RC Aia Kutaisi

Rugby Club Aia Kutaisi

Full name	Rugby Club Aia Kutaisi
Founded	15 October 1959 (15 October 1959)
Location	Kutaisi, Georgia
Ground(s)	Aia Arena (Capacity: 4 860)
President	Giorgi *Gia* Gorgaslidze
Coach(es)	Giorgi Nemsadze
Captain(s)	Giorgi Babunashvili
League(s)	Didi 10
2023–24	1st

RC Aia Kutasi is a Georgian rugby union team. 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

Georgian competitions

• Georgia Championship
  • Champions (5): 1990, 1991, 1995, 2020–21, 2023-24
  • Silver medalists (4): 1992, 1997, 2011, 2017-18
  • Bronze medalists (3): 1993, 1994, 2012-13

• Georgia Cup
  • Finalists (2): 1991-92, 2006

Soviet competitions

• Georgia Soviet Championship
  • Champions (5): 1969, 1978, 1982, 1983–84, 1986 (Record)
  • Silver medalists (1): 1988
  • Bronze medalists (6): 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 (Record)

• Georgia Soviet Cup
  • Finalists (2): 1979, 1980 (Record)

• USSR Championship
  • Champions (3): 1987,1988, 1989
  • Silver medalists (1): 1984
  • Bronze medalists (1): 1985

• USSR Cup
  • Winners (2): 1987, 1990

Stadium

They share their ground with Ares Kutaisi, RC Dinosaurs Tskaltubo and Bagrat Kutaisi all the side playing at the Aia Arena, which was built in 2015.

Current squad

RC Aia Kutaisi squad for the 2024–25 Didi 10 season
Front-row Bachuk Baratashvili Aleko Gigashvili Gigi Chumburidze Giorgi Bakradze Giorgi Kimutsadze Luka Shengelia Mate Oboladze Omar Jangavadze Peter Jincharadze Saba Eremeishvili Sana Khonelidze Locks Giorgi Gabriadze Duba Zibzibadze Vakhtang Sharvashidze Sitiveni Iambak	Back-row Luka Gabunia Genadu Kudava Giorgi Nutsubidze Davit Vardanidze Ilia Gabisonia Luka Chaava Jiuta Nbatrerenga Halfbacks Giorgi Babunashvili (c) Guja Makhareishvili Davit Kldiashvili Zurab Khutsidze Lado Tkabladze Nika Ghlont Otar Kldiashvili	Centres Irakli Simsive Anzor Saralidze Givi Kashia Giorgi Freudze Luka Chkaberidze Outside Backs Emzar Mindiashvili Otar Metreveli Temur Kokhodze Timothy Mbola
Key Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold. * denotes players qualified to play for Georgia on dual nationality or residency grounds. † denotes players dual-registered with Black Lion.

Notable former players

• Zurab Zhvania

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

• https://web.archive.org/web/20110721025850/http://www.aia-rugby.ge/
• http://www.rugby.ge/
• http://www.irb.com/
• http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/