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The Lelos of Georgia"Square" Guide
2Why the Lelos?
Georgia National Rugby Side is nick-named the Lelosfor a very obvious reason: Lelo-burti (Lelo-ball) is anancient, free-for-all form of folk football, still alive inthe Western part of the country and from time to time,being codyfied and supported by sports authorities
Lelo has its roots in pagan times as the ball symbol-ized the Sun, one of the seven cesestial bodies wor-shipped throughout the Middle East
Then the game which, by the way, still is a tested formof military training, was adopted by the OrthodoxChurch to such an extent that the Priest used to blessa red - the most revered Christian colour - ball atEaster and throw it up to the players
Village vied with village, Uppies (Zemourebi) withDownies (Kvemourebi, married men with betrothedsand bachelors, and sometimes teams were selectedeven on tribal lines, esp in a sea-side town of Poti
The goal of the Lelo-burti was to bring the ball to apre-marked place, that is Lelo. Hence, it is almost bydefault that both an in-goal area and a try in contemp-rorary Georgian are referred to as Lelo
The folk game got its first - written by scholars -rules in 1930s and 40s. According to them, whenplayed on a modern, 100m long pitch, Lelo is a13-a-side contest. The ball is too heavy to be throw afar
Carrying, passing and kicking are unlimited but as inGeorgian wrestling, one can only tackle opposing ball-carrier above the waist. Lelo is scored by carrying,throwing, kicking or rolling the ball over the opposi-tion end-line and it counts for a single point
Shukhuti Temple Priest presents the ball at Easter 2011
3 How it all started?
There have been several quasi-successful attempts tolaunch rugby here until it finally got foothold in 1959
According to chemistry professor Davrichachvili'srecollections, who later fled Bolsheviks to France, inabout 1919, during brief spell of Independence, therewere three teams in Georgia Democratic Republic.They regularly played on the site of present Vake Gar-dens, just across the road from the Union' Offices
Circa 1930 rugby was played by dockers of Poti, a BlackSea town. Then kid, soccer-star-in-making BorisPaitchadze used to join them and since then kept suchaffection to the Game that in mid 1960s was electedas first Chairman of Soviet Georgia Rugby Federation
Once Soviet State adopted rugby in mid 1930s, a Geor-gian student, Guiga Dvali was sent to a workshop heldin Moscow in spring 1937. Due to bloody purges hemanaged to found four teams on his return to Tbilissionly three years later and arranged a week-long comp,won by Dynamo which actually was a military unitmoved to Caucasus with the onset of WWII
After the war, in 1947, a rugby enthusiast VladTsyganov of Burevestnik Moscow, hastely essembleda team at Tbilissi Sports Technicum. Georgian stu-dents lost all three games during an inter-city tourna-ment held at Dynamo stadium, and never played again
And finally, in late 1950s, a native of Marseille,Jacques Haspekian, who temporarily settled in Tbilissi,formed teams at Polytechnical and Agricultural Insti-tutes and footware-makers Isani. This was followedby inaugural Tbilissi Championship in 1961 and re-turn from Moscow of Guivi Mrelashvili, a founder offirst local governing body, Tbilissi Rugby Section
Dynamo - Tbilissi premiers of 1940
Tbilissi Sports Technicum playing Dynamo Moscow in 1947
Polytechnical Institute - Tbilissi premiers of 1962
4No National Side, just Soviet Clubs
Mr Mrelashvili managed to stage in Tbilissi first all-Soviet comp, Trade Unions' Champs in autumn 1963.Gantiadi (Dawn) which was a Georgian national sidein all but name, finished creditable third out of six
