page_title: Rugby union in Georgia
section_title: World Cup
hierarchical_section_title: Rugby union in Georgia / National team / World Cup
caption_attribution_description: Ireland vs Georgia, Rugby World Cup 2007. Stade Chaban Delmas, Bordeaux, France. Line-out for Georgia
context_page_description: Rugby union in Georgia is a popular team sport. Rugby union is considered one of the most popular sport in Georgia.
context_section_description: Prior to the 2003 Rugby World Cup, Georgia had failed to qualify for any previous tournaments, despite coming close in 1999 after losing a two legged repechage play-off against Tonga. On that occasion Georgia lost the first leg 37-6 in Nukuʻalofa before recording a 28-27 win in Tbilisi. Georgia then bounced back to defeat Russia 17-13 to qualify for the subsequent 2003 Rugby World Cup. They lost all four of their matches but impressed against South Africa. Despite the poor financial state of the Georgia Rugby Union, qualification has seen the sport's profile enjoy a huge rise in popularity throughout Georgia.Their best performance was in 2015 tournament, when they were drawn against eventual world champions New Zealand, Argentina, Tonga and Namibia. Georgia won games against Tonga and Namibia, finished third in the group and automatically qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup.
caption: Ireland playing Georgia in the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
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