2023–24 Didi 10 season

2023–24 Didi 10
CountriesGeorgia (country) Georgia
Number of teams10
Date8 September 2023 – 19 May 2024
ChampionsRC Aia Kutaisi
Runners-upLelo Saracens
RelegatedRC Academy Tbilisi
Artsivebi Eagles
Top point scorerGeorgia (country) Nika Tsintsadze
(Khvamli Tbilisi) – 188 points
Top try scorerGeorgia (country) Amiran Shvangiradze
(RC Aia Kutaisi) – 20 tries
Official website
stat.rugby.ge

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.[1][2]

Teams

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.[3][4]

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2023-24 Didi 10 teams.
Club Head Coach[5] Captain Stadium Capacity City/Area
Ares Kutaisi Georgia (country) Sergo Freudze Aia Arena 4,860 Kutaisi
Artsivebi Eagles Georgia (country) Gia Amirkhanashvili Georgia (country) Zurab Zhorzholadze Zvani Stadium 3,500 Ozurgeti
Kazbegi Georgia (country) Gocha Chkareuli Kazbegi
Khvamli Tbilisi Georgia (country) Davit Tshvediani Khvamli Arena Tbilisi
Lelo Saracens Georgia (country) Tornike Bubuteishvili Georgia (country) Sandro Koiava Lelo Arena 3,000 Tbilisi
RC Academy Tbilisi Georgia (country) Levan Datunashvili Nutsubidze Rugby Stadium 2,000 Tbilisi
RC Aia Kutaisi Georgia (country) Levan Sharvashidze Georgia (country) Petre Jincharadze Aia Arena 4,860 Kutaisi
RC Batumi Georgia (country) Irakli Ninidze Batumi Stadium 1,500 Batumi
RC Kochebi Bolnisi Georgia (country) Viktor Didebulidze Bolnisi
RC Rustavi Kharebi Georgia (country) Irakli Natriashvili Kharebi Arena Rustavi

Player movements

Main article: List of 2023–24 Didi 10 transfers

Table

2023–24 Didi 10 Table
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

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.[6]

Results

Round 1

8 September 2023
Khvamli Tbilisi13 – 25Lelo Saracens
Report
Kharebi Arena, Rustavi
8 September 2023
Artsivebi Eagles3 – 24RC Rustavi Kharebi
Report
Zvani Stadium, Ozurgeti
9 September 2023
RC Academy Tbilisi3 – 73RC Batumi
Report
Nutsubidze Rugby Stadium, Tbilisi
10 September 2023
Kazbegi25 – 22RC Aia Kutaisi
Report
Kazbegi
10 September 2023
RC Kochebi Bolnisi17 – 8Ares Kutaisi
Report
Bolnisi

Round 2

15 September 2023
RC Batumi23 – 27Khvamli Tbilisi
Report
Batumi Stadium, Batumi
16 September 2023
Artsivebi Eagles21 – 46RC Kochebi Bolnisi
Report
Zvani Stadium, Ozurgeti
16 September 2023
Kazbegi3 – 16Lelo Saracens
Report
Kazbegi
17 September 2023
RC Rustavi Kharebi80 – 3RC Academy Tbilisi
Report
Kharebi Arena, Rustavi
17 September 2023
RC Aia Kutaisi33 – 21Ares Kutaisi
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi

Round 3

22 September 2023
Kazbegi21 – 32RC Batumi
Report
Kazbegi
23 September 2023
RC Academy Tbilisi13 – 75Artsivebi Eagles
Report
Nutsubidze Rugby Stadium, Tbilisi
23 September 2023
Khvamli Tbilisi20 – 3RC Rustavi Kharebi
Report
Khvamli Arena, Tbilisi
24 September 2023
RC Kochebi Bolnisi16 – 8RC Aia Kutaisi
Report
Bolnisi
24 September 2023
Ares Kutaisi27 – 29Lelo Saracens
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi

Round 4

6 October 2023
RC Rustavi Kharebi24 – 17Kazbegi
Report
Kharebi Arena, Rustavi
6 October 2023
RC Kochebi Bolnisi27 – 33Lelo Saracens
Report
Bolnisi
7 October 2023
RC Batumi22 – 27Ares Kutaisi
Report
Batumi Stadium, Batumi
8 October 2023
Artsivebi Eagles10 – 55RC Aia Kutaisi
Report
Zvani Stadium, Ozurgeti
8 October 2023
RC Academy Tbilisi0 – 89Khvamli Tbilisi
Report
Nutsubidze Rugby Stadium, Tbilisi

Round 5

13 October 2023
Ares Kutaisi22 – 28RC Rustavi Kharebi
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi
14 October 2023
Khvamli Tbilisi38 – 13Artsivebi Eagles
Report
Khvamli Arena, Tbilisi
14 October 2023
RC Aia Kutaisi24 – 28Lelo Saracens
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi
15 October 2023
RC Kochebi Bolnisi14 – 13RC Batumi
Report
Bolnisi
15 October 2023
Kazbegi55 – 9RC Academy Tbilisi
Report
Kazbegi

Round 6

20 October 2023
Artsivebi Eagles23 – 35Lelo Saracens
Report
Zvani Stadium, Ozurgeti
21 October 2023
RC Batumi13 – 20RC Aia Kutaisi
Report
Batumi Stadium, Batumi
21 October 2023
Khvamli Tbilisi33 – 29Kazbegi
Report
Khvamli Arena, Tbilisi
22 October 2023
RC Academy Tbilisi12 – 54Ares Kutaisi
Report
Nutsubidze Rugby Stadium, Tbilisi
22 October 2023
RC Rustavi Kharebi12 – 20RC Kochebi Bolnisi
Report
Kharebi Arena, Rustavi

Round 7

3 November 2023
Kazbegi40 – 18Artsivebi Eagles
Report
Kazbegi
3 November 2023
Lelo Saracens0 – 22RC Batumi
Report
Lelo Arena, Tbilisi
4 November 2023
Ares Kutaisi23 – 13Khvamli Tbilisi
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi
5 November 2023
RC Aia Kutaisi57 – 24RC Rustavi Kharebi
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi
5 November 2023
RC Academy Tbilisi50 – 5RC Kochebi Bolnisi
Report
Nutsubidze Rugby Stadium, Tbilisi

Round 8

17 November 2023
RC Aia Kutaisi33 – 20Khvamli Tbilisi
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi
18 November 2023
RC Batumi10 – 0RC Rustavi Kharebi
Report
Batumi Stadium, Batumi
18 November 2023
Lelo Saracens93 – 0RC Academy Tbilisi
Report
Lelo Arena, Tbilisi
19 November 2023
Ares Kutaisi47 – 46Artsivebi Eagles
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi
19 November 2023
RC Kochebi Bolnisi17 – 36Kazbegi
Report
Bolnisi

Round 9

24 November 2023
RC Academy Tbilisi5 – 78RC Aia Kutaisi
Report
Nutsubidze Rugby Stadium, Tbilisi
25 November 2023
Kazbegi14 – 22Ares Kutaisi
Report
Kazbegi
25 November 2023
Khvamli Tbilisi21 – 10RC Kochebi Bolnisi
Report
Khvamli Arena, Tbilisi
26 November 2023
RC Rustavi Kharebi14 – 22Lelo Saracens
Report
Lelo Arena, Tbilisi
26 November 2023
Artsivebi Eagles21 – 33RC Batumi
Report
Zvani Stadium, Ozurgeti

Round 10

1 December 2023
Ares Kutaisi36 – 41RC Kochebi Bolnisi
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi
1 December 2023
RC Aia Kutaisi15 – 6Kazbegi
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi
3 December 2023
RC Rustavi Kharebi49 – 43Artsivebi Eagles
Report
Kharebi Arena, Rustavi
3 December 2023
RC Batumi89 – 5RC Academy Tbilisi
Report
Batumi Stadium, Batumi
3 December 2023
Lelo Saracens34 – 34Khvamli Tbilisi
Report
Lelo Arena, Tbilisi

Round 11

8 December 2023
Ares Kutaisi17 – 23RC Aia Kutaisi
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi
9 December 2023
RC Academy Tbilisi45 – 6RC Rustavi Kharebi
Report
Nutsubidze Rugby Stadium, Tbilisi
10 December 2023
RC Kochebi Bolnisi30 – 32Artsivebi Eagles
Report
Bolnisi
10 December 2023
Khvamli Tbilisi17 – 44RC Batumi
Report
Khvamli Arena, Tbilisi
10 December 2023
Lelo Saracens21 – 14Kazbegi
Report
Lelo Arena, Tbilisi

Round 12

26 January 2024
RC Batumi19 – 23Kazbegi
Report
Batumi Stadium, Batumi
27 January 2024
Artsivebi Eagles69 – 10RC Academy Tbilisi
Report
Zvani Stadium, Ozurgeti
27 January 2024
RC Aia Kutaisi47 – 7RC Kochebi Bolnisi
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi
28 January 2024
RC Rustavi Kharebi14 – 7Khvamli Tbilisi
Report
Kharebi Arena, Rustavi
28 January 2024
Lelo Saracens19 – 16Ares Kutaisi
Report
Lelo Arena, Tbilisi

Round 13

2 February 2024
RC Aia Kutaisi56 – 20Artsivebi Eagles
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi
3 February 2024
Ares Kutaisi20 – 10RC Batumi
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi
3 February 2024
Khvamli Tbilisi93 – 0RC Academy Tbilisi
Report
Khvamli Arena, Tbilisi
4 February 2024
Kazbegi18 – 23RC Rustavi Kharebi
Report
Kazbegi
4 February 2024
Lelo Saracens29 – 7RC Kochebi Bolnisi
Report
Lelo Arena, Tbilisi

