Georgia at the Rugby World Cup
Map of nations best results, excluding nations which unsuccessfully participated in qualifying tournaments
Ireland playing Georgia in the 2007 Rugby World Cup
The Georgia national rugby union team has competed in five consecutive Rugby World Cup tournaments. Starting in 2003 , 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
World Cup record
World Cup Qualification record
Year
Round
1987
Part of USSR: Not an independent country
-
1991
Part of USSR: Not an independent country
Part of USSR: Not an independent country
1995
did not qualify
2
0
0
2
15
38
1999
8
4
0
4
131
221
2003
Pool Stage
4
0
0
4
46
200
2
1
0
1
31
76
2007
Pool Stage
4
1
0
3
50
111
14
10
1
3
426
182
2011
Pool Stage
4
1
0
3
48
90
10
8
1
1
326
132
2015
Pool Stage
4
2
0
2
53
123
10
9
1
0
286
106
2019
Pool Stage
4
1
0
3
65
122
Automatically Qualified
2023
Pool Stage
4
0
1
3
64
113
10
9
1
0
325
146
2027
to be determined
Qualification not started
2031
Total
6/10
24
5
1
18
326
759
56
41
4
11
1540
901
By matches
2003
Group C matches -
England 84–6 Georgia Try: Tindall , Dawson , Thompson , Back , Dallaglio , Greenwood (2), Regan , Cohen (2), Robinson , Luger Con: Wilkinson (5), Grayson (4)Pen: Wilkinson (2)Pen: Urjukashvili , Jimsheladze
2007
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
B
Pts
Qualification
1
Argentina
4
4
0
0
143
33
+110
2
18
Qualified for the quarter-finals
2
France
4
3
0
1
188
37
+151
3
15
3
Ireland
4
2
0
2
64
82
−18
1
9
Eliminated, automatic qualification for RWC 2011
4
Georgia
4
1
0
3
50
111
−61
1
5
5
Namibia
4
0
0
4
30
212
−182
0
0
2011
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
T
B
Pts
Qualification
1
England
4
4
0
0
137
34
+103
18
2
18
Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup
2
Argentina
4
3
0
1
90
40
+50
10
2
14
3
Scotland
4
2
0
2
73
59
+14
4
3
11
Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup
4
Georgia
4
1
0
3
48
90
−42
3
0
4
5
Romania
4
0
0
4
44
169
−125
3
0
0
2015
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
T
B
Pts
Qualification
1
New Zealand
4
4
0
0
174
49
+125
25
3
19
Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
2
Argentina
4
3
0
1
179
70
+109
22
3
15
3
Georgia
4
2
0
2
53
123
−70
5
0
8
Eliminated but qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup
4
Tonga
4
1
0
3
70
130
−60
8
2
6
5
Namibia
4
0
0
4
70
174
−104
8
1
1
2019
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
T
B
Pts
Qualification
1
Wales
4
4
0
0
136
69
+67
17
3
19
Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup
2
Australia
4
3
0
1
136
68
+68
20
4
16
3
Fiji
4
1
0
3
110
108
+2
17
3
7
Eliminated but qualified for 2023 Rugby World Cup
4
Georgia
4
1
0
3
65
122
−57
9
1
5
5
Uruguay
4
1
0
3
60
140
−80
6
0
4
2023
^ a b Head-to-head: Australia 15–22 Fiji
Overall record
Team records
Most points in a tournament
Most points in a game
Biggest winning margin
Highest score against
Biggest losing margin
Most tries in a tournament
Most tries in a game
Individual records
Most appearances
Most appearances as captain
Most points overall
Most points in a game
Most tries overall
Most penalty goals
Most penalty goals in a game
Most drop goals
References
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