Georgia national under-18 rugby union team

Georgia under-18

Union	Georgia Rugby Union
Nickname	Baby lelos
Coach	Giorgi Nemsadze
Captain	Luka Saghinadze
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The Georgia national under-18 rugby union team is the under-18 team of the Georgia national rugby union team in the sport of rugby union.

Under-18 became a recognised age-grade in European rugby in 2004.^[1]

2009	Georgia	18–3	Italy	Toulon, France

2012	Georgia	20–18	Italy	Madrid, Spain

2013	Georgia	17–12	Italy	Grenoble, France

31 March 2018	France	3–8	Georgia	Poznań, Poland
15:50 CET (UTC+01)	Pen: Idjellidaine 12'	report	Try: Karkadze 8' m Pen: Lomidze 69'	Referee: J. Lewars ( England)

3 April 2024	Georgia	20–19	France	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01)	Try: Ezieshvili 23' Shvelidze 70' Con: Tsiklauri 24' Sirbiladze 70' Pen: Tsiklauri 13', 46'	report	Try: Elissalde 9' Cazemajou 17' Ibsaine 29' Con: Drault 10', 30	Referee: Diogo Inacio (Portugal)

8 August 2025	Georgia	35–31	England	South Africa
		report

Georgian squad for 2025 U18 Rugby Europe Championship.^[2]
Head Coach: Zurab Amonashvili

Pos	Name	Club
Hooker	Luka Barbakadze	RC Aia Kutaisi
Hooker	Saba Mshvildadze	Khvamli Tbilisi
Prop	Gocha Pitskhelauri	RC Kazbegi
Prop	Giorgi Berdzenishvili	RC Toulon Espoirs
Prop	Luka Tsiklauri	Khvamli Tbilisi
Prop	Iago Ghudushauri	RC Locomotive Tbilisi
Lock	Andria Bilanishvili	Lelo Saracens
Lock	Nikoloz Chkhortolia	Montpellier Espoirs
Lock	Saba Giorgidze	Lelo Saracens
Flanker	Giorgi Ardzenadze	RC Poti
Flanker	Giorgi Kevanishvili	RC Aia Kutaisi
Flanker	Luka Shulaia	Lelo Saracens
Flanker	Mate Beruashvili	RC Locomotive Tbilisi
Flanker	Giorgi Zazadze	RC Rustavi Kharebi
Scrum-half	Alexandre Gagua	Khvamli Tbilisi
Scrum-half	Goga Ushveridze	RC Aia Kutaisi
Fly-half	Levan Butskhrikidze	Lelo Saracens
Fly-half	Mate Makharadze	RC Batumi
Center	Giorgi Gabunia	Lelo Saracens
Center	Data Akhvlediani	Lelo Saracens
Center	Giorgi Kekelia	RC Locomotive Tbilisi
Center	Luka Tabatadze	RC Army Tbilisi
Winger	Giorgi Mushkudiani	RC Aia Kutaisi
Winger	Avtandil Zviadadze	RC Aia Kutaisi
Full-back	Davit Arobelidze	RC Army Tbilisi
Full-back	Luka Tchakua	Lelo Saracens

The Georgian team has been a regular competitor at the European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship, playing in the A division with moderate success for the most part. The team's greatest achievement came in 2010 when it finished third, behind France and Ireland, beating Belgium in the third-place game. In 2011, a revamped competition saw the creation of an Elite division, with Georgia once more coming third, now in the tier-two First division, behind Scotland and Italy.

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Ireland		34
	Portugal		24
						Ireland		22
						France		20
	France		19
	Scotland		7
											Ireland		13
											England		25
	Wales		41
	Italy		8
						Wales		16
						England		22
	England		58
	Georgia		8

	play-off games
	1	Georgia	20
	2	Italy	18

	5th place
	1	Scotland	29
	2	Georgia	10

Pos	Elite Division 2012
1	England
2	Ireland
3	France
4	Wales
5	Scotland
6	Georgia
7	Italy
8	Portugal

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	England		82
	Portugal		8
						England		25
						Scotland		12
	Wales		17
	Scotland		18
											England		27
											France		22
	France		32
	Italy		0
						France		23
						Ireland		18
	Ireland		31
	Georgia		27

	play-off games
	1	Georgia	17
	2	Italy	12

	5th place
	1	Wales	50
	2	Georgia	0

Pos	Elite Division 2013
1	England
2	France
3	Ireland
4	Scotland
5	Wales
6	Georgia
7	Italy
8	Portugal

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	England		62
	Portugal		5
						England		11
						Wales		9
	Wales		23
	Scotland		21
											England		30
											Ireland		14
	France		29
	Italy		7
						France		11
						Ireland		24
	Ireland		20
	Georgia		10

	play-off games
	1	Georgia	13
	2	Italy	15

	7th place
	1	Georgia	26
	2	Portugal	3

Pos	Elite Division 2014
1	England
2	Ireland
3	Wales
4	France
5	Scotland
6	Italy
7	Georgia
8	Portugal

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	England		85
	Portugal		5
						England		19
						France		23
	France		22
	Scotland		10
											France		57
											Georgia		0
	Georgia		8
	Ireland		8
						Georgia		6
						Italy		6
	Italy		14
	Wales		13

Pos	Elite Division 2015
1	France
2	Georgia
3	England
4	Italy
5	Wales
6	Portugal
7	Ireland
8	Scotland

The team's final positions in the European championship:

On 15 February 2024 Georgian Rugby Union announced that they were invited to Six Nations U18 festival, where they will play against Scotland, France and England.^[3]

Date	Opponent	Result	Venue
2024-03-30	Scotland	14 - 22	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Italy
2024-04-03	France	20 - 19
2024-04-07	England	19 - 26

On 4 February 2025 Georgian Rugby Union announced that they will play against Italy, Wales and Ireland.^[4]

Date	Opponent	Result	Venue
2025-04-10	Italy	24 - 37	Vichy, France
2025-04-14	Wales	10 - 17
2025-04-18	Ireland	21 - 26

On 14 January 2026 Georgian Rugby Union announced that they will play against Scotland, France and England.^[5]

Date	Opponent	Result	Venue
2026-04-03	France		Vichy, France
2026-04-07	England
2026-04-11	Scotland

• Georgia national rugby union team
• Georgia national under-20 rugby union team

• Official Georgia Rugby Union website