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Alexander Todua

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Sandro Todua (born 2 November 1987 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a winger for the Rugby Europe Super Cup side Black Lion and for Didi 10 side RC Batumi.[1][2][3][4]

Alexander Todua
Full nameAlexander Todua
Date of birth (1987-11-02) 2 November 1987 (age 36)
Place of birthTbilisi, Georgia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside Centre,Wing, Fullback
Current team RC Batumi, Black Lion
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
20??-2012 Lelo Saracens ()
2012-2014 SC Albi 36 (15)
2014-2018 Lelo Saracens ()
2014 Tbilisi Caucasians 2 (0)
2018- RC Batumi ()
2021- Black Lion 24 (35)
Correct as of 26 August 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008- Georgia 114 (90)
Correct as of 26 August 2024
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2013 Georgia 1
Correct as of 26 August 2024

Club career

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Todua began his career at Lelo Saracens in his home town Tbilisi, after coming second in the league in 2007 and 2008, they won the Didi 10 in the 2008–09 season, beating Batumi in the final.[5]

In 2012 Todua moved to France to play for SC Albi in the Pro D2, he spent 2 seasons at the club making 36 appearances scoring 3 tries.

He returned to Lelo Saracens in 2014, at his second stint at the club he won the Didi 10 back to back in the 2014–15 and 2015–16. He was selected to be part of the Tbilisi Caucasians team for the 2014 European Rugby Challenge Cup Qualifying Competition, playing in both matches against Rugby Rovigo Delta.[6][7]

He joined Batumi in 2018, winning the Didi 10 that year.

He joined Black Lion for the inaugural Rugby Europe Super Cup, startining in their first ever match a 33–10 win over Tel Aviv Heat.[8] He went on to start in the final against the Lusitanos winning 17–10. Todua scored in both the semifinal and final of the 2023 Rugby Europe Super Cup, winning the competition.[9][10] He started in all of Black Lion's games in the 2023–24 EPCR Challenge Cup, including the famous win over Scarlets.[11]

International career

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He made his debut for the national side in 2008, starting against the Czech Republic in Prague. His first try came against the USA in the 2009 Churchill Cup, scoring in a 31–13 loss.[12]

He was selected for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, he started in all of Georgia's matches,[13][14][15] including their only win of the tournament, a 25–9 win over European rivals Romania.[16] In 2013 he was selected to be part of the Georgia sevens squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[17]

He was selected for the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England, however only featured twice. Starting in Georgia's first ever match against New Zealand and Namibia. The win over Namibia was Todua's 50th cap.[18] It was their most successful tournament, with them winning two games and automatically qualifying for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.[19]

He scored his 10th try in a Test match against the French Barbarians in May 2018. In the following year he was selected for his 3rd World Cup. He featured in three out of their four games, scoring twice against Uruguay and Australia.

In 2022 he scored in Georgia's first ever win over a Tier 1 nation, when they beat Italy 28–19.[20] He won his 100th cap in 34–18 win over Uruguay.[21] The same year he scored in Georgia's second ever win over a Tier 1 nation, in November 2022 beating Wales 11–12 in Cardiff.[22]

He was named in the Georgia squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, he became one of six Georgians to play at four Rugby World Cup tournaments. He only featured once in a draw against Portugal.[23][24]

Statistics

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Internationals tries As of 26 August 2024

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Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result Score
1   United States Colorado, United States Dick's Sporting Goods Park 2009 Churchill Cup June 21, 2009 Loss 31–13
2[25]   Uruguay Tbilisi, Georgia Avchala Stadium 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup June 11, 2013 Win 27–3
3[26]   Spain Tbilisi, Georgia Avchala Stadium 2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup June 14, 2014 Win 23–13
4   Germany Heusenstamm, Germany Kultur- und Sportzentrum Martinsee 2014–16 European Nations Cup First Division February 7, 2015 Win 8–64
5[27]
6   Spain Tbilisi, Georgia Mikheil Meskhi Stadium February 27, 2016 Win 38–7
7   Romania Tbilisi, Georgia Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena March 19, 2016 Win 38–9
8[28]   Belgium Kutaisi, Georgia AIA Arena 2018 Rugby Europe Championship February 10, 2018 Win 47–0
9[29]   Germany Offenbach am Main, Germany Sparda Bank Hessen Stadium February 17, 2018 Win 0–64
10 France  French Barbarians Tbilisi, Georgia Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Test match May 31, 2018 Win 16–15
11[30]   Fiji Sydney, Australia ANZ Stadium 2018 Pacific Nations Cup June 16, 2018 Loss 37–15
12[31]   Uruguay Saitama, Japan Kumagaya Rugby Stadium 2019 Rugby World Cup September 29, 2019 Win 33–7
13[32]   Australia Fukuroi City, Japan Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa October 11, 2019 Loss 27–8
14[33]   Romania Bucharest, Romania Stadionul National Arcul de Triumf 2022 Rugby Europe Championship March 12, 2022 Win 23–26
15[34]   Italy Batumi, Georgia Adjarabet Arena Test match July 10, 2022 Win 28–19
16[35]   Wales Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium Autumn Nations Cup November 19, 2022 Win 12–13
17[36]   Spain Torrelavega, Spain Estadio El Malecon 2023 Rugby Europe Championship February 18, 2023 Win 3–41
18[37]   Romania Tbilisi, Georgia Avchala Stadium March 5, 2023 Win 31–7

Honours

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Lelo Saracens

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    • Champions: (3) 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16
    • Runners-up: (3) 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10
    • Champions: (3) 2008, 2009, 2010

RC Batumi

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    • Champions: (2) 2018–19, 2021–22
    • Runners-up: (2) 2020–21, 2022–23

Black Lion

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Georgia

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    • Runners-up: (1) 2014

References

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  2. ^ "Alexander Todua". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Sandro Todua | Rugby Union | Players and Officials | ESPN Scrum". 26 April 2020. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  4. ^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Alexander Todua (Georgia) | Rugby World Cup 2023". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  5. ^ ""ლელომ", გასაორებლად, წაგებული შემოაბრუნა". მსოფლიო რაგბი. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Tbilisi Caucasians v Rovigo". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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  10. ^ "23 RESC FINAL" (PDF). Rugby Europe. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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  12. ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Sandro Todua - Test matches". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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  21. ^ "Tests Matchs - Match report Georgia vs Uruguay, le 06/11/2022". all.rugby. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Georgia stun Wales 13-12 in Autumn Nations Series - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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  30. ^ "Pacific Nations Cup - Match report Fiji vs Georgia, le 16/06/2018". all.rugby. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  31. ^ "Coupe du Monde - Match report Georgia vs Uruguay, le 29/09/2019". all.rugby. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  32. ^ "Coupe du Monde - Match report Australia vs Georgia, le 11/10/2019". all.rugby. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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