Georgia national rugby union team

The Georgia national rugby union team (Georgian: საქართველოს მორაგბეთა ეროვნული ნაკრები), nicknamed The Lelos, represents Georgia in men's international rugby union. The team is administered by the Georgian Rugby Union and takes part in the annual Rugby Europe Championship and the Rugby World Cup, which takes place every four years.

Georgia
Nickname(s)Borjgalosnebi, Lelos
EmblemBorjgali
UnionGeorgia Rugby Union
Head coachLevan Maisashvili (Interim)
CaptainMerab Sharikadze
Most capsDavit Kacharava (121)
Top scorerMerab Kvirikashvili (840)
Top try scorerMamuka Gorgodze (27)
Home stadiumMikheil Meskhi Stadium
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current12 (as of 23 November 2020)
Highest11 (2016, 2019)
Lowest23 (2009)
First international
Georgia 16–3 Zimbabwe 
(Kutaisi, Georgia; 12 September 1989)
Biggest win
 Georgia 98–3 Czech Republic 
(Tbilisi, Georgia; 8 April 2007)
Biggest defeat
 Georgia 6–84 England 
(Perth, Australia; 12 October 2003)
World Cup
Appearances5 (First in 2003)
Best resultPool stage, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019
Websitewww.rugby.ge

Georgia is currently considered a second-tier rugby union nation and is one of the world's fastest-growing rugby nations. The Lelos participate in the Rugby Europe Championship, winning the tournament in 2001, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019 seasons. The bulk of the national squad are based in France, in both the Top 14 and lower divisions. This is a practice that was popularized by the former national team coach, Claude Saurel, a Frenchman.

Rugby is one of the most popular sports in Georgia. The national team qualified for the Rugby World Cup four times, first in 2003 – playing against rugby powers such as England and South Africa. The Lelos won their first ever World Cup match in 2007, when they beat Namibia 30–0. As of 6 February 2017, Georgia are ranked 12th in the world by World Rugby. Since 2013, Georgia has hosted the World Rugby Tbilisi Cup.

History

Soviet era

There were several unsuccessful attempts to introduce a rugby union into Georgia, the earliest known being in 1928, with subsequent attempts also in 1940 and in 1948. Rugby was introduced to Georgia by Jacques Haspekian, an Armenian man from Marseilles in France who taught the game to students in the late 1950s through to the mid-1960s, although he then subsequently returned in France. He is still alive and living in Marseilles, he was interviewed on French radio on the occasion of Georgia playing France in the 2007 Rugby World Cup. The first rugby session was held on October 15, 1959 in Tbilisi, at the racecourse, where 20 people attended the meeting. The first Georgian club formed was the GPI (Georgian Polytechnical Institute), now known as "Qochebi".

Rugby's popularity in Georgia might be explained by its resemblance to the traditional Georgian game named "Lelo" or "Lelo Burti" (meaning "Field Ball"). This game was played in Georgia from ancient times and is still played on occasions in rural areas. A field ("Lelo") was selected between two river creeks which represented a playing ground. Two teams, usually consisting of the male population of neighboring villages, would face each other. The number of players from each side was not set, but included any able men each village could summon. A large, heavy ball was placed in the middle of the field and the goal of the game was to carry it over the river creek of the opposing side.

The first teams appeared in 1959. The Georgia Rugby Union was founded in 1964, but until the late 1980s it was part of the Soviet Union's rugby federation. The rugby union connection between France and Georgia started as links were established by the then powerful French Communist Party and many other left-wing organisations. Georgia initially did not have its own team and its best players would play for the USSR team.

In 1988 Georgia produced their first national sevens side. In September 1989, Georgia got together with other FIRA countries to host a tour by Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe's first match on the tour was in the wet against Georgia in Kutaisi, west of Tbilisi, which Georgia won 16–3. The next year Georgia went to Zimbabwe where they played two tests, losing the first in Bulawayo and winning the second 26–10 in Harare.

1990s

On 9 April 1991 Georgia declared independence from the Soviet Union. Georgia was now a rugby union nation but getting matches was not easy: the old Soviet team continued under the name Commonwealth of Independent States. Georgia were limited to the odd game against Ukraine until they gained membership of the World Rugby in 1992.

French coach, Claude Saurel, first arrived in Georgia in 1997 with a brief to assess the standard of sport; he and his development team have helped boost the profile of the sport. Saurel went on to work with the Georgia national rugby sevens team, until he was appointed as the national coach in the summer of 1999.

