Georgia national under-20 rugby union team

{{Infobox rugby team

|country = Georgia U-20

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|union = Georgian Rugby Union

|nickname = Junior Lelos

|emblem = Borjgali

|ground =

|captain = Lasha Tsikhistavi

|coach = Lado Kilasonia

|caps = Gela Aprasidze (14)

|top scorer = Revaz Jinchvelashvili (114)

|most tries = Basa Khonelidze (6)

|date=2023

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|first = {{flagicon|GEO}} Georgia 49–0 Poland {{flagicon|POL}}
(23 May 2005)

|bigwin = {{flagicon|GEO}} Georgia 90–3 Jamaica {{flagicon|JAM}}
(15 April 2008)

|bigloss = {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand 55–0 Georgia {{flagicon|GEO}}
(7 June 2016)

|World cup apps = 5 (First in 2016)

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|best = 8th 2023}}

The Georgia national under-20 rugby union team is Georgia's junior national team.

Georgia defeated Portugal 44–14 in the final of the European Under-19 Championship to qualify for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldrugby.org/news/69356 |title=Georgia U20s hope to add to feel-good factor |author=World Rugby.org |date=4 May 2015 |access-date=15 May 2015}}{{Cite web|url = http://www.worldrugby.org/news/35415|title = Georgia win U19 title and qualify for Trophy|date = 23 October 2014|access-date = 15 May 2015|publisher = World Rugby.org}} In 2015 they were promoted to World Rugby Under 20 Championship after winning the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy and in 2017, Georgia hosted the World Rugby Under 20 Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldrugby.org/u20 |title=Georgia to host World Rugby U20 Championship 2017 |author=World Rugby.org |date=14 May 2015 |access-date=15 May 2015}} in 2018 they finished 9th, the best result in history.

File:Georgian U20 rugby union team.jpg

Management

  • Lado Kilasonia - Head Coach
  • Zura Amonashvili, Tornike Bubuteishvili, Rati Shanidze and Giorgi Begadze - Assistant Coaches
  • Giorgi Nadareishvili and Givi Nadareishvili - Strength & Conditioning
  • Oto Iashvili - Manager
  • Papuna Kuprashvili, Roman Sakhokia and Irakli Shaoradze - Team Doctors
  • Shavleg Makharashvili - Video Analyst

=Georgia at World Rugby U20 Trophy=

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Year

!width="50"|Round

!width="20"|W

!width="20"|L

!width="20"|D

!width="20"|Place

{{flagicon|CHI}} 2008Group3103
{{flagicon|GEO}} 2011Group3103
{{flagicon|USA}} 2012Group2204
{{flagicon|HKG}} 2014Group2205
{{flagicon|POR}} 2015Group4401

=Georgia at World Rugby Under 20 Championships=

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Year

!width="50"|Round

!width="20"|W

!width="20"|L

!width="20"|D

!width="20"|Place

{{flagicon|ENG}} 2016Group14010
{{flagicon|GEO}} 2017Group14010
{{flagicon|FRA}} 2018Group3209
{{flagicon|ARG}} 2019Group23010
{{flagicon|RSA}} 2023Group2308
{{flagicon|RSA}} 2024Group3209
{{flagicon|ITA}} 2025TBD|

Wins against Tier 1 nations

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| date = 20 June 2016

| time = 15:15 BST (UTC+01)

| home = {{ruu-rt|20|Italy}}

| score = 17–18

| away = {{ruu|20|Georgia}}

| report = [http://www.worldrugby.org/match/22766 Report]

| stadium = AJ Bell Stadium, Salford, England

| referee = Cwengile Jadezweni (South Africa)

| attendance =

| try1 = Makelara 30' c
Sperandio 80' c

| con1 = Mantelli 31', 80+1' (2/2)

| pen1 = Mantelli 67' (1/1)

| try2 = Mataradze 17' m
Gorgadze 55' m
Miminoshvili 64' m

| pen2 = Aprasidze 70' (1/2)

}}

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| date = 13 June 2017

| time = 15:30 GET (UTC+04)

| home = {{ruu-rt|20|Georgia}}

| score = 26–25

| away = {{ruu|20|Argentina}}

| report = [http://www.worldrugby.org/match/22766 Report]

| stadium = Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi

| referee = Jaco van Heerden (South Africa)

| attendance =

| try1 = Saghinadze 3' c
Spanderashvili 12' c

| con1 = Aprasidze 4', 13' (2/2)

| pen1 = Aprasidze 25', 34', 38', 76' (4/6)

| try2 = Delguy 16' m
Ferrario 41' c
Malanos 80' c

| con2 = Daireaux 42', 80+1 (2/2)

| pen2 = Albornoz 10', 20'(2/2)

