Dimitri Yachvili
See also: Yachvili
Dimitri Yachvili , born the September 19th 1980 with Brive-the-Strapping woman (Corrèze), is a player of Rugby to XV French. He plays in team of France and evolves/moves at the half station of of fray within the manpower of the Olympic Biarritz.
He is the son of Michel Yachvili (rugby player) and of a mother of Armenian origin and the brother of Gregoire Yachvili (rugby player) and of Charles Edouard Yachvili (also rugby player). His/her grandfather, Charles, were a soldier géorgien of the Soviet Armée during the Second world war, which was made prisoner by the Wehrmacht and was sent in camp. After being itself escaped, it was found in the the Limousin where it took part in the movements of resistance of the province and where it settled definitively after the end of the hostilities.
Good technician, it has a very good master key and a play with the remarkable foot which it worked besides with the former footballer of the ACE Saint-Etienne Jean-Michel Larqué. He becomes the June 11th 2005 at the time of the Olympic match Biarritz - French Stage the recordman of points marked in a finale of the championship of France with 29 items (9 penalties and 1 transformation).
He has a very good master key and undoubtedly the best play with the foot of the world for the station| Andy Gomarsall |Rugby hebdo|taille=65%
It is international French, in competition at the station of half of fray with Jean-Baptiste Elissalde and Pierre Mignoni. This station it becomes the pet peeve of the English while contributing largely to the three victories of 2004 where it registers 19 points of which a test, 2005 when it marks with the foot the totality of the 18 points of the team and 2006 (16 points).
Career
In club
In national team
He knew his first selection in team of France the November 23rd 2002 against the team of Canada.He took part in the round in South Africa and Australia in 2005.
Prize list
In club
- Champion of France: 2005, 2006
- Finalist of the cut of Europe: 2006
- 12 marked tests including 5 out of H Cup, 255 penalties, 170 transformations, 6 drops with Biarritz
In national team
(up to date to the 20.11.2007)- 33 selections in team of France since 2002
- 2 tests, 50 penalties, 34 transformations, 2 drop goals (234 points)
- 1 time captain in 2005
- Selections per year: 1 in 2002,8 in 2003, 5 in 2004, 9 in 2005,9 in 2006, 1 in 2007
- Large slam: 2004 Victorious
- of the Tournament of the six nations: 2006, 2007
- Team of France -21 years: participation in the championship of the world 2001 in Australia
- 2003 : 2 selections (the United States, New Zealand)
Partnership
Dimitri Yachvili is the emblem of several marks, of which Petrole Hahn and Citizen. Since the launching of the World cup, in spite of his nonselection in the XV of France, Dimitri is omnipresent with the screen: countryside of advertizing to the radio and on television for the lotions Hahn Oil, posting campaign in the stations and the daily newspapers of France for mark CITIZEN. Concerning its partnership with CITIZEN, of which he is the ambassador at the sides of Dimitri Szarzewski (talonnor of the XV of France) and Diego Dominguez (old half of opening of the French Stage Paris), an advertizing campaign was posted in the stations of France and many daily newspapers at the time of the beginning of the World cup of Rugby 2007. A watch signed limited series Dimitri Yachvili be left besides for the occasion.
Anecdote
Dimitri Yachvili a long time practiced football on a very good level, where it was illustrated with the teams of young people of OGC Nice at the national level.