RC Aia Kutaisi

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Rugby Club Aia Kutaisi
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Full nameRugby Club Aia Kutaisi
Founded15 October 1959;65 years ago (15 October 1959)
Location Kutaisi, Georgia
Ground(s) Aia Arena (Capacity: 4,860)
PresidentGiorgi *Gia* Gorgaslidze
Coach(es) Giorgi Nemsadze
Captain(s) Giorgi Babunashvili
League(s) Didi 10
2023–24 1st

RC Aia Kutasi is a Georgian rugby union team. Aia Kutasi was one of the best teams of the Soviet Union, holding three national titles, in 1987, 1988 and 1989. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Aia Kutaisi has been one of the best teams of Georgia; they held 10 national titles, both as a Soviet republic and as an independent country.

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All titles and awards

Georgian competitions

Soviet competitions

Stadium

They share their ground with Ares Kutaisi, RC Dinosaurs Tskaltubo and Bagrat Kutaisi all the side playing at the Aia Arena, which was built in 2015.

Current squad

RC Aia Kutaisi squad for the 2024–25 Didi 10 season [1]

Front-row

  • Flag of Georgia.svg Bachuk Baratashvili
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Aleko Gigashvili
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Gigi Chumburidze
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Bakradze
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Kimutsadze
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Luka Shengelia
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Mate Oboladze
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Omar Jangavadze
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Peter Jincharadze
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Saba Eremeishvili
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Sana Khonelidze

Locks

  • Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Gabriadze
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Duba Zibzibadze
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Vakhtang Sharvashidze
  • Flag of Fiji.svg Sitiveni Iambak

Back-row

  • Flag of Georgia.svg Luka Gabunia
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Genadu Kudava
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Nutsubidze
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Davit Vardanidze
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Ilia Gabisonia
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Luka Chaava
  • Flag of Fiji.svg Jiuta Nbatrerenga

Halfbacks

  • Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Babunashvili (c)
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Guja Makhareishvili
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Davit Kldiashvili
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Zurab Khutsidze
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Lado Tkabladze
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Nika Ghlont
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Otar Kldiashvili

Centres

  • Flag of Georgia.svg Irakli Simsive
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Anzor Saralidze
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Givi Kashia
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Freudze
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Luka Chkaberidze

Outside Backs

  • Flag of Georgia.svg Emzar Mindiashvili
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Otar Metreveli
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Temur Kokhodze
  • Flag of Fiji.svg Timothy Mbola
Key
  • Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
  • * denotes players qualified to play for Georgia on dual nationality or residency grounds.
  • † denotes players dual-registered with Black Lion.

Notable former players

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2024-25 | დიდი 10". stat-rugby-ge.translate.goog. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
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