}}

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| date = 7 June 2018

| time = 18:30 CEST (UTC+02)

| home = {{ruu-rt|20|Ireland}}

| score = 20–24

| away = {{ruu|20|Georgia}}

| report = [https://www.worldrugby.org/u20/match/25689 Report]

| stadium = Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié, Narbonne, France

| referee = Jamie Nutbrown (New Zealand)

| attendance =

| try1 = Dean 32' m
Daly 77' c
Wojtkowicz 81' m

| con1 = Byrne 78' (1/2)

| pen1 = Dean 13'

| try2 = Machaladze 10' c
Svanidze 21' c
Abzhandadze 43' c

| con2 = Aprasidze 10', 23', 44' (3/3)

| pen2 = Aprasidze 16' (1/1)

}}

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| date = 17 June 2018

| time = 12:30 CEST (UTC+02)

| home = {{ruu-rt|20|SCO}}

| score = 31–39

| away = {{ruu|20|Georgia}}

| report = [https://www.worldrugby.org/u20/match/25698 Report]

| stadium = Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers, France

| referee = Andrea Piardi (Italy)

| attendance =

| try1 = Smith 7' m
Trotter 14' c, 33' c
Rowe 71' m
Miller 75' c

| con1 = Chapman 15', 34' (2/3)
Thompson 75' (1/2)

| pen1 =

| try2 = Japaridze 2' m
Marjanishvili 21' c, 63' c
Gigolashvili 42' c
Gogichashvili 55' c

| con2 = Abzhandadze 23', 43', 56', 64' (4/4)

| pen2 = Abzhandadze 49', 79' (2/2)

}}

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| date = 12 June 2019

| time =

| home = {{ruu-rt|20|Georgia}}

| score = 17–12

| away = {{ruu|20|SCO}}

| report =

| stadium = Racecourse Stadium, Rosario, Argentina

| referee =

| attendance =

| try1 = Abzhandadze 56' m, Nioradze 73' m

| con1 = Abzhandadze 57' m, 74' m

| pen1 = Abzhandadze 46' m

| try2 = Ashman 4' m, 52' m

| con2 = Thompson 5' m

| pen2 =

}}

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| date = 6 July 2022

| time = 15:00 CEST (UTC+02)

| home = {{ruu-rt|20|SCO}}

| score = 17–55

| away = {{ruu|20|Georgia}}

| report = [https://all.rugby/match/17339/u20-summer-series-2022/scotland-u20-georgia-u20#report Report]

| stadium = Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso, Italy

| referee = Eoghan Cross (Ireland)

| attendance =

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| date = 1 June 2023

| time =

| home = {{ruu-rt|20|Georgia}}

| score = 40–38

| away = {{ruu|20|ENG}}

| report = [https://www.rugbypass.com/news/england-u20s-suffer-a-shock-defeat-to-georgia/#report Report]

| stadium = Avchala Rugby Stadium, Tbilisi

| referee = Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

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| date = 29 June 2023

| time = 16:30 SAST (UTC+02)

| home = {{ruu-rt|20|ARG}}

| score = 0–20

| away = {{ruu|20|Georgia}}

| report = [https://www.world.rugby/match/30981#report Report]

| stadium = Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa

| referee = Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

| attendance =

| try1 =

| con1 =

| pen1 =

| try2 = Khorbaladze 17'
Khonelidze 34'

| con2 = Khutsishvili (2/2) 18', 36'

| pen2 = Khutsishvili (2/2) 43', 55'

}}

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| date = 4 July 2023

| time = 19:00 SAST (UTC+02)

| home = {{ruu-rt|20|ITA}}

| score = 17–30

| away = {{ruu|20|Georgia}}

| report = [https://www.world.rugby/match/30990#report Report]

| stadium = Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa

| referee = Damian Schneider (Argentina)

| attendance =

|try1= Casilio 19'
Gallorini 44'

|con1= Brisighella (2/2) 21', 45'

|pen1=Brisighella (1/2) 14'

|try2= Lomidze 9'
Khonelidze (2) 28', 53'
Tchamiashvili 77'

|con2= Khutsishvili (2/4) 11', 54'

|pen2= Khutsishvili (2/2) 24', 35'