Since then all-Soviet tournaments have been heldon annual basis till USSR's dramatic break-up in1991. From 1970 there were two divisions with pro-motion, relegation and lately, Top Six/Eight as well
Georgia used to delegate two or three multi-sportsociety clubs to all-Soviet summit whilst mostly high-school teams served as feeders to them and werecompeting in neglected championships of the Capi-tal and the Socialist Republic of Georgia
For alomost three decades Georgia fared admirably atSoviet arena. Gantiadi was followed by Mrelashvili'sDynamo for whom fly-half Irakli Kiziria stood out. ThenLocomotivi (Railways) came to the fore, coached byGogui Tonia, Nodar Qipiani and fielding Zaur
Mgueladze, Zurab Kharshiladze, Guela Mikaberidze,Temur Bendiashvili (player-coach) and David Kilassonia
Eventually Aia has emerged from the principal West-ern town of Kutaissi. First under Shalva Kurtsikidzeand then Douglas Kavtelashvili, they ruled the roostfrom mid 1980s, winning three Soviet Championshipsin a row and adding a couple of Cups. The team fea-tured Nugzar Dzagnidze, Oleg Liparteliani, BessikLiluashvili, Mamuka Lossaberidze, Misha Kharshila-dze, Sasha Natchqebia and was de facto professional
Georgian Clubs in Soviet Comps
Aia Kutaissi Gold 1987 1988 1989Silver 1984Bronze 1985Cup 1987 1990
Locomotivi Tbilissi Silver 1967Bronze 1968 1972 1978 1981Cup 1978
Dynamo Tbilissi Silver 1966Gantiadi Tbilissi Bronze 1963
Halfback David Kilassonia launches Locomotivi Tbilissi attack in 1981 * Kutaissi club from the West - Winners of Soviet Cup in 1987
5 Inaugural Test & Joining the iRB
By the end of 1980s a lot has changed in the world.The Soviet Empire began to reform itself but crumbledinstead. Georgian rugby folks pre-empted this inevi-table outcome and approached on their own the iRBwhich was trying to convince USSR sports authori-ties to allow Soviet Rugby Federation into its mem-bership and send a team to the RWC, but all in vain
In July 1989 David Kilassonia, in the capacity of re-formed Georgia Rugby Union CEO (according toSoviet tradition, the Game was called rEgbi untilthen) met the iRB Secretary, Keith Rowlands ofWales, and presented the case
iRB welcomed Georgia's motion but neverthelesstook a cautious stance and waited until politicaldevelopments had made it feasible to recognizeformer Soviet Republics as separate entities
This happened in February 1992 when Mr Rowlandsissued a decree on behalf of the Board and acceptednewly independent Georgia as iRB's 52nd memberUnion. The fact was conveyed to rugby community viaKilassonia's successor, Tamaz Andghuladze, and al-lowed the Lelos to participate in RWC 1995 Qualifiers
By that time Georgia had already played five tests:firstly hosting and defeating (16-3) and then touringinaugural RWC African participant, Zimbabwe, andentertaining Ukraine with whom Georgia used to playat club level since establishment of all-Soviet comps
The newly formed selection wore claret (dark red)jerseys with a pair of black and white stripes on thechest. Golden Shevardeni (Falcon) was chosen as amascot and logo
It was replaced in 1995 by Borjghali - Caucasian sign- a rotating cross which symbolizes Eternity of Lifeand adorns tops of mainstays in traditional Geor-gian houses, arm chairs, sword handles etc fromtimes immemorial
First notable success to the re-branded team came inOctober 1996 when former rulers, Russia arrived forthe very first time as a national side to play a FIRApool game at the National stadium. The Lelos, com-prised mostly of guys belonging to the 'Lost in Transi-tion' Generation - Guia Rapava, Merab Besselia, DimitriOboladze, Kakha Machitidze, Niko Iurini, ArchilKavtarashvili, Guia Guiunashvili, Kakha Alania, KakhaKobakhidze - and coached by Guram Modebadze,won by 29-20, three tries to one
