RC Locomotive Tbilisi

RC Locomotive Tbilisi

Full name	Rugby Club Locomotive Tbilisi
Founded	1964
Location	Tbilisi, Georgia
Ground	Avchala (Capacity: 2,500)
League	Didi 10

Rugby Club Locomotive Tbilisi is a Georgian professional rugby union club from Tbilisi, who plays in the Georgia Championship, the first division of Georgian rugby.

Achievements

• Georgia Championship:
  • Winner (9): 1992, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2018
  • Runner-up (3): 1967, 1990, 1991
  • Third place (11): 1968, 1972, 1978, 1981, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011
• Georgia Cup:
  • Winners (7): 1978, 1992, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Current squad

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

Player Position Union Giorgi Arabuli Hooker Georgia Erik Ghvinjilia Hooker Georgia Vakhtang Kvatadze Prop Georgia Irakli Kvatadze Prop Georgia Gaga Gorgasalidze Prop Georgia Vasil Khubashvili Prop Georgia Giorgi Chkhartishvili Prop Georgia Rati Asatiani Prop Georgia Lasha Moseshvili Lock Georgia Giorgi Gegia Lock Georgia Rezo Sisauri Lock Georgia Tornike Turashvili Lock Georgia Nika Tsivtsivadze Flanker Georgia Parnavaz Gasviani Flanker Georgia Zviad Maisuradze Number 8 Georgia Levan Daraselia Flanker Georgia

Player Position Union Lasha Gedekhauri Scrum-half Georgia Davit Gulitashvili Scrum-half Georgia Giorgi Nefaridze Scrum-half Georgia Beka Tsiklauri Fly-half Georgia Giorgi Talakhadze Fly-half Georgia Giga Gagoshvili Centre Georgia Nika Chighvinadze Centre Georgia Zurab Dzneladze Centre Georgia Nika Asatiani Centre Georgia Tato Javakhishvili Wing Georgia Giorgi Bebiashvili Wing Georgia David Gulitashvili Wing Georgia Giorgi Chakhvadze Wing Georgia Temur Rukhadze Fullback Georgia

Notable players

• Shalva Mamukashvili
• Guram Gogichashvili
• Beka Kakabadze
• Beka Bitsadze
• Giorgi Begadze
• Giorgi Aptsiauri
• Bidzina Samkharadze
• Giorgi Shkinin
• Beka Tsiklauri

See also

• Rugby union in Georgia
• http://site.rugby.ge/ka-GE/Lokomotivi/ Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine