RC AIA Kutaisi

Rugby Club Aia Kutaisi

Full name	Rugby Club Aia Kutaisi
Founded	1966
Location	Kutaisi, Georgia
Ground(s)	Aia Arena (Capacity: 4 860)
President	Gia Gorgaslidze
Coach(es)	Besik Khamashuridze (Head Coach), Koba Giorgadze (Coach), Gaga Gureshidze (Coach)
Captain(s)	Davit Losaberidze
League(s)	Didi - 10
2015–16	6

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

• USSR Championship:
  • Champions (3): 1987, 1988, 1989
  • Silver Medal winner (1): 1984
  • Bronze Medal winner (1): 1985
• USSR Cup:
  • Winner (2): 1987, 1990,
• Georgia Championship:
  • Champions (10): 1969, 1978, 1982, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1995
  • Silver Medal winner (4): 1988, 1992, 1997, 2011,
  • Bronze Medal winner (7): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1993, 2012-13

Stadium

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

Current squad

2015/16 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 Merab Matkava Hooker Georgia Giorgi Toradze Hooker Georgia Zaal Tskipurisvili Hooker Georgia Rati Asatian Prop Georgia Shako Lomsianidze Prop Georgia Mikhail Ratiashvili Prop Georgia Giorgi Toradze Prop Georgia Amiran Tsakadze Prop Georgia Giorgi Ushkhvani Prop Georgia Ushang Cheishvili Prop Georgia Bebu Khukhianidze Lock Georgia Giorgi Kakabadze Lock Georgia Giorgi Chiteishvili Lock Georgia Akaki Marshania Lock Georgia Amiran Chiteishvili Lock Georgia Gela Shalamberidze Lock Georgia Tornike Shubitidze Lock Georgia Arsen Machaladze Lock Georgia Irakli Revishvili Flanker Georgia Shota Areshidze Flanker Georgia Mikheil Babunashvili Flanker Georgia Mikheil Gorgasilidze Flanker Georgia Badri Dangadze Flanker Georgia Guga Khantadze Flanker Georgia Gela Shalamberidze Flanker Georgia Shalva Shashiashvili Flanker Georgia Giorgi Tsirekidze Flanker Georgia Davit Losaberidze Number 8 Georgia Jorj Saldadze Number 8 Georgia

Player Position Union Tenur Tutberidze Scrum-half Georgia Givi Losaberidze Scrum-half Georgia Elguja Kikvidze Scrum-half Georgia Gaga Sinauridze Fly-half Georgia Revaz Jinchvelashvili Fly-half Georgia Giorgi Babunashvili Fly-half Georgia Temur Iremadze Centre Georgia Tornike Managadze Centre Georgia Giorgi Abramidze Wing Georgia Ioseb Kikvadze Wing Georgia Beka Toradze Wing Georgia Giorgi Pruidze Wing Georgia Tazo Lagadze Wing Georgia Mirian Modebadze Fullback Georgia

International honours

• Giorgi Pruidze
• Tornike Dzagnidze
• Giorgi Rokhvadze
• Revaz Jinchvelashvili
• Sergo Kvernadze
• Davit Losaberidze

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

• http://www.aia-rugby.ge/
• http://www.rugby.ge/
• http://www.irb.com/
• http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/