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The Georgia national rugby union team has competed in five consecutive Rugby World Cup tournaments. Starting in
The Georgia national rugby union team has competed in five consecutive Rugby World Cup tournaments. Starting in 2003
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, they were placed in Pool C with eventual winners England, South Africa, Uruguay and Samoa, where they lost all four matches. Georgia qualified for the 2007 World Cup and were placed in Pool D with Argentina, France, Ireland and Namibia, where they beat Namibia. In 2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board (IRB) selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Af ...
, Georgia qualified for their third straight tournament. They were placed in Pool B with Scotland, England, Argentina and Romania and won the game against rivals Romania. Their best performance was in 2015 tournament, when they were drawn against eventual world champions New Zealand, Argentina, Tonga and Namibia. Georgia won games against Tonga and Namibia, finished third in the group and automatically qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup
The 2019 Rugby World Cup was the ninth edition of the Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's rugby union teams. It was hosted in Japan from 20 September to 2 November in 12 venues all across the country. The opening match ...
.
World Cup record
By matches
2003
Group C matches - ---- ---- ---- ----2007
---- ---- ----2011
---- ---- ----2015
---- ---- ----2019
---- ---- ----2023
Overall record
Team records
;Most points in a tournament *65 (2019 in ) *64 (2023 in ) *53 (2015 in ) ;Most points in a game *33 vs (2019) *30 vs (2007) *25 vs (2011) ;Biggest winning margin *30 vs (2007) *26 Vs (2019) *16 vs (2011) ;Highest score against *84 vs (2003) *64 vs (2007) *54 vs (2015) ;Biggest losing margin *78 vs (2003) *57 vs (2007) *45 vs (2015) ;Most tries in a tournament *9 (2019 in ) *7 (2023 in ) *5 (2007 in ) *5 (2015 in ) ;Most tries in a game *5 vs (2019) *3 vs (2007) *3 vs (2023) *2 vs (2015) *2 vs (2015) *2 vs (2019) *2 vs (2023)Individual records
;Most appearances *15Mamuka Gorgodze
Mamuka Gorgodze ( ka, მამუკა გორგოძე) (born 14 July 1984) is a Georgian former rugby union player, who played in the top French professional rugby competition, the Top 14. He played for Toulon, having signed with the cl ...
*15 Merab Kvirikashvili
Merab "Meko" Kvirikashvili (born 27 December 1983) is a Georgian rugby union player. He started his career as a scrum-half but now plays as a fly-half and occasional fullback and is the all-time leading points scorer for the Georgia national ru ...
*13 Davit Kacharava
Davit Kacharava ( ka, დავით კაჭარავა, born 16 January 1985, in Tbilisi) is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a centre.
He played for Bastia, Nice, from 2009/10 to 2011/12, for Stade Rodez Aveyronin the Fédér ...
;Most appearances as captain
*6 Irakli Abuseridze
Irakli Abuseridze ( ka, ირაკლი აბუსერიძე, ; born November 25, 1977 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half. Abuseridze is the most capped player of all time for the Georgia national rug ...
;Most points overall
*86 Merab Kvirikashvili
Merab "Meko" Kvirikashvili (born 27 December 1983) is a Georgian rugby union player. He started his career as a scrum-half but now plays as a fly-half and occasional fullback and is the all-time leading points scorer for the Georgia national ru ...
*23 Paliko Jimsheladze
Paliko Jimsheladze ( ka, პალიკო ჯიმშელაძე; born 8 July 1975 in Rustavi, Georgia) is a former Georgian rugby union player. He played as a fly-half.
He twice won the Georgia Championship, for Tbilissi Tbilisi, in 1994, ...
*22 Tedo Abzhandadze
;Most points in a game
*17 vs – Merab Kvirikashvili
Merab "Meko" Kvirikashvili (born 27 December 1983) is a Georgian rugby union player. He started his career as a scrum-half but now plays as a fly-half and occasional fullback and is the all-time leading points scorer for the Georgia national ru ...