This was followed by another epic in May 1998 whenschool-boy Malkhaz Urjukashvili kicked four penal-ties in torrential rain, the team repelled Siberian gi-ants' late assault, won by 12-6 and advanced to thenext round of RWC Qualifiers
6ENC and Antim Cup
The Lelos of Georgia have an annual competiton toplay in: 7-tier European Nations Cup (ENC) conductedby FIRA AER since early 1960s
Georgia joined the fray at then the lowest, 5th tier inautumn 1993 and drew away with Luxembourg buthave relentlessly moved up every season and finishedoverall 4th by spring 1997
When the Lelos just missed on the qualification forRWC 1999 Finals, they have still gained a berth in6-team Division One as a reward, and in 12 yearssince then never finished outside the Top Three
Albeit Romania was perceived as a leader of the foldat the turn of the century, now it is Georgia who bet-ter their Black Sea neighbours on almost every count
To spice-up the rivalry, a guilded Antim Cup wascreated in 2002 and is being contested annually onlines similar to famous Calcutta and Bledisloe Cups.It is branded after Antimoz Iverieli, a saint reveredby both Georgian and Romanian Orthodox Churches
12 Year (2000-2011) Aggregate
Pt% yr p W-L*D$bp enc 6nb slam
Georgia 80.0 12 60 46-11*3$2 4 6 3Romania 75.8 12 60 44-15*1$4 4 5 1Morocco 60.0 1 5 3-2 - - -Russia 59.7 11 54 30-21*3$3 - - -Portugal 54.2 12 60 31-27*2$2 1 1 1Spain 28.0 10 50 13-36*1$2 - - -Czechia 20.7 6 29 6-23 - - -Holland 6.7 3 15 1-14 - - -Germany 0.0 2 10 0-10 - - -Ukraine 0.0 3 15 0-15 - - -
Pt% = (4*W+2*D+bp) / (4*p) *100
Official ENC Champions
Romania 4 2000 2002 2005/6 2010Georgia 4 2001 2007/8 2009 2011Portugal 1 2003/4
Informal Annual 6N*B Winners (^ Slam)
Georgia 6 2001^ 2005 2007 2008^ 2009 2011^
Romania 5 2000 2002^ 2004 2006 2010Portugal 1 2003^
First Lelo winners over Russia in 1996 * Irakli Abusseridze has lifted Antim Cup and ENC Champions Shield several times
7 At RWC this far
2003 Australia * Overall 19th
12/10 Perth England L 6-8419/10 Perth Samoa L 9-4624/10 Sydney South Africa L 19-4628/10 Sydney Uruguay L 12-24
2007 France * Overall 13th
11/09 Lyons Argentina L 3-3315/09 Bordeaux Ireland L 10-1426/09 Lens Namibia W 30-030/09 Marseille France L 7-64
Georgia at RWC Finals
This is fifth World Cup for the Lelos and only thirdFinals but taking into account that no other ball-game(team sport) Georgian selection ever made the samestage - Shvidkatsa (Sevens) being the exception,achivements in Rugby stand alone and prove howgifted the Caucasians are, well ... in International Lelo
Georgia lost out to ex-rulers, Russia and hosts Po-land in 1995 RWC Qualifiers, and came second toRomania and Tonga for 1999 berth
In October 2002 the Lelos beat Russia by 17-13 in anepic and made it to Australia. The debutants, led byFrench guru Claude Saurel, became crowd favouritesfor their garish clothing, and valiantly fought Bokke'ssecond string but ended empty handed after goingdown to more experienced Uruguay
Four years later, under tutelage of home-grownMalkhaz Tcheishvili, after shrugging off challengesof Spain and Portugal in the Qualifiers, Georgia camewithin a whisker (TMO decision) of upsetting Ireland,nearly undermining the credibility of keeping the holySix Nations in-tact and even debunking the establishedqualifying structure for this year's edition - but worldrugby pecking order survived for the time being
Irakli Machkhaneli, Irakli Abusseridze & George Chkhaidze hunt down the Puma
Guia Labadze dodges opponent whilst Merab Kvirikashvili kicks for goal
(clockwise) Victor Didebulidze, Irakli Abusseridze, David Katcharava
