The strength of the squad that will prepare to play Canada, Wales and the USA next month is shown by the fact there are 12 players attached to TOP 14 clubs, one at an English Premiership side and another at a Championships club.
Two players have passed the 100 cap mark – full back Merab Kvirikashvili and centre Davit Katcharava – and a third will be hoping to reach his century next month, lock Giorgi Chkhaidze. After the three day camp in France, Haig will announced his 31-strong party for the three tests, including the trip to the Principality Stadium for a first internationals against Wales in the second game in the 2017 Under Armour Series on Saturday, 18 November.
Included in the training squad are two players who were in the Georgian Under 20 squad that faced Wales at the Junior World Championships in Tbilisi this summer – centre Giorgi Kveseladze and full back Mirian Modebadze.
Full Backs | ||
Merab KVIRIKASHVILI | Lelo Saracens | 106 caps / 833 pts (16T 147C 150P 3D) |
Beka TSIKLAURI | LokomotivTbilisi | 27 caps / 93 pts (4T 11C 15P 2D) |
Mirian MODEBADZE | Aia Kutaisi | Uncapped |
Wings | ||
Sandro TODUA | Lelo Saracens | 67 caps / 35 pts (7T) |
Soso MATIASHVILI | Akademia Tbilisi | 3 caps / 14 pts (2T 2C) |
Giorgi KVESELADZE | Armazi Marneuli | Uncapped |
Centres | ||
Davit KATCHARAVA | Emisei-STM | 102 caps / 110 pts (22T) |
Merab SHARIKADZE | Aurillac | 54 caps / 50 pts (10T) |
Giorgi KOSHADZE | Kharebi Rustavi | 6 caps / 20 pts (4T) |
Outside Halves | ||
Lasha MALAGHURADZE | Krasny Yar | 78 caps / 184 pts (4T 40C 25P 3D) |
Lasha KHMALADZE | Lelo Saracens | 56 caps / 43 pts (7T 4C) |
Revaz JINTCHVELASHVILI | Armazi Marneuli | 3 caps |
Scrum Halves | ||
Giorgi BEGADZE | Lokomotiv Tbilisi | 58 caps |
Vasil LOBZHANIDZE | Brive | 24 caps / 25 pts (5T) |
Gela APRASIDZE | Montpellier | 2 caps |
Loose Head Props | ||
Mikheil NARIASHVILI | Montpellier | 44 caps / 10 pts (2T) |
Zurab ZHVANIA | S.F. Paris | 28 caps / 40 pts (8T) |
Kakha ASIESHVILI | Brive | 27 caps / 10 pts (2T) |
Hookers | ||
Jaba BREGVADZE | Krasny Yar | 46 caps / 5 pts (1T) |
Shalva MAMUKASHVILI | Carcassone | 46 caps / 20 pts (4T) |
Badri ALKHAZASHVILI | Toulon | 5 caps |
Tight Head Props | ||
Dudu KUBRIASHVILI | Montpellier | 45 caps / 10 pts (2T) |
Levan CHILACHAVA | Toulon | 32 caps / 15 pts (3T) |
Soso BEKOSHVILI | Brive | 8 caps |
Locks | ||
Giorgi CHKHAIDZE | Domonstois | 97 caps / 50 pts (10T) |
Giorgi NEMSADZE | Bristol | 73 caps / 60 pts (12T) |
Kote MIKAUTADZE | Montpellier | 51 caps / 10 pts (2T) |
Vakhtang MAISURADZE | Vannes | 25 caps / 10 pts (2T) |
Back Row | ||
Shalva SUTIASHVILI | Angoulême | 62 caps / 10 pts (2T) |
Vito KOLELISHVILI | Clermont | 41 caps / 20 pts (4T) |
Giorgi TKHILAISHVILI | Batumi | 38 caps / 50 pts (10T) |
Lasha LOMIDZE | London Irish | 33 caps / 25 pts (5T) |
Beka BITSADZE | Narbonne | 22 caps / 30 pts (6T) |
Otar GIORGADZE | Clermont | 7 caps / 5 pts (1T) |