Scotland will go up against a player with the potential to become “Georgia’s first global superstar” at Murrayfield this evening.
That is the view of the former Scotland and South Africa assistant, Richie Gray, who coached the Lelos’ 21-year-old full back Davit Niniashvili at Lyon.
While still in his teens, Niniashvili enjoyed a fantastic Top 14 breakout season in 2021-22 and rounded it off by helping Lyon win the European Challenge Cup. He introduced himself to a Scottish audience by scoring a brace of tries in the quarter-final win over Glasgow Warriors and maintained those levels last season as he played a part in the landmark national team victories over Italy and Wales.
Gray – who is now with Toulon – has no doubts as
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