Georgia at the Rugby World Cup
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The Georgia national rugby union team has competed in four consecutive Rugby World Cup tournaments, starting in 2003. Their best performance was in the 2015 tournament, when they won two games, against Tonga and Namibia.
In their first appearance in 2003, they were placed in Pool C with eventual winners England, South Africa, Uruguay and Samoa. They qualified for the 2007 World Cup and were placed in Pool D with Argentina, France, Ireland and Namibia, where they beat Namibia. In 2011, Georgia qualified for their third straight Rugby World Cup. Georgia was placed in Pool B with Scotland, England, Argentina and Romania, and won their game against Romania.
Contents
By position
Year | Hosts | Round | Position | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against |
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1987 | Australia, New Zealand | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1991 | United Kingdom, Ireland, France | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1995 | South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1999 | Wales | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2003 | Australia | Pool | 19 | 4 | – | – | 4 | 46 | 200 |
2007 | France | Pool | 13 | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | 50 | 111 |
2011 | New Zealand | Pool | 15 | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | 48 | 90 |
2015 | England | Pool | 12 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 53 | 123 |
2019 | Japan | ||||||||
Total | – | – | 16 | 4 | – | 12 | 197 | 524 |
By matches
2003
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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 |
Tries: Tindall, Dawson, Thompson, Back, Dallaglio, Greenwood (2), Regan, Cohen (2), Robinson, Luger Con: Wilkinson (5), Grayson (4) Pen: Wilkinson (2) |
Pen: Urjukashvili, Jimsheladze |
Subiaco Oval, Perth Attendance: 25,501 Referee: Pablo De Luca |
2003-10-19 |
Georgia | 9 – 46 | Samoa |
Pen: Jimsheladze (2) Drop: Jimsheladze |
Tries: Tagicakibau, Vaa'a, Sititi, So'oialo, Feaunati, Lima Con: Va'a (5) Pen: Va'a (2) |
Subiaco Oval, Perth Attendance: 21,507 Referee: Alain Rolland |
2003-10-24 |
South Africa | 46 – 19 | Georgia |
Tries: Rossouw (2), Hougaard, van Niekerk, Fourie, Botha, Burger Con: Hougaard (4) Pen: Hougaard |
Tries: Dadunashvili Con: Jimsheladze Pen: Jimsheladze (3), Kvirikashvili |
Aussie Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 34,308 Referee: Stuart Dickinson |
2003-10-28 |
Georgia | 12 – 24 | Uruguay |
Pen: Urjukashvili, Kvirikashvili (3) | Tries: Cardoso, Lamelas, Brignoni Con: Aguirre (2), Menchaca Pen: Juan Menchaca |
Aussie Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 28,576 Referee: Kelvin Deaker |
2007
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11 September 2007 20:00 |
Argentina | 33 – 3 | Georgia |
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' |
Stade de Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 40,240 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
15 September 2007 21:00 |
Ireland | 14 – 10 | Georgia |
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' |
Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Attendance: 33,807 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
26 September 2007 18:00 |
Georgia | 30 – 0 | Namibia |
Tries: Giorgadze 37' c Machkhaneli 70' c Kacharava 80+' c Con: Kvirikashvili (3/3) Pen: Kvirikashvili (3/6) 8', 26', 69' |
Report |
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Attendance: 32,549 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) |
30 September 2007 15:00 |
France | 64 – 7 | Georgia |
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) |
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 58,695 Referee: Alan Lewis |
2011
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Team
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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 |
Pen: Parks (4/7) 24', 34', 71', 76' Drop: Parks (1/1) 39' |
Report | Pen: Kvirikashvili (2/2) 17', 73' |
Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill Attendance: 10,267 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
18 September 2011 18:00 |
England | 41 – 10 | Georgia |
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' |
Otago Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 20,117 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
28 September 2011 19:30 |
Georgia | 25 – 9 | Romania |
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' |
Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North Attendance: 13,228 Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
2 October 2011 13:00 |
Argentina | 25 – 7 | Georgia |
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) |
Arena Manawatu, Palmerston North Attendance: 13,754 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
2015
Team
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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 |
Tonga vs Georgia
19 September 2015 12:00 |
Tonga | 10–17 | Georgia |
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) |
Kingsholm, Gloucester Attendance: 14,200 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
Man of the Match: Touch judges: |
Notes:
- Fetu'u Vainikolo surpassed Josh Taumalolo's record of 14 tries for his country, to become Tonga's record try scorer.[1]
- Merab Kvirikashvili surpassed Irakli Abuseridze's record of 85 caps for his country, to become Georgia's most capped player.[2]
- Vasil Lobzhanidze, at 18 years and 340 days, became the youngest ever player to in a World Cup match.[3]
- Shalva Sutiashvili earned his 50th test cap for Georgia.
