Background
Of Georgian descent, his father Michel Yachvili was a French international before him.
Of Georgian descent, his father Michel Yachvili was a French international before him.
Dimitri"s brother Grégoire chose to play for the Georgian national team
Yachvili made his international debut in November 2002 in a 35–3 victory against Canada. Since the retirement of Fabien Galthié, Yachvili has been in and out of the French starting 15. During the 2005 Six Nations Championship he regained his position as the first choice scrum-half for the French national team, cementing his position with a virtuoso goal-kicking performance against England at Twickenham.
He also captained the French national team, surrendering the captaincy permanently for the 2005 summer tour to South Africa, which he missed through injury.
He was considered the number two scrum-half behind Jean-Baptiste Élissalde in the French team who retired in May 2010. He is now second to Morgan Parra in the national selection as of the 2009 Six Nations.
He was omitted from the squad for the 2007 World Cup. He was also part of the losing side in the 2006 final to Munster at Cardiff"s Millennium Stadium.
Yachvili was a member of the French team that finished as the runner-up to hosts New Zealand in the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final.