Georgia national under-20 rugby union team
The Georgia national under-20 rugby union team is Georgia's junior national team.
| 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) | ||
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| 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 | ||
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
- 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
| 20 June 2016 | Italy  |
17–18 | Georgia |
AJ Bell Stadium, Salford, England | |
| 15:15 BST (UTC+01) | Try: Makelara 30' c Sperandio 80' c Con: Mantelli 31', 80+1' (2/2) Pen: Mantelli 67' (1/1) |
Report | Try: Mataradze 17' m Gorgadze 55' m Miminoshvili 64' m 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: Thompson 5' m |
| 6 July 2022 | Scotland |
17–55 | Georgia |
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso , Italy | |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Report | Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland) |
Current squad
Georgian Squad for U20 Summer Series 2022[4]
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davit Gvelesiani | Hooker | 24 January 2002 |  Provence Rugby | |
| Giorgi Maisuradze | Hooker | 30 July 2002 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Giorgi Mamaiashvili | Hooker | 26 February 2003 | Grenoble | |
| Nikoloz Sutidze | Hooker | 1 September 2003 | La Rochelle Espoirs | |
| Sergo Abramishvili | Prop | 23 November 2003 | Stade Français Espoirs | |
| Nika Babunashvili | Prop | 13 December 2003 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Aleksandze Kuntelia | Prop | 26 June 2002 | 2 | La Rochelle Espoirs |
| Badri Tsikhistavi | Prop | 24 July 2003 | Bayonnais Espoirs | |
| Aleksandze Burduli | Lock | 12 January 2002 | RC Narbonne | |
| Paata Galdava | Lock | 8 March 2002 | AIA Kutaisi | |
| Giorgi Kervalishvili | Lock | 15 November 2002 | RC Locomotive | |
| Gigi Khurkhuli | Lock | Provence Rugby | ||
| Tornike Baikhoidze | Flanker | 27 December 2003 | Khvamli RC | |
| Beka Gelkhvidze | Flanker | 24 December 2002 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Rati Zazadze | Flanker | 27 June 2003 | RC Armazi | |
| Beka Shvangiradze | Number 8 | 12 June 2002 | 1 | Aurillacois Espoirs |
| Lasha Tsikhistavi | Number 8 | 24 July 2003 | Bayonnais Espoirs | |
| Kote Iashvili | Scrum-half | 19 January 2002 | RC Academy | |
| Davit Khuroshvili | Scrum-half | 2 November 2003 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Davit Imnadze | Fly-half | 14 November 2003 | RC Junkers | |
| Petre Khutsishvili | Fly-half | 10 January 2003 | Aurillacois Espoirs | |
| Mathis Modebadze | Fly-half | 2003 | Montpellier Espoirs | |
| Giorgi Chikovani | Centre | 25 April 2002 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Tornike Kakhoidze | Centre | 16 August 2003 | 2 | Lelo Saracens |
| Saba Liparteliani | Centre | 14 January 2002 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Ioane Metreveli | Centre | 25 April 2002 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Shalva Aptsiauri | Wing | 28 February 2003 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Vitali Iremadze | Wing | 15 March 2002 | Batumi RC | |
| Gaga Kevkhishvili | Wing | 14 February 2002 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Luka Sakhelashvili | Wing | 23 October 2003 | RC Locomotive | |
| Giorgi Navrozashvili | Fullback | 22 February 2002 | RC Armazi |
Overall
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | 52 | 62 | -10 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 118 | 50 | +68 |
 Fiji | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 42 | 21 | +21 |
| France | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | 53 | 149 | -96 |
 Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 21 | 8 | +13 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | 49 | 79 | -30 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | 54 | 82 | -28 |
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 111 | 60 | +51 |
 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 33 | 40 | -7 |
 Zimbabwe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 93 | 26 | +67 |
| Total | 41 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 60.98% | 1107 | 855 | +252 |
See also
References
- 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.
- Georgian Rugby Union (17 June 2022). "უმცროსი ბორჯღალოსნები U20 ექვსი ერის ზაფხულის სერიაზე გაემგზავრნენ". Retrieved 17 June 2022.
External links
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