Georgia at the Rugby World Cup
The Georgia national rugby union team has competed in four consecutive Rugby World Cup tournaments. Starting in 2003, they were placed in Pool C with eventual winners England, South Africa, Uruguay and Samoa, where they lost all four matches. Georgia qualified for the 2007 World Cup and were placed in Pool D with Argentina, France, Ireland and Namibia, where they beat Namibia. In 2011 Rugby World Cup, Georgia qualified for their third straight tournament. They were placed in Pool B with Scotland, England, Argentina and Romania and won the game against rivals Romania. Their best performance was in 2015 tournament, when they were drawn against eventual world champions New Zealand, Argentina, Tonga and Namibia. Georgia won games against Tonga and Namibia, finished third in the group and automatically qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup.
World Cup record
Rugby World Cup | Rugby World Cup qualification | |||||||||||||
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Year | Round | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | |
1987 | Part of USSR: Not an independent country | - | ||||||||||||
1991 | Not an independent country at time of qualifying matches | Part of USSR: Not an independent country | ||||||||||||
1995 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 38 | |||||||
1999 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 131 | 221 | ||||||||
2003 | Pool Stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 200 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 76 | |
2007 | Pool Stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 111 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 426 | 182 | |
2011 | Pool Stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 90 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 326 | 132 | |
2015 | Pool Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 123 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 286 | 106 | |
2019 | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | ||||||||||||
Total | 4/8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 197 | 524 | 46 | 32 | 3 | 11 | 1215 | 755 | |
By matches
2003
Group C matches -
Team | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | BP | Points |
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England | 4 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 47 | 3 | 19 |
South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 184 | 60 | 3 | 15 |
Samoa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 117 | 2 | 10 |
Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 255 | 0 | 4 |
Georgia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
2003-10-12 |
England | 84 – 6 | Georgia |
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Tries: Tindall, Dawson, Thompson, Back, Dallaglio, Greenwood (2), Regan, Cohen (2), Robinson, Luger Con: Wilkinson (5), Grayson (4) Pen: Wilkinson (2) |
Pen: Urjukashvili, Jimsheladze |
2003-10-19 |
Georgia | 9 – 46 | Samoa |
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Pen: Jimsheladze (2) Drop: Jimsheladze |
Tries: Tagicakibau, Vaa'a, Sititi, So'oialo, Feaunati, Lima Con: Va'a (5) Pen: Va'a (2) |
2003-10-24 |
South Africa | 46 – 19 | Georgia |
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Tries: Rossouw (2), Hougaard, van Niekerk, Fourie, Botha, Burger Con: Hougaard (4) Pen: Hougaard |
Tries: Dadunashvili Con: Jimsheladze Pen: Jimsheladze (3), Kvirikashvili |
2003-10-28 |
Georgia | 12 – 24 | Uruguay |
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Pen: Urjukashvili, Kvirikashvili (3) | Tries: Cardoso, Lamelas, Brignoni Con: Aguirre (2), Menchaca Pen: Juan Menchaca |
2007
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11 September 2007 20:00 |
Argentina | 33 – 3 | Georgia |
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Tries: Borges 47' c, 56' m Albacete 72' m Martin Aramburu 80' c Con: F. Contepomi (1/3) Hernández (1/1) Pen: F. Contepomi (3/3) 12', 35', 54' |
Report | Pen: Kvirikashvili (1/2) 2' |
15 September 2007 21:00 |
Ireland | 14 – 10 | Georgia |
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Tries: R. Best 17' c Dempsey 55' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) |
Report | Try: Shkinin 45' c Con: Kvirikashvili (1/1) Pen: Kvirikashvili (1/2) 37' |
26 September 2007 18:00 |
Georgia | 30 – 0 | Namibia |
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Tries: Giorgadze 37' c Machkhaneli 70' c Kacharava 80+' c Con: Kvirikashvili (3/3) Pen: Kvirikashvili (3/6) 8', 26', 69' |
Report |
30 September 2007 15:00 |
France | 64 – 7 | Georgia |
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Tries: Poitrenaud 6' c Nyanga 30' c Beauxis 37' c Dominici (2) 45' m, 57' m Bruno 52' c Nallet 63' c Martin 67' m Bonnaire 80' m Con: Beauxis (5/9) Pen: Beauxis (3/3) 4', 18', 24' |
Report | Try: Z. Maissuradze 72' c Con: Urjukashvili (1/1) |
2011
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
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England | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 137 | 34 | +103 | 2 | 18 |
Argentina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 90 | 40 | +50 | 2 | 14 |
Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 3 | 11 |
Georgia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 90 | −42 | 0 | 4 |
