# 2024–25 Didi 10 season

The 2024–25 Crocobet Didi 10 is the 35th season of the top flight of Georgian domestic rugby union.

## Teams

The competition features 10 teams, the reigning champions entering the season were RC Aia Kutaisi, who claimed their 9th league title after winning the 2023 final. Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti and RC Army Tbilisi were promoted from the 2023–24 Georgian First League, replacing RC Academy Tbilisi and Artsivebi Eagles.

### Stadiums and locations

| Club | Head Coach | Captain | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
| Aia Kutaisi | Giorgi Nemsadze | Giorgi Babunashvili | Aia Arena | 4 860 | Kutaisi |
| Ares Kutaisi | Sergo Freudze | | Aia Arena | 4 860 | Kutaisi |
| Army Tbilisi | | Sandro Nakhutsrishvili | Avchala Stadium | 2 500 | Tbilisi |
| Batumi | Irakli Ninidze | Beka Urjukashvili | Batumi Rugby Stadium | 1 500 | Batumi |
| Kazbegi | Gocha Chkareuli | Gugua Khulelidze | RC Kazbegi Rugby Stadium | 0 | Stephantsminda |
| Khvamli Tbilisi | Davit Tshvediani | | Mukhiani Arena | 1 500 | Tbilisi |
| Kochebi Bolnisi | Viktor Didebulidze | | Tamaz Stepania Stadium | 3 000 | Bolnisi |
| Lelo Saracens | Tornike Bubuteishvili | Sandro Koiava | Lelo Arena | 3 000 | Tbilisi |
| Rustavi Kharebi | Irakli Natriashvili | Mikheil Tsiklauri | Kharebi Arena | 3 000 | Rustavi |
| Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti | | Beka Arveladze | Aspindza Field | 1 500 | Aspindza |

### Player movements
## Table

2024–25 Didi 10 table :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Aia Kutaisi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 35 | +36 | 1 | 0 | 13 | For elimination finals |
| 2 | Ares Kutaisi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 78 | +30 | 1 | 1 | 10 | For elimination finals |
| 3 | Army Tbilisi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 58 | +12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | For third time finals |
| 4 | Khvamli Tbilisi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 73 | +11 | 2 | 0 | 10 | For third time finals |
| 5 | Kazbegi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | For third time finals |
| 6 | Rustavi Kharebi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 70 | +5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | For third time finals |
| 7 | Batumi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 65 | -15 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 8 | Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 79 | -35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | Lelo Saracens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 62 | -17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Play-off with 2024–25 Georgian First League runner-up |
| 10 | Kochebi Bolnisi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 79 | -36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Relegation to Georgian First League |
As of 16 September 2024

## Regular season

The regular season was played over 18 rounds, with each round consisting of five matches. Beginning on the 6 September 2024 and finishing on the 15 March 2025. The top six teams in the rankings qualified for the playoffs. The final placed team is relegated with the 9th placed side qualifying for play-off with 2024–25 Georgian First League runner-up.

### Round 1

* 6 September 2024
| Army Tbilisi | 8 – 11 | Aia Kutaisi |
| Try: L. Keshelava 51' m Pen: K. Iashvili 65' (1/1) | Report | Try: T. Mbola 15' m Pen: G. Babunashvili 4', 45' (2/4) |
* Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
* 7 September 2024
| Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti | 15 – 10 | Lelo Saracens |
| Pen: O. Talakhadze 20', 24', 51', 60', 84' (5/5) | Report | Try: G. Spanderashvili 39' c Con: P. Khutsishvili 39' (1/1) Pen: P. Khutsishvili 22' (1/1) |
* Aspindza Rugby Field, Samtskhe–Javakheti
* 7 September 2024
| Khvamli Tbilisi | 21 – 3 | RC Batumi |
| Try: M. Takaishvili 10' c T. Baikhoidze 46' c S. Inalishvili 66' c Con: N. Tsintsadze 11', 47', 68' (3/3) | Report | Pen: V. Mikadze 18' (1/1) |
* Khvamli Arena, Tbilisi
* 8 September 2024
| RC Kazbegi | 30 – 19 | Kochebi Bolnisi |
| Try: M. Akhobadze 11' c L. Kushashvili 33' c D. Imnadze 63 c Con: D. Imnadze 12', 33' (2/2) D. Modzgvrishvili 64' (1/1) Pen: D. Imnadze 15', 30', 63' | Report | Try: Z. Zhorzholadze 40' m, 45' c L. Gogolashvili 53' c Con: S. Matiashvili 46', 53' (2/3) |
* Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
* 8 September 2024
| Rustavi Kharebi | 24 – 31 | Ares Kutaisi |
| Try: M. Rocondino 5' c T. Usenashvili 8' c T. Chamiashvili 77' c Con: S. Margiani 7', 9' (2/2) G. Petriashvili 78' (1/1) Pen: S. Margiani 55' (1/1) | Report | Try: P. Finau 20' c Z. Tskiporishvili 52' c J. Ndrava 63' c, 70' m G. Kobakhidze 82' m Con: G. Tedoradze 21', 53', 64' (3/5) |
* Kharebi Arena, Rustavi

