Georgia national rugby union team

Georgia

Nickname(s)	Borjgalosnebi Lelos
Emblem	Borjgali
Union	Georgian Rugby Union
Most caps	Davit Kacharava (122)
Top scorer	Merab Kvirikashvili (838)
Top try scorer	Aka Tabutsadze (39)
Home stadium	Various
First colours Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	14 (as of October 2023)
Highest	11 (2016, 2019, 2023)
Lowest	23 (2004)
First international
Georgia 16–3 Zimbabwe  (Kutaisi, Georgia; 12 September 1989)
Biggest win
Georgia 98–3 Czech Republic  (Tbilisi, Georgia; 7 April 2007)
Biggest defeat
England 84–6 Georgia  (Perth, Australia; 12 October 2003)
World Cup
Appearances	6 (First in 2003)
Best result	Pool stage (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023)
Website	rugby.ge/nationalteam

The Georgia national rugby union team (Georgian: საქართველოს მორაგბეთა ეროვნული ნაკრები, sakartvelos moragbeta erovnuli nak’rebi), nicknamed The Lelos,^[1] represents Georgia in men's international rugby union. The team is administered by the Georgian Rugby Union and takes part in the annual Rugby Europe Championship and the Rugby World Cup, which takes place every four years.

Georgia is currently considered a second-tier rugby union nation and is one of the world's fastest-growing rugby nations. The Lelos participate in the Rugby Europe Championship, winning the tournament in 2001 and every year since 2006–08, with the exception of 2017. The bulk of the national squad are based in France, in both the Top 14 and lower divisions. This is a practice that was popularised by the former national team coach, Claude Saurel, a Frenchman. Rugby is one of the most popular sports in Georgia. The national team qualified for the Rugby World Cup six times, first in 2003 – playing against rugby powers such as England and South Africa. The Lelos won their first ever World Cup match in 2007, when they beat Namibia 30–0. Since 2013, Georgia has hosted the World Rugby Tbilisi Cup.