Georgian national rugby team defeats US

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.