Georgia national under-20 rugby union team
Appearance
Union | Georgian Rugby Union | ||
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Nickname(s) | Junior Lelos | ||
Emblem(s) | Borjgali | ||
Coach(es) | Lado Kilasonia | ||
Captain(s) | Lasha Tsikhistavi | ||
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 |
The Georgia national under-20 rugby union team is Georgia's junior national team.
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
- Lado Kilasonia - Head Coach
- Zura Amonashvili, Torkine Bubuteishvili, Rati Shanidze and Giorgi Begadze - Assistant Coaches
- Giorgi Nadareishvili and Givi Nadareishvili - Strength & Conditioning
- Oto Iashvili - Manager
- Papuna Kuprashvili, Roman Sakhokia and Irakli Shaoradze - Team Doctors
- Shavleg Makharashvili - Video Analyst
Georgia World Rugby Under 20 Championships
Year | Round | W | L | D | Place |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Group | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
2017 | Group | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
2018 | Group | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
2019 | Group | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
2023 | Group | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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) |
29 June 2023 | Argentina | 0–20 | Georgia | Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa | |
16:30 SAST (UTC+02) | Report | Try: Khorbaladze 18' m, Khonelidze 35' m Con: Khutsishvili 19' m Pen: Khutsishvili 44' m, 56' m |
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) |
Current squad
Georgian Squad for 2023 World Rugby Under 20 Championship[4]
Overall
Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
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Argentina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | 52 | 62 | -10 |
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 (12 June 2023). "უმცროსი ბორჯღალოსნები - შემადგენლობა 20-წლამდელთა ჩემპიონატზე". Retrieved 12 June 2023.