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Georgia’s captain Gorgodze named in Rugby World Cup Dream Team

Georgia’s captain Mamuka Gorgodze (L) was named Man of the Match against New Zealand. Photo by Martin Seras Lima.
Agenda.ge, 02 Nov 2015 - 16:36, Tbilisi,Georgia

The captain of Georgia’s national rugby team Mamuka Gorgodze has been named in the 2015 Rugby World Cup Dream Team among the top 15 players of the prestigious tournament, which concluded on Saturday.

The squad featured players from eight nationalities, which included some of the game’s most influential players such as Dan Carter of New Zealand (No. 10) and Australia’s David Pocock (No. 8).

Gorgodze was named as the team’s No. 6 player, while playing opposite South Africa’s Schalk Burger in No. 7.

The final Rugby World Cup Dream Team featured players from eight nationalities. Image from Rugby World Cup.

The Dream Team was composed according to performance statistics of the Rugby World Cup.

A group of players with the highest performance ratings was named after every round of the tournament, while the ultimate Dream Team was announced after Saturday’s final between New Zealand and Australia.

Gorgodze, an irreplaceable stalwart for Georgia, captained his team to victories against Tonga and Namibia that ensured the team’s automatic qualification for the 2019 World Cup in Japan.

Affectionately known among supporters as Gorgodzilla, Georgia’s captain was named in the Team of the Week on the opening weekend of the competition and also picked by the prestigious Rugby World magazine for its list of the 15 top players of the World Cup pool stage.

Gorgodze’s standout performance for Georgia was also the subject of the official World Cup statistics for the team:

Gorgodze’s important role in the Georgian side was clearly evident in their Pool C loss to Argentina, after he was shown a yellow card and spent 10 minutes in the sin bin. Gorgodze was also named Man of the Match in Georgia’s first ever game against New Zealand on October 3 that drew recognition to the team’s efforts against the back-to-back world champions.

See Gorgodze’s reaction to being named Man of the Match against the All Blacks: