The Georgia national rugby union team, nicknamed The Lelos, is administered by the Georgian Rugby Union. The team takes part in the annual Rugby Europe Championship, and the Rugby World Cup which takes place every four years and in which it has appeared continuously since 2003.
The Romania national rugby union team, nicknamed Stejarii, has long been considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations. They have participated in all but one Rugby World Cup and currently compete in the first division of the European Nations Cup, which they won in 2017. Rugby union in Romania is administered by the Romanian Rugby Federation.
The Georgia national rugby union team has competed in five consecutive Rugby World Cup tournaments. Starting in 2003, they were placed in Pool C with eventual winners England, South Africa, Uruguay and Samoa, where they lost all four matches. Georgia qualified for the 2007 World Cup and were placed in Pool D with Argentina, France, Ireland and Namibia, where they beat Namibia. In 2011 Rugby World Cup, Georgia qualified for their third straight tournament. They were placed in Pool B with Scotland, England, Argentina and Romania and won the game against rivals Romania. Their best performance was in 2015 tournament, when they were drawn against eventual world champions New Zealand, Argentina, Tonga and Namibia. Georgia won games against Tonga and Namibia, finished third in the group and automatically qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Davit Zirakashvili is a former Georgian rugby union player. He played most of his career for Clermont in the top French professional rugby league, the Top 14. He played as a tighthead prop. He is seen as one of Georgia's finest ever rugby players and was voted Georgian sportsman of the year in 2010.
Cătălin Fercu is a Romanian rugby union player. He has played in 77 international matches for Romania scoring 28 tries and one penalty kick. Fercu plays at the fullback and wing positions.
Malkhaz Urjukashvili is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a wing.
Liam Brian Williams is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays for Kubota Spears in Japan Rugby League One. At international level, he has represented Wales, having made his test debut against New Zealand in 2012, and the British & Irish Lions in 2017 and 2021. Williams has previously played for Scarlets, Saracens, and Cardiff.
Bidzina Samkharadze is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for professional SuperLiga club Timișoara Saracens.
Revaz Gigauri is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a fullback and as a centre.
Davit Kubriashvili is a former Georgian rugby union player. His position is prop. He played for Georgia in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Sandro Todua is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a winger for the Rugby Europe Super Cup side Black Lion and for Didi 10 side RC Batumi.
Bessik Khamashuridze is a former Georgian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a fullback.
Irakli Machkhaneli is a retired Georgian rugby union player who played as a wing.
Zviad Maissuradze is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a flanker.
Lasha Khmaladze is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a fly-half and fullback for RC Batumi in the Georgia Championship.
Tevodore "Tedo" Zibzibadze is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a centre.
Shalva Sutiashvili is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a flanker.
Val Rapava-Ruskin is an English rugby union player currently playing for Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby.
Kacharava is a Georgian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Davit Niniashvili is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a winger for Lyon OU; in the Top 14, in France. Niniashvili also plays full-back for the Georgian National Team He participated in the 2019 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship organised in Kaliningrad. He started in the final, which was won by Georgia. Although only evolving in the regional league, being 18 years old and having no high-level experience, he was selected by Levan Maisashvili to participate in the Autumn Nations Cup. His coach presents him as "a promising player with good skills". He wants to "increase the depth [at the rear post]".
