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2018 Rugby Europe Championship
The 2018 Rugby Europe International Championships, Rugby Europe Championship is the premier rugby union competition outside of the Six Nations Championship in Europe. This is the second season under its new format, that saw Georgia national rugby union team, Georgia, Germany national rugby union team, Germany, Romania national rugby union team, Romania, Russia national rugby union team, Russia, Spain national rugby union team, Spain and Belgium national rugby union team, Belgium compete for the title. This year's edition of the Rugby Europe Championship also served as a key stage of the 2019 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification, European region qualification process for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The team with the best record across the 2017 and 2018 Championships qualified as Europe 1. As Georgia have already secured qualification automatically, results involving that team are discarded for the purposes of Rugby World Cup qualification. Both the Championship and the Qualificat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Kushnarev
Yuri Viktorovich Kushnarev (born 6 June 1985) is a Russian former rugby union player. He played as a fullback and/or as a fly-half. Kushnarev is the most capped Russia national rugby union team, Russian player as well as the top scorer for Russia national rugby union team, Russia. Having played one hundred and twenty times for his country, Kushnarev holds the List of rugby union test caps leaders, 24th most caps in international rugby. Club career Yuri Kushnarev is the most titled rugby player of Russia. He first played for VVA-Podmoskovye Monino, VVA, from 2002 to 2012, where he won seven titles of Russia, then for RC Kuban, in 2013. Since from 2014 Kushnarev plays for Krasnoyarsk clubs. Since 2014 to 2018, for Yenisey-STM Krasnoyarsk, Enisei-STM. From 2019 to 2021 for Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk, Krasny Yar. Honours * Russian Rugby Championship, Russian Championship (11): 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 * Russian Cup (9): 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Europe
Rugby Europe is the administrative body for rugby union in Europe. It was formed in 1999 to promote, develop, organise, and administer the game of rugby in Europe under the authority of World Rugby (the sport's global governing body). However, it is not responsible for the organisation of the Six Nations Championship or the competitions run by European Professional Club Rugby (the European Rugby Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup, Challenge Cup). The predecessor to Rugby Europe was the Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur (FIRA), which was established in 1934 to administer rugby union in Europe outside the authority of the International Rugby Football Board (as World Rugby was then called), and came to spread outside the continent. FIRA agreed to come under the auspices of World Rugby in the 1990s, and appended 'Association Européenne de Rugby' to its name in a return to being a European body. In 2014 the organisation was renamed Rugby Europe as part of a re-branding. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Rugby Federation
The Italian Rugby Federation () or FIR is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Italy. The FIR has one seat on the 28-member World Rugby Council, the governing body of World Rugby. (All other members of the Six Nations have two seats on the council.) There are two fully professional Italian clubs that play in the United Rugby Championship, in the European Rugby Champions Cup and in the European Rugby Challenge Cup — Benetton Rugby, Benetton and Zebre. There are twelve semi-professional Italian clubs that play in the Top12, four of which qualify to play in the European Rugby Challenge Cup Qualifying Competition to qualify to the European Rugby Challenge Cup. History On 25 July 1911 a ''Propaganda Committee'' was formed to promote the sport of rugby union in Italy. In 1928 this body became the Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR). In 1934 the FIR was a founder member of the ''Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur'', now known as Rugby Europe. The FIR joined the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius Mitrea
Marius Mitrea (born 25 February 1982) is a rugby union referee who represents the Italian Rugby Federation. Born in Romania, Mitrea moved to Treviso, Italy in 1999 after he finished high school, where he learnt Italian, Spanish, French and English on top of his first Romanian language. While in Galați, Marius played for his local age-grade rugby team and continued with the sport once moved to Italy. In 2006 he took up refereeing, and in 2007 he refereed his first match, CUS Padova U15 vs Casale U15 in Padua. Professionally, Mitrea started refereeing in the National Championship of Excellence in 2009 and made the step up to European rugby during the 2011–12 Pro12 - his first match being Connacht vs Scarlets on 10 September 2011. He also debuted at European level, refereeing during the 2011–12 European Challenge Cup before making the jump up to the Heineken Cup in 2013. He made his international debut in 2010, where he refereed Belgium vs Canada in Brussels. He later referee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kutaisi
Kutaisi ( ; ka, ქუთაისი ) is a city in the Imereti region of the Georgia (country), Republic of Georgia. One of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, it is the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), fourth-most populous city in Georgia after Tbilisi, Batumi and Rustavi. It lies west of Tbilisi, on the Rioni River, and is the capital of Imereti. Historically one of the major cities of Georgia, it served as the political center of Colchis in the Middle Ages as the capital of the Kingdom of Abkhazia and Kingdom of Georgia and later as the capital of the Kingdom of Imereti. From October 2012 to December 2018, Kutaisi was the seat of the Parliament of Georgia as an effort to decentralize the Georgian government. History Archaeological evidence indicates that the city functioned as the capital of the Colchis in the sixth to fifth centuries BC. It is believed that, in ''Argonautica'', a Greek litera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AIA Arena (Kutaisi)
