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 Georgian capital of Tbilisi this evening.
The Georgian ‘Lelos’ handed a defeat to the US 21 to 20 at MIkheil Meskhi Stadium.
Georgian and US teams have faced six times in total with three victories per each team. Photo by Gogita Bukhaidze
We played after the 80th minute and that's a really great thing to see from Eagles Rugby", Dave Hewitt, Interim Head Coach of US ‘Eagles’ said.
Georgian Rugby Union thanked the US team for 'great game'.
FT at #Meskhi Stadium with #TheLelos wining in very close and physical match agains #USAEAGLES in #TBCRugbySeries 2017 Final test@GeorgianRugby 21-20 @USARugbyThank you #USARugby for Great Game pic.twitter.com/bBHp81tzIv
— Georgian Rugby Union (@GeorgianRugby) November 25, 2017
In its previous game the Georgian ‘Lelos’ lost 6 to 13 against Wales in Cardiff on November 18.
With today’s success the ‘Lelos’ have passed their November rugby test.
Georgian national rugby team has lost 6:13 with Wales in Cardiff today. But despite the loss, international media says the 'Lelos' have performed well.
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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.
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The Georgian ‘Lelos’ will have warm up matches against the Scottish rugby team ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Rugby correspondent of the Scottish Daily Mail Rob Robertson tweeted that the game was to be held in Tbilisi.