Rugby Club Batumi LLC is a Georgian professional rugby union club from Batumi, who plays in the Didi 10, the first division of Georgian rugby. They have won the competition a total of 5 times.
They have won the top flight competition in Georgia 4 times over its history, the first coming in 1998âÂÂ99, beating then reigning champions RC Kochebi Bolnisi. Their next title came in 2002, in an all Batumi final with the 1st team going up against the 2nd team, the 1st XV were victorious 27âÂÂ10.
Batumi were invited to the 2017âÂÂ18 European Rugby Continental Shield, they were seeded in Pool B with Italian sides Calvisano and Petrarca, as well as Portuguese side CDUL. With 2 wins and 2 losses Batumi finished second in their group advancing to the Pool play offs, being beaten by the TimiÃÂoara Saracens 32âÂÂ18 over two matches.
After winning the Didi 10 in the 2021âÂÂ22 season, RC Batumi were invited to the 2022 Rugby Europe Super Cup to replace the two Russian sides after Enisei-STM and Lokomotiv Penza were suspended form the tournament.
Their first match was a Georgian derby against the reigning champions Black Lion, Batumi falling to a 29âÂÂ3 loss. Their first win came on the 24 September against that years runners-up, beating Israeli side Tel Aviv Heat 19âÂÂ11. They finished 3rd in the Eastern Conference missing out on qualification for the semifinals. They did not go on to feature in the 2023 edition of the competition.