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The Georgia national rugby union team has competed in four consecutive Rugby World Cup tournaments. Starting in 2003, they were placed in Pool C with eventual winners England, South Africa, Uruguay and Samoa, where they lost all four matches. Georgia qualified for the 2007 World Cup and were placed in Pool D with Argentina, France, Ireland and Namibia, where they beat Namibia. In 2011 Rugby World Cup, Georgia qualified for their third straight tournament. They were placed in Pool B with Scotland, England, Argentina and Romania and won the game against rivals Romania. Their best performance was in 2015 tournament, when they were drawn against eventual world champions New Zealand, Argentina, Tonga and Namibia. Georgia won games against Tonga and Namibia, finished third in the group and automatically qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup.
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2003
Group C matches -
Team records
Most points scored in a game – 30 vs Namibia (2007)
Biggest winning margin – 30 vs Namibia (2007)
Most points conceded in a game – 84 vs England (2003)
Biggest losing margin – 78 vs England (2003)
Most tries scored in a game – 3 vs Namibia (2007)
Most tries conceded in a game – 12 vs England (2003)
Individual records
Most World Cup matches –
Most Points Overall – 86 Merab Kvirikashvili
Most points in a game – 17 vs Romania - Merab Kvirikashvili 2011
Most tries overall – 3 Mamuka Gorgodze
Most tries in a game –
Most penalty goals – 22 Merab Kvirikashvili
Most penalty goals in a game – 5 vs Romania – Merab Kvirikashvili 2011
Most drop goals – 1 Paliko Jimsheladze
Most drop goals in a game – 1 vs Samoa – Paliko Jimsheladze 2003