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Georgia national rugby sevens team

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Georgia
UnionGeorgian Rugby Union
Nickname(s)The Lelos ბორჯღალოსნები
Emblem(s)Crepuscular Rays
Coach(es)Besik Khamashuridze
Top scorerZurab Dzneladze
Most triesRamaz Kharazishvili
Team kit
Change kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances4 (First in 2001)
Best result10th (2001)

The Georgia national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. They have featured at the Rugby World Cup Sevens on four occasions and compete annually at the Rugby Europe Sevens. They have occasionally qualified for the World Rugby Sevens Series, but they have never been a 'core team' on the Sevens Series. Georgia has participated qualifying tournaments for the Olympics, but have never qualified.

Georgia qualified for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai. In round one of the tournament, they were beaten by Hong Kong in the seventh place playoff and finished eighth.[1][2] They completed the overall Challenger Series in eighth place.[3]

Players

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12-member squad for the 2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Dubai.[4]

No. Players
1 Nikoloz Rekhviashvili
2 Giorgi Tchuadze
3 Saba Imedadze
4 Soso Matiashvili
5 Sergi Chkhaidze
6 Tornike Akubardia
7 Teimuraz Kokhodze
8 Luka Alibegashvili
9 Saba Archvadze
10 Giorgi Jobava
11 Gaga Kevkhishvili
12 Romani Makhatadze

Tournament history

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Rugby World Cup Sevens

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World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Scotland 1993 Did not qualify
Hong Kong 1997
Argentina 2001 Plate Finals 10th 8 4 4 0
Hong Kong 2005 Plate Semifinals 11th 7 2 4 1
United Arab Emirates 2009 Bowl Quarter-Finals 21st 4 0 4 0
Russia 2013 Bowl Semifinals 19th 5 1 4 0
United States 2018 Did not qualify
South Africa 2022
Total 0 Titles 4/6 24 7 16 1

World Rugby Sevens Series

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Tournament Round Position
England 2007 Shield Semi-final NA
Scotland 2007 Shield Semi-final NA

References

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  1. ^ "Sevens captains ready for the challenge in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  2. ^ "China and Kenya celebrate Challenger 2024 success in Dubai". www.world.rugby. 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  3. ^ "Uruguay, Kenya, Chile and Germany qualify for men's HSBC SVNS Play-Off in Madrid". www.world.rugby. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  4. ^ "2024 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series squad list" (PDF). World Rugby. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
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