}}

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| date = 12 June 2024

| time =

| home = {{ruu-rt|20|Georgia}}

| score = 45–17

| away = {{ruu|20|ENG}}

| report = [https://www.rugbypass.com/news/georgia-u20s-repeat-2023s-heroics-beating-england-to-share-series/#report Report]

| stadium = Avchala Rugby Stadium, Tbilisi

| referee = Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

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|date=9 July 2024

|time=16:30 SAST (UTC+02)

|report= [https://www.world.rugby/news/943149/world-rugby-u20-championship-2024-day-three-wrap Report]

|home={{ruu-rt|20|GEO}}

|away={{ruu|20|ITA}}

|score= 28–17

|try1= Khakhubia 17' c
Penalty try 35'
Khaindrava 62' c
Kachlavashvili 69' c

|con1= Tsirekidze (3/3) 18', 62', 70'

|pen1=

|try2= Belloni 13' c
Gasperini 67' c

|con2= Brisighella (2/2) 14', 68'

|pen2= Brisighella (1/1) 38'

|stadium=Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa

|referee= Takehito Namekawa (Japan)

}}

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|date= 19 July 2024

|time= 14:30 SAST (UTC+02)

|report=

|home= {{ruu-rt|20|ITA}}

|away= {{ruu|20|GEO}}

|score= 13–24

|try1= Siciliano 69' c

|con1= Pucciariello (1/1) 70'

|pen1= Pucciariello (2/2) 10', 35'

|try2= Gergedava 30' m
Tsulukidze 44' c
Kevkhishvili 60' c
Keshelava 67' m

|con2= Tsirekidze (2/4) 45', 61'

|pen2=

|stadium= Athlone Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa

|referee= Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)

}}

Current squad

Georgia squad for 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship{{cite web|url=https://rugby.ge/2024/06/u20-squad2024/|title=უმცროსი ბორჯღალოსნები სამხრეთ აფრიკაში გაემგზავრნენ|author=Georgian Rugby Union|date=19 June 2024|access-date=19 June 2024}}

