The Georgian Rugby Union (GRU) (Georgian: საქართველოს რაგბის კავშირი) is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in the nation of Georgia.
History
Founded in 1964, it was part of the Rugby Union of the Soviet Union until 1991, with the Independent Georgian Rugby Union being established on May 27, 1991. It organizes the Georgia Championship, Georgia Cup, the Georgia national rugby union team and the Georgia XV national rugby union team. It became affiliated to World Rugby, then known as the International Rugby Football Board, in 1992. It is based in Tbilisi.[citation needed]
Sports governing bodies in Georgia (GEO)
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Summer Olympic Sports |
- Aquatics
- Diving
- Swimming
- Synchronized swimming
- Water polo
- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Canoeing
- Cycling
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Field hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Handball
- Judo
- Modern pentathlon
- Rugby 7s
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Table tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
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Winter Olympic Sports |
- Biathlon
- Bobsleigh
- Curling
- Skating (figure, speed & short track)
- Ice hockey
- Luge
- Skeleton
- Skiing (alpine, cross country, Nordic combined, freestyle & jumping)
- Snowboarding
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Other IOC Recognised Sports |
- Air sports
- Auto racing
- Bandy
- Baseball
- Billiard sports
- Boules
- Bowling
- Bridge
- Chess
- Cricket
- Dance sport
- Floorball
- Karate
- Korfball
- Lifesaving
- Motorcycle racing
- Mountaineering and climbing
- Netball
- Orienteering
- Pelota Vasca
- Polo
- Powerboating
- Racquetball
- Roller sports
- Rugby
- Softball
- Sport climbing
- Squash
- Sumo
- Surfing
- Tug of war
- Underwater sports
- Water ski
- Wushu
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Georgia national rugby union team
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Rugby union in Georgia
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