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| Union | Georgian Rugby Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Junior Lelos | ||
| Emblem(s) | Borjgali | ||
| Coach(es) | Ilia Maisuradze | ||
| Captain(s) | Beka Saghinadze | ||
| Most caps | Gela Aprasidze (14) | ||
| Top scorer | Revaz Jinchvelashvili (114) | ||
| Most tries | Alex Tuchashvili (5) | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
 Georgia 49–0 Poland  (23 May 2005) | |||
| Largest win | |||
Georgia 90–3 Jamaica  (15 April 2008) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
 New Zealand 55–0 Georgia (7 June 2016) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 2016) | ||
| Best result | 9th 2018 | ||
The Georgia national under-20 rugby union team is Georgia's junior national team.
Georgia defeated Portugal 44-14 in the final of the European Under-19 Championship to qualify for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy.[1][2] In 2015 they were promoted to World Rugby Under 20 Championship after winning the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy and in 2017, Georgia will host the World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[3]
Management[edit]
- Ilia Maisuradze - Head Coach
- Lado Kilasonia, Zurab Amonashvili and Gaga Gureshidze - Assistant Coaches
- Irakli Chkonia, Giorgi Nadareishvili and Anthony Brett- Strength & Conditioning
- Liam Robinson and Irakli Shaorshidze - Physiotherapists
- Vakhtang Tsiklauri - Team Doctor
- Davit Ramishvili - Video Analyst
Wins against Tier 1 nations[edit]
| 20 June 2016 | Italy  | 17–18 | Georgia | AJ Bell Stadium, Salford, England | |
| 15:15 BST (UTC+01) | Try: Makelara 30' c Sperandio 80' c Pen: Mantelli 67' (1/1) | Report | Try: Mataradze 17' m Gorgadze 55' m Miminoshvili 64' m Con: Mantelli 31', 80+1' (2/2) Pen: Aprasidze 70' (1/2) | Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa) |
| 13 June 2017 | Georgia | 26–25 |  Argentina | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | |
| 15:30 GET (UTC+04) | Try: Saghinadze 3' c Spanderashvili 12' c Con: Aprasidze 4', 13' (2/2) Pen: Aprasidze 25', 34', 38', 76' (4/6) | Report | Try: Delguy 16' m Ferrario 41' c Malanos 80' c Con: Daireaux 42', 80+1 (2/2) Pen: Albornoz 10', 20'(2/2) | Referee: Jaco van Heerden (South Africa) |
| 7 June 2018 | Ireland  | 20–24 | Georgia | Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne, France | |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Try: Dean 32' m Daly 77' c Wojtkowicz 81' m Con: Byrne 78' (1/2) Pen: Dean 13' | Report | Try: Machaladze 10' c Svanidze 21' c Abzhandadze 43' c Con: Aprasidze 10', 23', 44' (3/3) Pen: Aprasidze 16' (1/1) | Referee: Jamie Nutbrown (New Zealand) |
| 17 June 2018 | Scotland  | 31–39 | Georgia | Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers, France | |
| 12:30 CEST (UTC+02) | Try: Smith 7' m Trotter 14' c, 33' c Rowe 71' m Miller 75' c Con: Chapman 15', 34' (2/3) Thompson 75' (1/2) | Report | Try: Japaridze 2' m Marjanishvili 21' c, 63' c Gigolashvili 42' c Gogichashvili 55' c Con: Abzhandadze 23', 43', 56', 64' (4/4) Pen: Abzhandadze 49', 79' (2/2) | Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy) |
| 12 June 2019 | Georgia | 17–12 | Scotland | Racecourse Stadium, Rosario, Argentina | |
| Try: Abzhandadze 56' m, Nioradze 73' m Con: Abzhandadze 57' m, 74' m Pen: Abzhandadze 46' m | Try: Ashman 4' m, 52' m Con: Ashman 5' m |
Current squad[edit]
2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship squad
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levan Papidze | Hooker | 25 May 1998 | 8 | Lelo Saracens |
| Tengiz Zamtaradze | Hooker | 2 January 1998 | 8 | Lelo Saracens |
| Giorgi Menabde | Hooker | 24 August 1999 | 0 | RC Armazi |
| Luka Azariashvili | Prop | 30 November 1999 | 5 | Montpellier |
| Guram Gogichashvili | Prop | 4 September 1998 | 3 | Racing 92 |
| Luka Japaridze | Prop | 6 October 1998 | 4 | Brive |
| Giorgi Kharaishvili | Prop | 7 December 1999 | 0 | Racing 92 |
| Lasha Macharashvili | Prop | 13 November 1998 | 2 | Stade Montois |
| Giorgi Nutsubidze | Prop | 11 November 1998 | 4 | Biarritz |
| Lasha Jaiani | Lock | 21 May 1998 | 5 | Exeter |
| Luka Gelashvili | Lock | 1 March 1999 | 4 | RC Jiki |
| Beka Saghinadze | Lock | 29 October 1998 | 3 | Aurillac |
| Tengiz Gigolashvili | Flanker | 10 May 1998 | 2 | RC Armazi |
| Alexander Kalmakhelidze | Flanker | 8 April 1998 | 5 | RC Army |
| Sandro Mamamtavrishvili | Flanker | 17 October 1998 | 4 | Lelo Saracens |
| Archil Abesadze | Flanker | 23 March 1998 | 4 | Lelo Saracens |
| Tornike Jalaghonia | Number 8 | 12 December 1998 | 4 | Biarritz |
| Arsen Machaladze | Number 8 | 29 October 1998 | 12 | AIA Kutaisi |
| Gela Aprasidze | Scrum-half | 14 January 1998 | 10 | Montpellier |
| Luka Dvalishvili | Scrum-half | 8 January 1998 | 5 | RC Armazi |
| Mikheil Alania | Scrum-half | 19 November 2000 | 6 | Aurillac |
| Tedo Abzhandadze | Fly-half | 13 June 1999 | 13 | Brive |
| Lasha Lomidze | Fly-half | 26 January 2000 | 4 | AIA Kutaisi |
| Giorgi Tsiklauri | Centre | 15 November 1998 | 11 | RC Jiki |
| Sandro Svanidze | Centre | 27 October 1998 | 8 | RC Jiki |
| Otar Dzagnidze | Centre | 10 November 1999 | 4 | AIA Kutaisi |
| Zurab Kavtaradze | Wing | 11 January 2000 | 7 | Kharebi |
| Demur Tapladze | Wing | 18 March 2000 | 8 | Lelo Saracens |
| Konstantine Marjanishvili | Wing | 19 February 1999 | 2 | RC Jiki |
| Temur Chichinadze | Wing | 23 March 2000 | 0 | Aurillac |
| Beka Mamukashvili | Fullback | 12 September 1998 | 10 | Lelo Saracens |
| Giorgi Mikanadze | Fullback | 21 January 2001 | 0 | RC Army |
Overall[edit]
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | 52 | 62 | -10 |
 Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 118 | 50 | +68 |
 Fiji | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 42 | 21 | +21 |
 France | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 36 | 105 | -69 |
 Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 21 | 8 | +13 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | 49 | 79 | -30 |
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.00% | 35 | 46 | -11 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 90 | 3 | +87 |
 Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | 67 | 87 | -20 |
 Namibia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 46 | 17 | +29 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 13 | 100 | -87 |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 49 | 0 | +49 |
 Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 19 | 11 | +8 |
 Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | 61 | 44 | +17 |
 Russia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 122 | 49 | +73 |
| Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 56 | 43 | +13 |
 South Africa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 51 | 139 | -88 |
 South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 50 | 31 | +19 |
 Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 23 | 11 | +12 |
 Tonga | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | 63 | 41 | +22 |
 United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 12 | 13 | -1 |
 Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | 82 | 47 | +35 |
 Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 9 | 10 | -1 |
 Zimbabwe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 93 | 26 | +67 |
| Total | 41 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 60.98% | 1107 | 855 | +252 |
See also[edit]
- Georgia national rugby union team
References[edit]
- ^ World Rugby.org (4 May 2015). "Georgia U20s hope to add to feel-good factor". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Georgia win U19 title and qualify for Trophy". World Rugby.org. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ World Rugby.org (14 May 2015). "Georgia to host World Rugby U20 Championship 2017". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
External links[edit]
- Georgia Rugby Union Official Site