Giorgi Pruidze

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| name = Giorgi Pruidze

| image =

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| birth_date={{Birth date and age|1994|6|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tsqaltubo, Georgia

| death_date =

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| height = {{convert|1.91|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|95|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}

| ru_position = Wing, Centre

| ru_nationalyears = 2015–

| ru_nationalteam = Georgia

| ru_amateurclubs =

| ru_clubyears = 2014-2017
2017-

| ru_proclubs = AIA Kutaisi
Krasny Yar

| ru_clubpoints = (25)
(20)

| ru_clubcaps = 32
12

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| ru_nationalcaps = 15

| ru_nationalpoints = (15)

| ru_ntupdate = 19 April 2018

| ru_clubupdate = 26 September 2015

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Giorgi Pruidze (born June 2, 1994) is a Georgian rugby union player. His position is wing, and he plays for AIA Kutaisi in the Georgia Championship and the Georgia national team.

Pruidze played for Georgia in the warm-up matches for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, including Georgia's match against Canada.[https://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/story/_/id/13569913/canada-go-back-basics-victory-georgia-rugby-world-cup-warm-up "Canada go back to basics for victory over Georgia in Esher"], ESPNscrum, September 3, 2015.

Pruidze was named to Georgia's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup,{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/rugby/giorgi-pruidze_prs357621/person.shtml|title=Giorgi Pruidze|work=Eurosport|accessdate=2 July 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://site.rugby.ge/en/national-team/|title=The Lelos of Georgia|website=site.rugby.ge|access-date=2015-07-02|archive-date=2015-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916004838/http://site.rugby.ge/en/national-team/|url-status=dead}} where he played in Georgia's match against Argentina.[https://www.yahoo.com/news/crushing-loss-pumas-georgia-next-faces-blacks-194634533.html?ref=gs "After crushing loss to Pumas, Georgia next faces All Blacks"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108140748/https://www.yahoo.com/news/crushing-loss-pumas-georgia-next-faces-blacks-194634533.html?ref=gs |date=2016-11-08 }}, Yahoo.com.

Pruidze also played in Georgia's 59–7 win against Germany in February 2016, a match where Pruidze achieved a small amount of notoriety for a misjudged chip that granted underdogs Germany a surprising early lead.[http://georgiatoday.ge/news/2956/Resounding-Win-over-Germany-Brings-Birthday-Cheer-to-Georgian-Coach-Haig "Resounding Win over Germany Brings Birthday Cheer to Georgian Coach Haig"], Georgia Today. Pruidze scored a try in Georgia's 38–9 rout against Romania in March 2016 in front of more than 50,000 fans in Tbilisi.[http://georgiatoday.ge/news/3380/Georgia’s-6-Nations-Claims-Louder-than-Ever-after-Rout-of-Romania "Georgia’s 6 Nations Claims Louder than Ever after Rout of Romania"], Georgia Today, March 24, 2016.

Pruidze was again named to Georgia's squad for the June 2016 tests, where he was named to Georgia's matchday squad against Fiji.[http://lionsrugby.co.za/index.php/georgia-make-minor-changes-for-fiji/ "Georgia make minor changes for Fiji"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202002854/http://lionsrugby.co.za/index.php/georgia-make-minor-changes-for-fiji/ |date=2017-02-02 }}, Lions Rugby, June 23, 2016.[https://www.planetrugby.com/news/preview-fiji-v-georgia/ "Preview: Fiji v Georgia"], Planet Rugby, June 23, 2016.