LELOS of Georgia for RWC
Qualifiers
WED,
4 September, 2002
* Posted THU, 19 September, 2002
Georgia announced 32-strong squad for their
Rugby World Cup 2003 Qualifiers vs Ireland and
Russia
(tabulated under Club Division AGE CAPS - SCORING
French divisional hierarchy: T16 > PRO D2 > F1 > F2 )
* BACKS
Fullbacks (2)
Bessik KHAMASHURIDZE Auch PRO D2 25 23 - 6T
Vassil ABASHIDZE Locomotivi GEO.D1 24 13 - 3T
Wings (4)
Makho URJUKASHVILI Tours F1 22 21 - 6T,14C,19P
Badri KHEKHELASHVILI Angouleme F1 24 18 - 5T
George ELIZBARASHVILI Academy GEO.D2 19 NC
Lasha PIRPILASHVILI Lelo GEO.D2 19 NC
Centres (3)
Tedo ZIBZIBADZE Tours F1 22 16 - 4T
Kakha ALANIA Locomotivi GEO.D1 29 20
Vassil KATSADZE 26 22 - 4T
Pivots (2)
Paliko JIMSHELADZE Aurillac PRO D2 27 30 - 6T,38C,17P
Otar BARKALAIA Lelo GEO.D2 19 NC
Halfbacks (3)
Irakli ABUSSERIDZE Aurillac PRO D2 25 15 - 3T
Guja IOVADZE Agde F2 28 13 - 3T
Merab KVIRIKASHVILI Lelo GEO.D2 19 NC
* FORWARDS
Front Row (7)
Goderdzi SHVELIDZE Beziers T16 24 16 - 3T
Akvsenti GUIORGADZE Rovigo IT.S10 26 24 - 7T
Tato RATIANIDZE Beziers T16 22 10
Ioseb NIKOLAENKO LaRochelle PRO D2 27 9
Mevlud MTIULISHVILI Beziers T16 32 23
Levan TSABADZE Montferrand T16 29 31 - 9T
David ASHVETIA Montferrand T16 27 1
Middle Row (5)
Vano NADIRADZE Beziers T16 30 26 - 3T
Victor DIDEBULIDZE Cannes F1 32 20 - 4T
Zurab MTCHEDLISHVILI Domon F1 31 24 - 2T
Sergo GUJARAIDZE Lens F1 23 NC
Mamuka GORGODZE Lelo GEO.D2 19 NC
Back Row (6)
David BOLGHASHVILI Mazamet F1 23 14 - 2T
Guia LABADZE Toulon PRO D2 29 28 - 6T
Ilia ZEDGUINIDZE Rovigo IT.S10 25 15 - 6T
George CHKHAIDZE LaRochelle F1 21 2 - 1T
Zviad MATIASHVILI Cannes F1 25 NC
Irakli GUNDISHVILI University GEO.D1 19 NC
* Management (all of FRANCE; age indicated):
Claude SAUREL Head coach 54
Patrique FORT Backline coach 45
Thierry ROUDIL Fitness 51
Jean-Louis SALOMON Doc 45
* For more detailed info HIT
PLAYERS (SORRY, no cms and kgs - what matters is heart and
experience, and not size)
TESTS (links to each test will have been completed sometimes
in the future)