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Here is the 43-men training squad + 2 developing players

Loosehead Prop
Mikheil Nariashvili (Montpellier, France) - 29, 54 caps
Karlen Asieshvili (Brive, France) - 32, 34 caps
Giorgi Tetrashvili (Agen, France) - 25, 9 caps
Guram Gogichashvili (Racing92, France) - 20, 5 caps

Hooker
Shalva Mamukashvili (Enisei-STM, Russia) - 28, 66 caps
Jaba Bregvadze (Sunwolves, Japan) - 32, 54 caps
Giorgi Chkoidze (Lelo Saracens) - 28, 5 caps
Vano Karkadze (Aurillac, France) - 19, 3 caps

Tighthead Prop
Levan Chilachava (Montpellier, France) - 27, 48 caps
Giorgi Melikidze (Stade Français, France) - 23, 13 caps
Beka Gigashvili (Grenoble, France) - 27, 7 caps
Lasha Tabidze (Bordeaux-Bègles, France) - 21, 4 caps

Lock
Giorgi Nemsadze (Ospreys, Wales) - 34, 90 caps
Shalva Sutiashvili (Soyaux-Angoulême, France) - 35, 75 caps
Konstantin Mikautadze (Montpellier, France) - 27, 57 caps
Nodar Cheishvili (Cornish Pirates, England) - 28, 22 caps
Davit Gigauri (CSM Bucuresti, Romania) - 25, 3 caps
Grigor Kerdikoshvili (Lelo Saracens) - 25, 1 caps
Lasha Jaiani (Exeter Uni, England) - 21 ans, developing player

Backrow
Giorgi Tkhilaishvili (Batumi) - 28, 50 caps
Lasha Lomidze (Doncaster Knights, England) - 26, 44 caps
Beka Bitsadze (Narbonne, France) - 28, 29 caps
Otar Giorgadze (Brive, France) - 23, 20 caps
Giorgi Tsutskiridze (Aurillac, France) - 22, 18 caps
Beka Gorgadze (Bordeaux-Bègles, France) - 23, 17 caps
Saba Shubitidze (Batumi) - 25, 12 caps
Beka Saginadze (Aurillac, France) - 20, 3 caps

Scrumhalf
Giorgi Begadze (Locomotive Tbilisi) - 33, 65 caps
Vasil Lobzhanidze (Brive, France) - 22, 43 caps
Gela Aprasidze (Montpellier, France) - 21, 15 caps
Mikheil Alania (Armazi Marneuli) - 18, developing player

Flyhalf
Lasha Khmaladze (Batumi) - 31, 74 caps
Tedo Abzhandadze (Aia Kutaisi) - 20, 7 caps
Revaz Jinchvelashvili (Armazi Marneuli) - 23, 8 caps

Centre
Davit Kacharava (Enisei-STM, Russia) - 34, 114 caps
Lasha Malaguradze (VVA Podmoskovye, Russia) - 33, 91 caps
Merab Sharikadze (Aurillac, France) - 26, 63 caps
Tamaz Mchedlidze (Agen, France) - 26, 51 caps
Giorgi Kveseladze (Armazi Marneuli) - 21, 18 caps

Outside Backs
Merab Kvirikasvili (Lelo Saracens) - 35, 115 caps
Sandro Todua (Batumi) - 31, 78 caps
Giorgi Aptsiauri (Locomotive Tbilisi) - 25, 25 caps
Soso Matiashvili (Lelo Saracens) - 26, 17 caps
Mirian Modebadze (Aia Kutaisi) - 21, 8 caps
Zurab Dzneladze (Locomotive Tbilisi) - 27, 7 caps
 
Gotta feeling both Wales and Australia will test their squad depth against the Georgians so you never know... also the Georgia vs Fiji game should be really competitive... one of the many pool games I'm really looking forward to.
 
RWC staff :

Head coach - Milton Haig (NZ)
former NZ U21 ass. coach (2006-2007) ; Counties Manukau head coach (2008-2011); Maori All Blacks ass. coach (2008) ; Chiefs ass. coach (2011); Georgia (2011-2019)

Forwards coach - Graham Rowntree (ENG)
former England forwards coach (2007-2015) ; B&I Lions forwards coach (2013, 2017); Harlequins forwards coach (2016-2018); Georgia (2018-2019)

Technical adviser - Joe Worlsey (NZ)
Bordeaux-Bègles defence coach (2012-2018) ; Bordeaux-Bègles manager (2018-2019) ; Georgia (2019)

Defence coach - Levan Maisashvili (GEO)
former Lelo Saracens head coach ; former Emerging Georgia head coach

Head Strength & Conditioning - Phil Healey
former Chiefs (2008-2017); Glasgow Warriors (2017-2018) & Blues (2018) head strength & conditioning
 
Talisman Mamuka Gorgodze (Toulon) is now retired but here is his younger and faster version : Otar Giorgadze. Giorgadze is a product from Clermont's academy, and now is playing for the newly promoted Top14 team Brive.
Unstoppable

Just watch these little videos, all from this 2018-2019 season :









 
Here is the 43-men training squad + 2 developing players

Loosehead Prop
Mikheil Nariashvili (Montpellier, France) - 29, 54 caps
Karlen Asieshvili (Brive, France) - 32, 34 caps
Giorgi Tetrashvili (Agen, France) - 25, 9 caps
Guram Gogichashvili (Racing92, France) - 20, 5 caps

Hooker
Shalva Mamukashvili (Enisei-STM, Russia) - 28, 66 caps
Jaba Bregvadze (Sunwolves, Japan) - 32, 54 caps
Giorgi Chkoidze (Lelo Saracens) - 28, 5 caps
Vano Karkadze (Aurillac, France) - 19, 3 caps

Tighthead Prop
Levan Chilachava (Montpellier, France) - 27, 48 caps
Giorgi Melikidze (Stade Français, France) - 23, 13 caps
Beka Gigashvili (Grenoble, France) - 27, 7 caps
Lasha Tabidze (Bordeaux-Bègles, France) - 21, 4 caps

Lock
Giorgi Nemsadze (Ospreys, Wales) - 34, 90 caps
Shalva Sutiashvili (Soyaux-Angoulême, France) - 35, 75 caps
Konstantin Mikautadze (Montpellier, France) - 27, 57 caps
Nodar Cheishvili (Cornish Pirates, England) - 28, 22 caps
Davit Gigauri (CSM Bucuresti, Romania) - 25, 3 caps
Grigor Kerdikoshvili (Lelo Saracens) - 25, 1 caps
Lasha Jaiani (Exeter Uni, England) - 21 ans, developing player

Backrow
Giorgi Tkhilaishvili (Batumi) - 28, 50 caps
Lasha Lomidze (Doncaster Knights, England) - 26, 44 caps
Beka Bitsadze (Narbonne, France) - 28, 29 caps
Otar Giorgadze (Brive, France) - 23, 20 caps
Giorgi Tsutskiridze (Aurillac, France) - 22, 18 caps
Beka Gorgadze (Bordeaux-Bègles, France) - 23, 17 caps
Saba Shubitidze (Batumi) - 25, 12 caps
Beka Saginadze (Aurillac, France) - 20, 3 caps

Scrumhalf
Giorgi Begadze (Locomotive Tbilisi) - 33, 65 caps
Vasil Lobzhanidze (Brive, France) - 22, 43 caps
Gela Aprasidze (Montpellier, France) - 21, 15 caps
Mikheil Alania (Armazi Marneuli) - 18, developing player

Flyhalf
Lasha Khmaladze (Batumi) - 31, 74 caps
Tedo Abzhandadze (Aia Kutaisi) - 20, 7 caps
Revaz Jinchvelashvili (Armazi Marneuli) - 23, 8 caps

Centre
Davit Kacharava (Enisei-STM, Russia) - 34, 114 caps
Lasha Malaguradze (VVA Podmoskovye, Russia) - 33, 91 caps
Merab Sharikadze (Aurillac, France) - 26, 63 caps
Tamaz Mchedlidze (Agen, France) - 26, 51 caps
Giorgi Kveseladze (Armazi Marneuli) - 21, 18 caps

Outside Backs
Merab Kvirikasvili (Lelo Saracens) - 35, 115 caps
Sandro Todua (Batumi) - 31, 78 caps
Giorgi Aptsiauri (Locomotive Tbilisi) - 25, 25 caps
Soso Matiashvili (Lelo Saracens) - 26, 17 caps
Mirian Modebadze (Aia Kutaisi) - 21, 8 caps
Zurab Dzneladze (Locomotive Tbilisi) - 27, 7 caps


A commentators nightmare there! :D
 
Talisman Mamuka Gorgodze (Toulon) is now retired but here is his younger and faster version : Otar Giorgadze. Giorgadze is a product from Clermont's academy, and now is playing for the newly promoted Top14 team Brive.
Unstoppable

Just watch these little videos, all from this 2018-2019 season :











Looks good
 
Squad is reduced

Loosehead Prop :
Mikheil Nariashvili (Montpellier, France)
Karlen Asieshvili (Brive, France)
Guram Gogichashvili (Racing92, France)

