as second choice to Davit Zirakashvili through most of his international career. In 2011 after a successful season for Toulon, Kubriashvili became the first Georgian to play for the Barbarians and he featured in their victories over

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and

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Honours

2012–13 Heineken Cup The 2012–13 Heineken Cup was the 18th season of the Heineken Cup, the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from the top six nations in European rugby. The tournament began with two pool matches on 12 October 2012 and ended with t ...

: winner (

) *

2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup The 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup was the second edition of the European Rugby Challenge Cup, an annual pan-European rugby union competition for professional clubs. It is also the 20th season of the Challenge Cup competition in all forms, ...

: winner (

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kubriashvili, Davit 1986 births Living people Rugby union players from Georgia (country) Georgia international rugby union players Rugby union players from Tbilisi RC Toulon players USA Perpignan players ASM Clermont Auvergne players Rugby union props Expatriate rugby union players from Georgia (country) in France 2011 Rugby World Cup players 2015 Rugby World Cup players