Georgian national rugby team defeats US
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Georgia’s national rugby team defeated the United States ‘Eagles’ in a rugby test in the U.S. state of Georgia last night.
HT in Atlanta with 2 from 2 in June Internationals 2017 after The Lelos won 21:17 over @USARugby | Thanks to #Eagles for great Game of Rugby pic.twitter.com/6AZZLLOU3s
— Georgian Rugby Union (@GeorgianRugby) June 18, 2017
The Georgian ‘Lelos’ handed a defeat to the US 21 to 17 in front of a mixed crowd of Georgian and U.S.supporters.
Here come the players! Almost time for a LIVE kickoff!#USAvGEO#rugbylive@usarugby@georgianrugbyhttps://t.co/ggLTUR6YIlpic.twitter.com/3Ry7niW2e1
— USA Rugby (@USARugby) June 17, 2017
Merab Kvirikashvili scored one of Georgia’s two tries and kicked three penalties and a conversion. Last weekend Kvirikashvili also scored all of Georgia’s points, with a converted try and two penalty goals in a 13-0 win over Canada.
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Georgia’s national rugby team defeated the United States ‘Eagles’ in a rugby test in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi this evening. The Georgian ‘Lelos’ handed a defeat to the US 21 to 20 at MIkheil Meskhi Stadium.
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