2023–24 Didi 10 | |
Countries: | Georgia |
Top Point Scorer: | Nika Tsintsadze (Khvamli Tbilisi) – 188 points |
Top Try Scorer: | Amiran Shvangiradze (RC Aia Kutaisi) – 20 tries |
Website: | https://stat.rugby.ge |
Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
Teams: | 10 |
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]
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]
Club | Head Coach[5] | Captain | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area | |
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Ares Kutaisi | Sergo Freudze | Aia Arena | align=center | 4,860 | Kutaisi | |
Artsivebi Eagles | Gia Amirkhanashvili | Zurab Zhorzholadze | Zvani Stadium | 3,500 | Ozurgeti | |
Kazbegi | Gocha Chkareuli | align=center | Kazbegi | |||
Khvamli Tbilisi | Davit Tshvediani | Khvamli Arena | Tbilisi | |||
Lelo Saracens | Tornike Bubuteishvili | Sandro Koiava | Lelo Arena | 3,000 | Tbilisi | |
RC Academy Tbilisi | Levan Datunashvili | Nutsubidze Rugby Stadium | 2,000 | Tbilisi | ||
RC Aia Kutaisi | Levan Sharvashidze | Petre Jincharadze | Aia Arena | 4,860 | Kutaisi | |
RC Batumi | Irakli Ninidze | Batumi Stadium | 1,500 | Batumi | ||
RC Kochebi Bolnisi | Viktor Didebulidze | Bolnisi | ||||
Irakli Natriashvili | Kharebi Arena | Rustavi | ||||
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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 | 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 |
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]
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.
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]
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.
Rank | Player | Club | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 188 | ||
2 | 154 | ||
3 | 143 | ||
4 | 132 | ||
5 | 119 | ||
6 | 110 | ||
7 | 103 | ||
8 | 92 | ||
9 | 89 | ||
10 | 74 | ||
Rank | Player | Club | Tries |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 | ||
2 | 17 | ||
3 | 14 | ||
4 | 12 | ||
5 | 10 | ||
6 | 9 | ||
7 | Khvamli Tbilisi | ||
8 | Khvamli Tbilisi | ||
9 | RC Aia Kutaisi | ||
10 | Lelo Saracens | ||