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Pool Stages
RWC 2011 Schedule
# KO Pool Teams Venue
Fri 9/09
0 07.30 Opening Auckland1 08.30 A N Zealand - Tonga Auckland
Sat 10/09
2 01.00 B Scotland - Romania Invercargill3 03.30 D Fiji - Namibia Rotorua4 06.00 A France - Japan Nth Harbour5 08.30 B Argentina - England Dunedin
Sun 11/09
6 03.30 C Australia - Italy Nth Harbour7 06.00 C Ireland - USA N Plymouth8 08.30 D Sth Africa - Wales Wellington
Wed 14/09
9 02.30 D Samoa - Namibia Rotorua10 05.00 A Tonga - Canada Whangarei11 07.30 B Scotland - Georgia Invercargill
Thu 15/09
12 07.30 C Russia - USA N Plymouth
Fri 16/09
13 08.00 A N Zealand - Japan Hamilton
Sat 17/09
14 03.30 B Argentina - Romania Invercargill15 06.00 D Sth Africa - Fiji Wellington16 08.30 C Australia - Ireland Auckland
Sun 18/09
17 03.30 D Wales - Samoa Hamilton18 06.00 B England - Georgia Dunedin19 08.30 A France - Canada Napier
Tue 20/09
20 07.30 C Italy - Russia Nelson
Four 5-team Pools
BArgentinaEnglandScotlandGeorgiaRomania
CAustraliaIreland
ItalyRussiaUSA
DSouth Africa
WalesFiji
SamoaNamibia
ANew Zealand
FranceTonga
CanadaJapan
Log Points: W 4, D 2, L 0Scoring 4th try / Losing within 7 = 1 bonus each
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Knock Out StagesPool Stages (continued)
RWC 2011 Schedule
KO times = UTC (GMT) = GEO - 4h
Wed 21/09
21 07.30 A Tonga - Japan Whangarei
Thu 22/09
22 08.00 D Sth Africa - Namibia Nth Harbour
Fri 23/09
23 08.30 C Australia - USA Wellington
Sat 24/09
24 06.00 B England - Romania Dunedin25 08.30 A N Zealand - France Auckland
Sun 25/09
26 02.30 D Fiji - Samoa Auckland27 05.00 C Ireland - Russia Rotorua28 07.30 B Argentina - Scotland Wellington
Mon 26/09
29 06.30 D Wales - Namibia N Plymouth
Tue 27/09
30 04.00 A Canada - Japan Napier31 06.30 C Italy - USA Nelson
Wed 28/09
32 06.30 B Georgia - Romania Palmerston
Fri 30/09
33 07.30 D Sth Africa - Samoa Nth Harbour
Sat 1/10
34 02.30 C Australia - Russia Nelson35 05.00 A France - Tonga Wellington36 07.30 B England - Scotland Auckland
Sun 2/10
37 00.00 B Argentina - Georgia Palmerston38 02.30 A N Zealand - Canada Wellington39 05.00 D Wales - Fiji Hamilton40 07.30 C Ireland - Italy Dunedin
Sat 8/10
41 05.00 QF C 1 - D 2 Wellington42 07.30 QF B 1 - A 2 Auckland
Sun 9/10
43 05.00 QF D 1 - C 2 Wellington44 07.30 QF A 1 - B 2 Auckland
Sat 15/10
45 08.00 SF C1/D2 - B1/A2 Auckland
Sun 16/10
46 08.00 SF D1/C2 - A1/B2 Auckland
Fri 21/10
47 07.30 BF Bronze Auckland
Sun 23/10
48 08.00 CF Cup Auckland
Tie Breakers
Pool
(1) Head-to-head result(2) F-A difference throughout the Pool(3) TF-TA (tries) difference throughout the Pool(4) Most points For (F) throughout the Pool(5) Most tries For (TF) throughout the Pool(6) Higher iRB Ranking on Mon 3/10
Knock Out
(1) Two 10-minute Extra Times(2) Single 10-minute Sudden Death(3) Place Kicking Shoot Out from 22 metres
10Staging International Competitons
The first team from abroad to visit Georgia in So-viet times was a French Trade Unions selection. Theytoured in summer 1967 and gave valuable lessonsto local novices
Sibiu of Romania followed in 1973, and then camethe Penguins, fielding 16 full capped stars and sevenfringe players from England, Ireland, Wales and evenSouth Africa. They entered as part of 6-team inter-national tournament, held at Vake Stadium and spon-sored by the Socialist Industry daily paper
In all, Soviets played five home FIRA matches onGeorgian soil but after the collapse of the Commu-nism living standards quickly deteriorated. So, thenext ones who dared to venture to electricity starvedland were Germany in 1995, and since then the Lelosregularly entertain international opposition
Georgia used to have their own Euro 7s leg from2003 to 2008. In summer 2006 the Barbarians paida short visit, and the Black Sea Cup, featuring Geor-gian, Romanian and Ukrainian clubs, was held lastyear for the very first time
But the pinnacle was reached this spring: Tbilissihosted iRB U20 World Trophy. Eight teams repre-senting all six regions of the planet played fourrounds at two newly-built grounds. Games werebroadcast live on Georgia TV and streamed on theweb. Crowds were healthy, happy and supportive
Thus, by successfully staging the JWRT, GeorgiaRugby Union proved that they are capable of arrang-ing tournaments of bigger scale and importance inthe near futurePenguins RFC play Soviets at Vake, 1977
11 Domestic Game also Flourishes
Seniors
Juniors
Not long time ago they used to play and practice atrace courses, parking lots and garbage dumps
Now they have two state-of-art rugby centres -Avtchala and Shevardeni, and a philanthropist CartuGroup are constructing similar facilities in Kutaissi,Rustavi, Martqopi, Poti, Batumi this year and Senaki,Gori, Telavi and Aspindza - the next
Hence, there will be ample space - 12 rugby centresin the Capital plus another nine in regions - toadequately house eight divisions (including agegrade) 47 clubs and 5,289 licensed players, who com-pete in leagues and festivals
All this will be achieved through support of Stateauthorities who run an array of long-term projects
Tbilissi, the Capital (19)
ArmaziChokhosnebi *DevebiDynamoFine Arts AcademyHooliganaIlia Uni JikebiIveria *Jvarosnebi *LeloLocomotiviMerani *TBC BankTbilissi RC *Technical Uni QochebiThe ArmyThe UniversityTornado *Tsikara *
East & South (11)
Akhmeta *Kakhebi Gurjaani *Kharebi RustaviMimino Dedoplis-tsqaro *Mutrukebi Telavi *
Qvareli *Saguramo *Vepkhvebi Patardzeuli *
Lomebi Aspindza *Tao Adigeni *Torti Borjomi *
West (17)
Aia KutaissiBagrati KutaissiThe School Kutaissi *
Baghdati *Jrutchi SachkhereSamtredia *Tchiatura *Tsqaltubo *Zestaponi *
Artsivebi OzurgetiChokhatauri *Jikha Senaki *Kolkhi Raindebi PotiLanchkhuti *Martvili *
BatumiKobuleti *
* Juniors (Uxx) only / Feeders
Acting Rugby Clubs
12The Lelos by Numbers
23 year (1989-2011) Totals
Played 134 (48 at Home , 57 Away, 29 at neutral venue)
Won 82 - Lost 47 * Drawn 5
Points: For 3096, Against 2500, Difference +596
Tries: For 380, Against 264, Difference +116
In all, 209 Lelos:
84 backs, 118 forwards and 7 utilities
with backs scoring 185 tries and forwards 195
Most capped: 72 Irakli Abusseridze;
67 Malkhaz Urjukashvili; 65 Guia Labadze;
63 Ilia Zedguinidze; 62 Akvsent Guiorgadze;
61 Goderdzi Shvelidze & Bessik Khamashuridze
Captains: 37 Zedguinidze; 26 Abusseridze;
12 Zurab Mtchedlishvili & Levan Tsabadze;
11 Dimitri Oboladze
Most Tries: 19 Mamuka Gorgodze;
18 Urjukashvili; 17 Irakli Machkhaneli;
15 Zedguinidze, Tedo Zibzibadze & Khamashuridze
Most Points: 320 Pavle Jimsheladze & Urjukashvili;
258 Merab Kvirikashvili; 105 Nugzar Dzagnidze;
100 Lasha Malaghuradze
Versus Arch-Rivals
union since p (h a n) w-l*d F-A T
Ukraine 1991 08 (4 4 0) 8-0 248-060 35/07
Russia 1993 15 (7 5 3) 13-1*1 338-205 36/12
Czechia 1996 08 (4 4 0) 8-0 310-058 45/03
Portugal 1997 15 (6 9 0) 9-4*2 329-222 40/15
Romania 1998 14 (7 6 1) 6-8 257-293 24/28
Spain 2000 11 (6 5 0) 8-2*1 357-167 52/17
Ever formidable Lelos' engine room of 2002 class
Joint top point scorers - Pavle Jimsheladze & Malkhaz Urjukashvili
13 Entering RWC 2011
The Lelos are approaching the Tournament in bois-terous mood
Firstly, they have secured a trip to NZ last year, withtwo rounds to spare whilst French ChampionClermont's tight-head David Zirakashvili became thefirst rugby player to be named The Georgian athleteof the Year in fans' poll
