Tengiz Zamtaradze (born 2 January 1998) is a Georgian

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player who plays for Black Lion in the

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, and

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Club career

He began his career at

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, before joining Black Lion for their debut season. Making his debut against Israeli side

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, coming off the bench in a 33–10 win. He came off the bench in both the 2021-22 and

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Finals.

International career

He featured for Georgia in the 2016 and 2017

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. He made his international debut coming off the bench against

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in the 2023 Rugby Europe Championship, he was named in the Georgian squad for the

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. In the fixture against

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he scored in the 78th minute, to draw the match level. He started against

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however was injured in the 11th minute, fracturing a bone and dislocating his elbow.

Honors

Georgia Under-18

* Rugby Europe Under-18 Championship ** ''Runners-up: (1) 2016''

Georgia

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** Champions: (1)

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Black Lion

** Champions: (3) 2021–22,

Lelo Saracens

* Didi 10 ** ''Runners-up: (1) 2023–24''

References

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