Georgian prop/hooker Zurabi Zhvania played in Major League Rugby between 2024-2025. He represented the Chicago Hounds for his entire MLR career.

Prior to his joining MLR, Zhvania played with Wasps in the English Premiership, earning 21 starts and 35 appearanced before the club fell into administration. He then moved to Grenoble in the French Pro D2 between 2021-2023. His signing for the 2024 MLR season was announced by the Chicago Hounds on 16th October 2023. In his debut season in North America, Zhvania scored 2 tries in 5 games (4 starts) for the Hounds before suffering an injury that ruled him out for a huge chunk of the 2024 MLR season.

On January 9th, 2025, the Chicago Hounds confirmed the return of Zurabi Zhvania for a second season with the team in 2025.