 | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Georgia national rugby sevens team" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
| Union | Georgian Rugby Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Lelos ბორჯღალოსნები | ||
| Emblem(s) | Crepuscular Rays | ||
| Coach(es) | Besik Khamashuridze | ||
| Top scorer | Zurab Dzneladze | ||
| Most tries | Ramaz Kharazishvili | ||
| |||
| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 2001) | ||
| Best result | 10th (2001) | ||
Team 
The Georgia national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. They have featured at the Rugby World Cup Sevens on four occasions and compete annually at the Rugby Europe Sevens. They have occasionally qualified for the World Rugby Sevens Series, but they have never been a 'core team' on the Sevens Series. Georgia has participated qualifying tournaments for the Olympics, but have never qualified.
Georgia qualified for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai. In round one of the tournament, they were beaten by Hong Kong in the seventh place playoff and finished eighth. They completed the overall Challenger Series in eighth place.
Players
12-member squad for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai.
| No. | Players |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nikoloz Rekhviashvili |
| 2 | Giorgi Tchuadze |
| 3 | Saba Imedadze |
| 4 | Soso Matiashvili |
| 5 | Sergi Chkhaidze |
| 6 | Tornike Akubardia |
| 7 | Teimuraz Kokhodze |
| 8 | Luka Alibegashvili |
| 9 | Saba Archvadze |
| 10 | Giorgi Jobava |
| 11 | Gaga Kevkhishvili |
| 12 | Romani Makhatadze |
Tournament history
Rugby World Cup Sevens
| World Cup record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D |
 1993
|
Did not qualify | |||||
 1997
| ||||||
 2001
|
Plate Finals | 10th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 2005
|
Plate Semifinals | 11th | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
 2009
|
Bowl Quarter-Finals | 21st | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 2013
|
Bowl Semifinals | 19th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
 2018
|
Did not qualify | |||||
 2022
| ||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 4/6 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 |
World Rugby Sevens Series
| Tournament | Round | Position |
|---|---|---|
 2007
|
Shield Semi-final | NA |
| 2007
|
Shield Semi-final | NA |
References
- "Sevens captains ready for the challenge in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- "Uruguay, Kenya, Chile and Germany qualify for men's HSBC SVNS Play-Off in Madrid". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series squad list" (PDF). World Rugby. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
External links
| Georgia national rugby union team | |
|---|---|
| Home stadiums | |
| Competitions and trophies | |
| Related teams | |
| Matches by opponent | |
| Rugby union in Georgia | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governing body | |||||||||
| National teams | |||||||||
| Competitions |
| ||||||||
 National sports teams of Georgia | |
|---|---|
| Men | |
| Women | |
| Mixed | |