Romania | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 169 | −125 | 0 | 0 |
14 September 2011 19:30 |
Scotland | 15 – 6 | Georgia |
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Pen: Parks (4/7) 24', 34', 71', 76' Drop: Parks (1/1) 39' |
Report | Pen: Kvirikashvili (2/2) 17', 73' |
18 September 2011 18:00 |
England | 41 – 10 | Georgia |
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Try: Hape (2) 4' c, 21' c Armitage 47' m Tuilagi 62' c Ashton (2) 65' c, 80' m Con: Flood (4/6) Pen: Flood (1/1) 35' |
Report | Try: Basilaia 40' c Con: Kvirikashvili (1/1) Pen: Kvirikashvili (1/6) 27' |
28 September 2011 19:30 |
Georgia | 25 – 9 | Romania |
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Try: Gorgodze 56' c Con: Kvirikashvili (1/1) Pen: Kvirikashvili (5/7) 9', 24', 31', 36', 70' Urjukashvili (1/1) 76' |
Report | Pen: Dumbravă (2/4) 12', 34' Vlaicu (1/1) 72' |
2 October 2011 13:00 |
Argentina | 25 – 7 | Georgia |
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Try: Imhoff 32' m Contepomi 68' c Gosio 79' c Con: Contepomi (1/2) Bosch (1/1) Pen: Contepomi (2/4) 51', 60' |
Report | Try: Khmaladze 39' c Con: Urjukashvili (1/1) |
2015
Team |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
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New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 174 | 49 | +125 | 3 | 19 |
Argentina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 179 | 70 | +109 | 3 | 15 |
Georgia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 123 | –70 | 0 | 8 |
Tonga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 70 | 130 | –60 | 2 | 6 |
Namibia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 70 | 174 | –104 | 1 | 1 |
19 September 2015 12:00 |
Tonga | 10 – 17 | Georgia |
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Try: Vainikolo 72' c Con: Morath (1/1) 73' Pen: Morath (1/1) 9' |
Report | Try: Gorgodze 27' c Tkhilaishvili 56' c Con: Kvirikashvili (2/2) 28', 57' Pen: Kvirikashvili (1/3) 19' Malaghuradze (0/1) |
25 September 2015 16:45 |
Argentina | 54 – 9 | Georgia |
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Try: Lavanini 10' m Cubelli 47' c Imhoff (2) 49' c, 76' m Cordero (2) 53' c, 72' c Landajo 70' c Con: Sánchez (3/4) 48', 51', 54' Bosch (2/3) 71', 74' Pen: Sánchez (2/2) 21', 35' Drop: Sánchez 6' |
Report | Pen: Kvirikashvili (3/3) 17', 20', 32' |
2 October 2015 20:00 |
New Zealand | 43 – 10 | Georgia |
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Try: Naholo 2' c Savea (3) 8' m, 17' m, 74' c Coles 22' m Read 52' c Fekitoa 77' c Con: Carter (4/7) 3', 53', 75', 78' |
Report | Try: Tsiklauri 5' c Con: Malaghuradze (1/1) 6' Pen: Malaghuradze (1/1) 12' |
7 October 2015 20:00 |
Namibia | 16 – 17 | Georgia |
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Try: Kotzé 74' c Con: Kotzé (1/1) 76' Pen: Kotzé (3/3) 2', 18', 71' |
Report | Try: Gorgodze 50' c Malaghuradze 55' c Con: Kvirikashvili (2/2) 51', 56' Pen: Kvirikashvili (1/1) 68' |
Overall record
Country | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | % |
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Uruguay | 1 | - | - | 1 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 0 |
Tonga | 1 | 1 | - | - | 17 | 10 | 7 | 100 |
South Africa | 1 | - | - | 1 | 19 | 46 | -27 | 0 |
New Zealand | 1 | - | - | 1 | 10 | 43 | -33 | 0 |
Samoa | 1 | - | - | 1 | 9 | 46 | -35 | 0 |
England | 2 | - | - | 2 | 16 | 125 | -109 | 0 |
Argentina | 3 | - | - | 3 | 19 | 112 | -93 | 0 |
Ireland | 1 | - | - | 1 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 0 |
Scotland | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 0 |
Romania | 1 | 1 | - | - | 25 | 9 | 16 | 100 |
Namibia | 2 | 2 | - | - | 47 | 16 | 31 | 100 |
France | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 | 64 | -57 | 0 |
TOTAL | 16 | 4 | - | 12 | 197 | 524 | -327 | 17 |
Team records
Most points scored in a game – 30 vs Namibia (2007)
Biggest winning margin – 30 vs Namibia (2007)
Most points conceded in a game – 84 vs England (2003)
Biggest losing margin – 78 vs England (2003)
Most tries scored in a game – 3 vs Namibia (2007)
Most tries conceded in a game – 12 vs England (2003)
Individual records
Most World Cup matches –
Most Points Overall – 86 Merab Kvirikashvili
Most points in a game – 17 vs Romania - Merab Kvirikashvili 2011
Most tries overall – 3 Mamuka Gorgodze
Most tries in a game –
- 1 vs South Africa – David Dadunashvili 2003
- 1 vs Ireland – George Shkinin 2007
- 1 vs Namibia – Akvsenti Giorgadze 2007
- 1 vs Namibia – Irakli Machkhaneli 2007
- 1 vs Namibia – Davit Kacharava 2007
- 1 vs France – Zviad Maissuradze 2007
- 1 vs England – Dimitri Basilaia 2011
- 1 vs Romania – Mamuka Gorgodze 2011
- 1 vs Argentina – Lasha Khmaladze 2011
- 1 vs Tonga – Mamuka Gorgodze 2015
- 1 vs Tonga – Giorgi Tkhilaishvili 2015
- 1 vs New Zealand – Beka Tsiklauri 2015
- 1 vs Namibia – Mamuka Gorgodze 2015
- 1 vs Namibia – Lasha Malaghuradze 2015
Most penalty goals – 22 Merab Kvirikashvili
Most penalty goals in a game – 5 vs Romania – Merab Kvirikashvili 2011
Most drop goals – 1 Paliko Jimsheladze
Most drop goals in a game – 1 vs Samoa – Paliko Jimsheladze 2003
References
- Davies, Gerald (2004) The History of the Rugby World Cup (Sanctuary Publishing Ltd, (ISBN 1860746020)
- Farr-Jones, Nick, (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup, Australian Post Corporation, (ISBN 0-642-36811-2)