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| Nickname(s) | Lomi (The Lions) | ||
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| Founded | 2021 | ||
| Location | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Coach(es) | Richard Cockerill | ||
| Most appearances | Luka Ivanishvili (36 appearances) | ||
| Top scorer | Luka Matkava (247 points) | ||
| Most tries | Akaki Tabutsadze (20 tries) | ||
| League(s) | Rugby Europe Super Cup Currie Cup First Division 2022 EPCR Challenge Cup | ||
| 2021–22 SC 2022 SC 2022 CC | Champions Champions 1st Eastern Conference Semi-finalist 4th (league phase) | ||
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The Black Lion (Georgian: შავი ლომი Shavi Lomi) is a professional Georgian rugby union team based in Tbilisi that competes annually in the Rugby Europe Super Cup .[1]
They also competed in the Currie Cup First Division in South Africa in 2022.[2] Black Lion will compete in the European Challenge Cup, the second tier of European club rugby, during the 2023-24 season as an invited team along with Cheetahs.[3]
- ^ "Rugby Europe launch The Super Cup". Rugby Europe.
- ^ "Black Lions Currie Cup". News24.
- ^ "European Challenge Cup: Georgian side Black Lion invited into European competition". BBC Sport. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.