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 .

[6] On July 6, 2023, it was announced that their application was successful and will participate in the Challenge Cup for the 2023-24 season as one of two invited teams.

[7] Black Lion will be the first Georgian rugby team to ever play in the Challenge Cup tournament.

[8] On 15 December 2023 Black Lion won their first match in the competition, defeating Welsh hosts Scarlets.

The second inspiration comes from Georgian artist Niko Pirosmani, one of whose most famous works is the painting Black Lion.