Georgia national under-18 rugby union team
Union | Georgia Rugby Union | ||
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Coach(es) | Zura Amonashvili | ||
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The Georgia national under-18 rugby union team is the under-18 team of the Georgia national rugby union team in the sport of rugby union.
History[edit]
Under-18 became a recognised age-grade in European rugby in 2004.[1]
Wins against Tier 1 nations[edit]
2009 | Georgia | 18–3 | Italy | Toulon, France | |
2012 | Georgia | 20–18 | Italy | Madrid, Spain | |
2013 | Georgia | 17–12 | Italy | Grenoble, France | |
31 March 2018 | France | 3–8 | Georgia | Poznan, Poland | |
15:50 CET (UTC+01) | Pen: Idjellidaine 12' |
[1] | Try: Karkadze 8' m Pen: Lomidze 69' |
Referee: J. Lewars ( England) |
3 April 2024 | Georgia | 20–19 | France | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma, Italy | |
14:30 CET (UTC+01) | Try: Ezieshvili 23' Shvelidze 70' Con: Tsiklauri 24' Sirbiladze 70' Pen: Tsiklauri 13', 46' |
[2] | Try: Elissalde 9' Cazemajou 17' Ibsaine 29' Con: Drault 10', 30 |
Referee: Diogo Inacio (Portugal) |
Current squad[edit]
Georgian squad for 2024 Six Nations Under-18 Festival[2]
Head Coach : Zurab Amonashvili
Position | Full-Name | Club |
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Loose-head Prop | Archil Nozadze | RC Kochebi |
Levan Ezieshvili | Clermont Espoirs | |
Hooker | Anri Shvelidze | CA Brive Espoirs |
David Archvadze | Lelo Saracens | |
Tight-head Prop | Nikoloz Qumaritovi | RC Locomotive |
Giorgi Turashvili | Ipswich RFC | |
Lock | Davit Baramia | Lelo Saracens |
Nikoloz Chkhortolia | Clermont Espoirs | |
Tornike Toradze | RC Aia Kutaisi | |
Giorgi Mepharishvili | RC Aia Kutaisi | |
Backrow | Luka Saghinadze (c) | Lyon OU Espoirs |
Mikheil Shioshvili | Lelo Saracens | |
Luka Gabunia | RC Aia Kutaisi | |
Giorgi Ardzenadze | RC Chakvi | |
Giorgi Zazadze | RC Rustavi Kharebi | |
Scrumhalf | Temur Dzodzuashvili | RC Aia Kutaisi |
Davit Tsiklauri | Khvamli Tbilisi | |
Flyhalf | Gigi Sirbiladze | Scarborough RUFC |
Luka Tvauri | Khvamli Tbilisi | |
Centre | Ika Kvaratskhelia | Lelo Saracens |
Davit Barbakadze | RC Army Tbilisi | |
Ioane Basilaia | Lelo Saracens | |
Leonide Saldadze | RC Lokomotivi | |
Outside Back | Giga Qipshidze | Khvamli Tbilisi |
Data Akhvlediani | Lelo Saracens | |
Nikoloz Khalvashi | Lelo Saracens | |
Saba Sharvashidze | RC Aia Kutaisi |
European Championship[edit]
The Georgian team has been a regular competitor at the European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship, playing in the A division with moderate success for the most part. The team's greatest achievement came in 2010 when it finished third, behind France and Ireland, beating Belgium in the third-place game. In 2011, a revamped competition saw the creation of an Elite division, with Georgia once more coming third, now in the tier-two First division, behind Scotland and Italy.
