RC Aia Kutaisi

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Rugby team

Rugby Club Aia Kutaisi

Full name| Rugby Club Aia Kutaisi
Founded| 1966; 58 years ago (1966)
Location| Kutaisi, Georgia
Ground(s)| Aia Arena (Capacity: 4 860)
President| Giorgi *Gia* Gorgaslidze
Coach(es)| Besik Khamashuridze (Head Coach), Koba Giorgadze (Coach), Gaga Gureshidze (Coach)
Captain(s)| Davit Losaberidze
League(s)| Didi 10
2020–21| 1

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

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### Georgian competitions

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* Georgia Championship
* Winners (5): 1990, 1991, 1995, 2020–21, 2023-24

### Soviet competitions

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* Georgia Soviet Championship
* Winners (5): 1969, 1978, 1982, 1983–84, 1986

* USSR Championship
* Winners (3): 1987, 1988, 1989

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

## Stadium

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

## Current squad

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2020/21 Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

| Player  | Position  | Union

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Saba Eremeishvili | Hooker |  Georgia
Giorgi Toradze | Hooker |  Georgia
Lasha Shalikashvili | Hooker |  Georgia
Iura Kenchadze | Prop |  Georgia
Murman Jijavadze | Prop |  Georgia
Petre Jincharadze | Prop |  Georgia
Giorgi Nemsadze | Lock |  Georgia
Nodar Tcheishvili | Lock |  Georgia
Mikheil Babunashvili | Lock |  Georgia
Giga Julukhadze | Lock |  Georgia
Giorgi Lekveishvili | Lock |  Georgia
Sandro Mamamtavrishvili | Flanker |  Georgia
Shota Areshidze | Flanker |  Georgia
Lasha Gogiashvili | Flanker |  Georgia
Giorgi Nutsubidze | Flanker |  Georgia
Tornike Akubardia | Number 8 |  Georgia
Arsen Machaladze | Number 8 |  Georgia
| Player  | Position  | Union

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Davit Kldiashvili | Scrum-half |  Georgia
Zviad Ormotsadze | Scrum-half |  Georgia
Sandro Purckhvanidze | Fly-half |  Georgia
Giorgi Babunashvili | Fly-half |  Georgia
Irakli Simsive | Centre |  Georgia
Lasha Lomidze | Centre |  Georgia
Otar Dzagnidze | Centre |  Georgia
Tornike Managadze | Centre |  Georgia
Zurab Dzneladze | Wing |  Georgia
Giorgi Abramidze | Wing |  Georgia
Beka Toradze | Wing |  Georgia
Teimuraz Kokhodze | Wing |  Georgia
Mirian Modebadze | Fullback |  Georgia

## Notable former players

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* Zurab Zhvania

## See also

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* Georgia national rugby union team
* Georgia Rugby Union
* Rugby union in Georgia
* Georgia Championship
* Georgia Cup
* Georgia at the Rugby World Cup

## External links

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* 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/