The Georgian Rugby Union (GRU) (Georgian: საქართველოს რაგბის კავშირი) is the governing body for the sport of rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 in the nation of Georgia

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

. Founded in 1964, it was part of the Rugby Union of the Soviet Union until 1991, with the Independent Georgian Rugby Union being established on May 27, 1991. It organizes the Georgia Championship

Georgia Championship

The Georgia Championship is a domestic rugby union club competition in Georgia. It includes three leagues.-List of Champions:TOP LEAGUE Teams [Season 2011]:* * RC Army Tbilisi* RC Locomotive Tbilisi* * * RC Academia Tbilisi...

, Georgia Cup

Georgia Cup

The Georgia Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Georgian rugby.-List of Champions:...

, the Georgia national rugby union team

Georgia national rugby union team

The Georgia national rugby union team represents Georgia in rugby union. The team's nickname, The Lelos, comes from lelo burti, a traditional Georgian sport with strong similarities to rugby. Lelo has been adopted as the Georgian word for "try"...

 and the Georgia A national rugby union team

Georgia A national rugby union team

The Georgia A team are the second national rugby union team behind the Georgian national side. Georgia A matches are usually used as a stepping stone up to Lelos selection. It was formed in 2009 by the Georgian Rugby Union.-Matches:...

. It became affiliated to the International Rugby Board

International Rugby Board

The International Rugby Board is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. It was founded in 1886 as the International Rugby Football Board by the unions of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. England refused to join until 1890. The International Rugby Football Board changed its name to the...

in 1992. It is based in Tbilisi.

External links

• Georgian Rugby Union official site:

} Georgian, with full content
} English, under construction