( 2011)
*15 vs – Merab Kvirikashvili
Merab "Meko" Kvirikashvili (born 27 December 1983) is a Georgian rugby union player. He started his career as a scrum-half but now plays as a fly-half and occasional fullback and is the all-time leading points scorer for the Georgia national ru ...
( 2007)
*11 vs – Paliko Jimsheladze
Paliko Jimsheladze ( ka, პალიკო ჯიმშელაძე; born 8 July 1975 in Rustavi, Georgia) is a former Georgian rugby union player. He played as a fly-half.
He twice won the Georgia Championship, for Tbilissi Tbilisi, in 1994, ...
( 2003)
;Most tries overall
*4 Mamuka Gorgodze
Mamuka Gorgodze ( ka, მამუკა გორგოძე) (born 14 July 1984) is a Georgian former rugby union player, who played in the top French professional rugby competition, the Top 14. He played for Toulon, having signed with the cl ...
*2 Levan Chilachava
Levan Chilachava (Georgian: ლევან ჩილაჩავა) (born 17 August 1991 in Sokhumi, Georgia) is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays prop for Georgia on international level. Chilachava also plays for French club, Toulon in t ...
*2 Alexander Todua
Sandro Todua (born 2 November 1987 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays at wing (and occasionally centre) for the Rugby Pro D2 side SC Albi
Sporting Club Albigeois is a professional France, French rugby union club p ...
;Most penalty goals
*22 Merab Kvirikashvili
Merab "Meko" Kvirikashvili (born 27 December 1983) is a Georgian rugby union player. He started his career as a scrum-half but now plays as a fly-half and occasional fullback and is the all-time leading points scorer for the Georgia national ru ...
*6 Paliko Jimsheladze
Paliko Jimsheladze ( ka, პალიკო ჯიმშელაძე; born 8 July 1975 in Rustavi, Georgia) is a former Georgian rugby union player. He played as a fly-half.
He twice won the Georgia Championship, for Tbilissi Tbilisi, in 1994, ...
*3 Malkhaz Urjukashvili
Malkhaz Urjukashvili ( ka, მალხაზ ურჯუკაშვილი, born 24 September 1980 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a wing.
Career
Urjukashvili moved to France, where he has been playing in Stade Toul ...
*3 Luka Matkava
Luka Matkava ( ka, ლუკა მატკავა; born 10 may 2001) is a Georgian professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for Super Cup club The Black Lion and the Georgia national team.
Club career
Club
RC Armazi ...
;Most penalty goals in a game
*5 vs – Merab Kvirikashvili
Merab "Meko" Kvirikashvili (born 27 December 1983) is a Georgian rugby union player. He started his career as a scrum-half but now plays as a fly-half and occasional fullback and is the all-time leading points scorer for the Georgia national ru ...
( 2011)
*3 vs – Merab Kvirikashvili
Merab "Meko" Kvirikashvili (born 27 December 1983) is a Georgian rugby union player. He started his career as a scrum-half but now plays as a fly-half and occasional fullback and is the all-time leading points scorer for the Georgia national ru ...
( 2003)
*3 vs – Merab Kvirikashvili
Merab "Meko" Kvirikashvili (born 27 December 1983) is a Georgian rugby union player. He started his career as a scrum-half but now plays as a fly-half and occasional fullback and is the all-time leading points scorer for the Georgia national ru ...
( 2007)
*3 vs – Merab Kvirikashvili
Merab "Meko" Kvirikashvili (born 27 December 1983) is a Georgian rugby union player. He started his career as a scrum-half but now plays as a fly-half and occasional fullback and is the all-time leading points scorer for the Georgia national ru ...
( 2015)
;Most drop goals
*1 Paliko Jimsheladze
Paliko Jimsheladze ( ka, პალიკო ჯიმშელაძე; born 8 July 1975 in Rustavi, Georgia) is a former Georgian rugby union player. He played as a fly-half.
He twice won the Georgia Championship, for Tbilissi Tbilisi, in 1994, ...
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