Georgia

Positioned 12 in the World Rugby standings, two places above Italy and hot on the heels of Japan and Fiji, Georgia's billionaire ex-PM Bidzina Ivanishvili is funding their Six Nations bid.

At the close of 2016 it was Lancashire RFU who further innovated with the introduction of the Lancashire Royals and in the run up to the 2017 Junior Championship to be held in Georgia; TalkingRugbyUnion will follow Lancashire U20’s progress.

A dominant first half performance helped Scotland end their autumn internationals on a high with a resounding 43-16 win over Georgia at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Scroll through the list of international fixtures taking place at the weekend.

In the third round of the World Rugby U20 Championship at the Manchester City Academy Stadium, Ireland trounced Georgia while Scotland and South Africa managed victories against Italy and France respectively.

The second round of games in the World Rugby U20 on Saturday at the at the Manchester City Academy Stadium saw thrilling encounter between Wales and Georgia, Ireland pulling of an upset against New Zealand and England dominating Scotland.

The opening day of the World Rugby U20 Championship threw up a number of surprises, shocks, and statements writes Lewis Hughes as he recaps all the action from the first round of games at the AJ Bell Stadium.

The ninth edition of the World Rugby U20 Championship kicks off in Manchester this weekend and marks the first time that two-time winners England have hosted the event.

Rugby is on the rise in Spain and that is very good news for the bigger picture of northern hemisphere rugby.

Three second round matches from the European Nations Cup 1A 2016 will be shown live and free of charge for all rugby fans across the continent.

Clermont Auvergne and Georgia international Viktor Kolelishvili has been suspended for a total of 14 weeks following an incident which saw the flanker push referee Wayne Barnes during Friday's European Rugby Champions Cup fixture against the Ospreys.

After valiantly losing out to Australia at the penultimate hurdle of the World Cup, many people were saddened to see the exit of Argentina from this year’s Rugby World Cup.

Worcester have announced the signing of Georgian international hooker Jaba Bregvadze.

Octavian Morariu has led calls for the Six Nations to consider expanding the tournament in order to give emerging European nations such as Georgia and Romania greater exposure to international rugby at the highest level.

World Rugby has announced the shortlist for the inaugural Breakthrough Player of the Year 2015 award, with the winner set to be revealed at the World Rugby Awards dinner at Battersea Evolution, London, on 1 November.

Georgia alongside Japan won our hearts. Out the blocks quickly; Georgia beat Tonga, frustrated giants New Zealand, Argentina and ground out a scrappy win over Namibia which allowed them to secure third

The quarter-finals of Rugby World Cup 2015 are now set and although no Tier 2 sides were unable to escape from the pools, they have been the shining lights of the tournament so far.

Georgia captain Mamuka Gorgodze broke stubborn Namibia to inspire his side to a nervy second win of the World Cup in Exeter.

New Zealand moved into the World Cup quarter-finals by predictably beating Georgia in bonus-point fashion - but it was a performance laced with errors.

Argentina took a huge step towards reaching the World Cup quarter-finals by crushing Georgia 54-9 in Gloucester.