User:Curtis82/Georgian First League
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Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 Georgian First League | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Administrator | Georgian Rugby Union |
No. of teams | 10 |
Country | Georgia |
Most recent champion(s) | Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti (2022–23) |
Level on pyramid | Level 2 |
Promotion to | Didi 10 |
Relegation to | Regional Leagues |
Official website | [1] |
History
[edit]Clubs
[edit]Current clubs
[edit]Club | Established | Head Coach/Manager | Captain | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
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Artsivebi Eagles | 2008 | Gia Amirkhanashvili | Zurab Zhorzholadze | Zvani Stadium | 3,500 | Ozurgeti |
Chiaturi RC | 2006 | Zaza Bakuradze | Chiatura Central | Chiatura | ||
RC Academy Tbilisi | 1982 | Levan Datunashvili | Nutsubidze Rugby Stadium | 2,000 | Tbilisi | |
RC Bagrat Kutaisi | 2009 | Shalva Kikvidze | Aia Arena | 4,860 | Kutaisi | |
RC Jankers | 2012 | Giorgi Nozadze | Tetritskaro | |||
RC Jiki Gori | 2001 | Mikheil Oragvelidze | Gori Rugby Stadium | 3,000 | Gori | |
RC Locomotive Tbilisi | 1964 | Zviad Maisuradze | Achlava Rugby Stadium | 3,000 | Tbilisi | |
RC Sagarejo Tigers | 2001 | Zviad Tsukhishvili | Sagarejo | |||
RC Tsikara Tbilisi | 2010 | Paata Rikadze | Tbilisi | |||
RC Dinosaur Tskaltubo | 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 |
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2010–11 | |||||
2011–12 | |||||
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2013–14 | |||||
2014–15 | |||||
2015–16 | RC Bagrat Kutaisi | ||||
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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]See also
[edit]- Top 14
- United Rugby Championship
- English rugby union system
- List of English rugby union teams
- Premiership Rugby Cup
- Anglo-Welsh Cup (superseded by the Premiership Rugby Cup)
- Premiership Rugby Shield
- RFU Championship
- European Professional Club Rugby
- European Rugby Champions Cup
- European Rugby Challenge Cup
- Premiership Rugby Sevens Series
- List of attendance figures at domestic professional sports leagues
- List of English rugby union stadiums by capacity
- List of professional sports teams in the United Kingdom
References
[edit]- ^ Luka (2023-05-07). "რეგიონული ლიგა | წყალტუბოს 'დინოზავრმა' პირველ ლიგაში აინაცვლა". Georgia Rugby Union. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
External links
[edit]- Guinness Premiership Rugby Week
- English rugby union news BBC Sport
- All Time Premiership Records