Lelo Saracens

Lelo Saracens

Full name	Rugby Club Lelo Saracens
Founded	1969
Location	Tbilisi, Georgia
Ground(s)	Avchala Stadium (Capacity: 2,500)
League(s)	Georgia Championship

Lelo Saracens (or formally Rugby Club Lelo Tbilisi) is a Georgian semi-professional rugby union club from Tbilisi, who plays in the Georgia Championship, the first division of Georgian rugby. The team was Champion in 2004, 2009 and 2013. In July 2014, they became part of the Saracens global network, the ninth club to do so.

Achievements

• Georgia Championship:
  • Winners (3): 2004, 2009, 2013
  • Runner-up (3): 2007, 2008, 2010
• Georgia Cup:
  • Winners (2): 2008, 2009, 2010

Current squad

2013/14 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 Revaz Belkania Hooker Georgia Giorgi Lomtadze Hooker Georgia Nika Metereveli Hooker Georgia Demur Gelazonia Prop Georgia Vasil Kvernadze Prop Georgia Tedo Macharashvili Prop Georgia Shota Melikidze Prop Georgia Nika Pataraia Prop Georgia Vaso Sanikidze Prop Georgia Absalom Sarjveladze Prop Georgia Grigol Tkhemaladze Prop Georgia Davit Gogolashvili Lock Georgia Giorgi Gogrichiani Lock Georgia Lasha Kervalishvili Lock Georgia Zurab Khorbaladze Lock Georgia Sandro Koiava Lock Georgia Giga Kutaladze Lock Georgia Giga Nikolaishvili Lock Georgia Goga Kakhiani Flanker Georgia Bacho Kolelishvili Flanker Georgia Giorgi Makhatadze Flanker Georgia Vakhtang Mdzinarashvili Flanker Georgia Elguja Surguladze Flanker Georgia Levan Khizanishvili Flanker Georgia Beka Arveladze Number 8 Georgia Giorgi Chkoidze Number 8 Georgia

Player Position Union Giorgi Kacharava (c) Scrum-half Georgia Irakli Lolua Scrum-half Georgia Sandro Mindiashvili Scrum-half Georgia Beka Barkalaia Fly-half Georgia Joni Khetsuriani Fly-half Georgia Lasha Khmaladze Fly-half Georgia Giga Korkelia Centre Georgia Shota Nuroshvili Centre Georgia Guram Kizikurashvili Centre Georgia Tornike Tsertsvadze Centre Georgia Alexander Khetsoidze Centre Georgia Jaba Jokhadze Centre Georgia Lexo Gugava Wing Georgia Zurab Zaalishvili Wing Georgia Beka Kakhidze Wing Georgia Dachi Kopadze Wing Georgia Sandro Nijaradze Wing Georgia Irakli Baghaturia Fullback Georgia Goderzi Joglidze Fullback Georgia Irakli Kiasashvili Fullback Georgia Ucha Mchedlishvli Fullback Georgia

Current Georgia Elite Squad

• Revaz Belkania
• Lasha Khmaladze
• Irakli Kiasashvili

International honours

• Revaz Belkania
• Shota Melikidze
• Giorgi Kacharava
• Lasha Khmaladze
• Giga Korkelia
• Lexo Gugava
• Sandro Nijaradze
• Irakli Kiasashvili
• Gevorg Kanyan
• Raffi Talbandian

See also

• Rugby union in Georgia