Avchala Rugby Stadium

Avchala Rugby Stadium
Interactive map of Avchala Rugby Stadium
Full name
Avchala Rugby Stadium
AddressTbilisi
Georgia
LocationGeorgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia
OwnerGovernment of Georgia
Capacity3,200
Construction
Groundbreaking2015; 11 years ago (2015)
Tenants
Georgia national rugby union team
Black Lion
RC Locomotive Tbilisi

Avchala Rugby Stadium (Georgian: ავჭალის რაგბის სტადიონი) is a dedicated rugby union venue in the Avchala district of northern Tbilisi, Georgia. It regularly hosts domestic club matches, international fixtures involving Georgia, and major age-grade rugby tournaments.

Histtory

Previously a simple sports field, the stadium was renovated, expanded, and reopened in September 2015 following funding of 521,000 GEL.

The stadium is used by RC Locomotive Tbilisi in the Didi 10, whilst the national team has regularly played test matches there. Most notably, it has hosted World Rugby tournaments, including the World Rugby Tbilisi Cup in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

The stadium also hosted the 2011 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy, 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and 2026 World Rugby Junior World Championship.

More recently, it has hosted the Black Lion matches in the EPCR Challenge Cup.

Rugby union test matches

Competition Team Score Team
2012 European Nations Cup Georgia32–7 Portugal
2014European Nations Cup Georgia35–0 Belgium
2016 European Nations Cup Georgia59–7 Germany
2018 November internationals Georgia27–19 Samoa
2019 Rugby Europe Championship Georgia24–10 Spain
2023 Rugby Europe Championship Georgia75–12 Germany
 Georgia31–7 Romania
2026 World Rugby Nations Cup Georgia– Canada
 Georgia– Tonga

References

  1. ↑ "რუსული "კრასნი იარი" და ინგლისური "ლონდონ აირიში" თბილისში ითამაშებენ". sportall.ge. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "დიდ დიღომში ახალი სარაგბო ბაზა ოფიციალურად გაიხსნა". rugby.worldsport.ge. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "თბილისის თასის ბილეთები ხვალიდან გაიყიდება". rugby.worldsport.ge. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "Georgia to host IRB Tbilisi Cup in June". International Rugby Board. 9 April 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Georgia to host Tbilisi Cup 2014". International Rugby Board. 4 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-14. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Pools, schedule and officials named for JWRT". irb.com. 2011-02-07. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
  7. ↑ "Georgia to host World Rugby U20 Championship 2017". worldrugby.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Georgia to host expanded World Rugby U20 Championship in 2026". World Rugby. Retrieved 18 July 2025.