Georgia's postponed Rugby Europe game vs Russia set for February
The Lelos earned their 12th Rugby Europe title back in March, after four matchdays of the ongoing tournament. Photo via Rugby Europe.
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Georgia's national rugby team will play its postponed Rugby Europe fixture against Russia in February 2021, in one of three games that will round off the competition the Lelos won after four games this year.
Postponed twice during 2020 due to complications caused by the global pandemic, the Round 5 game between the two rival teams was under a threat of being cancelled along with the two other fixtures of the final matchday.
#TheLelos will play @rugby_europe 2020 season final round match against @russiarugby in February 2021 & start with the new season from March ????
— Georgian Rugby (@GeorgianRugby) December 15, 2020
Check out new, 2020-21 schedule here ➡️ https://t.co/RENy6otQqa pic.twitter.com/jhFLke5Afk
However, Rugby Europe announced this week the two teams would join Romania v Belgium and Spain v Portugal to play the final round of the ongoing season on February 6 and 7.
The three fixtures will close the tournament's 2020-2021 run, to be followed by the next edition of the continental championship launching on March 6 and 7.
The game between Georgia and Russia was originally planned for March 2020 and was again postponed in the fall. Georgia earned their 12th Rugby Europe title on March 7 with a win against Portugal in Paris.
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