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Georgia National Rugby Union Team
The Georgia national rugby union team, nicknamed The Lelos, is administered by the Georgia Rugby Union, Georgian Rugby Union. The team takes part in the annual Rugby Europe International Championships, Rugby Europe Championship, and the Rugby World Cup which takes place every four years and in which it has appeared continuously since 2003. Georgia is currently considered one of the strongest second-tier rugby union nations. It is one of the world's fastest-growing rugby nations. The Lelos participate in the Rugby Europe Championship, winning the tournament in 2000–01 European Nations Cup First Division, 2001 and every year since 2006–08 European Nations Cup First Division, 2006–08, with the exception of 2017 Rugby Europe Championship, 2017. The bulk of the national squad are based in France, in both the Top 14 and lower divisions. This is a practice that was popularised by the former national team coach, Claude Saurel, a Frenchman. Rugby is one of the most popular sports i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Borjgali
Borjgali ( ka, ბორჯღალი; also Borjgala or Borjgalo; Borçgali in Laz) is a Georgian symbol of the Sun and eternity. The Borjgali is often represented with seven rotating wings over the tree of life which can be used to create various shapes and variations and is considered one of the main symbols of Georgian culture. Etymology The term ''Borjgali'' translates to "the flow of time" from Megrelian ''borj'' "time" and ''gal'' "pass" or "flow". The word is believed to derive from the Megrelian term ბარჩხალი (''barchkhali''), which means "brilliance" or "glitter." Other scholars believe its origin is from Old Georgian ბურჯი (''burji'') "time" and "ღალ" (''ghal'') "holy fruit" or "harvest," together meaning "holy fruit sprouting from time." Usage This pre-Christian symbol was widely used in both western (Colchis) and eastern Georgia (in Georgian architecture's ''Dedabodzi'', "mother-pillar") as part of a Darbazi in the Kura–Araxes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rugby World Cup
The Men's Rugby World Cup is a rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams, the winners of which are recognised as the World championship, world champions of the sport. The tournament is administered by World Rugby, the sport's international governing body. The winners are awarded the Webb Ellis Cup, named after William Webb Ellis who, according to a popular legend, invented rugby by picking up the ball during a football game and running with it. The tournament was first held in 1987 and was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia. Four countries have won the trophy; South Africa national rugby union team, South Africa four times, New Zealand national rugby union team, New Zealand three times, Australia national rugby union team, Australia twice, and England national rugby union team, England once. South Africa national rugby union team, South Africa is the current champion, having defeated New Zealand national rugby union team, New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2012–14 European Nations Cup First Division
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2010–12 European Nations Cup First Division
The 2010–12 European Nations Cup is the premier rugby union competition below the Six Nations Championship in Europe. The divisions play on a two-year cycle with the teams playing each other both home and away. From 2009 onward, the title is awarded according to a one-year ranking. Georgia won the 2011 title. The competition was altered slightly for the 2010–2012 edition. The top division, formerly Division 1, now Division 1A, saw the relegation of Germany, which was replaced with Ukraine. The Division 1B, formerly the Division 2A, was enlarged from five to six teams. No team was relegated from this division, but the Netherlands was promoted from Division 2B. The champions of 1B will be promoted to 1A for 2013–14, while the last placed team in each division will be relegated. Unlike the previous edition, which also functioned as the 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying, the 2011–2012 Division 1A edition has no additional purpose. Division 1A Points system Table points are d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
World Rugby Tbilisi Cup
The World Rugby Tbilisi Cup is a rugby union competition that was first held in 2013 at Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi with the hosts Georgia joined by Uruguay, who regularly take part in the Nations Cup, and two newly founded teams: Emerging Ireland, who were made up of young Irish players that didn't get selected for the Lions tour to Australia or the national side's tour to North America, and a South Africa President's XV, composed of Currie Cup players. Georgia was the only team to return for the second edition in 2014. They were joined by Spain and two teams that regularly take part in the IRB Nations Cup, Argentina Jaguars and Emerging Italy. In 2015, Emerging Ireland, Emerging Italy and Uruguay returned to the tournament, with Emerging Ireland claiming the title for the first ever time. History Teams The teams that participated in the Tbilisi Cup and their finishing positions are as follows: Statistics Updated 21 June 2015 after 2015 World Rugby Tbilisi Cup. Leadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Namibia National Rugby Union Team