Hooker :
Jaba Bregvadze (Sunwolves, Japan)
Shalva Mamukashvili (Enisei-STM, Russia)
Vano Karkadze (Aurillac, France)
Giorgi Chkoidze (Lelo Saracens)

Tighthead Prop :
Levan Chilachava (Montpellier, France)
Beka Gigashvili (Toulon, France)
Giorgi Melikidze (Stade Français, France)

Lock :
Konstantin Mikautadze (Montpellier, France)
Giorgi Nemsadze (Ospreys, Wales)
Shalva Sutiashvili (Soyaux-Angouleme, France)
Nodar Cheishvili (Cornish Pirates, England)

Backrow :
Beka Saghinadze (Aurillac, France)
Lasha Lomidze (Doncaster Knights, England)
Otar Giorgadze (Brive, France)
Giorgi Tkhilaishvili (Batumi)
Giorgi Tsutskiridze (Aurillac, France)
Beka Gorgadze (Bordeaux-Bègles, France)

Scrumhalf :
Vasil Lobhzanidze (Brive, France)
Gela Aprasidze (Montpellier, France)
Giorgi Begadze (Locomotive Tbilisi)

Flyhalf :
Lasha Khmaladze (Batumi)
Tedo Abzhandadze (Brive, France)
Lasha Malaguradze (VVA Podmoskovye, Russia)

Centre :
Merab Sharikadze (Aurillac, France)
Tamaz Mchedlidze (Rouen, France)
Davit Kacharava (Enisei-STM, Russia)
Giorgi Kveseladze (Armazi Marneuli)

Back-Three :
Zurab Dzneladze (Locomotive Tbilisi)
Giorgi Aptsiauri (Locomotive Tbilisi)
Mirian Modebadze (Aia Kutaisi)
Alexander Todua (Batumi)
Merab Kvirikashvili (Lelo Saracens)
Soso Matiashvili (Lelo Saracens)
 
So, Georgia made a really strong comeback, from 5-20 min.65 to 24-20 at the final whistle.
Too many handling errors, but it was a pretty much second string Georgia side who played his first warm up game. - starting front rower are born 1998-2000-1996! the backrow : 1998-1996-1996 !
This result show that the hypothetic involvement of a georgian side in Pro14 may be possible.

The really bad news of the day is the injury of flanker Giorgi Tsutskiridze, who will miss the RWC.

Really fast ball carrier, and a real razor in defence...





 
Rumours were true : Talisman Mamuka Gorgodze is back with Georgia !

Here is the final 31-men squad, so many young players there !

Player - born - caps - last club known

Loosehead Prop
Guram Gogichashvili - 1998 - 5 caps - Racing92 (Top14/FRA)
Mikheil Nariashvili - 1990 - 55 caps - Montpellier HR (Top14/FRA)

Hooker
Jaba Bregvadze - 1987 - 54 caps - Sunwolves (SuperRugby/JPN)
Vano Karkadze - 2000 - 2 caps - Brive (Top14/FRA)
Shalva Mamukashvili - 1990 - 67 caps - Enisei-STM (PremierLiga/RUS)

Tighthead Prop
Levan Chilachava - 1991 - 49 caps - Montpellier (Top14/FRA)
Beka Gigashvili - 1992 - 8 caps - Toulon (Top14/FRA)
Giorgi Melikidze - 1996 - 13 caps - Stade Français (Top14/FRA)

Lock
Mamuka Gorgodze - 1984 - 71 caps - Toulon (Top14/FRA)
Konstantin Mikautadze - 1991 - 58 caps - Montpellier (Top14/FRA)
Giorgi Nemsadze - 1984 - 91 caps - Ospreys (Pro14/WAL)
Shalva Sutiashvili - 1984 - 76 caps - Soyaux-Angoulême (ProD2/FRA)

Backrow
Otar Giorgadze - 1996 - 21 caps - Brive (Top14/FRA)
Beka Gorgadze - 1996 - 18 caps - Bordeaux-Bègles (Top14/FRA)
Lasha Lomidze - 1992 - 45 caps - Doncaster Knights (Championship/ENG)
Beka Saginadze - 1998 - 4 caps - Aurillac (ProD2/FRA)
Giorgi Tkhilaishvili - 1991 - 50 caps - Batumi (Didi10/GEO)

Scrumhalf
Gela Aprasidze - 1998 - 16 caps - Montpellier (Top14/FRA)
Giorgi Begadze - 1986 - 65 caps - Locomotive Tbilisi (Didi10/GEO)
Vasil Lobzhanidze - 1996 - 44 caps - Brive (Top14/FRA)