Georgia's 1998 loss to Romania saw them play a two legged repechage play-off against Tonga to qualify for the 1999 World Cup. On that occasion Georgia lost the first leg 37–6 in Nukuʻalofa before a 28–27 win in Tbilisi. This was not enough and Georgia failed to qualify.

2000s: World Cup play

Georgian team celebrating victory

After France and Italy dropped from the reborn European Nations Cup, Georgia became a major force in the tournament. In 2000, Georgia finished second in the competition, finishing behind Romania. The following year, Georgia improved upon this, winning all five of their matches during the 2000–01 tournament, and thus finishing at the top of the table. They clinched the title by beating Romania away 31–20 on the final day. Rugby union took off in the country, the travel and opportunities to land lucrative contracts in France made rugby union a glamorous pursuit in Georgia. Georgia placed second in the 2001–02 tournament. When Georgia played Russia in the European Nations Cup 65,000 people crammed into the national stadium in Tbilisi.

Georgian first made an impact at Rugby Sevens by finishing a respectable 10th in the 2001 edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Argentina.

In October 2002 Georgia faced Russia, in what was at the time one of the most important clashes ever between the two national sides. The victorious nation would head to the 2003 Rugby World Cup, and the loser would be relegated to fight it out for a repechage position. Neither nation had ever been to a World Cup, though Georgia had come close in 1999. 50,000[1] spectators turned out to the national stadium. Both nations kicked penalty goals in the first half, but Russia moved ahead with a 13–9 lead through a try, but Georgia were able to score a try of their own just before half time, with Levan Tsabadze putting them in front 14–13 at the break. Georgia held on, winning 17–13, a victory which sparked celebrations throughout the capital.[2] Three of the 75 French-based Georgian players were denied permission to play in the tournament and were suspended. Another five were sacked and arrived in Australia as free agents. In a warm-up game held in Asti the Georgians lost to Italians 31–22.

In the 2003 Rugby World Cup, Georgia were grouped into pool C alongside giants – South Africa and England. They suffered their heaviest ever defeat when beaten by England 84–6 in their opening game. In their second match, Samoa comfortably eased to a 46–9 victory. Although they performed well against the Springboks (losing 46–19) they were disappointingly defeated by Uruguay 24–12, in a match that they were expected to win. They lost all four of their matches but had impressed against South Africa. Despite the sad financial state of their union, qualification has seen the sport's profile rise throughout Georgia.

Lineout for Georgia during their loss to Ireland in the 2007 World Cup.

In the 2007 Rugby World Cup Georgia were drawn against Argentina, Ireland, Namibia and tournament hosts France in Pool D. The team recorded their first win in the rugby world cup with a 30–0 win over Namibia in their Pool D match at Stade Felix-Bollaert. The foundation for the victory was laid by Georgia's experienced forward pack who wore down their opponents at the breakdown. The 2007 world cup campaign is also well remembered for Georgians by brilliant display against Ireland, where Georgia narrowly lost the match 10–14. The tournament was over with 7–64 defeat to hosts France on 30 September.

2010–present

At 2011 Rugby World Cup, Georgia's Pool B included England, Argentina and Scotland, as well as local rivals Romania. Despite the close nature of their pool, Georgia were impressive in all matches, including a tight match against Scotland which was lost 15–6, thus missing a bonus point narrowly and a 41–10 loss against England, which featured a man-of-the-match performance by flanker Mamuka Gorgodze. Georgia went on to record only their second ever Rugby World Cup win against Romania, winning 25–9 with another man-of-the-match performance by Mamuka Gorgodze. Georgia finished their campaign with a strong showing against Argentina, leading 7–5 at half time before conceding 20 unanswered points to lose 25–7. Thus Georgia finished their campaign with 1 win and 3 losses.

In the 2015 Rugby World Cup Georgia played against Tonga, Argentina, title holders New Zealand and the top African qualifier Namibia in Pool C. The group opener finished with Georgia's 17–10 victory against Tonga. It totally paid off for what the Lelos have worked so hard during RWC preparations. With this history-maker fixture, they won the third World Cup match in the history of Georgian Rugby. Georgia lost second match against Argentina 9–54, although in the first half finished 14–9 for the Pumas. In the third match Georgia were defeated by New Zealand 43–10 in Cardiff. Again in the first half The Lelos held very well against the mighty All Blacks, with score remaining 22–10 for the world champions. In the last match Georgia defeated Namibia 17–16, for the first time ever finished the group on third place with two wins and two defeats and secured their qualification for 2019 Rugby World Cup.

In 2016, Georgia once again cemented its claim to be the seventh best national rugby team in Europe, when they won the European Nations Cup for the sixth consecutive time, with 10 wins from 10 matches. In the 2016 mid-year internationals the Lelos traveled to the Pacific islands for the first time and finished the historic tour unbeaten with 19–19 draw against Samoa, 23–20 victory against Tonga and 14–3 victory against Fiji.

Lelo

The team's nickname, The Lelos, comes from lelo burti, a traditional Georgian sport with strong similarities to rugby. Lelo has been adopted as the Georgian word for try (the highest-valued score in rugby). One standard cheer of Georgian rugby union fans is Lelo, Lelo, Sakartvelo (Try, Try, Georgia).

Record

Overall

Men's World Rugby Rankings
Top 30 rankings as of 13 January 2021[3]
RankChange*TeamPoints
1  South Africa094.20
2  England089.49
3  New Zealand088.95
4  France085.30
5  Ireland084.65
6  Australia083.08
7  Scotland080.82
8  Argentina080.31
9  Wales079.36
10  Japan079.29
11  Fiji076.87
12  Georgia072.18
13  Tonga071.44
14  Italy070.88
15  Samoa070.72
16  United States068.10
17  Spain067.51
18  Uruguay067.02
19  Romania065.33
20  Portugal062.12
21  Russia061.96
22  Hong Kong061.23
23  Canada061.11
24  Namibia061.04
25  Netherlands060.09
26  Brazil058.19
27  Belgium057.17
28   Switzerland054.12
29  Chile053.81
30  Germany053.13
*Change from the previous week
Georgia's historical rankings

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Source: World Rugby - Graph updated to 16 November 2020[3]

Georgia has won 148 of their 241 representative matches, a winning record of 61.41%. Since World Rankings were introduced by World Rugby in September 2003, Georgia have occupied below number ten the majority of the time.

Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by a Georgia national team at test level up until 7 February 2021.[4]

Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn Win % For Aga Diff
 Argentina50500.00%66186−120
Argentina XV 321066.67%5461−7
 Australia10100.00%827−19
 Barbarians10100.00%1928−9
 Belgium7700100.00%33237+295
 Bulgaria1100100.00%708+62
 Canada743057.14%145141+4
 Chile211050.00%5336+17
 Croatia1100100.00%2915+14
 Czech Republic8800100.00%31058+252
 Denmark1100100.00%198+11
 England30300.00%16165−149
 Fiji514020%82147−65
 France10100.00%764−57
French Barbarians1100100.00%1615+1
French Universities1100100.00%2420+4
 Germany8800100.00%41835+383
 Ireland50500.00%41219−178
 Ireland Wolfhounds10100.00%540−35
Emerging Ireland20200.00%2765−38
 Italy20200.00%5939−20
 Italy XV10100.00%751−44
 Italy A523040.00%7183−12
 Emerging Italy211050.00%4436+8
 Japan615016.67%96150−54
 Kazakhstan1100100.00%175+12
 Latvia1100100.00%283+25
 Luxembourg10010.00%1010+0
 Moldova1100100.00%475+42
 Morocco1100100.00%2010+10
 Namibia541080.00%11273+39
 Netherlands431075.00%16464+100
 New Zealand10100.00%1043−33
 Poland20200.00%2952−23
 Portugal21154270.00%508292+216
 Romania24149162.5%476394+82
 Russia24221191.67%595267+328
 Samoa531160.00%91115−24
 Scotland50500.00%48187−139
 Scotland A211050.00%2590−65
 South Africa10100.00%1946−27
South Africa A10100.00%1731−14
Southern Kings211050.00%4151−10
South Africa President's XV10100.00%1621−5
Emerging Springboks20200.00%1035−25
 Spain21173180%637300+337
  Switzerland1100100.00%2221+1
 Tonga752071.43%119141−22
 Ukraine9900100.00%28163+218
 United States633050.00%117146−29
 Uruguay642066.7%11879+39
 Wales30300.00%2074−54
 Zimbabwe321066.67%5835+23
Total24114886761.41%56734387+1286

World Cup

Georgia has competed in four Rugby World Cup tournaments. Their first appearance was in 2003 when they were placed in Pool C with England, South Africa, Uruguay and Samoa. In 2007 Georgia recorded their first win in the Rugby World Cup with a 30–0 win over Namibia in their Pool D match at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. The Lelos best performance was in 2015, where they finished third in a group for the first time. Georgia have to date won four World Cup matches and lost twelve.

