2023–24 Didi 10 season

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.

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.

Stadiums and locations

Club Head Coach Captain Stadium Capacity City/AreaAres Kutaisi Sergo FreudzeAia Arena4,860KutaisiArtsivebi Eagles Gia Amirkhanashvili Zurab ZhorzholadzeZvani Stadium3,500OzurgetiKazbegi Gocha ChkareuliKazbegiKhvamli Tbilisi Davit TshvedianiKhvamli ArenaTbilisiLelo Saracens Tornike Bubuteishvili Sandro KoiavaLelo Arena3,000TbilisiRC Academy Tbilisi Levan DatunashviliNutsubidze Rugby Stadium2,000TbilisiRC Aia Kutaisi Levan Sharvashidze Petre Jincharadze Aia Arena4,860KutaisiRC Batumi Irakli NinidzeBatumi Stadium1,500BatumiRC Kochebi Bolnisi Viktor DidebulidzeBolnisiRC Rustavi Kharebi Irakli NatriashviliKharebi ArenaRustavi

Table +2023–24 Didi 10 TablePosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTBLBPtsQualification 1Lelo Saracens (RU)181611631307 +3245071 For Elimination finals2RC Aia Kutaisi (C)181206647392 +25583593RC Batumi181107526284 +2845453For Third time finals4Ares Kutaisi181107561394 +16735525Khvamli Tbilisi181017659342 +31763516RC Kochebi Bolnisi (3rd)181008415416 -142467RC Rustavi Kharebi18909495365 +13043448Kazbegi186111474407 +6735349Artsivebi Eagles 183114462698 -2362218Play-off with 2023–24 Georgian Georgian First League runner-up10RC Academy Tbilisi1800181031368 -1265000Relegation 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.

Results Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

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 finals

Qualifying and elimination finals

Preliminary final

Final

Team details FB 15 Irakli KiasashviliRW 14 Saba ArchvadzeOC 13 Giorgi ChikovaniIC 12 Beka MamukashviliLW 11 Gaga KevkhishviliFH 10 Luka MengashviliSH 9 Giorgi KurtanidzeN8 8 Beka KoriauliOF 7 Beka GelkhvidzeBF 6 Zaur KenchadzeRL 5 Sandro Koiava (c)LL 4 Vasil ChekadzeTP 3 Davit LazviashviliHK 2 Nika BabunashviliLP 1 Nika SvimonishviliSubstitutions:HK 16 Giorgi MaisuradzeLP 17 Zuriko UrtashviliTP 18 Giorgi Shamatava 19 Jaba Sikharulidze 20 Archil Abesadze 21 Sandro Jighauri 22 Rati Beraya 23 Vazha MikadzeCoach: Tornike Bubuteishvili FB 15 Guja MakhareishviliRW 14 Amiran ShvangiradzeOC 13 Giorgi FreudzeIC 12 Irakli SimsiveLW 11 Josevani NdravaFH 10 Giorgi BabunashvilSH 9 Nodar DolidzeN8 8 Shota AreshidzeOF 7 Giorgi SinauridzeBF 6 Jutambiau MbatirerngaRL 5 Sitheven IambakLL 4 Giorgi NikoladzeTP 3 Giorgi KimutsadzeHK 2 Saba KhonelidzeLP 1 Petre Jincharadze (c)Substitutions:HK 16 Saba EremeishviliLP 17 Ruslan GigashviliTP 18 Aleko Gigashvili 19 Giorgi Gabriadze 20 Luka Chaava 21 Nika Ghlonti 22 Emzar Mindiashvili 23 Saba SharvashidzeCoach: Levan Sharvashidze Player of the Match: Nodar DolidzeTouch 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. 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.

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.

Most points

Rank Player Club Points 1 Khvamli Tbilisi 188 2 154 3 RC Aia Kutaisi 143 4 RC Batumi 132 5 Ares Kutaisi 119 6 Kazbegi 110 7 Lelo Saracens 103 8 Lelo Saracens 92 9 Ares Kutaisi 89 10 Artsivebi Eagles 74

Most tries

Rank Player Club Tries 1 RC Aia Kutaisi 20 2 17 3 RC Aia Kutaisi 14 4 Artsivebi Eagles 12 5 Khvamli Tbilisi 10 6 Lelo Saracens 9 7 Khvamli Tbilisi 8 Khvamli Tbilisi 9 RC Aia Kutaisi 10 Lelo Saracens

Attendances

2023–24 Didi 10 season

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