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 | Basa Khonelidze (6) | ||
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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 | 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]
Year | Round | W | L | D | Place |
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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 |
Year | Round | W | L | D | Place |
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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 |
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) |
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) |
Georgia squad for 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship [4]
Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
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Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | 72 | 62 | +10 |
Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 118 | 50 | +68 |
Fiji | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 42 | 21 | +21 |
England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | 76 | 79 | -3 |
France | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00% | 70 | 175 | -105 |
Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 21 | 8 | +13 |
Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | 49 | 79 | -30 |
Italy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | 84 | 99 | -13 |
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 |
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