Ares Kutaisi (officially Aa(i)p Rugby Club "Ares" Kutaisi) is a professional rugby union club from Kutaisi, Georgia. They compete in the Georgian Didi 10.[1]

Ares Kutaisi
UnionGeorgia Rugby Union
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
LocationKutaisi, Georgia
Ground(s)Aia Arena
PresidentGiorgi Chikhladze
Coach(es)Sergo Freudze
League(s)Didi 10
2023–244th
Official website
stat.rugby.ge

History

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Founded in 2015 Ares Kutaisi play at the Aia Arena, sharing the stadium with RC Aia Kutaisi, Bagrat Kutaisi and RC Dinosaurs Tskaltubo. The won the Georgian Regional League in 2016 winning promotion the Georgian First League.[2] They won the league in 2019 however they were not promoted until 2020 where again they topped the table winning 15 out of 15 games before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Club honours

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Major Honours

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Squad

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Club staff

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Role[4] Name
Manager/President   Giorgi Chikhladze
Head Coach   Sergo Freudze
Assistant Coach   Zura Goglichadze
  Giorgi Tsirekidze
Strength & Conditioning Coach   Tazo Laghadze
Physio   Murtazi Gureshidze
Doctor   Juba Vardanidze
Video Analysis   Teimuraz Gorgidze

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rugby Union: Ares Kutaisi - Flashscore.co.uk". www.flashscore.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  2. ^ "დიდი 10 | არესი". stat-rugby-ge.translate.goog. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  3. ^ "პირველი". stat-rugby-ge.translate.goog. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  4. ^ "დიდი 10 | არესი". stat-rugby-ge.translate.goog. Retrieved 2024-05-27.