Then, this spring they have completed third Grand Slamin ENC and conceded a solitary try in the process whilstMontpellier back-rower Mamuka Gorgodze was cho-sen as The Best Foreigner in the Top14 by Frenchmedia and Knighted by Georgian Sports Ministry
And finally, they had an excellent build-up and arelooking for a sculp or two
Mentors & Staff
Richie Dixon Head Coach SCO
Donald Caskie Backs Coach SCO
John Muggleton Defense Coach AUS
Gareth Adamson Fitness Coach AUS
Ilia Maissuradze Assistant Coach GEO
Peter Grime Doctor UK
Emma Petherick Physio UK
Abessalom Abramishvili Physio GEO
Benjamin Moadab Osteopath FRA
David Ramishvili Video Analyst GEO
George Tchumburidze Technical Director GEO
Lasha Khurtsidze Media Manager GEO
Vassil Abashidze Team Manager GEO
Otar Iashvili Logistics Manager GEO
Natalie Kurtanidze Admin.Assistant GEO
ENC 2011 Pt Diff W-L F - A T BP
Georgia 22 +133 5-0 168 - _35 24/_1 2Romania 16 +97 3-2 166 - _69 21/_7 4Portugal 14 +15 3-2 113 - _98 13/_9 2Russia 11 +2 2-3 100 - _98 11/11 3Spain 10 -83 2-3 _92 - 175 10/24 2Ukraine 0 -164 0-5 _61 - 225 _7/34 0
Georgia NZ Itinerary (KO utc)
Wed 14/09 07.30 Scotland InvercargillSun 18/09 06.00 England Dunedin
Wed 28/09 06.30 Romania Palmerston NorthSun 2/10 00.00 Argentina Palmerston North
Qualifiers Pt W-L*D F - A
Georgia 17 8-1*1 326-132Russia 15 7-2*1 291-175Romania 13 6-3*1 282-136
Portugal 11 5-4*1 255-149Spain 4 2-8 145-304Germany 0 0-10 _58-461
14RWC 2011 Squad
b 25/111977174 cm81 kg72 caps7 triesrwc: 303 407
Irakli AbusseridzeScrum Half
b 23/041987180 cm90 kg13 caps1 try
Jaba BregvadzeHooker
b 09/051984190 cm103 kg31 caps2 triesrwc: 307
Revaz GuigauriCentre
b 01/121989183 cm108 kg15 caps
Vassil KakoviniProp
b 16/011985184 cm86 kg43 caps11 triesrwc: 207
David KatcharavaCentre
b 04/061976180 cm105 kg62 caps11 triesrwc: 403 407
Akvsent GuiorgadzeHooker
b 20/081981194 cm107 kg48 caps6 triesrwc: 303 407
George ChkhaidzeBack Row
b 27/111985192 cm107 kg16 caps1 try
Dimitri BassilaiaBack Row
b 10/081987186 cm100 kg3 caps
Guivi BerishviliBack Row
b 20/011988179 cm78 kg9 caps
Lasha KhmaladzeFly Half
b 24/071982181 cm115 kg35 caps3 triesrwc: 307
David KhinchaguishviliProp
b 17/081982185 cm95 kg22 caps5 tries
Lexo GugavaWing
b 18/011983196 cm114 kg42 caps2 triesrwc: 307
Levan DatunashviliLock
b 14/071984195 cm118 kg37 caps19 triesrwc: 307
Mamuka GorgodzeBack Row
b 05/101987186 cm102 kg25 caps5 tries
Irakli ChkhikvadzeWing
b 09/101989192 cm98 kg10 caps1 try
Victor KolelishviliBack Row
15 RWC 2011 Squad
b 18/071981187 cm97 kg48 caps17 triesrwc: 403 307
Irakli MachkhaneliWing
b 26/091984195 cm110 kg22 caps5 tries
George NemsadzeLock
b 02/111987183 cm82 kg24 caps1 try
Sandro ToduaWing
b 10/101983183 cm117 kg28 caps7 triesrwc: 307
David ZirakashviliProp
b 06/091980191 cm94 kg56 caps15 triesrwc: 303
Tedo ZibzibadzeCentre
b 27/121983177 cm80 kg52 caps 258 pt5t'64c'33p'2drwc: 403 407
Merab KvirikashviliFly Half
b 06/021986185 cm88 kg31 caps 100 pt3t'17c'14p'3d
Lasha MalaghuradzeFly Half
b 197720/01195 cm112 kg63 caps15 triesrwc: 303 207
Ilia ZedguinidzeLock
b 24/091980178 cm80 kg67 caps 320 pt18t'46c'45p'drwc: 303 407
Malkhaz UrjukashviliFull back
b 02/101983172 cm80 kg56 caps6 triesrwc: 407
Bidzina SamkharadzeScrum Half
b 11/031987195 cm104 kg8 caps
Vakhtang MaissuradzeLock
b 12/031986183 cm122 kg17 caps
David KubriashviliProp
b 17/041978177 cm106 kg61 caps7 triesrwc: 303 407
Goderdzi ShvelidzeProp
b 24/011984189 cm96 kg20 caps1 try
Shalva SutiashviliLock
Photo credits
Stas Kolpakov (p 1) Ms Tamar Qulumbegashvili (2 10 11 16)Public domain (3 4 10) Misha Kharati (5) Zurab Guenguiuri (6)Goguita Bukhaidze (6 14 15) Chris Henry (7 12) Getty Images (7 16)Richard Bannister (12) Chris Thau (13)
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