2023–24 Didi 10 season
| 2023–24 Didi 10 | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Georgia |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Date | 8 September 2023 – 19 May 2024 |
| Champions | RC Aia Kutaisi |
| Runners-up | Lelo Saracens |
| Relegated | RC Academy Tbilisi Artsivebi Eagles |
| Top point scorer | Nika Tsintsadze (Khvamli Tbilisi) – 188 points |
| Top try scorer | Amiran Shvangiradze (RC Aia Kutaisi) – 20 tries |
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The 2023–24 Didi 10 is the 54th season of the top flight of Georgian domestic rugby union competition. RC Aia Kutaisi were champions after beating Lelo Saracens in the final.[1][2]
Teams[edit]
The competition featured 10 teams, the reigning champions entering the season were RC Rustavi Kharebi, who claimed their 1st league title after winning the 2023 final. Artsivebi Eagles was promoted from the 2022–23 Georgian First League, replacing RC Locomotive Tbilisi.[citation needed]
Stadiums and locations[edit]
| Club | Head Coach[3] | Captain | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ares Kutaisi | Sergo Freudze
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Aia Arena | 4,860 | Kutaisi | |
| Artsivebi Eagles | Gia Amirkhanashvili
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Zurab Zhorzholadze
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Zvani Stadium | 3,500 | Ozurgeti |
| Kazbegi | Gocha Chkareuli
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Kazbegi | |||
| Khvamli Tbilisi | Davit Tshvediani
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Khvamli Arena | Tbilisi | ||
| Lelo Saracens | Tornike Bubuteishvili
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Sandro Koiava
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Lelo Arena | 3,000 | Tbilisi |
| RC Academy Tbilisi | Levan Datunashvili
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Nutsubidze Rugby Stadium | 2,000 | Tbilisi | |
| RC Aia Kutaisi | Levan Sharvashidze
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Petre Jincharadze
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Aia Arena | 4,860 | Kutaisi |
| RC Batumi | Irakli Ninidze
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Batumi Stadium | 1,500 | Batumi | |
| RC Kochebi Bolnisi | Viktor Didebulidze
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Bolnisi | |||
| RC Rustavi Kharebi | Irakli Natriashvili
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Kharebi Arena | Rustavi |
Player movements[edit]
Table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lelo Saracens (RU) | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 631 | 307 | +324 | 5 | 0 | 71 | For Elimination finals |
| 2 | RC Aia Kutaisi (C) | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 647 | 392 | +255 | 8 | 3 | 59 | |
| 3 | RC Batumi | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 526 | 284 | +284 | 5 | 4 | 53 | For Third time finals |
| 4 | Ares Kutaisi | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 561 | 394 | +167 | 3 | 5 | 52 | |
| 5 | Khvamli Tbilisi | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 659 | 342 | +317 | 6 | 3 | 51 | |
| 6 | RC Kochebi Bolnisi (3rd) | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 415 | 416 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 46 | |
| 7 | RC Rustavi Kharebi | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 495 | 365 | +130 | 4 | 3 | 44 | |
| 8 | Kazbegi | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 474 | 407 | +67 | 3 | 5 | 34 | |
| 9 | Artsivebi Eagles | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 462 | 698 | -236 | 2 | 2 | 18 | Play-off with 2023–24 Georgian Georgian First League runner-up |
| 10 | RC Academy Tbilisi | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 103 | 1368 | -1265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to First League |
Regular season[edit]
The regular season was played over 18 rounds, with each round consisting of five matches. Beginning on the 8 September 2023 and finishing on the 24 March 2024. The top six teams in the rankings qualified for the playoffs. The final placed team is relegated with the 9th placed side qualifying for play-off with 2023–24 League 1 runner-up.[4]
Results[edit]
Round 1[edit]
Round 2[edit]
Round 3[edit]
Round 4[edit]
Round 5[edit]
Round 6[edit]
Round 7[edit]
Round 8[edit]
Round 9[edit]
Round 10[edit]
Round 11[edit]
Round 12[edit]
Round 13[edit]
Round 14[edit]
Round 15[edit]
Round 16[edit]
Round 17[edit]
Round 18[edit]
Play-offs[edit]
The top 6 ranked team at the end of the regular season qualified for the play-offs, teams ranked 3rd to 6th played against each other in the Third Time finals. The winniners of the third time final play off in the Qualifying final, with the teams ranked 1st and 2nd playing off against each other, the winner of that game qualifying for the final, the loser having another chance to reach the final playing the Qualifying final winner in the Preliminary final.
