Tchumbadze to start against Canada in Tbilisi
Published on: 05/11/2026
Exeter Chiefs tighthead prop will start for Georgia against Canada on Saturday afternoon as the World Rugby Nations Cup gets back underway.
The game, which kicks off at 14:00 [UK time] at the Avchala Stadium, is the Georgians first outing of the November international window as they look to maintain their unbeaten run in the competition.
Tighthead prop Tchumbadze starts in the front-row with loosehead prop Giorgi Akhaladze and hooker Vakhtang Jincharadze. The Georgia line-up includes two debutants in centre Luka Tabatadze and lock Gagi Margvelashvili.
Georgian head coach Pierre-Henri Broncan has placed an emphasis on youth and promise as nine of the match 23 have less than 10 international caps to their name.
In their summer internationals to start the competition, Georgia won all three of their games against Uruguay, Samoa and Chile. To maintain their unbeaten run, they will need to triumph over Canada, Tonga and the USA this November.
Saturday’s game will be broadcast live on RugbyPass TV.
Georgia:
15 Davit Niniashvili
14 Akaki Tabutsadze
13 Luka Tabatadze
12 Tornike Kakhoidze
11 Dachi Papunashvili
10 Luka Matkava
9 Vasil Lobzhanidze
1 Giorgi Akhaladze
2 Vakhtang Jincharadze
3 Bachuki Tchumbadze
4 Vladimir Chachidze
5 Giorgi Javakhia
6 Luka Ivanishvili
7 Beka Saghinadze
8 Beka Shvangiradze
Replacements:
16 Vano Karkadze
17 Sergi Abramishvili
18 Beka Gigashvili
19 Gagi Margvelashvili
20 Mikheil Shioshvili
21 Ilia Spanderashvili
22 Gela Aprasidze
23 Giorgi Shvelidze
Written By:
Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club
