Georgia national under-18 rugby union team
| Union | Georgia Rugby Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Baby lelos | ||
| Coach(es) | Zura Amonashvili | ||
| Captain(s) | Luka Saghinadze | ||
| |||
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
Under-18 became a recognised age-grade in European rugby in 2004.[1]
Wins against Tier 1 nations
| 2009 | 18–3 | Italy | Toulon, France | ||
| 2012 | 20–18 | Italy | Madrid, Spain | ||
| 2013 | 17–12 | Italy | Grenoble, France | ||
| 31 March 2018 | France | 3–8 | Poznań, Poland | ||
| 15:50 CET (UTC+01) | Pen: Idjellidaine 12' |
report | Try: Karkadze 8' m Pen: Lomidze 69' |
Referee: J. Lewars ( England) |
| 3 April 2024 | 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' |
report | Try: Elissalde 9' Cazemajou 17' Ibsaine 29' Con: Drault 10', 30 |
Referee: Diogo Inacio (Portugal) |
Current squad
Georgian squad for 2024 U18 Rugby Europe Championship.[2]
Head Coach: Zurab Amonashvili
| Pos | Name | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Hooker | Davit Archvadze | Lelo Saracens |
| Hooker | Anri Shvelidze | CA Brive |
| Prop | Dachi Chelidze | Lelo Saracens |
| Prop | Saba Kiladze | Khvamli Tbilisi |
| Prop | Nikoloz Korakhashvili | Lelo Saracens |
| Prop | Archil Nozadze | SU Agen |
| Lock | Davit Baramia | RC Toulon |
| Lock | Nikoloz Chkhortolia | ASM Clermont Auvergne |
| Lock | Giorgi Mefarishvili | RC Aia Kutaisi |
| Flanker | Giorgi Ardzenadze | RC Batumi |
| Flanker | Luka Narsia | RC Aia Kutaisi |
| Flanker | Luka Saghinadze | Lyon OU |
| Flanker | Mikheil Shioshvili | RC Toulon |
| Flanker | Giorgi Zazadze | RC Rustavi Kharebi |
| Scrum-half | Temur Dzodzuashvili | RC Aia Kutaisi |
| Scrum-half | Goga Ushveridze | RC Aia Kutaisi |
| Fly-half | Amiran Bitskinashvili | Lelo Saracens |
| Fly-half | Gigi Sirbiladze | Lelo Saracens |
| Center | Davit Barbakadze | RC Army Tbilisi |
| Center | Demetre Devdariani | St Mary's College RFC |
| Center | Leonide Saldadze | RC Locomotive Tbilisi |
| Winger | Data Akhvlediani | Lelo Saracens |
| Winger | Nikoloz Khalvashi | Lelo Saracens |
| Winger | Saba Sharvashidze | RC Aia Kutaisi |
| Full-back | Iva Kvirikashvili | Lelo Saracens |
| Full-back | Avtandil Zviadadze | RC Aia Kutaisi |
European Championship
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
Elite Division 2012
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||||||
| play-off games | ||||
| 1 | 20 | |||
| 2 | Italy | 18 | ||
| 5th place | ||||
| 1 | Scotland | 29 | ||
| 2 | 10 | |||
| Pos | Elite Division 2012 |
| 1 | England |
| 2 | Ireland |
| 3 | France |
| 4 | Wales |
| 5 | Scotland |
| 6 | |
| 7 | Italy |
| 8 | Portugal |
Elite Division 2013
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| 27 | ||||||||||||||
| play-off games | ||||
| 1 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Italy | 12 | ||
| 5th place | ||||
| 1 | Wales | 50 | ||
| 2 | 0 | |||
| Pos | Elite Division 2013 |
| 1 | England |
| 2 | France |
| 3 | Ireland |
| 4 | Scotland |
| 5 | Wales |
| 6 | |
| 7 | Italy |
| 8 | Portugal |
Elite Division 2014
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | ||||||||||||||
| play-off games | ||||
| 1 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Italy | 15 | ||
| 7th place | ||||
| 1 | 26 | |||
| 2 | Portugal | 3 | ||
| Pos | Elite Division 2014 |
| 1 | England |
| 2 | Ireland |
| 3 | Wales |
| 4 | France |
| 5 | Scotland |
| 6 | Italy |
| 7 | |
| 8 | Portugal |
Elite Division 2015
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| England | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Portugal | 5 | |||||||||||||
| England | 19 | |||||||||||||
| France | 23 | |||||||||||||
| France | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Scotland | 10 | |||||||||||||
| France | 57 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Wales | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Elite Division 2015 |
| 1 | France |
| 2 | |
| 3 | England |
| 4 | Italy |
| 5 | Wales |
| 6 | Portugal |
| 7 | Ireland |
| 8 | Scotland |
Positions
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 | |
| 2024 | Division Elite | 1st |
Six Nations U18 Festival
2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-30 | Scotland | 14 - 22 | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Italy |
| 2024-04-03 | France | 20 - 19 | |
| 2024-04-07 | England | 19 - 26 |
2025
On 4 February 2025 Georgian Rugby Union announced that they will play against Italy, Wales and Ireland.[4]
| Date | Opponent | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-20 | Italy | 24 - 37 | Vichy, France |
| 2025-04-14 | Wales | 10 - 17 | |
| 2025-04-18 | Ireland | 21 - 26 |
See also
References
- ^ 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
- ^ "18 წ. | მეექვსე ტიტულისთვის ჩეხეთში". Georgia Rugby Union (in Georgian). 2024-08-02.
- ^ Georgian Rugby Union (15 February 2024). "უმცროსი ბორჯღალოსნები 18-წლამდელთა ექვსი ერის ფესტივალზე!". Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Georgian Rugby Union (4 February 2025). "ექვსი ერის ფესტივალზე იტალიასთან, უელსთან და ირლანდიასთან". Retrieved 4 February 2025.