Georgia national under-20 rugby union team
The Georgia national under-20 rugby union team is Georgia's junior national team.
| Union | Georgian Rugby Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Junior Lelos | ||
| Emblem(s) | Borjgali | ||
| Coach(es) | Ilia Maisuradze | ||
| Captain(s) | Beka Saghinadze | ||
| Most caps | Gela Aprasidze (14) | ||
| Top scorer | Revaz Jinchvelashvili (114) | ||
| Most tries | Alex Tuchashvili (5) | ||
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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 | 3 (First in 2016) | ||
| Best result | 9th 2018 | ||
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 will host the World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[3]
Management
- Ilia Maisuradze - Head Coach
- Lado Kilasonia, Zurab Amonashvili and Gaga Gureshidze - Assistant Coaches
- Irakli Chkonia, Giorgi Nadareishvili and Anthony Brett- Strength & Conditioning
- Liam Robinson and Irakli Shaorshidze - Physiotherapists
- Vakhtang Tsiklauri - Team Doctor
- Davit Ramishvili - Video Analyst
Wins against Tier 1 nations
| 20 June 2016 | Italy  |
17–18 | Georgia |
AJ Bell Stadium, Salford, England | |
| 15:15 BST (UTC+01) | Try: Makelara 30' c Sperandio 80' c Pen: Mantelli 67' (1/1) |
Report | Try: Mataradze 17' m Gorgadze 55' m Miminoshvili 64' m Con: Mantelli 31', 80+1' (2/2) 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: Ashman 5' m |
Current squad
Squad for South African Tour 2021[4]
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giorgi Maisuradze | Hooker | 30 July 2002 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Davit Gvelesiani | Hooker | 24 January 2002 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Giorgi Mamaiashvili | Hooker | 26 February 2003 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Sergo Abramishvili | Prop | 23 November 2003 |  Stade Français | |
| Aleksandze Kuntelia | Prop | 26 June 2002 | La Rochelle | |
| Nika Babunashvili | Prop | 13 December 2003 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Irakli Aptsiauri | Prop | 23 February 2003 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Badri Tsikhistavi | Prop | 24 July 2003 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Davit Arveladze | Lock | 15 November 2002 | Oyonnax | |
| Guram Ghaniashvili | Lock | 30 January 2003 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Aleksandze Burduli | Lock | 12 January 2002 | RC Narbonne | |
| Beka Gelkhvidze | Flanker | 24 December 2002 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Nikoloz Sutidze | Flanker | 1 September 2003 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Rati Zazadze | Flanker | 27 June 2003 | RC Armazi | |
| Lasha Tsikhistavi | Number 8 | 24 July 2003 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Paata Galdava | Number 8 | 8 March 2002 | AIA Kutaisi | |
| Luka Archvadze | Scrum-half | 29 October 2002 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Giorgi Kurtanidze | Scrum-half | 21 September 2002 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Kote Iashvili | Scrum-half | 19 January 2002 | RC Academy | |
| Davit Imnadze | Fly-half | 14 November 2003 | RC Junkers | |
| Petre Khutsishvili | Fly-half | 10 January 2003 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Giorgi Chikovani | Centre | 25 April 2002 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Tornike Kakhoidze | Centre | 16 August 2003 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Lasha Tskhovrebadze | Centre | 7 March 2003 | RC Kharebi | |
| Tengiz Skamkochashvili | Wing | 28 January 2003 | RC Junkers | |
| Luka Kvenetadze | Wing | 12 September 2002 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Shalva Aptsiauri | Wing | 28 February 2003 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Saba Archvadze | Fullback | 7 April 2003 | Lelo Saracens | |
| Giorgi Navrozashvili | Fullback | 22 February 2002 | RC Armazi | |
| Vazha Mikadze | Fullback | 30 September 2003 | Lelo Saracens |
Overall
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | 52 | 62 | -10 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 118 | 50 | +68 |
 Fiji | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 42 | 21 | +21 |
| France | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 36 | 105 | -69 |
 Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 21 | 8 | +13 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | 49 | 79 | -30 |
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.00% | 35 | 46 | -11 |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 13 | 100 | -87 |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 56 | 43 | +13 |
 South Africa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 51 | 139 | -88 |
 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 9 | 10 | -1 |
 Zimbabwe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 93 | 26 | +67 |
| Total | 41 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 60.98% | 1107 | 855 | +252 |
See also
References
- World Rugby.org (4 May 2015). "Georgia U20s hope to add to feel-good factor". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- "Georgia win U19 title and qualify for Trophy". World Rugby.org. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- World Rugby.org (14 May 2015). "Georgia to host World Rugby U20 Championship 2017". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- Georgian Rugby Union (13 June 2021). "შემადგენლობა სამხრეთ აფრიკული ტურნესთვის". Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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