World Cup record World Cup Qualification record
Year Round P W D L F A P W D L F A
1987Part of USSR: Not an independent country-
1991Part of USSR: Not an independent countryPart of USSR: Not an independent country
1995Did not qualify20021538
19998404131221
2003Pool Stage40044620021013176
2007Pool Stage410350111141013426182
2011Pool Stage4103489010811326132
2015Pool Stage42025312310910286106
2019Pool Stage410365122Automatically Qualified
2023
Total 5/9 20 5 0 15 262 646 46 32 3 11 1215 755

Rugby Europe Championship

Georgia compete annually in the Rugby Europe Championship (previously named European Nations Cup). They have won the tournament twelve times in 2001, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020

ENC champions

Results correct up until 18 March 2018

Season G W D L PF PA +/− Pts Pos
20005302145105+73112nd
2001550016768+99151st
2002531118484+100122nd
2003–0410514193148+45213rd
2005–0610802353125+228262nd
2007–0810901292114+178281st
2009–201010811328130+198271st
2011–20121090131683+233421st
2013–201410910286106+180411st
2015–201610100034675+276451st
2017540113644+123192nd
2018550018835+153241st
2019550016234+128241st
2020550019760+137241st
2021 TBC
Total967841329341117+18173111st

Antim Cup

The Antim Cup is contested between Georgia and Romania each time the teams meet in a senior international match other than World Cup matches or qualifiers. The holder retains the cup unless the challenger wins the match, and there is no extra time in case of a draw. It is named after the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan Anthim the Iberian, who came from Georgia.

Players

Current squad

Georgia's 35-man squad for the Autumn Nations Cup.

  • Head coach: Levan Maisashvili
    • High Performance consultant: David Humphreys
    • Forwards coach: Sebastien Bruno
    • Backs coach: Neil Doak
    • High Performance advisor: Calvin Morriss

Caps updated: 22 November

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Jaba Bregvadze Hooker (1987-04-23) 23 April 1987 60 Unattached
Giorgi Chkoidze Hooker (1991-05-17) 17 May 1991 12 Locomotiv Penza
Shalva Mamukashvili Hooker (1990-10-02) 2 October 1990 76 Leicester
Beka Gigashvili Prop (1992-02-17) 17 February 1992 16 Toulon
Guram Gogichashvili Prop (1998-09-04) 4 September 1998 17 Racing 92
Lekso Kaulashvili Prop (1992-08-27) 27 August 1992 3 Bordeaux
Giorgi Melikidze Prop (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 20 Stade Français
Mikheil Nariashvili Prop (1990-05-25) 25 May 1990 64 Montpellier
Lasha Jaiani Lock (1998-04-21) 21 April 1998 4 Wasps
Giorgi Javakhia Lock (1996-09-24) 24 September 1996 3 Aurillac
Grigor Kerdikoshvili Lock (1994-11-15) 15 November 1994 4 Lelo Saracens
Kote Mikautadze Lock (1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 65 Bayonne
Nodar Tcheishvili Lock (1990-11-13) 13 November 1990 26 AIA Kutaisi
Mikheil Gachechiladze Back row (1990-12-24) 24 December 1990 10 Enisei-STM
Otar Giorgadze Back row (1996-03-02) 2 March 1996 28 Brive
Beka Gorgadze Back row (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 31 Bordeaux
Tornike Jalaghonia Back row (1998-12-12) 12 December 1998 2 Biarritz
Beka Saghinadze Back row (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 15 Aurillac
Giorgi Tkhilaishvili Back row (1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 60 Batumi RC
Mikheil Alania Scrum-half (2000-11-19) 19 November 2000 1 Aurillac
Gela Aprasidze Scrum-half (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 28 Montpellier
Vasil Lobzhanidze Scrum-half (1996-10-14) 14 October 1996 54 Brive
Tedo Abzhandadze Fly-half (1999-06-13) 13 June 1999 18 Brive
Lasha Khmaladze Fly-half (1988-01-20) 20 January 1988 85 Batumi RC
Luka Matkava Fly-half (1999-11-30) 30 November 1999 0 Armazi
Giorgi Kveseladze Centre (1997-11-11) 11 November 1997 27 Gloucester
Mirian Modebadze Centre (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 13 AIA Kutaisi
Merab Sharikadze (c) Centre (1993-05-17) 17 May 1993 69 Unattached
Demur Tapladze Centre (2000-03-18) 18 March 2000 4 Lelo Saracens
Tamaz Mchedlidze Wing (1993-03-17) 17 March 1993 59 Rouen
Sandro Svanidze Wing (1998-10-27) 27 October 1998 1 Armazi
Akaki Tabutsadze Wing (1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 5 Lelo Saracens
Alexander Todua Wing (1987-11-02) 2 November 1987 88 Batumi RC
Soso Matiashvili Fullback (1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 28 Academy
Davit Niniashvili Fullback (2002-07-14) 14 July 2002 2 Khvamli

Recent call-ups

Players called up to the Georgia senior team in the past two years.


Caps updated: 27 January 2020

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Badri Alkhazashvili Hooker (1995-07-31) 31 July 1995 9 Brive
Luka Azariashvili Prop (1999-11-30) 30 November 1999 0 Biarritz
Levan Chilachava Prop (1991-08-17) 17 August 1991 54 Unattached
Zurab Zhvania Prop (1991-09-23) 23 September 1991 40 Wasps
Karlen Asieshvili Prop (1987-04-21) 21 April 1987 35 Rouen
Tornike Mataradze Prop (1996-10-19) 19 October 1996 8 Nevers
Davit Gigauri Lock (1994-04-03) 3 April 1994 6 Tarbes
Lasha Lomidze Lock (1992-06-30) 30 June 1992 47 Dax
Ioane Iashaghashvili Back row (2000-11-26) 26 November 2000 0 Bayonne
Giorgi Margalitadze Scrum-half (2000-11-30) 30 November 2000 0 Lelo Saracens
Zurab Dzneladze Wing (1992-01-23) 23 January 1992 11 AIA Kutaisi

Notable players

Ilia Zedginidze
  • Ilia Zedginidze – Played as a Number 8 and was a lineout specialist. A member of their inaugural World Cup side in 2003, he captained Georgia in the 2007 tournament, but was forced out of the squad because of an injury. This injury ultimately led to him announcing his retirement from international rugby, after gaining 48 caps. He returned to the squad in late 2008, playing against Scotland A and taking part in the 2009 European Nations Cup, where he scored a game-saving try against Portugal on 14 February 2009.
  • Malkhaz Urjukashvili – Moved to France, where he has been playing. He is one of the best players and scorers for Georgia, holding currently 65 caps for his National Team, with 18 tries and 300 points. His first match was a 29–15 win over Croatia, in Tbilisi, at 12 October 1997, aged only 17 years old. This made him one of the youngest players ever to be capped at international rugby level. He was present at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, playing three matches and scoring 9 points. In the game against England, he kicked a long range penalty that registered as Georgia's first Rugby World Cup points (England eventually won the game 84–6). He was called once again for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing in all the four matches and scoring one conversion. He continued to be a valuable player in the 2011 Rugby World Cup qualification, the third Georgia gained in a row.
Mamuka Gorgodze
  • Mamuka Gorgodze – Switched to rugby from basketball aged 17. His first club was Lelo in the Georgian Top League, he was soon selected for the Georgia national team and made his debut in 2003 against Spain, at the age of just 18 and not long after he started playing rugby. However he was not selected for Georgia's first appearance at the 2003 Rugby World Cup later that year. In 2004 he became a regular fixture for the Georgia side. He was a regular in the Georgia side though and was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and started three of Georgia's four matches at the World Cup, being one of Georgia's star players. Gorgodze became a success as flanker during this season, and halfway through the season French newspaper L'Équipe commented that he improved his technique and became a mobile and unstoppable player. Gorgodze played a big role in Montpellier finishing the 2010–11 Top 14 season as runners up.[5] At the end of the season L'Équipe named him as the best foreigner in the league. He was selected for the Georgia squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup and played all the Georgia matches, being named man of the match in two matches, against England and Romania.

Player records

Most caps

# Player Pos Span Mat Start Sub Won Lost Draw %
1Davit KacharavaCentre2006–2020122104187940365.98
2Merab KvirikashviliFullback2003–201811594217240363.91
3Giorgi ChkhaidzeFlanker2002–201710078226532366.50
4Lasha MalaghuradzeFly-half2008–9951486730268.68
5Giorgi NemsadzeLock2005–20199571246232165.78
6Alexander ToduaWing2008–8978115334162.94
7Irakli AbuseridzeScrum-half2000–2013857695230362.94
Lasha KhmaladzeCentre2008-8567185528267.46
9Shalva SutiashviliFlanker2005-20208253295921273.17
10Shalva MamukashviliHooker2011-7847314828162.98
Last updated: Georgia vs Fiji, 5 December 2020. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[6]

