RC Aia Kutasi is a Georgian rugby union team. Aia Kutasi was one of the best teams of the Soviet Union, holding three national titles, in 1987, 1988 and 1989. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Aia Kutaisi has been one of the best teams of Georgia; they held 10 national titles, both as a Soviet republic and as an independent country.
Honours
Georgia Georgia Championship Champions (5): 1990, 1991, 1995, 2020–21, 2023-24 Silver medalists (5): 1992, 1997, 2011, 2017-18, 2024-25 Bronze medalists (4): 1993, 1994, 2012-13, 2025-26
Georgia Cup Finalists (2): 1991-92, 2006
USSR
USSR Championship Champions (3): 1987, 1988, 1989 Silver medalists (1): 1984 Bronze medalists (1): 1985
USSR Cup Winners (2): 1987, 1990
USSR Regional Georgia Soviet Championship Champions (5): 1969, 1978, 1982, 1983–84, 1986 (Record) Silver medalists (1): 1988 Bronze medalists (6): 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 (Record)
Georgia Soviet Cup Finalists (2): 1979, 1980 (Record)
Stadium They share their ground with Ares Kutaisi, RC Dinosaurs Tskaltubo and Bagrat Kutaisi all the side playing at the Aia Arena, which was built in 2015.
Current squad RC Aia Kutaisi squad for the 2024–25 Didi 10 season Front-row
Bachuk Baratashvili Aleko Gigashvili Gigi Chumburidze Giorgi Bakradze Giorgi Kimutsadze
Luka Shengelia Mate Oboladze Omar Jangavadze Peter Jincharadze Saba Eremeishvili Sana Khonelidze
Locks
Giorgi Gabriadze Duba Zibzibadze Vakhtang Sharvashidze Sitiveni Iambak Back-row
Luka Gabunia Genadu Kudava Giorgi Nutsubidze Davit Vardanidze Ilia Gabisonia Luka Chaava Jiuta Nbatrerenga
Halfbacks
Giorgi Babunashvili (c) Guja Makhareishvili Davit Kldiashvili Zurab Khutsidze Lado Tkabladze Nika Ghlont Otar Kldiashvili Centres
Irakli Simsive Anzor Saralidze Givi Kashia Giorgi Freudze Luka Chkaberidze
Outside Backs
Emzar Mindiashvili Otar Metreveli Temur Kokhodze Timothy MbolaKey
Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold. * denotes players qualified to play for Georgia on dual nationality or residency grounds. † denotes players dual-registered with Black Lion.
Notable former players Zurab Zhvania
See also Georgia national rugby union team Georgia Rugby Union Rugby union in Georgia Georgia Championship Georgia Cup Georgia at the Rugby World Cup
References
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20110721025850/http://www.aia-rugby.ge/ http://www.rugby.ge/ http://www.irb.com/ http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/