Georgia’s national rugby team makes history with victory over Wales in Cardiff
The Lelos managed to defeat the Welsh national team for the first time in history and won two out of three November matches. Photo: Georgian rugby/Facebook
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Georgia’s national rugby team records a historic win over a Tier 1 squad in an away game, defeating Wales on Saturday in the third November test match at the Principality stadium in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.
These emotions ????❤️ pic.twitter.com/TBiJ1JvsNA
— Georgian Rugby (@GeorgianRugby) November 19, 2022
The close game saw the Georgian team, coached by Levan Maisashvili, claim the victory with the final score of 12:13, following one try by Aleksandre Todua, conversion and penalty by Tedo Abzhandadze, with Luka Matkava’s kick scoring the decisive three points for the team and giving Georgia famous win over Wales.
A historic win for @GeorgianRugby in Cardiff! ????????#WorldRugbyAwards pic.twitter.com/aa90sFyAVQ
— World Rugby (@WorldRugby) November 19, 2022
We feel so proud. I am proud of the team and all the Georgian people in rugby. We all believed we could win from the first minute to the last. We've made history. We are so proud of ourselves”, Georgia’s scrum-half and man of the match, Vasil Lobzhanidze said after the game.
Photo: Georgian rugby/Facebook
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