Georgia clinch Rugby Europe Championship after win over Portugal
Head coach Levan Maisashvili called the fixture a “hard game”, but added he was “very proud of the team” for the result. Photo: Rugby Europe
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Georgian national rugby team on Sunday claimed their latest Rugby Europe Championship title following an impressive 38-11 win over Portugal in the Spanish city of Badajoz.
Head coach Levan Maisashvili called the fixture a “hard game”, but added he was “very proud of the team” for the result.
Portugal played well in the first half, but in the second half we managed things much better and made fewer mistakes. We deserved to win”, he said.
???????????? @GeorgianRugby have gone and done it again! ????#REC23 pic.twitter.com/AbTx1WiyaR
— Rugby Europe (@rugby_europe) March 19, 2023
His counterpart Patrice Lagisquet recognised his team had been beaten by a “stronger and powerful team”.
???????? Those feelings! #REC23 pic.twitter.com/NsjLUxcYX3
— Rugby Europe (@rugby_europe) March 19, 2023
We gave it everything in the first half, but we could not keep it going in the second half and our kicking game was not good enough”, he noted.
Georgia and Portugal will play each other again in Pool C of the Rugby World Cup in France later this year.