The Aia Arena is a stadium located in Kutaisi. It is the home stadium of RC Aia Kutaisi 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 ..., Ares Kutaisi, RC Dinosaurs Tskaltubo and Bagrat Kutaisi. The Aia Arena has a capacity of 4,860.https://www.ostadium.com/stadium/actualite/5398/aia-arena References {{Reflist Rugby union stadiums in Georgia (country) Buildings and structures in Kutaisi Sport in Kutaisi 2015 establishments in Georgia (country) Sports venues completed in 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anzor Sitchinava
Anzor Sitchinava (born 8 September 1995) is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays on the wing, for Academy Tbilisi in the Didi 10 and the Georgia national team. Sitchinava received a yellow card for tackling a player in the air in his first international match against Japan in 2016. He was selected as part of the 36-man Georgian squad to prepare for the 2018 Rugby Europe Championship The 2018 Rugby Europe International Championships, Rugby Europe Championship is the premier rugby union competition outside of the Six Nations Championship in Europe. This is the second season under its new format, that saw Georgia national rugby .... References 1995 births Living people Rugby union players from Georgia (country) Georgia international rugby union players Batumi RC players Rugby union wings Rugby union players from Tbilisi {{Georgia-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Todua
Sandro Todua (born 2 November 1987 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a winger for the Rugby Europe Super Cup side Black Lion and for Didi 10 side RC Batumi. Club career Todua began his career at Lelo Saracens in his home town Tbilisi, after coming second in the league in 2007 and 2008, they won the Didi 10 in the 2008–09 season, beating Batumi in the final. In 2012 Todua moved to France to play for SC Albi in the Pro D2, he spent 2 seasons at the club making 36 appearances scoring 3 tries. He returned to Lelo Saracens in 2014, at his second stint at the club he won the Didi 10 back to back in the 2014–15 and 2015–16. He was selected to be part of the Tbilisi Caucasians team for the 2014 European Rugby Challenge Cup Qualifying Competition, playing in both matches against Rugby Rovigo Delta. He joined Batumi in 2018, winning the Didi 10 that year. He joined Black Lion for the inaugural Rugby Europe Super Cup, startining in their f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgi Pruidze
Giorgi Pruidze (born June 2, 1994) is a Georgian rugby union player. His position is wing, and he plays for AIA Kutaisi in the Georgia Championship and the Georgia national team. Pruidze played for Georgia in the warm-up matches for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, including Georgia's match against Canada. Pruidze was named to Georgia's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup The IRB 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. The tournament was hosted by England from 18 September to 31 October. Of the 20 countries competing in the World Cup in 2011, there was ..., where he played in Georgia's match against Argentina. Pruidze also played in Georgia's 59–7 win against Germany in February 2016, a match where Pruidze achieved a small amount of notoriety for a misjudged chip that granted underdogs Germany a surprising early lead. Pruidze scored a try in Georgia's 38–9 rout against Romania in March 2016 in front of more than 50, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beka Tsiklauri
Beka Tsiklauri (born February 9, 1989, in Tbilisi) is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a fullback. He currently plays for Locomotive in the Georgia Championship and the Georgia national team. He has 22 caps for Georgia since his debut in 2008, with 4 tries, 11 conversions, 15 penalties and 2 drop goals scored, 93 points in aggregate. He was called for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, playing in two games and scoring a try against the All Blacks The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks, is the representative men's national team in the sport of rugby union for the nation of New Zealand, which is considered the country's national sport. Famed for th .... References 1989 births Rugby union players from Georgia (country) Living people Rugby union players from Tbilisi Rugby union fullbacks Georgia international rugby union players 2015 Rugby World Cup players {{Georgia-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zurab Zhvania (rugby Union)
Zurab Zhvania (born 23 September 1991 in Georgia) is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays prop or hooker for Georgia on international level. On the 9 March 2013 Zhvania made his debut for Georgia against Spain in the European Nations Cup European Nations Cup may refer to: *UEFA European Championship, formerly known as European Nations' Cup * Europcar Cup, a European Tour golf tournament *European Nations Cup (golf), a European Ladies Tour golf tournament * European Nations Cup (fie .... Career statistics . References External linksitsrugby.co.uk profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhvania, Zurab 1991 births Living people Rugby union players from Georgia (country) Rugby union props Expatriate rugby union players from Georgia (country) in France Place of birth missing (living people) Georgia international rugby union players Stade Français Paris players Wasps RFC players FC Grenoble Rugby players Chicago Hounds (rugby union) players Expatriate rugby union players in Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shalva Mamukashvili
Shalva Mamukashvili ( ka, შალვა მამუკაშვილი; born 2 October 1990) is a Georgian professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Super Cup club The Black Lion and the Georgia national team. Professional career Mamukashvili first played for Armia during the Georgia Championship; he went on to feature in Georgia's 2012 European Nations Cup squad, making his debut against Spain. Mamukashvili also appeared in the sides 2012 end of year tour campaign. On 15 August 2014, Shalva signed a contract to join Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership in England from the 2014–15 season. On 11 November 2015, Shalva signed a contract to join Glasgow Warriors until the end of the 2015–16 season. In 2020, he returned to England to join Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