The Namibia national rugby union team (nicknamed the Welwitschias) represents Namibia in men's international rugby union competitions. They are a tier-two nation in the World Rugby tier system, and have participated in seven Rugby World Cup competitions since their first appearance in 1999 Rugby World Cup, 1999. They are governed by the Namibia Rugby Union. Namibia has been playing international rugby since the early 1900s. As well as having competed at the World Cup, Namibia competes annually in the Africa Cup. Until independence, players for Namibia were also eligible to represent South Africa national rugby union team, South Africa, with Namibian-born Springboks including Jan Ellis. History 1990s Rugby union has been played in Namibia since 1916 when it was introduced by soldiers from South Africa who had invaded the German-run colony. Before Namibia gained its independence in 1990, the team, as South West Africa, played in South Africa's domestic club competition, the Curri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
South Africa National Rugby Union Team
The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks (colloquially the Boks, Bokke or Amabhokobhoko) is the country's national team governed by the South African Rugby Union. The Springboks play in green and gold jerseys with white shorts, and their emblem is the Springbok, a native antelope and the national animal of South Africa. The team has represented South African Rugby Union in international rugby union since 30 July 1891, when they played their first Test match (rugby union), test match against a British & Irish Lions, British Isles touring team. Currently, the Springboks are the reigning World Champions, having won the World Cup a record four times (1995 Rugby World Cup, 1995, 2007 Rugby World Cup, 2007, 2019 Rugby World Cup, 2019 and 2023 Rugby World Cup, 2023). South Africa are the only team to have won half of the Rugby World Cups they have participated in, and are also the second nation to win the World Cup consecutively (2019 and 2023). The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
England National Rugby Union Team
The England national rugby union team represents the Rugby Football Union (RFU) in international rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France national rugby union team, France, Ireland national rugby union team, Ireland, Italy national rugby union team, Italy, Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland and Wales national rugby union team, Wales. England have won the championship on 29 occasions (as well as sharing 10 victories), winning the Grand Slam (rugby union), Grand Slam 14 times and the Triple Crown (rugby union), Triple Crown 26 times, making them the most successful outright winners in the tournament's history. They are currently the only team from the Northern Hemisphere to win the Rugby World Cup, having won the tournament in 2003 Rugby World Cup, 2003, and have been runners-up on three further occasions. The history of the team extends back to 1871 when the English rugby team played their 1871 Scotland versus England rugby union mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region on the coast of the Black Sea. It is located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia, and is today generally regarded as part of Europe. It is bordered to the north and northeast by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. Georgia covers an area of . It has a Demographics of Georgia (country), population of 3.7 million, of which over a third live in the capital and List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city, Tbilisi. Ethnic Georgians, who are native to the region, constitute a majority of the country's population and are its titular nation. Georgia has been inhabited since prehistory, hosting the world's earliest known sites of winemaking, gold mining, and textiles. The Classical antiquity, classical era saw the emergence of several kingdoms, such as Colchis and Kingdom of Iberia, Iberia, that formed the nucleus of the modern Georgian state. In the early fourth centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Claude Saurel
Claude Saurel (17 April 1948 – 6 April 2025) was a French rugby union footballer and coach. Biography Saurel played his rugby for Béziers, with his position being flanker. He later became the national coach of the Morocco national team. In 1997, he was invited to conduct an audit of Georgian rugby, which led to his involvement in the country’s rugby development. He initially worked with Georgia’s Rugby Sevens team before being appointed head coach of the national team in the summer of 1999. Under his leadership, Georgian rugby experienced significant growth. During the European Nations Cup in 2000, Georgia finished second, narrowly behind Romania. In 2001, Georgia won all five of their matches in the tournament, topping the table. The team placed second in the 2001–2002 tournament but went on to qualify for the Rugby World Cup for the first time. In the 2003 tournament, they were placed in Pool C alongside powerhouses South Africa and England. Despite heavy defeats to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
