Lelo Saracens ''(or formally Rugby Club Lelo Tbilisi)'' is a Georgian semi-professional
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
club from
Tbilisi
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...
, who plays in the
Georgia Championship
The Didi 10 (, "Big 10") is a semi-professional domestic rugby union club competition in Georgia. It is the top tier of rugby competitions in the country.
Current Table
2018–19 Didi 10 season:
List of Champions
Teams 2019-20 Didi 10 ( ...
, the first division of Georgian rugby. The team was Champion in 2004, 2009 and 2013. In July 2014, they became part of the Saracens global network, the ninth club to do so.
Lelo Saracens Tbilisi join Global Network
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Achievements
*Didi 10
The Didi 10 (, "Big 10") is a semi-professional domestic rugby union club competition in Georgia. It is the top tier of rugby competitions in the country.
Current Table
2018–19 Didi 10 season:
List of Champions
Teams 2019-20 Didi 10 ( ...
:
**Winners (4): 2004, 2009, 2015, 2016
**Runner-up (5): 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014
*Georgia Cup:
**Winners (3): 2008, 2009, 2010
Current squad
2020/2021 squad
Notable former players
* Viktor Kolelishvili
* 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 ...
* Lasha Khmaladze
* Irakli Kiasashvili
* Luka Japaridze
See also
* Rugby union in Georgia
Rugby union in Georgia is a popular team sport. Rugby union is considered one of the most popular sports in Georgia.
Governing body
The governing body for rugby union in Georgia is the Georgia Rugby Union. It was founded in 1961 (as a domestic ...
References
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Lelo may also refer to:
* ''Lelo'' (newspaper), a Georgian language sports newspaper
* Lelo, a style of Georgian ...
Sport in Tbilisi
Saracens Global Network