Kutaisi is a city in the Imereti region of the Republic of Georgia. One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, it is the third-most populous city in Georgia after Tbilisi and Batumi. It lies 221 kilometres west of Tbilisi, on the Rioni River, and is the capital of Imereti.
FC Dinamo Tbilisi is a Georgian professional football club based in Tbilisi that competes in the Erovnuli Liga, the top flight of Georgian football.
Oleh Valeriyovych Protasov is a Ukrainian and Soviet former footballer who played as a striker. He was a key member of the Soviet Union national team throughout the 1980s; his 28 goals for the Soviet Union are second in the team's history, behind Oleg Blokhin's 42. It should be considered that his first name is often spelled as Oleg on most of international rosters, particularly during his playing career.
FC Torpedo Kutaisi is a Georgian professional football club based in Kutaisi, Georgia's third largest city. The team competes in the Erovnuli Liga, the first tier of the national football league system.
Rugby union in Georgia is a popular team sport. Rugby union is considered one of the most popular sports in Georgia.
FC Kolkheti 1913, commonly referred to as Kolkheti Poti, is a Georgian football club based in Poti. Following the 2023 season, the club earned promotion to the Erovnuli Liga, the top division of Georgian football.
The Didi 10 is a professional domestic rugby union club competition in Georgia. For sponsorship reasons the league is known as the Crocobet Didi 10. It is the top tier of rugby competition in the country.
Ramaz Shengelia was a Georgian and Soviet footballer who played as a striker.
FC Samtredia, commonly known as Samtredia, is a Georgian professional football club based in the city of Samtredia.
Vladas Garastas is a former Lithuanian professional basketball coach and the former president of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.
Rugby union in the Soviet Union was a moderately popular sport. It was most popular in the Georgian SSR; parts of the Russian SFSR such as Moscow and certain regions in Siberia like Krasnoyarsk; and Alma-Ata, the capital of the Kazakh SSR. Rugby enjoyed a more limited popularity in the Ukrainian SSR, Minsk in the Byelorussian SSR and parts of the RSFSR such as Leningrad and areas in Southern Russia, including Krasnodar. Rugby gained a significant following due to the vast size of the Soviet Union, but was never a major sport; despite many attempts to develop the sport, which Soviet citizens came to nickname the "leather melon" due to the shape of the ball. Still, an early championship in 1960 gives an idea of the sheer scale of Soviet rugby: one hundred teams from over thirty cities took part.
FC Sulori is a Georgian football club based in the town of Vani. They currently take part in Liga 4, the forth tier of the Georgian league system.
Nodar Tcheishvili is a Georgian professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Super Cup club Black Lion and the Georgia national team.
Revaz Jintchvelashvili, also known as Rezi Jintchvelashvili is a Georgian rugby union player. His position is fly-half and he currently plays for AIA Kutaisi in the Didi 10 and for the Georgia national team.
Mamuka Pantsulaia was a Georgian footballer who played as a forward and made one appearance for the Georgia national team.
Giorgi Babunashvili is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for AIA Kutaisi in the Didi 10 and The Black Lion in Rugby Europe Super Cup's eastern division. He was playing for Georgia 7s until 2019. In 2021 he called in Georgia national rugby union team.
The 2023–24 Didi 10 is the 34th season of the top flight of Georgian domestic rugby union competition. RC Aia Kutaisi were champions after beating Lelo Saracens in the final.
Ares Kutaisi is a professional rugby union club from Kutaisi, Georgia. They compete in the Georgian Didi 10.
Mikheil Babunashvili is a Georgian rugby union player who plays as a lock and flanker for Black Lion and RC Aia Kutaisi.
The 2024–25 Crocobet Didi 10 is the 35th season of the top flight of Georgian domestic rugby union.
