# History of rugby union matches between Georgia and Russia

Georgia and Russia have played 24 times, out of which Georgia has won 22 matches and Russia won a single match, 1 match ended in a draw.
They regularly play each other in the Rugby Europe Championship (previously named European Nations Cup). The first match was played in Poland on May 25, 1993, that Russia won 15–9.
Tensions between Georgia and Russia remained high after the war in August 2008, resulting in the scheduling of head-to-head rugby matches on neutral soil during 2009 and 2010.

## Summary
### Overall

Georgia and Russia have played each other at the Rugby Europe Championship, Rugby World Cup qualification and the 1996–97 FIRA Tournament.
| Details | Played | Won by Georgia | Won by Russia | Drawn | Georgia points | Russia points |
| In Georgia | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 315 | 116 |
| In Russia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 113 |
| Neutral venue | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 44 |
| Overall | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 621 | 273 |

### Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
| Record | Georgia | Russia |
| Longest winning streak | 20 (13 October 2002–Present) | 1 (25 May 1993 – 20 October 1996) |
| Largest points for |||
| Home | 46 (17 March 2012) | 23 (4 March 2001) |
| Away | 36 (20 March 2010) | 21 (22 March 2009) |
| Largest winning margin |||
| Home | 46 (17 March 2012) | N/A |
| Away | 28 (20 March 2010) | 6 (25 May 1993) |

## Results

| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
| 1 | 25 May 1993 | Sopot, Poland | 15 – 9 | Russia | Rugby World Cup Qualifying 1995 |
| 2 | 20 October 1996 | Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi | 29 – 20 | Georgia | 1996–97 FIRA Tournament |
| 3 | 20 May 1998 | Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi | 12 – 6 | Georgia | Rugby World Cup Qualifying 1999 |
| 4 | 4 March 2001 | Krasnodar | 23 – 25 | Georgia | 2000–01 European Nations Cup First Division |
| 5 | 3 March 2002 | Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi | 12 – 12 | draw | 2001–02 European Nations Cup First Division |
| 6 | 13 October 2002 | Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi | 17 – 13 | Georgia | Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2003 |
| 7 | 9 March 2003 | Krasnodar | 17 – 23 | Georgia | 2003–04 European Nations Cup First Division |
| 8 | 6 March 2004 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi | 9 – 3 | Georgia | 2003–04 European Nations Cup First Division |
| 9 | 20 November 2004 | Krasnodar | 15 – 27 | Georgia | Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2007 |
| 10 | 4 February 2006 | Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi | 46 – 19 | Georgia | Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2007 |
| 11 | 24 March 2007 | Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi | 31 – 12 | Georgia | 2006–08 European Nations Cup First Division |
| 12 | 12 April 2008 | Krasnoyarsk | 12 – 18 | Georgia | 2006–08 European Nations Cup First Division |
| 13 | 22 March 2009 | Illichivets Stadium, Mariupol, Ukraine | 21 – 29 | Georgia | Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2011 |
| 14 | 20 March 2010 | Akçaabat Fatih Stadium, Trabzon, Turkey | 36 – 8 | Georgia | Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2011 |
| 15 | 19 March 2011 | Sochi Central Stadium, Sochi | 9 – 15 | Georgia | 2010–12 European Nations Cup First Division |
| 16 | 17 March 2012 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi | 46 – 0 | Georgia | 2010–12 European Nations Cup First Division |
| 17 | 23 February 2013 | Sochi Central Stadium, Sochi | 9 – 23 | Georgia | Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2015 |
| 18 | 22 February 2014 | Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi | 36 – 10 | Georgia | Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2015 |
| 19 | 14 March 2015 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi | 33 – 0 | Georgia | 2014–16 European Nations Cup First Division |
| 20 | 12 March 2016 | Sochi Central Stadium, Sochi | 7 – 24 | Georgia | 2014–16 European Nations Cup First Division |
| 21 | 12 March 2017 | Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi | 28 – 14 | Georgia | 2017 Rugby Europe Championship |
| 22 | 10 March 2018 | Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar | 9 – 29 | Georgia | 2018 Rugby Europe Championship |
| 23 | 17 March 2019 | Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar | 6 – 22 | Georgia | 2019 Rugby Europe Championship |
| 24 | 7 February 2021 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi | 16 – 7 | Georgia | 2020 Rugby Europe Championship |
| 25 | 20 March 2021 | Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad | 6 – 23 | Georgia | Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2023 |
| 26 | 27 February 2022 | Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi | w/o | Georgia | Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2023 |