Round 14

9 February 2024
Artsivebi Eagles10 – 41Khvamli Tbilisi
Report
Zvani Stadium, Ozurgeti
11 February 2024
RC Batumi26 – 15RC Kochebi Bolnisi
Report
Batumi Stadium, Batumi
11 February 2024
RC Rustavi Kharebi34 – 38Ares Kutaisi
Report
Kharebi Arena, Rustavi
12 February 2024
Lelo Saracens23 – 19RC Aia Kutaisi
Report
Lelo Arena, Tbilisi
18 May 2024
RC Academy Tbilisi12 – 91Kazbegi
Report
Nutsubidze Rugby Stadium, Tbilisi

Round 15

23 February 2024
Lelo Saracens84 – 17Artsivebi Eagles
Report
Lelo Arena, Tbilisi
24 February 2024
RC Aia Kutaisi18 – 8RC Batumi
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi
24 February 2024
Kazbegi22 – 40Khvamli Tbilisi
Report
Kazbegi
25 February 2024
Ares Kutaisi99 – 0RC Academy Tbilisi
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi
25 February 2024
RC Kochebi Bolnisi19 – 14RC Rustavi Kharebi
Report
Bolnisi

Round 16

1 March 2024
RC Batumi12 – 22Lelo Saracens
Report
Batumi Stadium, Batumi
1 March 2024
Artsivebi Eagles19 – 19Kazbegi
Report
Zvani Stadium, Ozurgeti
2 March 2024
RC Academy Tbilisi13 – 31RC Kochebi Bolnisi
Report
Nutsubidze Rugby Stadium, Tbilisi
3 March 2024
Khvamli Tbilisi24 – 28Ares Kutaisi
Report
Khvamli Arena, Tbilisi
3 March 2024
RC Rustavi Kharebi61 – 7RC Aia Kutaisi
Report
Kharebi Arena, Rustavi

Round 17

8 March 2024
RC Batumi49 – 17Artsivebi Eagles
Report
Batumi Stadium, Batumi
9 March 2024
Lelo Saracens29 – 28RC Rustavi Kharebi
Report
Lelo Arena, Tbilisi
9 March 2024
RC Kochebi Bolnisi10 – 45Khvamli Tbilisi
Report
Bolnisi
10 March 2024
Ares Kutaisi27 – 24Kazbegi
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi
10 March 2024
RC Aia Kutaisi115 – 0RC Academy Tbilisi
Report
Aia Arena, Kutaisi

Round 18

23 March 2024
Khvamli Tbilisi88 – 17RC Aia Kutaisi
Report
Khvamli Arena, Tbilisi
23 March 2024
RC Rustavi Kharebi18 – 24RC Batumi
Report
Kharebi Arena, Rustavi
23 March 2024
Kazbegi17 – 38RC Kochebi Bolnisi
Report
Kazbegi
23 March 2024
Artsivebi Eagles5 – 29Ares Kutaisi
report
Zvani Stadium, Ozurgeti
24 March 2024
RC Academy Tbilisi7 – 89Lelo Saracens
Report
Nutsubidze Rugby Stadium, Tbilisi

Play-offs

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 finalsQualifying and elimination finalsPreliminary finalFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lelo Saracens22
 
 
 
 RC Kochebi Bolnisi19
 
Ares Kutaisi27
 
 
 
 Khvamli Tbilisi25
 
Ares Kutaisi17
 
 
 
 RC Kochebi Bolnisi32
 
RC Batumi7
 
 
 
 RC Kochebi Bolnisi11
 
Lelo Saracens3
 
 
 
 RC Aia Kutaisi19
 
RC Aia Kutaisi
 
 
 
 
 
Lelo Saracens10
 
 
 
 RC Aia Kutaisi27
 
Lelo Saracens
 
 
 
 
 
RC Aia Kutaisi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Third time finals

6 April 2024
14:00
RC Batumi7 – 11RC Kochebi Bolnisi
Con: Ninidze 36'ReportTry: Makhatadze 14' m
Pen: Malaghuradze 12' 27'
Batumi Stadium, Batumi
7 April 2024
14:00
Ares Kutaisi27 – 25Khvamli Tbilisi
Try: Tskhadadze 21' c, Yaxymaiwai 48' c, Kobakhidze 79' c
Con: Abashidze 22' 49' 80'
Pen: Abashidze 37' 61'		ReportTry: Lutidze 4' c, Kurtanidze 9' m, Aragveli 57' c
Con: Tsintsadze 5' 58'
Pen: Tsintsadze 39' 41'
Aia Arena, Kutaisi

