Shalva Mamukashvili

Shalva Mamukashvili (; born 2 October 1990) is a Georgian professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Super Cup club The Black Lion and the Georgia national team.

Professional career Mamukashvili first played for Armia during the Georgia Championship; he went on to feature in Georgia's 2012 European Nations Cup squad, making his debut against Spain. Mamukashvili also appeared in the sides 2012 end of year tour campaign.

On 15 August 2014, Shalva signed a contract to join Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership in England from the 2014–15 season. On 11 November 2015, Shalva signed a contract to join Glasgow Warriors until the end of the 2015–16 season.

In 2020, he returned to England to join Leicester Tigers ahead of the 2020–21 season. On 23 February 2021 Leicester announced that they had come to an agreement with Shalva to release him from his contract early.