| Third time finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
| Lelo Saracens | 22 | |||||||||||||
| RC Kochebi Bolnisi | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Are Kutaisi | 27 | |||||||||||||
| Khvamli Tbilisi | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Ares Kutaisi | 17 | |||||||||||||
| RC Kochebi Bolnisi | 32 | |||||||||||||
| RC Batumi | 7 | |||||||||||||
| RC Kochebi Bolnisi | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Lelo Saracens | 3 | |||||||||||||
| RC Aia Kutaisi | 19 | |||||||||||||
| RC Aia Kutaisi | ||||||||||||||
| Lelo Saracens | 10 | |||||||||||||
| RC Aia Kutaisi | 27 | |||||||||||||
| Lelo Saracens | ||||||||||||||
| RC Aia Kutaisi | ||||||||||||||
Third time finals[edit]
| 6 April 2024 14:00 |
| RC Batumi | 7 – 11 | RC Kochebi Bolnisi |
| Con: Ninidze 36' | Report | Try: Makhatadze 14' m Pen: Malaghuradze 12' 27' |
| Batumi Stadium, Batumi |
| 7 April 2024 14:00 |
| Ares Kutaisi | 27 – 25 | Khvamli Tbilisi |
| Try: Tskhadadze 21' c, Yaxymaiwai 48' c, Kobakhidze 79' c Con: Abashidze 22' 49' 80' Pen: Abashidze 37' 61' | Report | Try: Lutidze 4' c, Kurtanidze 9' m, Aragveli 57' c Con: Tsintsadze 5' 58' Pen: Tsintsadze 39' 41' |
| Aia Arena, Kutaisi |
Qualifying and elimination finals[edit]
| 13 April 2024 16:00 |
| Lelo Saracens | 10 – 27 | RC Aia Kutaisi |
| Try: Chikovani 44' c Con: Kiasashvili 45' Pen: Kiasashvili 22' | Report | Try: Freudze 2' c, Ndrava 13' c, Metreveli 66' c Con: G. Babunashvili 3' 14' 67' Pen: G. Babunashvili 6' 38' |
| Lelo Arena, Tbilisi |
| 14 April 2024 14:30 |
| Ares Kutaisi | 17 – 32 | RC Kochebi Bolnisi |
| Try: Tskhadadze 56' m 50' m, Kashia Con: Kveselava 51' | Report | Try: Makhatadze 3' c, Mikadze 25' c, Tavartkiladze 61' m, Gamkrelidze 78' c Con: Malaghuradze 4' 26' 79' Pen: Malaghuradze 17' 38' |
| Aia Arena, Kutaisi |
Preliminary final[edit]
| 21 April 2024 17:00 |
| Lelo Saracens | 22 – 19 (a.e.t.) | RC Kochebi Bolnisi |
| Try: Archvadze 37' m, Kenchadze 48' c, Chikovani 66' c Con: Kiasashvili 48' 67' Pen: Mikadze 91' | Report | Try: Chichinadze 23' c, Marshania 62' m, Pkhaladze 71' c Con: Malaghuradze 24', Chichinadze 72' |
| Lelo Arena, Tbilisi |
Final[edit]
| 28 April 2024 15:00 |
| Lelo Saracens | 3 – 19 | RC Aia Kutaisi |
| Pen: Kiasashvili 21' | Report | Try: Kimutsadze 27' m, Shvangiradze 76' m Pen: G. Babunashvili 9' 39' 62' |
| Avchala Referee: Amashukeli |
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Promotion/relegation play-off[edit]
The team that finished bottom of the table, RC Academy Tbilisi, are to be replaced by the winners of the 2023–24 Georgian First League, Tao Samtskhe-Javakheti. Runners-up of Georgian First League, RC Army Tbilisi, played a 2-match home/away confrontation against 9th place Artsivebi Eagles.[5][6] With an aggregate score of 30–45 RC Army Tbilisi were promoted to the 2024–25 Didi 10, and the Artsivebi Eagles were relegated to the 2024–25 Georgian First League.[7]
| 11 May 2024 17:00 |
| RC Army Tbilisi | 22 – 24 | Artsivebi Eagles |
| Try: Churadze 68' c Con: Peters 69' Pen: Peters 14' 21' 26' 52' 79' | Report | Try: Bezhanidze 9' c, Mbaseisei 45' c, Ulengo 60' c Con: Fredericks 10' 46' 61' Pen: Fredericks 17' |
| Referee: Goguadze |
| 19 May 2024 16:00 |
| Artsivebi Eagles | 6 – 23 | RC Army Tbilisi |
| Pen: Fredericks 3' 31' | Try: Tamanitoakula 37' c, Peters 62' c Con: Peters 38' 63' Pen: Peters 7' 60' 70' |
| Zvani Stadium, Ozurgeti |
Leading scorers[edit]
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.
Most points[edit]
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Most tries[edit]
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ Qsovreli, Zura (2024-04-28). "დიდი 10 | 'აია' საქართველოს ჩემპიონია!". Georgia Rugby Union. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
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- ^ "Didi 10 2023/2024 Results - Rugby Union/Georgia". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ Qsovreli, Zura (2024-04-28). "პირველი ლიგა | სამცხე-ჯავახეთის 'ტაო' - ელიტის ახალი ბინადარია!". Georgia Rugby Union. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
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- ^ Qsovreli, Zura (2024-05-19). "'არმია' ელიტაში დაბრუნდა". Georgia Rugby Union. Retrieved 2024-05-25.