Irakli Natriashvili (Georgian: áÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂá áÂÂáÂÂá¢á áÂÂáÂÂá¨áÂÂáÂÂáÂÂáÂÂ) (born 25 January 1984 in Baghdati, Georgia) is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays Hooker for Georgia on an international level. Natriashvili also plays for French club Brive in the Pro D2 and Top 14 competitions. He has also featured in a Romanian club, Farul Constanà £a, and played for Armia in the Georgia Championship, in 2011 he featured in Fédérale 1 club, St Junien.<br>Natriashvili played his first game with Georgia on 29 April 2006 against Ukraine in the European Nations Cup, at the age of just 21. However, Natriashvili hasn't played a World Cup yet, missing selection for Georgia's squad at the 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cups.<br>Playing for the club Farul Constanà £a till the 2010, he then signed for Brive in late 2011. Natriashvili still plays for the side, competing in the Pro D2 and Top 14 competitions. He also played in the Georgia Championship with Armia.
Irakli Natriashvili was born on 25 January 1984 in Baghdati, a small town in the Imereti region of western Georgia. Growing up in this rural, agriculturally rooted area during the post-Soviet period shaped his early environment. While little publicly documented information is available about his family or upbringing, communities in such regions often encouraged participation in team sports like rugby from a young age.
At the start of his professional career, Natrishvili stood 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) tall and weighed 105 kg (231 lb), a solid physique well suited to the demands of the hooker position. This role requires a combination of strength, mobility, and technical skill in the scrum, qualities his build effectively supported, particularly in set-piece situations and the rapid distribution of the ball.