Georgia national rugby union team

World Rugby rankingCurrent13 (as of 6 July 2026)Highest11 (2016, 2019, 2023, 2025)Lowest23 (2004)First internationalGeorgia 16–3 Zimbabwe
(Kutaisi, Georgia; 12 September 1989)Biggest winGeorgia 110–0 Switzerland
(Tbilisi, Georgia; 1 February 2025)Biggest defeatEngland 84–6 Georgia
(Perth, Australia; 12 October 2003)World CupAppearances7 (first in 2003)Best resultPool stage (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023)Websiterugby.ge/nationalteam

The Georgia national rugby union team, nicknamed The Lelos, represents Georgia in men's international competitions, They are administered by the Georgian Rugby Union.

The team takes part in the annual Rugby Europe Championship, from 2026 the biennial World Rugby Nations Cup 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 2001 and every year since 2006–08, with the exception of 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 in Georgia, with many similarities to the ancient Georgian folk-sport of Lelo burti, from which the national team derives its nickname. The national team qualified for the Rugby World Cup six times, first in 2003 – playing against rugby powers such as England and South Africa. The Lelos won their first ever World Cup match in 2007, when they beat Namibia 30–0. Since 2013, Georgia has hosted the World Rugby Tbilisi Cup.