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Georgia U18 FORWARDS Luka Saghinadze (Lyon/France) - captain Giorgi Turashvili (Northampton Saints, Ipswich RFC/England), Anri Shvelidze (Brive, France), Levan Ezieshvili (Clermont, France), Nikoloz Chkhortolia (Clermont, France), Archil Nozadze (Kochebi), Davit Archvadze (Lelo), Nikoloz...

First game under Cockerill tomorrow against Germany . Many players unavailable + a bunch of new players against a lower opponent U20 props Aptsiauri and Mamaiashvili are called up alongside uncapped Akhaladze and Kartvelishvili. All comes from ProD2 Good to see Karkadze back in the starting...

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/richard-cockerill-no-one-can-still-tell-me-what-a-tier-one-team-is/?fbclid=IwAR1TIJkyIeUSW1kzurwgfDVijv_Ij1MesVimMkbw4nV_uarUWitwlLdQ_8Q_aem_Abd4TspiI4_EpGIqRNLIveN5r_l3Gt0ogoUZB-SXiLcLqcD3UiAphxYeHOf2fdE7d1U

Cockerill is also named Black Lion coach https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.rugbypass.com/news/richard-cockerill-takes-on-new-dual-role-with-georgian-rugby/

The backline now : Centres Merab Sharikadze (30) is captaining both Georgia and Black Lion. Previously played for Hartpury College before heading to ProD2 playing six seasons. A excellent tackler and a true leader. Giorgi Kveseladze is known for his incredible 50m individual try against...

The backs are historically very pour, but trend to be better every year and now close to match the level of their forwards even if the depth is limited. Let's start with halfbacks Scrumhalf Some people remember when Vasil Lobzhanidze made the 2019 RWC squad at 18, becoming the youngest player...

The pool of players to prepare for the RWC, starting with the forwards Loosehead prop The frontrow is going to be strong as usual but Georgia did not even had a forward coachs past years then both scrum and lineout declined. At loosehead prop Sergo Abramishvili is going to be immense. He is...

Cockerill annonced as the new Georgia head coach while Georgia is, despite a very poor RWC, stronger than ever : - 2 six nations scalp in 2022 - U20 finished in the WC top 8 - Their franchise Black Lion won SuperCup 3 times in a row and is now involved in Challenge Cup and won over Scarlets...

Georgia to face Wales 5 players to get their first start 1- Sergo Abramishvili (Stade Français, FR) 2- Tamaz Chamiashvili (Kharebi Rustavi) 3- Irakli Aptsiauri (Grenoble, FR) 4- Guram Ghaniashvili (Grenoble, FR) 5- Giorgi Nikoladze (Aia Kutaisi) 6- Rati Zazadze (Nevers, FR) 7- Tornike...

The next elite georgian back?

Georgia U20 is full of french academy players Props Badri Tsikhistavi (Bayonne) FR Giorgi Mamaiashvili (Grenoble) FR Irakli Aptsiauri (Grenoble) FR Sergo Abramishvili (Stade Français) FR Lasha Pkakhadze (Nevers) FR Davit Mchedlidze (Toulon) FR Hookers Basa Khonelidze (Aurillac) FR Nikoloz...

I did not see a topic about it so... POOL A France Japan New Zealand Wales POOL B Australia England Fiji Ireland POOL C Argentina Georgia Italy South Africa Note that Scotland was relegated and will play the Trophy in Pool A with Uruguay, USA and Zimbabwe in its pool while Hong Kong...

Last games v RWC opponents : Australia 27-8 Georgia (2019 RWC) Wales 12-13 Georgia (Nov 2022) Fiji 15-15 Georgia (Nov 2021) Georgia 38-11 Portugal (REC March 2023) Is reaching quarter final a reachable upset?

39 men squad Easily the youngest squad of the whole RWC 100% homegrown except maybe Tsutskiridze who he is France since he is 15 I think - 11 Top14 players - 2 Premiership players - 7 ProD2 players - 18 Black Lion players - 1 Didi10 (domestic championship) player : young fullback Khorboladze...

Georgia Props : Vakh Abdaladze (Leinster), Nika Abuladze (Exeter Chiefs), Beka Gigashvili (Toulon), Guram Gogichashvili (Racing 92), Aleksandre Kuntelia (La Rochelle), Guram Papidze (Pau) Reserves : Mikheil Nariashvili (Black Lion), Giorgi Melikidze (Stade Français) Hookers : Giorgi...

Fact : 12 georgians from the 23 men squad that beat Wales are from Black Lion franchise. A team owned by the georgian board that desperately asks for the possibility to play Challenge Cup/URC or any other competition. They were rumoured to play Challenge Cup with another Rugby Europe SuperCup...

Wow I did not expected this one. A result of many years of hard work for the Georgian union. I was afraid when I saw the replacement props with Abuladze, 2 caps, playing in Georgia and Kuntelia, 20 years old, 1 cap and 22 minutes of experience in Top14 while a dozen of props are regular in...

Draw 15-15

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