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The Georgia national football team represents the country of Georgia in men's international football matches, and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. The Georgian team's first match took place in 1990, while Georgia was still part of the Soviet Union. The team have attempted to qualify for each major tournament from Euro 1996 onwards, but have not achieved qualification yet, although they came very close to Euro 2020. Home games are played at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi.
Christopher Douglas Paterson, MBE is an ambassador and specialist coach for the Scotland and Edinburgh rugby union teams. He is a former professional rugby union player who played for Scotland and, for the most part of his career, Edinburgh. Paterson is Scotland's record points scorer with 809 points and second most-capped player with 109 caps. He was capable of playing in a range of positions, including fullback, wing and fly-half.
The Portugal national rugby union team, nicknamed Os Lobos, represents Portugal in men's international rugby union competitions. The team, as well as all rugby union in Portugal, is administered by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby.
Cristian Ruben Spachuck, commonly known as Ruben Spachuck, is an Argentine-born Portuguese rugby union footballer. He played as a prop.
Irakli Abuseridze is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half. Abuseridze is the most capped player of all time for the Georgia national rugby union team.
Malkhaz Urjukashvili is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a wing.
Bidzina Samkharadze is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for professional SuperLiga club Timișoara Saracens.
Irakli Natriashvili is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays Hooker for Georgia on international level. Natriashvili also plays for French club, Brive in the Pro D2 and Top 14 competition. He has also featured in a Romanian club Farul Constanţa and played for Armia in the Georgia Championship, in 2011 he featured in Fédérale 1 club, St Junien.
Natriashvili played his first game with Georgia on 29 April 2006 against Ukraine in the European Nations Cup, at the age of just 21. However Natriashvili hasn't played a world cup yet, missing selection for Georgia's squad at the 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Playing for the club Farul Constanţa till the 2010, he then signed for Brive in late 2011. Natriashvili still plays for the side, competing in the Pro D2 and Top 14 competitions. He also played in the Georgia Championship, with Armia.
Davit Kacharava is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a centre.
Giorgi Elizbarashvili is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a wing.
Bessik Khamashuridze is a former Georgian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a fullback.
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 the Georgia national rugby union team and Lelo in the Georgia Championship.
Tevodore "Tedo" Zibzibadze is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a centre.
Vakhtang Maisuradze is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a lock.
Shalva Sutiashvili is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a flanker.
David Dadunashvili is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a prop.
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