{{nat rs start|hidenote=yes}}

{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name={{sortname|Mikheil|Khakhubia}}|age={{Birth date and age|2005|06|18|df=y}}|caps=—|club=Lelo Saracens|clubnat=GEO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name={{sortname|Shota|Kheladze}}|age={{Birth date and age|2005|07|30|df=y}}|caps=—|club=Lelo Saracens|clubnat=GEO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name={{sortname|Tamaz|Tchamiashvili}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|3|9|df=y}}|caps=—|club=RC Kharebi|clubnat=GEO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Luka|Kotorashvili}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|06|24|df=y}}|caps=—|club=Montpellier Espoirs|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Luka|Ungiadze}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|03|25|df=y}}|caps=—|club=USON Nevers Espoirs|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Bachuki|Baratashvili}}|age={{Birth date and age|2005|03|13|df=y}}|caps=—|club=AIA Kutaisi|clubnat=GEO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Davit|Mchedlidze}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|8|10|df=y}}|caps=—|club=RC Toulonnais Espoirs|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Davit|Kuntelia}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|07|19|df=y}} |caps=—|club=Provence Espoirs|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Dato(Davit)|Mchedlishvili}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|06|06|df=y}}|caps=—|club=Grenoble Espoirs|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name={{sortname|Temur|Tsulukidze}}|age={{Birth date and age|2005|06|22|df=y}}|caps=—|club=RC Junkers|clubnat=GEO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name={{sortname|Davit|Lagvilava}}|age={{Birth date and age|2005|10|19|df=y}}|caps=—|club=Grenoble Espoirs|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name={{sortname|Murtaz|Tskhadadze}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|12|14|df=y}}|caps=—|club=Ares Kutaisi|clubnat=GEO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name={{sortname|Tornike|Ghaniashvili}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|7|15|df=y}}|caps=—|club=Lelo Saracens|clubnat=GEO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name={{sortname|Luka|Suluashvili}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|03|11|df=y}} |caps=—|club=Aurillacois Espoirs|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name={{sortname|Giorgi|Gergedava}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|3|23|df=y}}|caps=—|club=ASM Clermont Espoirs|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name={{sortname|Andro|Dvali}}|age={{Birth date and age|2005|07|10|df=y}}|caps=—|club=Lelo Saracens|clubnat=GEO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name={{sortname|Nika|Lomidze}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|01|22|df=y}}|caps=—|club=Bayonnais Espoirs|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name={{sortname|Aleksandre|Jighauri}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|12|8|df=y}}|caps=—|club=Lelo Saracens|clubnat=GEO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name={{sortname|Giorgi|Spanderashvili}}|age={{Birth date and age|2005|10|04|df=y}}|caps=—|club=Lelo Saracens|clubnat=GEO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name={{sortname|Mikheil|Kachlavashvili}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|06|05|df=y}} |caps=—|club=Lelo Saracens|clubnat=GEO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name={{sortname|Gela|Kheladze}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|8|4|df=y}}|caps=—|club=Lelo Saracens|clubnat=GEO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name={{sortname|Luka|Tsirekidze}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|8|25|df=y}}|caps=—|club=Black Lion|clubnat=GEO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name={{sortname|Luka|Keshelava}}|age={{Birth date and age|2005|03|19|df=y}}|caps=—|club=RC Army Tbilisi|clubnat=GEO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name={{sortname|Giorgi|Khaindvrava}}|age={{Birth date and age|2005|02|22|df=y}}|caps=—|club=Lelo Saracens|clubnat=GEO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name={{sortname|Nugzar|Kevkhishvili}}|age={{Birth date and age|2005|2|3|df=y}}|caps=—|club=Lelo Saracens|clubnat=GEO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name={{sortname|Tariel|Burtikashvili|dab=Rugby Union}}|age={{Birth date and age|2005|03|25|df=y}}|caps=—|club=RC Vepkhvebi|clubnat=GEO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name={{sortname|Luka|Kobauri}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|1|8|df=y}}|caps=—|club=Leucate Corbières|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name={{sortname|Otar|Metreveli}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|9|12|df=y}}|caps=—|club=AIA Kutaisi|clubnat=GEO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name={{sortname|Luka|Khorbaladze}}|age={{Birth date and age|2004|3|10|df=y}}|caps=—|club=Lyon OU Espoirs|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name={{sortname|Luka|Takaishvili}}|age={{Birth date and age|2005|06|29|df=y}}|caps=—|club=Khvamli Tbilisi|clubnat=GEO}}

{{nat rs end}}

Overall

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style="width:180px;"| Opponent

! style="width:50px;"| Played

! style="width:50px;"| Won

! style="width:50px;"| Lost

! style="width:50px;"| Drawn

! style="width:50px;"| Win %

! style="width:50px;"| For

! style="width:50px;"| Aga

! style="width:50px;"| Diff

{{ruu|20|Argentina}}321066.67%7262+10
{{ruu|20|Australia}}10100.00%1135-24
{{ruu|20|Canada}}3300100.00%11850+68
{{ruu|20|Fiji}}3300100.00%8257+25
{{ruu|20|England}}422050.00%128127+1
{{ruu|20|France}}50500.00%70175-105
{{ruu|20|Hong Kong}}1100100.00%218+13
{{ruu|20|Ireland|rugby union}}415025.00%65101-36
{{ruu|20|Italy}}642067.00%136129+7
{{ruu|20|Jamaica}}1100100.00%903+87
{{ruu|20|Japan}}312066.67%6787-20
{{ruu|20|Namibia}}1100100.00%4617+29
{{ruu|20|New Zealand}}30300.00%39150-111
{{ruu|20|Poland}}1100100.00%490+49
{{ruu|20|Portugal}}1100100.00%1911+8
{{ruu|20|Romania}}321066.67%6144+17
{{ruu|20|Russia}}4400100.00%12249+73
{{ruu|20|Scotland}}3300100.00%11160+51
{{ruu|20|South Africa}}40400.00%74172-98
{{ruu|20|South Korea}}1100100.00%5031+19
{{ruu|20|Spain}}1100100.00%2311+12
{{ruu|20|Tonga}}211050.00%6341+22
{{ruu|20|USA}}10100.00%1213-1
{{ruu|20|Uruguay}}321066.67%8247+35
{{ruu|20|Wales}}30300.00%5480-26
{{ruu|20|Zimbabwe}}2200100.00%9326+67
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! Total !! 41 !! 25 !! 16 !! 0 !! 60.98% !! 1107 !! 855 !! +252

See also

References