European championship[edit]
Elite Division 2012[edit]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Ireland | 34 | |||||||||||||
Portugal | 24 | |||||||||||||
Ireland | 22 | |||||||||||||
France | 20 | |||||||||||||
France | 19 | |||||||||||||
Scotland | 7 | |||||||||||||
Ireland | 13 | |||||||||||||
England | 25 | |||||||||||||
Wales | 41 | |||||||||||||
Italy | 8 | |||||||||||||
Wales | 16 | |||||||||||||
England | 22 | |||||||||||||
England | 58 | |||||||||||||
Georgia | 8 |
play-off games | ||||
1 | Georgia | 20 | ||
2 | Italy | 18 |
5th place | ||||
1 | Scotland | 29 | ||
2 | Georgia | 10 |
Pos | Elite Division 2012 |
1 | England |
2 | Ireland |
3 | France |
4 | Wales |
5 | Scotland |
6 | Georgia |
7 | Italy |
8 | Portugal |
Elite Division 2013[edit]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
England | 82 | |||||||||||||
Portugal | 8 | |||||||||||||
England | 25 | |||||||||||||
Scotland | 12 | |||||||||||||
Wales | 17 | |||||||||||||
Scotland | 18 | |||||||||||||
England | 27 | |||||||||||||
France | 22 | |||||||||||||
France | 32 | |||||||||||||
Italy | 0 | |||||||||||||
France | 23 | |||||||||||||
Ireland | 18 | |||||||||||||
Ireland | 31 | |||||||||||||
Georgia | 27 |
play-off games | ||||
1 | Georgia | 17 | ||
2 | Italy | 12 |
5th place | ||||
1 | Wales | 50 | ||
2 | Georgia | 0 |
Pos | Elite Division 2013 |
1 | England |
2 | France |
3 | Ireland |
4 | Scotland |
5 | Wales |
6 | Georgia |
7 | Italy |
8 | Portugal |
Elite Division 2014[edit]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
England | 62 | |||||||||||||
Portugal | 5 | |||||||||||||
England | 11 | |||||||||||||
Wales | 9 | |||||||||||||
Wales | 23 | |||||||||||||
Scotland | 21 | |||||||||||||
England | 30 | |||||||||||||
Ireland | 14 | |||||||||||||
France | 29 | |||||||||||||
Italy | 7 | |||||||||||||
France | 11 | |||||||||||||
Ireland | 24 | |||||||||||||
Ireland | 20 | |||||||||||||
Georgia | 10 |
play-off games | ||||
1 | Georgia | 13 | ||
2 | Italy | 15 |
7th place | ||||
1 | Georgia | 26 | ||
2 | Portugal | 3 |
Pos | Elite Division 2014 |
1 | England |
2 | Ireland |
3 | Wales |
4 | France |
5 | Scotland |
6 | Italy |
7 | Georgia |
8 | Portugal |
Elite Division 2015[edit]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
England | 85 | |||||||||||||
Portugal | 5 | |||||||||||||
England | 19 | |||||||||||||
France | 23 | |||||||||||||
France | 22 | |||||||||||||
Scotland | 10 | |||||||||||||
France | 57 | |||||||||||||
Georgia | 0 | |||||||||||||
Georgia | 8 | |||||||||||||
Ireland | 8 | |||||||||||||
Georgia | 6 | |||||||||||||
Italy | 6 | |||||||||||||
Italy | 14 | |||||||||||||
Wales | 13 |
Pos | Elite Division 2015 |
1 | France |
2 | Georgia |
3 | England |
4 | Italy |
5 | Wales |
6 | Portugal |
7 | Ireland |
8 | Scotland |
Positions[edit]
The team's final positions in the European championship:
Year | Division | Tier | Place |
2004 | |||
2005 | A Division | I | 5th |
2006 | A Division | I | 6th |
2007 | A Division | I | 6th |
2008 | A Division | I | 6th |
2009 | A Division | I | 7th |
2010 | A Division | I | 3rd |
2011 | First Division | II | 3rd |
2012 | Division Elite | 6th | |
2013 | Division Elite | 6th | |
2014 | Division Elite | 7th | |
2015 | Division Elite | 2nd | |
2016 | Division Elite | 2nd | |
2017 | Division Elite | 2nd | |
2018 | Division Elite | 1st | |
2019 | Division Elite | 1st | |
2021 | Division Elite | 1st | |
2022 | Division Elite | 1st | |
2023 | Division Elite | 1st |
Six Nations U18 Festival[edit]
2024[edit]
On 15 February 2024 Georgian Rugby Union announced that they were invited to Six Nations U18 festival, where they will play against Scotland, France and England.[3]
Date | Opponent | Result | Venue |
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2024-03-30 | Scotland | 14 - 22 | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Italy |
2024-04-03 | France | 20 - 19 | |
2024-04-07 | England | 19 - 26 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Forty years of age grade growth in Europe Archived February 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine IRB website, published: 16 April 2009, accessed: 2 May 2010
- ^ Georgian Rugby Union (22 March 2024). "18-წლამდელთა ექვსი ერის ფესტივალისთვის 26 კაცი შეირჩა". Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ Georgian Rugby Union (15 February 2024). "უმცროსი ბორჯღალოსნები 18-წლამდელთა ექვსი ერის ფესტივალზე!". Retrieved 15 February 2024.