Five Georgian players feature in Rugby Europe symbolic team
Along with the five Georgian players, the symbolic team includes four of their counterparts from the Portuguese national team, three from Romania and two from Spain. Photo via Georgian Rugby
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Five players of the Georgian national rugby team have been selected in Rugby Europe’s Team of the Men's Championship following the closing of the most recent season of the competition.
The selection of Vasil Lobzhanidze, Giorgi Tsutskiridze, Shalva Mamukashvili, Tedo Abzhandadze and Akaki Tabutsadze in the squad follows their team’s latest title in the tournament Georgia has dominated over the years.
Photo via Rugby Europe
The Lelos earned the latest title after their 38-11 win over Portugal in the Spanish city of Badajoz last month.
Along with the five Georgian players, the symbolic team includes four of their counterparts from the Portuguese national team, three from Romania and two from Spain.
The Georgian national rugby team defeated Romania in the semi-final match of the 2023 Rugby Europe Championship on Sunday at the Avchala Rugby Stadium in Georgia's capital city of Tbilisi.
The Georgian national rugby team defeated Spain in the third-round match of the 2023 Rugby Europe Championship on Saturday in an away game in Spain’s northern city of Torrelavega.
The Georgian national rugby team defeated the Netherlands in the second-round match of the 2023 Rugby Europe Championship on Saturday in an away game at the National Rugby Center in the Netherlands capital city of Amsterdam.
The Georgian national rugby team defeated Germany in the season's first 2023 Rugby Europe Championship match on Sunday at the Avchala Rugby Stadium in Georgia’s capital city of Tbilisi.
The bi-weekly French rugby newspaper Midi Olympique on Monday named Davit Niniashvili, a full-back of the Georgian national team and winger for Lyon OU, as the rookie of the past season and awarded him the Midi Olympique Oscar prize.
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.
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.
Residents of two villages in Georgia’s west on Sunday hosted a match of leloburti, a traditional Georgian sport similar to rugby, to mark the Easter holiday, with foreign visitors and media invited to follow the contest.
Georgia’s Under-20 national rugby team on Thursday defeated England with a score 40-38 in a test match ahead of the U20 World Rugby Championship later this month in South Africa.
Georgia’s Under-20 national rugby team on Tuesday defeated Italy in the final round of the group stage of the World Under-20 Championship, winning their pool and booking qualification for the playoffs.
Black Lion, the first Georgian professional rugby franchise, will make history by featuring in the European Professional Club Rugby’s Challenge Cup, an annual competition scheduled to begin in December.