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,

Stadium

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

Current squad

2017/18 Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union Saba Eremeishvili Hooker Georgia Giorgi Toradze Hooker Georgia Zaal Tskipurisvili Hooker Georgia Zaur Khmarebava Prop Georgia George Saldadze Prop Georgia Mikheil Ratiashvili Prop Georgia Amiran Tsakadze Prop Georgia Petre Jincharadze Prop Georgia Luka Chirgadze Prop Georgia Giorgi Ushkhvani Prop Georgia Gela Shalamberidze Lock Georgia Mikheil Babunashvili Lock Georgia Giorgi Chiteishvili Lock Georgia Guga Khantadze Lock Georgia Badri Dangadze Flanker Georgia Irakli Revishvili Flanker Georgia Shota Areshidze Flanker Georgia Beka Vardanidze Flanker Georgia Viktor Kikadze Flanker Georgia Giorgi Nutsubidze Flanker Georgia Nika Tsivtsivadze Flanker Georgia Mikheil Gorgaslidze Flanker Georgia Arsen Machaladze Number 8 Georgia Davit Losaberidze Number 8 Georgia

Player Position Union Temur Tutberidze Scrum-half Georgia Giorgi Rokhvadze Scrum-half Georgia Andro Akhvlediani Scrum-half Georgia Tedo Abzhandadze 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 Temur Iremadze Centre Georgia Tornike Managadze Centre Georgia Lasha Dzneladze Wing Georgia Giorgi Abramidze Wing Georgia Beka Toradze Wing Georgia Zurab Dzneladze Wing Georgia Mirian Modebadze Fullback Georgia Archil Ghonghadze 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/