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Georgian First League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023–24 Georgian First League
SportRugby union
AdministratorGeorgian Rugby Union
No. of teams10
CountryGeorgia
Most recent
champion(s)		Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti
(2022–23)
Level on pyramidLevel 2
Promotion toDidi 10
Relegation toRegional Leagues
Official website[1]

History[edit]

See also: History of the English rugby union system

Clubs[edit]

Current clubs[edit]

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Locations of the 2023-24 Didi 10 teams.
Club Established Head Coach/Manager Captain Stadium Capacity City/Area
Artsivebi Eagles 2008 Georgia (country) Gia Amirkhanashvili Georgia (country) Zurab Zhorzholadze Zvani Stadium 3,500 Ozurgeti
Chiaturi RC 2006 Georgia (country) Zaza Bakuradze Chiatura Central Chiatura
RC Academy Tbilisi 1982 Georgia (country) Levan Datunashvili Nutsubidze Rugby Stadium 2,000 Tbilisi
RC Bagrat Kutaisi 2009 Georgia (country) Shalva Kikvidze Aia Arena 4,860 Kutaisi
RC Jankers 2012 Georgia (country) Giorgi Nozadze Tetritskaro
RC Jiki Gori 2001 Georgia (country) Mikheil Oragvelidze Gori Rugby Stadium 3,000 Gori
RC Locomotive Tbilisi 1964 Georgia (country) Zviad Maisuradze Achlava Rugby Stadium 3,000 Tbilisi
RC Sagarejo Tigers 2001 Georgia (country) Zviad Tsukhishvili Sagarejo
RC Tsikara Tbilisi 2010 Georgia (country) Paata Rikadze Tbilisi
RC Dinosaur Tskaltubo Georgia (country) Zaza Chirgadze[1] Aia Arena 4,860 Tskaltubo

Structure[edit]

Champions[edit]

Between 1987 and 2002, the team at the top of the league was crowned English champions. Since 2002–03, the winner of the league has been determined by a Premiership Final, which takes place at Twickenham and consists of two rounds of knock-out play amongst the top four teams. This change was originally considered controversial, particular when Wasps won four of the first six play-off finals without ever topping the regular season table, with Sale the only team to both top the table and win the Premiership final in that period. Over time, the play-off structures have bedded in, but as of 2022 only seven teams across twenty seasons have managed to both top the regular season table and proceed to win the Premiership final.

In most seasons, at least one team has been relegated at the end of the season, although in 1995–96, there was no relegation to allow division expansion, and in 2001–02, Leeds were given a reprieve because the Division One champions did not have a suitable ground to allow promotion. Relegation was also suspended between 2020–21 and 2022–23 to allow further expansion – although Worcester and Wasps were both relegated for going into administration during the 2022–23 season, as was London Irish ahead of the 2023–24 season.

Season Gold Final Silver Bronze Relegated
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–00
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16 RC Bagrat Kutaisi
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19 Ares Kutaisi
2019–20 COVID 19
2020–21 RC Kazbegi RC Army Tbilisi Khvamli Tbilisi
2021–22 Khvamli Tbilisi Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti RC Army Tbilisi Telavi
2022–23 Artsivebi Eagles RC Army Tbilisi Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti
2023–24 Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti RC Army Tbilisi RC Dinosaur Tskaltubo RC Armazi Marneuli

Player records[edit]

For a list of top try and points scorers by seasons, see Premiership Rugby top scorers.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Luka (2023-05-07). "რეგიონული ლიგა | წყალტუბოს 'დინოზავრმა' პირველ ლიგაში აინაცვლა". Georgia Rugby Union. Retrieved 2024-05-25.

External links[edit]

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