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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.
| 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) | ||
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.[1][2] They completed the overall Challenger Series in eighth place.[3]
Players
edit12-member squad for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai.[4]
| 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
editRugby World Cup Sevens
edit| 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
edit| Tournament | Round | Position |
|---|---|---|
 2007
|
Shield Semi-final | NA |
| 2007
|
Shield Semi-final | NA |
References
edit- ^ "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.