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| Union | Georgia Rugby Union |
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| Founded | 2015 |
| Location | Kutaisi, Georgia |
| Ground(s) | Aia Arena |
| President | Giorgi Chikhladze |
| Coach(es) | Sergo Freudze |
| League(s) | Didi 10 |
| 2023–24 | 4th |
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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]
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]
| 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 |
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