### Round 2

* 13 September 2024
| Army Tbilisi | 29 – 28 | RC Batumi |
| Try: M. Ninidze 53' c Penalty try 78' Con: M. Ninidze 54' Pen: M. Peters 7', 17', 21' M. Ninidze 66' Drop: M. Ninidze 38' | Report | Try: V. Tagauri 44' m, 46' m L. Popkhadze 59' m V. Putkaradze 74' c Con: S. Chkhaidze 75' Pen: V. Ninidze 3', 12' |
* Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
* 14 September 2024
| Aia Kutaisi | 36 – 10 | Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti |
| Try: O. Metreveli 7' m Z. Khutsidze 29' c S. Khonelidze 39' c G. Freudze 59' c E. Makhareishvili 77' c Con: G. Babunashvili 30', 40', 60' E. Makhareishvili 78' Pen: G. Babunashvili 35' | Report | Try: O. Metreveli 41' m G. Shkinin 67' m |
* Aia Arena, Kutaisi
* 14 September 2024
| Ares Kutaisi | 62 – 35 | Khvamli Tbilisi |
| Try: Z. Tskipurishvili 20' c Z. Dzneladze 25' c N. Dzneladze 36' c A. Machaladze 47' c I. Tevadze 50' c G. Kobakhidze 55' c, 74' m, 78' m Con: G. Tedoradze 12', 20', 26', 36', 47', 51', 56' Pen: G. Tedoradze 63' | Report | Try: N. Tsintsadze 2' c J. Mbaleleivuka 5' c F. Tsiklauri 8' c S. Inalishvili 16' c Z. Lutidze 66' c Con: N. Tsintsadze 3', 5', 9', 17', 66' |
* Aia Arena, Kutaisi
* 15 September 2024
| Kochebi Bolnisi | 16 – 21 | Rustavi Kharebi |
| Try: R. Pkhaladze 54' m I. Gegenava 66' m Pen: S. Matiashvili 43', 86' | Report | Try: A. Zasadze 35' c R. Sainivalat 48' m Con: S. Margiani 36' Pen: S. Margiani 3', 38', 40' |
* Rugby Plateau, Bolnisi
* 15 September 2024
| Lelo Saracens | 12 – 17 | RC Kazbegi |
| Pen: L. Mengashvili 12', 27', 36', 43' | Report | Try: G. Margalitadze 15' c, 77' c Con: D. Imnadze 16' D. Modzgvrishvili 78' Pen: D. Imnadze 10' |
* Lelo Arena, Tbilisi

### Round 3

* 20 September 2024
| RC Batumi | 19 – 15 | Ares Kutaisi |
| | Report | |
* Batumi Stadium
* 21 September 2024
| Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti | 19 – 33 | Army Tbilisi |
| | Report | |
* Aspindza Rugby Field, Samtskhe–Javakheti
* 21 September 2024
| Khvamli Tbilisi | 28 – 8 | Kochebi Bolnisi |
| | Report | |
* Khvamli Arena, Tbilisi
* 22 September 2024
| Rustavi Kharebi | 30 – 23 | Lelo Saracens |
* Kharebi Arena, Rustavi
* 22 September 2024
| RC Kazbegi | 17 – 24 | Aia Kutaisi |
* Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi

### Round 4

* 4 October 2024
| Lelo Saracens | – | Khvamli Tbilisi |
* Lelo Arena, Tbilisi
* 5 October 2024
| Army Tbilisi | – | Ares Kutaisi |
* Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
* 5 October 2024
| Kochebi Bolnisi | – | RC Batumi |
* Rugby Plateau, Bolnisi
* 6 October 2024
| Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti | – | RC Kazbegi |
* Aspindza Rugby Field, Samtskhe–Javakheti
* 6 October 2024
| Aia Kutaisi | – | Rustavi Kharebi |
* Aia Arena, Kutaisi