Most tries

# Player Pos Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries
1Mamuka GorgodzeLock2003–20197569613527
2Davit KacharavaCentre2006–20201221041812525
3Irakli MachkhaneliWing2002–20147368511523
Tedo ZibzibadzeCentre2000–201477651211523
5Merab KvirikashviliFullback2003–2018115942184017
Malkhaz UrjukashviliWing1997–20117066432017
7Bessik KhamashuridzeFullback1998–20116151107515
Giorgi NemsadzeLock2005–20199571247515
9Alexander ToduaWing2008–8978117014
10Ilia ZedginidzeLock1998–2011666426513
Last updated: Georgia vs Fiji, 5 December 2020. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[7]

Most points

# Player Pos Span Mat Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop
1Merab KvirikashviliFullback2003–2018115840171481503
2Pavle JimsheladzeFly-half1995–200757320961483
Malkhaz UrjukashviliWing1997–2011703201747461
4Lasha MalaghuradzeFly-half2008–99190638253
5Soso MatiashviliFull-back2017–30155823230
6Mamuka GorgodzeLock2003–20197513527000
7Davit KacharavaCentre2006–202012212525000
8Beka TsiklauriFullback2008–29124524152
9Irakli MachkhaneliWing2002–20147311523000
Tedo ZibzibadzeCentre2000–20147711523000
Last updated: Georgia vs Fiji, 5 December 2020. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[8]

Most matches as captain

# Player Pos Span Mat Won Lost Draw % Pts Tries
1Irakli AbuseridzeScrum-half2007–2012362510170.83153
2Ilia ZedginidzeLock2002–2011351914257.14306
3Merab SharikadzeCentre2014–211010050.00153
4Irakli MachkhaneliWing2013–201414103175.00102
Shalva SutiashviliFlanker2014–201614130196.4251
6Mamuka GorgodzeFlanker2013–20171358038.46102
7Zurab MtchedlishviliLock1997–20071275058.33102
Levan TsabadzeProp2001–20021292179.16153
9Giorgi NemsadzeLock2018–20191192081.8100
Dimitri OboladzeFlanker1993–19981164159.0951
Last updated: Georgia vs Fiji, 5 December 2020. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[9]

Most points in a match

# Player Pos Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Opposition Venue Date
1Soso MatiashviliFull Back342640 Canada Tbilisi11/10/2017
2Merab KvirikashviliFull Back3221100 Germany Tbilisi06/02/2010
3Merab KvirikashviliFull Back241250 Portugal Lisbon08/02/2014
4Paliko JimsheladzeFly-half231060 Russia Krasnodar09/03/2003
Merab KvirikashviliFly-half231900 Czech Republic Tbilisi07/04/2007
6Merab KvirikashviliFly-half221150 Japan Tbilisi17/11/2012
7Malkhaz UrjukashviliFly-half200720 Czech Republic Kutaisi12/06/2005
Lasha MalaghuradzeFly-half201610 Spain Madrid28/02/2009
9Malkhaz UrjukashviliFull Back191420 Spain Tbilisi28/10/2006
104 players on 18 points
Last updated: Georgia vs Fiji, 5 December 2020. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[10]

Most tries in a match

# Player Pos Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Opposition Venue Date
1Akaki TabutsadzeWing204000 Belgium Kutaisi22/02/2020
2Paliko JimsheladzeWing153000 Bulgaria Sofia23/03/1995
Archil KavtarahviliWing153000 Bulgaria Sofia23/03/1995
Mamuka GorgodzeNumber 8153000 Czech Republic Kutaisi12/06/2005
David DadunashviliHooker153000 Czech Republic Tbilisi07/04/2007
Malkhaz UrjukashviliCentre153000 Czech Republic Tbilisi07/04/2007
Mamuka GorgodzeNumber 8153000 Spain Tbilisi26/04/2008
Zurab ZhvaniaHooker153000 Germany Heusenstamm07/02/2015
Giorgi KveseladzeCentre153000 Germany Offenbach17/02/2018
Last updated: Georgia vs Fiji, 5 December 2020. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[11]

Coaches

Name Span Matches Won Lost Draw %
Claude Saurel2000–2003301613155%
Malkhaz Cheishvili2004–2007351914257%
Tim Lane2008–201028189166%
Richie Dixon2010–201114104071%
Milton Haig2012–2019764925266%
Levan Maisashvili2020–1046040%

See also

References

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  3. "Men's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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