RC Aia Kutaisi

Rugby Club Aia Kutaisi

Full name	Rugby Club Aia Kutaisi
Founded	1966 (1966)
Location	Kutaisi, Georgia
Ground(s)	Aia Arena (Capacity: 4 860)
President	Giorgi *Gia* Gorgaslidze
Coach(es)	Besik Khamashuridze (Head Coach), Koba Giorgadze (Coach), Gaga Gureshidze (Coach)
Captain(s)	Davit Losaberidze
League(s)	Didi 10
2017–18	2

RC Aia Kutasi is a Georgian rugby union team. The name of the club stems from ancient name of the town and is no way an acronym, as wrongly thought throughout non-Georgian media. Aia Kutasi was one of the best teams of the Soviet Union, holding three national titles, in 1987, 1988 and 1989. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Aia Kutaisi has been one of the best teams of Georgia; they held 10 national titles, both as a Soviet republic and as an independent country.

Honours

• Georgia Championship: 3
  • 1990, 1991, 1995
• USSR Championship: 3
  • 1987, 1988, 1989
• USSR Cup: 2
  • 1987, 1990
• Georgia USSR Championship: 7
  • 1969, 1978, 1982, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985

Stadium

Aia Arena was built in 2015 year. it is located in 9 ha Territory in Kutaisi and includes 4 Field.

Current squad

2019/20 Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union Saba Eremeishvili Hooker Georgia Giorgi Toradze Hooker Georgia Lasha Shalikashvili Hooker Georgia Nodar Mekerishvili Prop Georgia Iura Kenchadze Prop Georgia Murman Jijavadze Prop Georgia Revaz Tsiklauri Prop Georgia} Petre Jincharadze Prop Georgia Giorgi Nemsadze Lock Georgia Gela Shalamberidze Lock Georgia Mikheil Babunashvili Lock Georgia Giga Julukhadze Lock Georgia Giorgi Lekveishvili Lock Georgia Shota Areshidze Flanker Georgia Lasha Gogiashvili Flanker Georgia Giorgi Nutsubidze Flanker Georgia Guram Shengelia Number 8 Georgia Tornike Akubardia Number 8 Georgia

Player Position Union Davit Kldiashvili Scrum-half Georgia Zviad Ormotsadze Scrum-half Georgia Sandro Purckhvanidze Fly-half Georgia Davit Gobejishvili Fly-half Georgia Giorgi Babunashvili Fly-half Georgia Irakli Simsive Centre Georgia Lasha Lomidze Centre Georgia Otar Dzagnidze Centre Georgia Tornike Managadze Centre Georgia Giorgi Abramidze Wing Georgia Beka Toradze Wing Georgia Teimuraz Kokhodze Wing Georgia Mirian Modebadze Fullback Georgia

Notable Former Players

• Zurab Zhvania

See also

• Georgia national rugby union team
• Georgia Rugby Union
• Rugby union in Georgia
• Georgia Championship
• Georgia Cup
• Georgia at the Rugby World Cup

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20110721025850/http://www.aia-rugby.ge/
• http://www.rugby.ge/
• http://www.irb.com/
• http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/