Georgia at the Rugby World Cup
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The Georgia national rugby union team has competed in five consecutive Rugby World Cup tournaments. Starting in 2003, which also served as the only appearance prior to the Rose Revolution, 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.
World Cup record
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By matches
2003
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2007
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2011
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2015
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2019
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2023
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Overall record
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/− | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 50 |
| File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga | 1 | 1 | - | - | 17 | 10 | 7 | 100 |
| File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 1 | - | - | 1 | 19 | 46 | -27 | 0 |
| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 1 | - | - | 1 | 10 | 43 | -33 | 0 |
| File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa | 1 | - | - | 1 | 9 | 46 | -35 | 0 |
| File:Flag of England.svg England | 2 | - | - | 2 | 16 | 125 | -109 | 0 |
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 3 | - | - | 3 | 19 | 112 | -93 | 0 |
| File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland | 1 | - | - | 1 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 0 |
| File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 0 |
| File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | 1 | 1 | - | - | 25 | 9 | 16 | 100 |
| File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | 2 | 2 | - | - | 47 | 16 | 31 | 100 |
| File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | 2 | - | - | 2 | 22 | 62 | -40 | 0 |
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 | 64 | -57 | 0 |
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 2 | - | - | 2 | 23 | 62 | -39 | 0 |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 1 | - | 1 | - | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 2 | - | - | 2 | 33 | 86 | -53 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 326 | 759 | −431 | 20.83% |
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Team records
- Most points in a tournament
- 65 (2019 in File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan)
- 64 (2023 in File:Flag of France.svg France)
- 53 (2015 in File:Flag of England.svg England)
- Most points in a game
- 33 vs File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (2019)
- 30 vs File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia (2007)
- 25 vs File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania (2011)
- Biggest winning margin
- 30 vs File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia (2007)
- 26 Vs File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (2019)
- 16 vs File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania (2011)
- Highest score against
- 84 vs File:Flag of England.svg England (2003)
- 64 vs File:Flag of France.svg France (2007)
- 54 vs File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (2015)
- Biggest losing margin
- 78 vs File:Flag of England.svg England (2003)
- 57 vs File:Flag of France.svg France (2007)
- 45 vs File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (2015)
- Most tries in a tournament
- 9 (2019 in File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan)
- 7 (2023 in File:Flag of France.svg France)
- 5 (2007 in File:Flag of France.svg France)
- 5 (2015 in File:Flag of England.svg England)
- Most tries in a game
- 5 vs File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (2019)
- 3 vs File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia (2007)
- 3 vs File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales (2023)
- 2 vs File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga (2015)
- 2 vs File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia (2015)
- 2 vs File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales (2019)
- 2 vs File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (2023)
Individual records
- Most appearances
- Most appearances as captain
- Most points overall
- Most points in a game
- 17 vs File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania – Merab Kvirikashvili (File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 2011)
- 15 vs File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia – Merab Kvirikashvili (File:Flag of France.svg France 2007)
- 11 vs File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa – Paliko Jimsheladze (File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 2003)
- Most tries overall
- Most penalty goals
- Most penalty goals in a game
- 5 vs File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania – Merab Kvirikashvili (File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 2011)
- 3 vs File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay – Merab Kvirikashvili (File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 2003)
- 3 vs File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia – Merab Kvirikashvili (File:Flag of France.svg France 2007)
- 3 vs File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina – Merab Kvirikashvili (File:Flag of England.svg England 2015)
- Most drop goals
References
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