Georgia national under-18 rugby union team

Georgia under-18

Union	Georgia Rugby Union
Nickname(s)	Junior lelos
Coach(es)	Zura Amonashvili
Captain(s)	Luka Saghinadze
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The Georgia national under-18 rugby union team is the under-18 team of the Georgia national rugby union team in the sport of rugby union.

History

Under-18 became a recognised age-grade in European rugby in 2004.

Wins against Tier 1 nations

2009	Georgia	18–3	Italy	Toulon, France

2012	Georgia	20–18	Italy	Madrid, Spain

2013	Georgia	17–12	Italy	Grenoble, France

31 March 2018	France	3–8	Georgia	Poznań, Poland
15:50 CET (UTC+01)	Pen: Idjellidaine 12'	report	Try: Karkadze 8' m Pen: Lomidze 69'	Referee: J. Lewars ( England)

3 April 2024	Georgia	20–19	France	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01)	Try: Ezieshvili 23' Shvelidze 70' Con: Tsiklauri 24' Sirbiladze 70' Pen: Tsiklauri 13', 46'	report	Try: Elissalde 9' Cazemajou 17' Ibsaine 29' Con: Drault 10', 30	Referee: Diogo Inacio (Portugal)

Current squad

Georgian squad for Under-18 international series to be held in South Africa.
Head Coach: Zurab Amonashvili

Pos	Name	Club
Hooker	Davit Archvadze	Lelo Saracens
Hooker	Anri Shvelidze	CA Brive
Prop	Dachi Chelidze	Lelo Saracens
Prop	Levan Ezieshvili	ASM Clermont Auvergne
Prop	Nikoloz Kumaritov	RC Locomotive Tbilisi
Prop	Nikoloz Olkishvili	Lelo Saracens
Prop	Giorgi Turashvili	Ipswich RUFC
Lock	Davit Baramia	Lelo Saracens
Lock	Nikoloz Chkhortolia	ASM Clermont Auvergne
Lock	Giorgi Mefarishvili	RC Aia Kutaisi
Flanker	Giorgi Ardzenadze	RC Chakvi
Flanker	Luka Gabunia	RC Aia Kutaisi
Flanker	Luka Saghinadze	Lyon OU
Flanker	Mikheil Shioshvili	Lelo Saracens
Flanker	Giorgi Zazadze	RC Rustavi Kharebi
Scrum-half	Temur Dzodzuashvili	RC Aia Kutaisi
Scrum-half	Davit Tsiklauri	Khvamli Tbilisi
Fly-half	Gigi Sirbiladze	Lelo Saracens
Fly-half	Goga Tsuperidze	RC Aia Kutaisi
Center	Davit Araviashvili	RC Armazi Marneuli
Center	Davit Barbakadze	RC Army Tbilisi
Center	Ioane Basilaya	Lelo Saracens
Center	Leonide Saldadze	RC Locomotive Tbilisi
Winger	Giga Kipshidze	Khvamli Tbilisi
Winger	Givi Soselia	Kolkh Knights
Winger	Saba Sharvashidze	RC Aia Kutaisi
Full-back	Nikoloz Khalvashi	Lelo Saracens
Full-back	Luka Tvauri	Khvamli Tbilisi

European Championship

The Georgian team has been a regular competitor at the European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship, playing in the A division with moderate success for the most part. The team's greatest achievement came in 2010 when it finished third, behind France and Ireland, beating Belgium in the third-place game. In 2011, a revamped competition saw the creation of an Elite division, with Georgia once more coming third, now in the tier-two First division, behind Scotland and Italy.

European championship

Elite Division 2012

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Ireland		34
	Portugal		24
						Ireland		22
						France		20
	France		19
	Scotland		7
											Ireland		13
											England		25
	Wales		41
	Italy		8
						Wales		16
						England		22
	England		58
	Georgia		8

	play-off games
	1	Georgia	20
	2	Italy	18

	5th place
	1	Scotland	29
	2	Georgia	10

Pos	Elite Division 2012
1	England
2	Ireland
3	France
4	Wales
5	Scotland
6	Georgia
7	Italy
8	Portugal

Elite Division 2013

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	England		82
	Portugal		8
						England		25
						Scotland		12
	Wales		17
	Scotland		18
											England		27
											France		22
	France		32
	Italy		0
						France		23
						Ireland		18
	Ireland		31
	Georgia		27

	play-off games
	1	Georgia	17
	2	Italy	12

	5th place
	1	Wales	50
	2	Georgia	0

Pos	Elite Division 2013
1	England
2	France
3	Ireland
4	Scotland
5	Wales
6	Georgia
7	Italy
8	Portugal

Elite Division 2014

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	England		62
	Portugal		5
						England		11
						Wales		9
	Wales		23
	Scotland		21
											England		30
											Ireland		14
	France		29
	Italy		7
						France		11
						Ireland		24
	Ireland		20
	Georgia		10

	play-off games
	1	Georgia	13
	2	Italy	15

	7th place
	1	Georgia	26
	2	Portugal	3

Pos	Elite Division 2014
1	England
2	Ireland
3	Wales
4	France
5	Scotland
6	Italy
7	Georgia
8	Portugal

Elite Division 2015

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	England		85
	Portugal		5
						England		19
						France		23
	France		22
	Scotland		10
											France		57
											Georgia		0
	Georgia		8
	Ireland		8
						Georgia		6
						Italy		6
	Italy		14
	Wales		13

Pos	Elite Division 2015
1	France
2	Georgia
3	England
4	Italy
5	Wales
6	Portugal
7	Ireland
8	Scotland

Positions

The team's final positions in the European championship:

Year	Division	Tier	Place
2004
2005	A Division	I	5th
2006	A Division	I	6th
2007	A Division	I	6th
2008	A Division	I	6th
2009	A Division	I	7th
2010	A Division	I	3rd
2011	First Division	II	3rd
2012	Division Elite		6th
2013	Division Elite		6th
2014	Division Elite		7th
2015	Division Elite		2nd
2016	Division Elite		2nd
2017	Division Elite		2nd
2018	Division Elite		1st
2019	Division Elite		1st
2021	Division Elite		1st
2022	Division Elite		1st
2023	Division Elite		1st

Six Nations U18 Festival

2024

On 15 February 2024 Georgian Rugby Union announced that they were invited to Six Nations U18 festival, where they will play against Scotland, France and England.

Date	Opponent	Result	Venue
2024-03-30	Scotland	14 - 22	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Italy
2024-04-03	France	20 - 19
2024-04-07	England	19 - 26

See also

• Georgia national rugby union team
• Georgia national under-20 rugby union team

External links

• Official Georgia Rugby Union website