### Round 5

* 11 October 2024
| Ares Kutaisi | – | Kochebi Bolnisi |
* Aia Arena, Kutaisi
* 11 October 2024
| RC Batumi | – | Lelo Saracens |
* Batumi Stadium
* 12 October 2024
| RC Kazbegi | – | Army Tbilisi |
* TBC
* 13 October 2024
| Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti | – | Rustavi Kharebi |
* Aspindza Rugby Field, Samtskhe–Javakheti
* 13 October 2024
| Khvamli Tbilisi | – | Aia Kutaisi |
* Khvamli Arena, Tbilisi

### Round 6

* 18 October 2024
| Lelo Saracens | – | Ares Kutaisi |
* Lelo Arena, Tbilisi
* 19 October 2024
| Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti | – | Khvamli Tbilisi |
* Aspindza Rugby Field, Samtskhe–Javakheti
* 19 October 2024
| Army Tbilisi | – | Kochebi Bolnisi |
* Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi
* 20 October 2024
| Aia Kutaisi | – | RC Batumi |
* Aia Arena, Kutaisi
* 20 October 2024
| RC Kazbegi | – | Rustavi Kharebi |
* Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi

### Round 7

* 1/2/3 November 2024
| Rustavi Kharebi | – | Army Tbilisi |
* 1/2/3 November 2024
| Kochebi Bolnisi | – | Lelo Saracens |
* 1/2/3 November 2024
| Ares Kutaisi | – | Aia Kutaisi |
* 1/2/3 November 2024
| RC Batumi | – | Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti |
* 1/2/3 November 2024
| Khvamli Tbilisi | – | RC Kazbegi |

### Round 8

* 8/9/10 November 2024
| Army Tbilisi | – | Lelo Saracens |
* 8/9/10 November 2024
| Aia Kutaisi | – | Kochebi Bolnisi |
* 8/9/10 November 2024
| Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti | – | Ares Kutaisi |
* 8/9/10 November 2024
| RC Kazbegi | – | RC Batumi |
* 8/9/10 November 2024
| Rustavi Kharebi | – | Khvamli Tbilisi |

### Round 9

* 15/16/17 November 2024
| Khvamli Tbilisi | – | Army Tbilisi |
* 15/16/17 November 2024
| Lelo Saracens | – | Aia Kutaisi |
* 15/16/17 November 2024
| Kochebi Bolnisi | – | Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti |
* 15/16/17 November 2024
| Ares Kutaisi | – | RC Kazbegi |
* 15/16/17 November 2024
| RC Batumi | – | Rustavi Kharebi |

### Round 10

* 29/30/1 November/December 2024
| Aia Kutaisi | – | Army Tbilisi |
* 29/30/1 November/December 2024
| Lelo Saracens | – | Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti |
* 29/30/1 November/December 2024
| Kochebi Bolnisi | – | RC Kazbegi |
* 29/30/1 November/December 2024
| Ares Kutaisi | – | Rustavi Kharebi |
* 29/30/1 November/December 2024
| RC Batumi | – | Khvamli Tbilisi |

### Round 11

* 13/14/15 December 2024
| RC Batumi | – | Army Tbilisi |
* 13/14/15 December 2024
| Khvamli Tbilisi | – | Ares Kutaisi |
* 13/14/15 December 2024
| Rustavi Kharebi | – | Kochebi Bolnisi |
* 13/14/15 December 2024
| RC Kazbegi | – | Lelo Saracens |
* 13/14/15 December 2024
| Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti | – | Aia Kutaisi |

### Round 12

* 20/21/22 December 2024
| Army Tbilisi | – | Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti |
* 20/21/22 December 2024
| Ares Kutaisi | – | RC Batumi |
* 20/21/22 December 2024
| Kochebi Bolnisi | – | Khvamli Tbilisi |
* 20/21/22 December 2024
| Lelo Saracens | – | Rustavi Kharebi |
* 20/21/22 December 2024
| Aia Kutaisi | – | RC Kazbegi |

### Round 13

* 7/8/9 February 2025
| Ares Kutaisi | – | Army Tbilisi |
* 7/8/9 February 2025
| RC Batumi | – | Kochebi Bolnisi |
* 7/8/9 February 2025
| Khvamli Tbilisi | – | Lelo Saracens |
* 7/8/9 February 2025
| Rustavi Kharebi | – | Aia Kutaisi |
* 7/8/9 February 2025
| RC Kazbegi | – | Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti |

### Round 14

* 14/15/16 February 2025
| Army Tbilisi | – | RC Kazbegi |
* 14/15/16 February 2025
| Kochebi Bolnisi | – | Ares Kutaisi |
* 14/15/16 February 2025
| Lelo Saracens | – | RC Batumi |
* 14/15/16 February 2025
| Aia Kutaisi | – | Khvamli Tbilisi |
* 14/15/16 February 2025
| Rustavi Kharebi | – | Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti |

### Round 15

* 21/22/23 February 2025
| Kochebi Bolnisi | – | Army Tbilisi |
* 21/22/23 February 2025
| Ares Kutaisi | – | Lelo Saracens |
* 21/22/23 February 2025
| RC Batumi | – | Aia Kutaisi |
* 21/22/23 February 2025
| Khvamli Tbilisi | – | Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti |
* 21/22/23 February 2025
| Rustavi Kharebi | – | RC Kazbegi |

### Round 16

* TBC
| Army Tbilisi | – | Rustavi Kharebi |
* TBC
| Lelo Saracens | – | Kochebi Bolnisi |
* TBC
| Aia Kutaisi | – | Ares Kutaisi |
* TBC
| Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti | – | RC Batumi |
* TBC
| RC Kazbegi | – | Khvamli Tbilisi |

### Round 17

* TBC
| Lelo Saracens | – | Army Tbilisi |
* TBC
| Kochebi Bolnisi | – | Aia Kutaisi |
* TBC
| Ares Kutaisi | – | Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti |
* TBC
| RC Batumi | – | RC Kazbegi |
* TBC
| Khvamli Tbilisi | – | Rustavi Kharebi |

### Round 18

* TBC
| Army Tbilisi | – | Khvamli Tbilisi |
* TBC
| Aia Kutaisi | – | Lelo Saracens |
* TBC
| Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti | – | Kochebi Bolnisi |
* TBC
| RC Kazbegi | – | Ares Kutaisi |
* TBC
| Rustavi Kharebi | – | RC Batumi |

## Play-offs

The top 6 ranked team at the end of the regular season qualified for the play-offs, teams ranked 3rd to 6th played against each other in the Third Time finals. The winniners of the third time final play off in the Qualifying final, with the teams ranked 1st and 2nd playing off against each other, the winner of that game qualifying for the final, the loser having another chance to reach the final playing the Qualifying final winner in the Preliminary final.
| Third time finals | Third time finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final |
| | | | | Qualifying final loser | 00 |
| | | | | Elimination final winner | 00 |
| 3rd place | 00 | | | Elimination final winner | 00 |
| 6th place | 00 | | | | |
| 6th place | 00 | Third time final 1 winner | 00 | | |
| | | Third time final 2 winner | 00 | | |
| 4th place | 00 | Third time final 2 winner | 00 | | |
| 5th place | 00 | | | | | | |
| 5th place | 00 | | | | | Qualifying final winner | 00 |
| | | | | | | Preliminary final winner | 00 |
| 1st place | | | | | | Preliminary final winner | 00 |
| | | 1st place | 00 | | | | |
| | | 2nd place | 00 | | | | |
| 2nd place | | 2nd place | 00 | | | | |
| | | | | Qualifying final winner | | | |

### Third time finals

* TBC
| 3rd place | – | 6th place |
* TBC
| 4th place | – | 5th place |

### Qualifying and elimination finals

* TBC
| 1st place | – | 2nd place |
* TBC
| Third time final 1 winner | – | Third time final 2 winner |

### Preliminary final

* TBC
| Qualifying final loser | – | Elimination final winner |

## Final

* TBC
| Qualifying final winner | – | Preliminary final winner |

## Promotion/relegation play-off

The team that finished bottom of the table are to be replaced by the winners of the 2024–25 Georgian First League. Runners-up of Georgian First League, played a 2-match home/away confrontation against 9th place.
* 30/31/1 May/June 2025
| 9th place | – | Georgian First League runners-up |
* 6/7/8 June 2025
| Georgian First League runners-up | – | 9th place |

## Rules

The clubs can have an unlimited number of foreigners in their overall squad, however are only allowed to have no more than three foreigners in a match day 23.
All teams, excluding the two newly promoted sides Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti and RC Army Tbilisi, are required to use GPS systems to improve the level of domestic championships and the quality of games.