Qualifying and elimination finals

13 April 2024
16:00
Lelo Saracens10 – 27RC Aia Kutaisi
Try: Chikovani 44' c
Con: Kiasashvili 45'
Pen: Kiasashvili 22'		ReportTry: 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 Kutaisi17 – 32RC Kochebi Bolnisi
Try: Tskhadadze 56' m 50' m, Kashia
Con: Kveselava 51'		ReportTry: 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

21 April 2024
17:00
Lelo Saracens22 – 19
(a.e.t.)		RC Kochebi Bolnisi
Try: Archvadze 37' m, Kenchadze 48' c, Chikovani 66' c
Con: Kiasashvili 48' 67'
Pen: Mikadze 91'		ReportTry: Chichinadze 23' c, Marshania 62' m, Pkhaladze 71' c
Con: Malaghuradze 24', Chichinadze 72'
Lelo Arena, Tbilisi

Final

28 April 2024
15:00
Lelo Saracens3 – 19RC Aia Kutaisi
Pen: Kiasashvili 21'ReportTry: Kimutsadze 27' m, Shvangiradze 76' m
Pen: G. Babunashvili 9' 39' 62'
Avchala
Referee: Amashukeli
Team details
FB 15 Georgia (country) Irakli Kiasashvili
RW 14 Georgia (country) Saba Archvadze
OC 13 Georgia (country) Giorgi Chikovani
IC 12 Georgia (country) Beka Mamukashvili
LW 11 Georgia (country) Gaga Kevkhishvili
FH 10 Georgia (country) Luka Mengashvili
SH 9 Georgia (country) Giorgi Kurtanidze
N8 8 Georgia (country) Beka Koriauli
OF 7 Georgia (country) Beka Gelkhvidze
BF 6 Georgia (country) Zaur Kenchadze
RL 5 Georgia (country) Sandro Koiava (c)
LL 4 Georgia (country) Vasil Chekadze
TP 3 Georgia (country) Davit Lazviashvili
HK 2 Georgia (country) Nika Babunashvili
LP 1 Georgia (country) Nika Svimonishvili
Substitutions:
HK 16 Georgia (country) Giorgi Maisuradze
LP 17 Georgia (country) Zuriko Urtashvili
TP 18 Georgia (country) Giorgi Shamatava
19 Georgia (country) Jaba Sikharulidze
20 Georgia (country) Archil Abesadze
21 Georgia (country) Sandro Jighauri
22 Georgia (country) Rati Beraya
23 Georgia (country) Vazha Mikadze
Coach:
Georgia (country) Tornike Bubuteishvili
FB 15 Georgia (country) Guja Makhareishvili
RW 14 Georgia (country) Amiran Shvangiradze
OC 13 Georgia (country) Giorgi Freudze
IC 12 Georgia (country) Irakli Simsive
LW 11 Fiji Josevani Ndrava
FH 10 Georgia (country) Giorgi Babunashvil
SH 9 Georgia (country) Nodar Dolidze
N8 8 Georgia (country) Shota Areshidze
OF 7 Georgia (country) Giorgi Sinauridze
BF 6 Fiji Jutambiau Mbatirernga
RL 5 Georgia (country) Sitheven Iambak
LL 4 Georgia (country) Giorgi Nikoladze
TP 3 Georgia (country) Giorgi Kimutsadze
HK 2 Georgia (country) Saba Khonelidze
LP 1 Georgia (country) Petre Jincharadze (c)
Substitutions:
HK 16 Georgia (country) Saba Eremeishvili
LP 17 Georgia (country) Ruslan Gigashvili
TP 18 Georgia (country) Aleko Gigashvili
19 Georgia (country) Giorgi Gabriadze
20 Georgia (country) Luka Chaava
21 Georgia (country) Nika Ghlonti
22 Georgia (country) Emzar Mindiashvili
23 Georgia (country) Saba Sharvashidze
Coach:
Georgia (country) Levan Sharvashidze

Player of the Match: Nodar Dolidze
Touch judges: Saba Makharadze, Gela Lemonjava

Promotion/relegation play-off

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.[7][8] 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.[9]

11 May 2024
17:00
RC Army Tbilisi22 – 24Artsivebi Eagles
Try: Churadze 68' c
Con: Peters 69'
Pen: Peters 14' 21' 26' 52' 79'		ReportTry: 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 Eagles6 – 23RC 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

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.

Attendances

# Rugby union club Average attendance
1 RC Batumi 611
2 Lelo Saracens 317
3 RC Aia Kutaisi 294
4 RC Rustavi Kharebi 275
5 Ares Kutaisi 270
6 Khvamli Tbilisi 250
7 RC Kazbegi 215
8 Artsivebi Eagles 158
9 RC Academy Tbilisi 132
10 RC Kochebi Bolnisi 107

See also

References

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