Argentina vs Georgia
25 September 2015 16:45 |
Argentina | 54–9 | Georgia |
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' |
Kingsholm, Gloucester Attendance: 14,256 Referee: JP Doyle (England) |
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New Zealand vs Georgia
2 October 2015 20:00 |
New Zealand | 43–10 | Georgia |
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' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 69,187 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France) |
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Namibia vs Georgia
7 October 2015 20:00 |
Namibia | 16–17 | Georgia |
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' |
Sandy Park, Exeter Attendance: 11,156 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
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Notes:
- Alexander Todua earned his 50th test cap for Georgia.
- Theuns Kotzé surpassed Jaco Coetzee's record of 335 points to become Namibia top point scorer.[4]
- The losing bonus point for Namibia was the country's first-ever competition point in a Rugby World Cup.[5]
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 | - | - | 2 | 10 | 58 | -48 | 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 | 401 | -257 | 17 |
Year(s) | Result |
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1987 | No qualifying tournament held. |
1991 to 1999 | Did not qualify. |
2003 | Qualified. Group stages. |
2007 | Qualified. Group stages. One win. |
2011 | Qualified. Group stages. One win. |
2015 | Qualified. Group stages. Two wins. |
Team records
- Most points in a game
- 30 vs Namibia (2007)
- 25 vs Romania (2011)
- 19 vs South Africa (2003)
- 17 vs Tonga (2015)
- 17 vs Namibia (2015)
- 12 vs Uruguay (2003)
- 10 vs New Zealand (2015)
- 10 vs Ireland (2007)
- 10 vs England (2011)
- Biggest winning margin
- Highest score against
- 84 vs England (2003)
- 64 vs France (2007)
- 54 vs Argentina (2015)
- 46 vs South Africa (2003)
- 46 vs Samoa (2003)
- 43 vs New Zealand (2015)
- 41 vs England (2011)
- Biggest losing margin
- 78 vs England (2003)
- 57 vs France (2007)
- 45 vs Argentina (2015)
- 37 vs Samoa (2003)
- 33 vs New Zealand (2015)
- 31 vs England (2011)
- Most tries in a game
- 3 vs Namibia (2007)
- 2 vs Tonga (2015)
- 2 vs Namibia (2015)
- 1 vs New Zealand (2003)
- 1 vs South Africa (2003)
- 1 vs Ireland (2007)
- 1 vs France (2007)
- 1 vs England (2011)
- 1 vs Argentina (2011)
- 1 vs Romania (2011)
Individual records
- Most World Cup matches
- Most Points Overall
- Most points in a game
- 18 vs Romania - Merab Kvirikashvili 2011
- 15 vs Namibia - Merab Kvirikashvili 2007
- 11 vs South Africa - Paliko Jimsheladze 2003
- 9 vs Uruguay - Merab Kvirikashvili 2003
- 9 vs Samoa - Paliko Jimsheladze 2003
- Most tries overall
- 1 - David Dadunashvili 2003
- 1 - George Shkinin 2007
- 1 - Akvsenti Giorgadze 2007
- 1 - Irakli Machkhaneli 2007
- 1 - David Kacharava 2007
- 1 - Zviad Maissuradze 2007
- 1 - Dimitri Basilaia 2011
- 1 - Mamuka Gorgodze 2011
- 1 - Lasha Khmaladze 2011
- 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 - David 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
- Most penalty goals
- Most penalty goals in a game
- 5 vs Romania - Merab Kvirikashvili 2011
- 3 vs South Africa - Paliko Jimsheladze 2003
- 3 vs Uruguay - Merab Kvirikashvili 2003
- 3 vs Namibia - Merab Kvirikashvili 2007
- 2 vs Samoa - Paliko Jimsheladze 2003
- 2 vs Scotland - Merab Kvirikashvili 2011
- Most drop goals
References
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- 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)
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