Georgia at the Rugby World Cup



The Georgia national rugby union team has competed in five 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.

2003
Group C matches -

Team records

 * Most points in a tournament
 * 65 (2019 in )
 * 64 (2023 in )
 * 53 (2015 in )


 * Most points in a game
 * 33 vs (2019)
 * 30 vs (2007)
 * 25 vs (2011)


 * Biggest winning margin
 * 30 vs (2007)
 * 26 Vs (2019)
 * 16 vs (2011)


 * Highest score against
 * 84 vs (2003)
 * 64 vs (2007)
 * 54 vs (2015)


 * Biggest losing margin
 * 78 vs (2003)
 * 57 vs (2007)
 * 45 vs (2015)


 * Most tries in a tournament
 * 9 (2019 in )
 * 7 (2023 in )
 * 5 (2007 in )
 * 5 (2015 in )


 * Most tries in a game
 * 5 vs (2019)
 * 3 vs (2007)
 * 3 vs (2023)
 * 2 vs (2015)
 * 2 vs (2015)
 * 2 vs (2019)
 * 2 vs (2023)

Individual records

 * Most appearances
 * 15 Mamuka Gorgodze
 * 15 Merab Kvirikashvili
 * 13 Davit Kacharava


 * Most appearances as captain
 * 6 Irakli Abuseridze


 * Most points overall
 * 86 Merab Kvirikashvili
 * 23 Paliko Jimsheladze
 * 22 Tedo Abzhandadze


 * Most points in a game
 * 17 vs – Merab Kvirikashvili ( 2011)
 * 15 vs – Merab Kvirikashvili ( 2007)
 * 11 vs – Paliko Jimsheladze ( 2003)


 * Most tries overall
 * 4 Mamuka Gorgodze
 * 2 Levan Chilachava
 * 2 Alexander Todua


 * Most penalty goals
 * 22 Merab Kvirikashvili
 * 6 Paliko Jimsheladze
 * 3 Malkhaz Urjukashvili
 * 3 Luka Matkava


 * Most penalty goals in a game
 * 5 vs – Merab Kvirikashvili ( 2011)
 * 3 vs – Merab Kvirikashvili ( 2003)
 * 3 vs – Merab Kvirikashvili ( 2007)
 * 3 vs – Merab Kvirikashvili ( 2015)


 * Most drop goals
 * 1 Paliko Jimsheladze