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| Union | Georgia Rugby Union | ||
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| Coach(es) | Zura Amonashvili | ||
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The Georgia national under-18 rugby union team is the under-18 team of the Georgia national rugby union team in the sport of rugby union.
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| Union | Georgia Rugby Union | ||
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| Coach(es) | Zura Amonashvili | ||
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The Georgia national under-18 rugby union team is the under-18 team of the Georgia national rugby union team in the sport of rugby union.
Under-18 became a recognised age-grade in European rugby in 2004. [1]
| 2009 | Georgia  | 18–3 |  Italy | Toulon, France | |
| 2012 | Georgia | 20–18 | Italy | Madrid, Spain | |
| 2013 | Georgia | 17–12 | Italy | Grenoble, France | |
| 31 March 2018 | France  | 3–8 | Georgia | Poznan, Poland | |
| 15:50 CET (UTC+01) | Pen: Idjellidaine 12' | Try: Karkadze 8' m Pen: Lomidze 69' | Referee: J. Lewars ( England) |
| 3 April 2024 | Georgia | 20–19 | France | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma, Italy | |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01) | Try: Ezieshvili 23' Shvelidze 70' Con: Tsiklauri 24' Sirbiladze 70' Pen: Tsiklauri 13', 46' | Try: Elissalde 9' Cazemajou 17' Ibsaine 29' Con: Drault 10', 30 | Referee: Diogo Inacio (Portugal) |
Georgian squad for 2024 Six Nations Under-18 Festival [2]
Head Coach : Zurab Amonashvili
| Position | Full-Name | Club |
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| Forward | Tornike Toradze | RC AIA |
| Forward | Giorgi Mepharishvili | RC AIA |
| Forward | Nikoloz Chkhortolia | Clermont Espoirs |
| Forward | David Archvadze | Lelo Saracens |
| Forward | Anri Shvelidze | CA Brive Espoirs |
| Forward | Levan Ezieshvili | Clermont Espoirs |
| Forward | Luka Saghinadze | Lyon OU Espoirs |
| Forward | Nikoloz Qumaritovi | RC Locomotive |
| Forward | Archil Nozadze | RC Kochebi |
| Forward | Giorgi Turashvili |  RC Ipswich |
| Forward | Mikheil Shioshvili | Lelo Saracens |
| Forward | Davit Baramia | Lelo Saracens |
| Forward | Luka Gabunia | RC AIA |
| Forward | Giorgi Ardzenadze | RC Chakvi |
| Back | Temur Dzodzuashvili | RC AIA |
| Back | Davit Tsiklauri | Khvamli RC |
| Back | Gigi Sirbiladze | Lelo Saracens |
| Back | Luka Tvauri | Khvamli RC |
| Back | Ika Kvaratskhelia | Lelo Saracens |
| Back | Davit Barbakadze | RC Armia |
| Back | Ioane Basilaia | Lelo Saracens |
| Back | Leonide Saldadze | RC Lokomotivi |
| Back | Giga Qipshidze | Khvamli RC |
| Back | Data Akhvlediani | Lelo Saracens |
| Back | Nikoloz Khalvashi | Lelo Saracens |
| Back | Saba Sharvashidze | RC AIA |
The Georgian team has been a regular competitor at the European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship, playing in the A division with moderate success for the most part. The team's greatest achievement came in 2010 when it finished third, behind France and Ireland, beating Belgium in the third-place game. In 2011, a revamped competition saw the creation of an Elite division, with Georgia once more coming third, now in the tier-two First division, behind Scotland and Italy.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Ireland | 34 | |||||||||||||
 Portugal | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Ireland | 22 | |||||||||||||
| France | 20 | |||||||||||||
| France | 19 | |||||||||||||
 Scotland | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Ireland | 13 | |||||||||||||
| England | 25 | |||||||||||||
 Wales | 41 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Wales | 16 | |||||||||||||
| England | 22 | |||||||||||||
| England | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Georgia | 8 | |||||||||||||
| play-off games | ||||
| 1 | Georgia | 20 | ||
| 2 | Italy | 18 | ||
| 5th place | ||||
| 1 | Scotland | 29 | ||
| 2 | Georgia | 10 | ||
| Pos | Elite Division 2012 |
| 1 | England |
