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.
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| Union | Georgia Rugby Union | ||
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| Coach(es) | Zura Amonashvili | ||
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History edit
Under-18 became a recognised age-grade in European rugby in 2004.[1]
Wins against Tier 1 nations edit
| 2009 | Georgia 
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18–3 |  Italy
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Toulon, France | |
| 2012 | Georgia
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20–18 | Italy
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Madrid, Spain | |
| 2013 | Georgia
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17–12 | Italy
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Grenoble, France | |
| 31 March 2018 | France 
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3–8 | Georgia
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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
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20–19 | France
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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
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| Levan Ezieshvili | Clermont Espoirs
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| Hooker | Anri Shvelidze | CA Brive Espoirs
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| David Archvadze | Lelo Saracens
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| Tight-head Prop | Nikoloz Qumaritovi | RC Locomotive
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| Giorgi Turashvili |  Ipswich RFC
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| Lock | Davit Baramia | Lelo Saracens
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| Nikoloz Chkhortolia | Clermont Espoirs
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| Tornike Toradze | RC Aia Kutaisi
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| Giorgi Mepharishvili | RC Aia Kutaisi
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| Backrow | Luka Saghinadze (c) | Lyon OU Espoirs
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| Mikheil Shioshvili | Lelo Saracens
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| Luka Gabunia | RC Aia Kutaisi
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| Giorgi Ardzenadze | RC Chakvi
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| Giorgi Zazadze | RC Rustavi Kharebi
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| Scrumhalf | Temur Dzodzuashvili | RC Aia Kutaisi
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| Davit Tsiklauri | Khvamli Tbilisi
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| Flyhalf | Gigi Sirbiladze | Scarborough RUFC
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| Luka Tvauri | Khvamli Tbilisi
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| Centre | Ika Kvaratskhelia | Lelo Saracens
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| Davit Barbakadze | RC Army Tbilisi
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| Ioane Basilaia | Lelo Saracens
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| Leonide Saldadze | RC Lokomotivi
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| Outside Back | Giga Qipshidze | Khvamli Tbilisi
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| Data Akhvlediani | Lelo Saracens
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| Nikoloz Khalvashi | Lelo Saracens
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| Saba Sharvashidze | RC Aia Kutaisi
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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
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 Portugal
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| Ireland
| 22 | |||||||||||||
| France
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| France
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 Scotland
| 7 | |||||||||||||
| Ireland
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| England
| 25 | |||||||||||||
 Wales
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| Italy
| 8 | |||||||||||||
| Wales
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| 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
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| 2 | Ireland
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| 3 | France
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| 4 | Wales
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| 5 | Scotland
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| 6 | Georgia
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| 7 | Italy
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| 8 | Portugal
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Elite Division 2013 edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| England
| 82 | |||||||||||||
| Portugal
| 8 | |||||||||||||
| England
| 25 | |||||||||||||
| Scotland
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| Wales
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| Scotland
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| England
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| France
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| France
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| Italy
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| France
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| 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
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| 2 | France
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| 3 | Ireland
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| 4 | Scotland
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| 5 | Wales
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| 6 | Georgia
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| 7 | Italy
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| 8 | Portugal
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Elite Division 2014 edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| England
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| Portugal
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| England
| 11 | |||||||||||||
| Wales
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| Wales
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| Scotland
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| England
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| Ireland
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| France
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| Italy
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| 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
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| 2 | Ireland
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| 3 | Wales
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| 4 | France
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| 5 | Scotland
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| 6 | Italy
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| 7 | Georgia
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| 8 | Portugal
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Elite Division 2015 edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| England
| 85 | |||||||||||||
| Portugal
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| England
| 19 | |||||||||||||
| France
| 23 | |||||||||||||
| France
| 22 | |||||||||||||
| Scotland
| 10 | |||||||||||||
| France
| 57 | |||||||||||||
| Georgia
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| Georgia
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| Ireland
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| Georgia
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| Italy
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Italy
| 14 | |||||||||||||
| Wales
| 13 | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Elite Division 2015 |
| 1 | France
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| 2 | Georgia
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| 3 | England
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| 4 | Italy
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| 5 | Wales
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| 6 | Portugal
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| 7 | Ireland
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| 8 | Scotland
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-30 | Scotland
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14 - 22 | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Italy |
| 2024-04-03 | France
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20 - 19 | |
| 2024-04-07 | England
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19 - 26 |
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 |
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.