Merab Kvirikashvili

Merab Kvirikashvili, known as Meko, is a Georgian rugby player born in Tbilisi on 27 December 1983. He began as a scrum-half and later played mainly as a fly-half and occasional full back for the Georgia national rugby union team, of which he is the all-time leading points scorer. He made his Georgia debut in 2003 against Portugal, was in the squad for Georgia's first ever World Cup that year and started all four matches at the 2007 World Cup. In 2010 he scored 32 points against Germany, a Georgian record for one match. He has also represented the Georgia national rugby league team and the national rugby sevens team. He left Georgia in 2006 and played club rugby in France for Pau, Massy, Figeac and Saint-Junien.