Georgia national rugby league team
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Team information | ||
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Nickname | 13 Georgians | |
Governing body | Europe | |
Most caps | Giorgi Assatiani (6) Aleksandre Guilauri (6) | |
Top try-scorers | Lexo Gugava (4) Merab Kvirikashvili (4) | |
Top point-scorer | Merab Kvirikashvili (46) | |
Uniforms | ||
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Team results | ||
First international | ||
Netherlands 14–34 Georgia (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 29 April 2005) | ||
Biggest win | ||
Georgia 57–16 Netherlands (Tbilisi, Georgia; 26 May 2006) | ||
Biggest defeat | ||
France 60–0 Georgia (Tbilisi, Georgia; 30 October 2005) | ||
World Cup | ||
Appearances | 0 |
The Georgia national rugby league team represented
History
The history of
In 2004 Paata Tsintsadze established rugby league in Georgia, with the backing of the
Georgia played its first international match on April 29, 2005 against Netherlands in Rotterdam. Most of the Georgian team were primarily rugby union players, several playing their first organised match of rugby league. The first international match on Georgian soil took place on July 24, 2005 at Dynamo Stadium, Tbilisi. In that match Georgia defeated Serbia 44–12 in front of 8000 spectators.
After winning a position to compete in the 2005 European Nations Cup, Georgia performed admirably against Russia, going down 48 to 14. After the defeat, Georgia took on six-time European Champions France, going down 60 to nil, in a rain soaked Vake Stadium in Georgia.
2008 World Cup Qualifying
In 2006, Georgia defeated the Netherlands and Serbia in the first round of World Cup Qualifying and thereby qualified to participate in the second round with Scotland and Wales. The winner of that pool would qualify for the 2008 World Cup, with the runner up entering the Repecharge round.
However, their final first round fixture against Russia was abandoned after the Georgian team had their visa applications rejected. A subsequent investigation discovered that Georgia had actually forfeited the match because their players were representing the
Rugby league has not been played in Georgia since, and no plans are in place to resume competition.
Results
For matches played by the Soviet Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States, see Russia national rugby league team
Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | Attendance |
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29 April 2005 | Netherlands | 34 – 14 |
2005 European Nations Cup qualifying | Hoekse Boys FC, Rotterdam | 327
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24 July 2005 | Serbia | 44 – 12 |
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi | 8,000
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23 October 2005 | Russia | 14 – 48 |
2005 European Nations Cup | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow | 500
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30 October 2005 | France | 0 – 60 |
Vake Stadium, Tbilisi | 400
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13 May 2006 | Serbia | 45 – 10 |
2008 World Cup qualifying | Radnički Stadium, Belgrade | |
26 May 2006 | Netherlands | 57 – 16 |
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi | 10,935
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22 June 2006 | Russia | 0 – 24 |
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See also
References
- ^ "Georgia's squad for the World Cup". 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2020-12-26.