RC Army Tbilisi

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RC Armia Tbilisi
Full nameRugby Club Armia Tbilisi
Founded1977
Location Tbilisi, Georgia
Ground(s)Avchala Stadium (Capacity: 2,500)
League(s) Didi 10

Rugby Club Armia Tbilisi is a Georgian professional rugby union club from Tbilisi, who plays in the Georgia Championship, the first division of Georgian rugby. The team was Champion in 2011.

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Achievements

Current squad

2019/20Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

PlayerPositionUnion
Beka Mekokishvili Hooker Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Jonathan Paatashvili Hooker Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Nika Chumashvili Prop Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Amiran Tsakadze Prop Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Mikheil Zurikashvili Prop Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Solomon Karukhnishvili Lock Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Tornike Goglidze Flanker Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Davit Daushvili Flanker Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Erekle Kamladze Flanker Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
David Ivanov Flanker Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Mikheil Maskharashvili Flanker Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
PlayerPositionUnion
Shalva Makharashvili Scrum-half Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Sandro Nakhutsrishvili Scrum-half Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Shalva Davitashvili Scrum-half Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Giorgi Gigauri Fly-half Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Giorgi Kharshiladze Centre Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Tedo Devidze Centre Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Manuchar Grigolia Centre Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Giorgi Shukakidze Centre Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Giorgi Joglidze Wing Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Giorgi Tevzadze Wing Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Gigi Gabunia Fullback Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia

Current Georgia Elite Squad

International honours

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