Georgia national under-20 rugby union team

Georgia U-20

Union	Georgian Rugby Union
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	Basa Khonelidze (6)
Team kit Change kit
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	5 (First in 2016)
Best result	8th 2023

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 hosted the World Rugby Under 20 Championship. ^[3] in 2018 they finished 9th, the best result in history.

Georgian team after match against New Zealand in 2023

Management

• Lado Kilasonia - Head Coach
• Zura Amonashvili, Tornike 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 at World Rugby U20 Trophy

Year	Round	W	L	D	Place
2008	Group	3	1	0	3
2011	Group	3	1	0	3
2012	Group	2	2	0	4
2014	Group	2	2	0	5
2015	Group	4	4	0	1

Georgia at 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	2	3	0	8
2024	Group	3	2	0	9
2025	TBD	-	-	-	-

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
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)

1 June 2023	Georgia	40–38	England	Avchala Rugby Stadium, Tbilisi
		Report		Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

29 June 2023	Argentina	0–20	Georgia	Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa
16:30 SAST (UTC+02)		Report	Try: Khorbaladze 17' Khonelidze 34' Con: Khutsishvili (2/2) 18', 36' Pen: Khutsishvili (2/2) 43', 55'	Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

4 July 2023	Italy	17–30	Georgia	Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa
19:00 SAST (UTC+02)	Try: Casilio 19' Gallorini 44' Con: Brisighella (2/2) 21', 45' Pen: Brisighella (1/2) 14'	Report	Try: Lomidze 9' Khonelidze (2) 28', 53' Tchamiashvili 77' Con: Khutsishvili (2/4) 11', 54' Pen: Khutsishvili (2/2) 24', 35'	Referee: Damian Schneider (Argentina)

12 June 2024	Georgia	45–17	England	Avchala Rugby Stadium, Tbilisi
		Report		Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

9 July 2024	Georgia	28–17	Italy	Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa
16:30 SAST (UTC+02)	Try: Khakhubia 17' c Penalty try 35' Khaindrava 62' c Kachlavashvili 69' c Con: Tsirekidze (3/3) 18', 62', 70'	Report	Try: Belloni 13' c Gasperini 67' c Con: Brisighella (2/2) 14', 68' Pen: Brisighella (1/1) 38'	Referee: Takehito Namekawa (Japan)

19 July 2024	Italy	13–24	Georgia	Athlone Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa
14:30 SAST (UTC+02)	Try: Siciliano 69' c Con: Pucciariello (1/1) 70' Pen: Pucciariello (2/2) 10', 35'		Try: Gergedava 30' m Tsulukidze 44' c Kevkhishvili 60' c Keshelava 67' m Con: Tsirekidze (2/4) 45', 61'	Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)

Current squad

Georgia squad for 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship ^[4]

