His paternal grandfather was a Georgian POW during WWII in France who escaped and subsequently participated in the French Resistance in the province of Limousin .
Of Georgian descent , his father Michel Yachvili was a French international before him .
father 's paternal grandfather was Georgian Georgian POW during WWII in French who escaped and subsequently participated in the French Resistance in the province of Limousin .
Of Georgian descent , his father Michel Yachvili was a French international before him .