| 2 | Ireland |
| 3 | France |
| 4 | Wales |
| 5 | Scotland |
| 6 | Georgia |
| 7 | Italy |
| 8 | Portugal |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| England | 82 | |||||||||||||
| Portugal | 8 | |||||||||||||
| England | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Scotland | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Wales | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Scotland | 18 | |||||||||||||
| England | 27 | |||||||||||||
| France | 22 | |||||||||||||
| France | 32 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||||||||||
| France | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Ireland | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Ireland | 31 | |||||||||||||
| Georgia | 27 | |||||||||||||
| play-off games | ||||
| 1 | Georgia | 17 | ||
| 2 | Italy | 12 | ||
| 5th place | ||||
| 1 | Wales | 50 | ||
| 2 | Georgia | 0 | ||
| Pos | Elite Division 2013 |
| 1 | England |
| 2 | France |
| 3 | Ireland |
| 4 | Scotland |
| 5 | Wales |
| 6 | Georgia |
| 7 | Italy |
| 8 | Portugal |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| England | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Portugal | 5 | |||||||||||||
| England | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Wales | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Wales | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Scotland | 21 | |||||||||||||
| England | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Ireland | 14 | |||||||||||||
| France | 29 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 7 | |||||||||||||
| France | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Ireland | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Ireland | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Georgia | 10 | |||||||||||||
| play-off games | ||||
| 1 | Georgia | 13 | ||
| 2 | Italy | 15 | ||
| 7th place | ||||
| 1 | Georgia | 26 | ||
| 2 | Portugal | 3 | ||
| Pos | Elite Division 2014 |
| 1 | England |
| 2 | Ireland |
| 3 | Wales |
| 4 | France |
| 5 | Scotland |
| 6 | Italy |
| 7 | Georgia |
| 8 | Portugal |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| England | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Portugal | 5 | |||||||||||||
| England | 19 | |||||||||||||
| France | 23 | |||||||||||||
| France | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Scotland | 10 | |||||||||||||
| France | 57 | |||||||||||||
| Georgia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Georgia | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Ireland | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Georgia | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Wales | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Elite Division 2015 |
| 1 | France |
| 2 | Georgia |
| 3 | England |
| 4 | Italy |
| 5 | Wales |
| 6 | Portugal |
| 7 | Ireland |
| 8 | Scotland |
The team's final positions in the European championship:
| Year | Division | Tier | Place |
| 2004 | |||
| 2005 | A Division | I | 5th |
| 2006 | A Division | I | 6th |
| 2007 | A Division | I | 6th |
| 2008 | A Division | I | 6th |
| 2009 | A Division | I | 7th |
| 2010 | A Division | I | 3rd |
| 2011 | First Division | II | 3rd |
| 2012 | Division Elite | 6th | |
| 2013 | Division Elite | 6th | |
| 2014 | Division Elite | 7th | |
| 2015 | Division Elite | 2nd | |
| 2016 | Division Elite | 2nd | |
| 2017 | Division Elite | 2nd | |
| 2018 | Division Elite | 1st | |
| 2019 | Division Elite | 1st | |
| 2021 | Division Elite | 1st | |
| 2022 | Division Elite | 1st | |
| 2023 | Division Elite | 1st |
On 15 February 2024 Georgian Rugby Union announced that they were invited to Six Nations U18 festival, where they will play against Scotland, France and England. [3]
| Date | Opponent | Result | Venue |
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| 2024-03-30 | Scotland | 14 - 22 | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Italy |
| 2024-04-03 | France | 20 - 19 | |
| 2024-04-07 | England | 19 - 26 | |
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