Shalva Mamukashvili has been named to start at hooker for Georgia in their Rugby Europe Championship game against Russia on Sunday, February 7, at Milkheil Meskhi stadium in Tbilisi.
The match was originally scheduled to take place in 2020 but postponed during the pandemic.
The Leicester Tigers hooker will make his 79th appearance for the Lelos in Sunday's game.
Backs: 15. David Niniashvili (2 caps), 14. Aka Tabutsadze (7 caps, 30 points), 13. Tamaz Mchedlidze (60 caps, 35 points), 12. Merab Sharikadze (71 caps, 60 points), 11. Mirian Modebadze (13 caps, 30 points), 10. Tedo Abzhandadze (20 caps, 118 points), 9. Vasil Lobzhanidze (56 caps, 40 points); 1. Zurab Zhvania (40 caps, 55 points), 2. Shalva Mamukashvili (78 caps, 50 points), 3. Beka Gigashvili (18 caps, 5 points), 4. Lasha Jaiani (6 caps), 5. Giorgi Javakhia (4 caps), 6. Mikheil Gachechiladze (12 caps, 10 points), 7Beka Saginadze (17 caps, 15 points), 8. Tornike Jalagonia (4 caps);
Substitutes: 16. Giorgi Chkoidze (13 caps, 5 points), 17. Giorgi Nutsubidze (uncapped), 18. Giorgi Melikidze (22 caps, 10 points), 19. David Gigauri (6 caps, 5 points), 20. Giorgi Tkhilaishvili (60 caps, 60 points); 21. Gela Aprasidze (29 caps, 24 points), 22. Lasha Khmaladze (85 caps, 53 points), 23. Deme Tapladze (5 caps, 5 points).
