Georgia squad

[Croket66]

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, already signed by Lyon for the next season

PROPS
Nika Abuladze (Exeter Chiefs) - 27 years old, 11 caps
Beka Gigashvili (RC Toulon) - 31, 35 caps
Guram Gogichashvili (Racing 92) - 24, 36 caps
Luka Japaridze (CA Brive) - 24, 6 caps
Mikheil Nariashvili (Black Lion) - 33, 71 caps
Guram Papidze (Section Paloise) - 26, 8 caps

HOOKERS
Giorgi Chkoidze (Black Lion) - 32, 30 caps
Shalva Mamukashvili (Black Lion) - 32, 97 caps
Luka Nioradze (Stade Aurillacois) - 24, 1 cap
Tengiz Zamtaradze (Black Lion) - 25, 2 caps

LOCKS
Mikheil Babunashvili (Black Lion) - 27, 2 caps
Vladimer Chachanidze (USO Nevers) - 23, 10 caps
Nodar Cheishvili (Black Lion) - 32, 46 caps
Lasha Jaiani (USO Nevers) - 25, 16 caps
Konstantine Mikautadze (Aviron Bayonnais) - 31, 81 caps

BACKROW
Mikheil Gachechiladze (Black Lion) - 32, 18 caps
Otar Giorgadze (US Montauban) - 27, 39 caps
Beka Gorgadze (Section Paloise) - 27, 40 caps
Luka Ivanishvili (Black Lion) - 21, 3 caps
Tornike Jalagonia (Biarritz Olympique) - 24, 22 caps
Beka Saghinadze (Lyon OU) - 24, 36 caps
Giorgi Tsutskiridze (Stade Français) - 26, 29 caps

SCRUMHALVES
Mikheil Alania (Stade Aurillacois) - 22, 9 caps
Gela Aprasidze (Montpellier Hérault) - 25, 45 caps
Vasil Lobzhanidze (CA Brive) - 26, 75 caps
Tengiz Peranidze (Black Lion) - 25, 1 cap

FLYHALVES
Tedo Abzhandadze (US Montauban) - 24, 41 caps
Luka Matkava (Black Lion) - 21, 7 caps

CENTRES
Tornike Kakhoidze (Black Lion) - 19, 2 caps
Giorgi Kveseladze (Gloucester Rugby) - 25, 41 caps
Merab Sharikadze (Black Lion) - 30, 93 caps
Demur Tapladze (Black Lion) - 23, 25 caps

WINGERS
Otar Lashki (Black Lion) - 23, 1 cap
Mirian Modebadze (Black Lion) - 25, 22 caps
Akaki Tabutsadze (Black Lion) - 25, 28 caps
Alexandre Todua (Black Lion) - 35, 107 caps

FULLBACKS
Lasha Khmaladze (Black Lion) - 36, 95 caps
Luka Khorboladze (Lelo Tbilisi) - 19, uncapped
Davit Niniashvili (Lyon OU)- 20, 21 caps


Possible best XV

Abuladze - Mamukashvili - Gigashvili
Cheishvili - Mikautadze
Tsutskiridze - Gorgadze - Saghinadze
Lobzhanidze - Abzhandadze
Todua - Sharikadze - Kveseladze - Tabutsadze
Niniashvili​

The superstar : Davit Niniashvili

 

[ikvat]

No chance to reach the final, but certainly a team to follow.

 

[Croket66]

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?

 

[ikvat]

They are to be considered.
They have a true passion for the oval ball, and fight is in their DNA. Plus they are more then just good props now.