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Mikheil Khakhubia	Hooker	(2005-06-18) 18 June 2005 (age 19)	—	Lelo Saracens
Shota Kheladze	Hooker	(2005-07-30) 30 July 2005 (age 19)	—	Lelo Saracens
Tamaz Tchamiashvili	Hooker	(2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 (age 21)	—	RC Kharebi
Luka Kotorashvili	Prop	(2004-06-24) 24 June 2004 (age 20)	—	Montpellier Espoirs
Luka Ungiadze	Prop	(2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 20)	—	USON Nevers Espoirs
Bachuki Baratashvili	Prop	(2005-03-13) 13 March 2005 (age 20)	—	AIA Kutaisi
Davit Mchedlidze	Prop	(2004-08-10) 10 August 2004 (age 20)	—	RC Toulonnais Espoirs
Davit Kuntelia	Prop	(2004-07-19) 19 July 2004 (age 20)	—	Provence Espoirs
Dato(Davit) Mchedlishvili	Prop	(2004-06-06) 6 June 2004 (age 20)	—	Grenoble Espoirs
Temur Tsulukidze	Lock	(2005-06-22) 22 June 2005 (age 19)	—	RC Junkers
Davit Lagvilava	Lock	(2005-10-19) 19 October 2005 (age 19)	—	Grenoble Espoirs
Murtaz Tskhadadze	Lock	(2004-12-14) 14 December 2004 (age 20)	—	Ares Kutaisi
Tornike Ghaniashvili	Flanker	(2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 20)	—	Lelo Saracens
Luka Suluashvili	Flanker	(2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 21)	—	Aurillacois Espoirs
Giorgi Gergedava	Flanker	(2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 (age 20)	—	ASM Clermont Espoirs
Andro Dvali	Number 8	(2005-07-10) 10 July 2005 (age 19)	—	Lelo Saracens
Nika Lomidze	Number 8	(2004-01-22) 22 January 2004 (age 21)	—	Bayonnais Espoirs
Aleksandre Jighauri	Scrum-half	(2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 20)	—	Lelo Saracens
Giorgi Spanderashvili	Scrum-half	(2005-10-04) 4 October 2005 (age 19)	—	Lelo Saracens
Mikheil Kachlavashvili	Scrum-half	(2004-06-05) 5 June 2004 (age 20)	—	Lelo Saracens
Gela Kheladze	Fly-half	(2004-08-04) 4 August 2004 (age 20)	—	Lelo Saracens
Luka Tsirekidze	Fly-half	(2004-08-25) 25 August 2004 (age 20)	—	Black Lion
Luka Keshelava	Centre	(2005-03-19) 19 March 2005 (age 19)	—	RC Army Tbilisi
Giorgi Khaindvrava	Centre	(2005-02-22) 22 February 2005 (age 20)	—	Lelo Saracens
Nugzar Kevkhishvili	Centre	(2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 20)	—	Lelo Saracens
Tariel Burtikashvili	Wing	(2005-03-25) 25 March 2005 (age 19)	—	RC Vepkhvebi
Luka Kobauri	Wing	(2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 21)	—	Leucate Corbières
Otar Metreveli	Wing	(2004-09-12) 12 September 2004 (age 20)	—	AIA Kutaisi
Luka Khorbaladze	Fullback	(2004-03-10) 10 March 2004 (age 21)	—	Lyon OU Espoirs
Luka Takaishvili	Fullback	(2005-06-29) 29 June 2005 (age 19)	—	Khvamli Tbilisi

Overall

Opponent	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win %	For	Aga	Diff
Argentina	3	2	1	0	66.67%	72	62	+10
Australia	1	0	1	0	0.00%	11	35	-24
Canada	3	3	0	0	100.00%	118	50	+68
Fiji	3	3	0	0	100.00%	82	57	+25
England	4	2	2	0	50.00%	128	127	+1
France	5	0	5	0	0.00%	70	175	-105
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	100.00%	21	8	+13
Ireland	4	1	5	0	25.00%	65	101	-36
Italy	6	4	2	0	67.00%	136	129	+7
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	3	0	3	0	0.00%	39	150	-111
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	4	0	4	0	0.00%	74	172	-98
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	3	0	3	0	0.00%	54	80	-26
Zimbabwe	2	2	0	0	100.00%	93	26	+67
Total	41	25	16	0	60.98%	1107	855	+252

See also

• Georgia national rugby union team
• Georgia national under-18 rugby union team

References

1. World Rugby.org (4 May 2015). "Georgia U20s hope to add to feel-good factor" . Retrieved 15 May 2015.
2. "Georgia win U19 title and qualify for Trophy". World Rugby.org. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
3. World Rugby.org (14 May 2015). "Georgia to host World Rugby U20 Championship 2017" . Retrieved 15 May 2015.
4. Georgian Rugby Union (19 June 2024). "უმცროსი ბორჯღალოსნები სამხრეთ აფრიკაში გაემგზავრნენ" . Retrieved 19 June 2024.

External links

• Georgia Rugby Union Official Site