British Allsportsnews.co.uk named Mamuka Gorgodze in world rugby team of the year.

“Any player who leads a national side in terms of carries, clean breaks, tackles, offloads and turnovers in a World Cup pool-stage is clearly something special and Gorgodze did just that in England in the autumn”, - notes Sean Donnelly.

He also added: “The 31-year-old scored a crucial try in helping Georgia to a historic matchday one victory over Tonga in Pool C and backrower went on to win man-of-the-match against the All Blacks.

Gorgodze is the embodiment of Georgia’s claim to form a part of an expanded Six Nations and he accomplished all this after having helped Toulon to win a third consecutive European Cup in May”.