Flyhalf
Tedo Abzhandadze - 1999 - 8 caps - Brive (Top14/FRA)
Lasha Khmaladze - 1988 - 75 caps - Batumi (Didi10/GEO)
Lasha Malaguradze - 1986 - 91 caps - VVA-Podmoskovye (PremierLiga/RUS)

Centre
Giorgi Kveseladze - 1997 - 18 caps - Armazi Marneuli (Didi10/GEO)
Davit Kacharava - 1985 - 115 caps - Enisei-STM (PremierLiga/RUS)
Tamaz Mchedlidze - 1993 - 52 caps - Rouen (ProD2/FRA)
Merab Sharikadze - 1993 - 63 caps - Aurillac (ProD2/FRA)

Back-Three
Zurab Dzneladze - 1992 - 8 caps - Locomotive Tbilisi (Didi10/GEO)
Soso Matiashvili - 1993 - 18 caps - Lelo Saracens Tbilisi (Didi10/GEO)
Mirian Modebadze - 1997 - 9 caps - Aia Kutaisi (Didi10/GEO)
Sandro Todua - 1987 - 79 caps - Batumi (Didi10/GEO)
 
Wow, I thought Gorgodze was done with international duty! Is he covering for someone who's injured?
 
Rumours were true : Talisman Mamuka Gorgodze is back with Georgia !

Here is the final 31-men squad, so many young players there !

Player - born - caps - last club known

Loosehead Prop
Guram Gogichashvili - 1998 - 5 caps - Racing92 (Top14/FRA)
Mikheil Nariashvili - 1990 - 55 caps - Montpellier HR (Top14/FRA)

Hooker
Jaba Bregvadze - 1987 - 54 caps - Sunwolves (SuperRugby/JPN)
Vano Karkadze - 2000 - 2 caps - Brive (Top14/FRA)
Shalva Mamukashvili - 1990 - 67 caps - Enisei-STM (PremierLiga/RUS)

Tighthead Prop
Levan Chilachava - 1991 - 49 caps - Montpellier (Top14/FRA)
Beka Gigashvili - 1992 - 8 caps - Toulon (Top14/FRA)
Giorgi Melikidze - 1996 - 13 caps - Stade Français (Top14/FRA)

Lock
Mamuka Gorgodze - 1984 - 71 caps - Toulon (Top14/FRA)
Konstantin Mikautadze - 1991 - 58 caps - Montpellier (Top14/FRA)
Giorgi Nemsadze - 1984 - 91 caps - Ospreys (Pro14/WAL)
Shalva Sutiashvili - 1984 - 76 caps - Soyaux-Angoulême (ProD2/FRA)

Backrow
Otar Giorgadze - 1996 - 21 caps - Brive (Top14/FRA)
Beka Gorgadze - 1996 - 18 caps - Bordeaux-Bègles (Top14/FRA)
Lasha Lomidze - 1992 - 45 caps - Doncaster Knights (Championship/ENG)
Beka Saginadze - 1998 - 4 caps - Aurillac (ProD2/FRA)
Giorgi Tkhilaishvili - 1991 - 50 caps - Batumi (Didi10/GEO)

Scrumhalf
Gela Aprasidze - 1998 - 16 caps - Montpellier (Top14/FRA)
Giorgi Begadze - 1986 - 65 caps - Locomotive Tbilisi (Didi10/GEO)
Vasil Lobzhanidze - 1996 - 44 caps - Brive (Top14/FRA)

Flyhalf
Tedo Abzhandadze - 1999 - 8 caps - Brive (Top14/FRA)
Lasha Khmaladze - 1988 - 75 caps - Batumi (Didi10/GEO)
Lasha Malaguradze - 1986 - 91 caps - VVA-Podmoskovye (PremierLiga/RUS)

Centre
Giorgi Kveseladze - 1997 - 18 caps - Armazi Marneuli (Didi10/GEO)
Davit Kacharava - 1985 - 115 caps - Enisei-STM (PremierLiga/RUS)
Tamaz Mchedlidze - 1993 - 52 caps - Rouen (ProD2/FRA)
Merab Sharikadze - 1993 - 63 caps - Aurillac (ProD2/FRA)

Back-Three
Zurab Dzneladze - 1992 - 8 caps - Locomotive Tbilisi (Didi10/GEO)
Soso Matiashvili - 1993 - 18 caps - Lelo Saracens Tbilisi (Didi10/GEO)
Mirian Modebadze - 1997 - 9 caps - Aia Kutaisi (Didi10/GEO)
Sandro Todua - 1987 - 79 caps - Batumi (Didi10/GEO)
13/17 of the forwards and 4/14 of the backs playing in Champions Cup/Challenge Cup or Super Rugby. 17 are based in France vs 8 in Georgia + 3 in Russia
 

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