Luka Matkava rugby player
Luka Matkava rugby player

Luka Matkava

5th Oct 2001 1.81m/80kg Scrum Half

Match Preview: Fiji v Georgia

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Two teams, one must-win match. Pool C’s second-placed team Fiji have quarter-final qualification on their minds. Fourth-placed Georgia, who are still in the last-eight running, more realistically...

Matkava returns at fly-half - Georgia announce team to play Fiji

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Georgia head coach Levan Maisashviki has named his match-day 23 to play Fiji on Saturday, 30 September and he has made seven changes to his starting 15, including the half-back pairing with scrum-half...

Georgia add Aptsiauri and Giorgadze to squad

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Georgia have made two changes on medical grounds to their Rugby World Cup 2023 squad. Irakli Aptsiauri replaces prop Luka Japaridze (pictured) and Otari Giorgadze comes in for back-row Beka Gorgadze. The...

Giorgadze replaces injured Gorgadze in Georgia squad

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Georgia have made a change to their squad with Otari Giorgadze a medical replacement for back-row Beka Gorgadze (pictured). The Lelos are competing in their sixth Rugby World Cup 2023 tournament, having...

GEO 18-18 POR: Portugal and Georgia serve up thriller

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Georgia and Portugal served up a Rugby World Cup 2023 thriller as their Pool C match finished 18-18 at Stadium de Toulouse in Pool C on Saturday. Two Raffaele Storti tries had looked like they would secure...

Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Georgia v Portugal

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

“We have a lot of things to analyse,” Georgia coach Levan Maisashvili said after their 35-15 defeat to Australia on the first weekend of Rugby World Cup 2023. He wasn’t wrong. Georgia...

Kveseladze in line for 50th cap - Georgia name team to play Portugal

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

  Georgia head coach Levan Maisashvili has made eight changes to his starting XV from the team that lost 35-15 to Australia as he names his 23 players for the Pool C match against Portugal...

Donaldson stars as Australia beat Georgia 35-15 in Pool C opener

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Full-back Ben Donaldson scored 25 points as Australia put a run of five successive defeats behind them to open their Pool C campaign with a bonus-point victory over Georgia at Stade de France. Early tries...

Australia beat Georgia 35-15 in Pool C opener

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Full-back Ben Donaldson scored 25 points as Australia put a run of five successive defeats behind them to open their Pool C campaign with a bonus-point victory over Georgia at Stade de France. Early tries...

Familiar faces await Australia - Georgia name team

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Georgia head coach Levan Maisashvili has named nine players in his match-day squad who played Australia at Rugby World Cup 2019 for their game at Stade de France on Saturday. 1 Nika Abuladze2 Shalva Mamukashvili3...