Making history: Georgia’s U18 rugby team wins European Championship
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Georgia’s Under 18 rugby team has won its first European Championship in the Polish city of Poznan today.
The young Georgian ‘Lelos’ handed a defeat to France with the score of 8 to 3.
#JuniorLelos are Champions of Europe U18 @GeorgianRugby crowned @rugby_europe Champions after wining veeerryyyy #DRAMATIC#final 8-3 against U18 @FFRugbyThis was our 4th final & 1st victory#áááááªááááááááá#á ááááá©ááááááááá¨áápic.twitter.com/qFPGBbdPRg
— Georgian Rugby Union (@GeorgianRugby) March 31, 2018
Rugby Europe, which is an administrative body for rugby in Europe congratulated Georgia with the victory.
Congratulations to @GeorgianRugby#U18RugbyEurope 2018 European Champions defeating #France@FFRugby 8-3 in final in Poland pic.twitter.com/0wJpJWXxS1
— Rugby Europe (@rugby_europe) March 31, 2018
During their previous games, the Georgian ‘Lelos’ defeated Portugal with a score of 25 to 0 and Holland - with a score of 69 to 12.
Rugby Europe Men's XV U18 Championship 2018 took place in Poland on March 24-31 with 16 teams competing to win the annual title.
Georgia’s national rugby team has won the Rugby Europe Championship in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi today. The Georgian ‘Lelos’ handed a defeat to Romania 25 to 16 at Dinamo Arena.
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Georgia’s Under 18 rugby team will face hosts France in the U18 Rugby Europe Championship 2017 final after defeating Japan in the tournament’s semifinal match on Tuesday.
Georgia’s Under 18 national rugby team are celebrating their historic semi-final victory by defeating Italy and are gearing up to play France in the final of the Elite Division of the 2015 Rugby Europe U18 Championship.
Georgia’s women’s rugby sevens national team has replicated recent success of their male counterparts by winning a division of the Rugby Europe tournament in Croatia’s capital Zagreb.
The Cartu Foundation has signed an agreement to gift three modern, fully equipped training bases to the Georgian Rugby Union.
Georgian referee Nika Amashukeli will become the first rugby professional from the country in the Six Nations elite tournament when the young official steps onto the pitch to judge a match between England and Italy Under-20 national teams in the United Kingdom next March.
In the first game of the championship Georgian 'Lelos’ handed a defeat to Romania 18 to 9 and also won the Antim Cup.
Georgia’s Under 18 rugby team has defeated Russia in the semifinal of U18 European Championship in the Russian city of Kaliningrad. The young Georgian ‘Lelos’ handed a defeat to Russia with the score of 64 to 10. The young ‘Lelos’ won the European Championship in the Polish city of Poznan last year.
Georgia’s Under 18 rugby team has defeated Spain in the final of the U18 European Championship in the Russian city of Kaliningrad. The young Georgian ‘Lelos’ handed a defeat to Spain with a score of 20 to 10.