Georgian Defence Forces rugby team takes 5th place at World Military Championship
The Ministry said members of the squad had gone through “tactical and technical drills” throughout the year in preparation for the competition. Photo: Ministry of Defence
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The rugby team of the Georgian Defence Forces took fifth place at the World Military Championship in France, the Ministry of Defence of Georgia said on Monday.
The Ministry said the squad had “convincingly” defeated their Australian counterparts 55-16 in the final match that involved fixtures with eight teams.
The Georgian squad managed to win four games out of five at the tournament, losing one to Great Britain.
The Embassy of France in Georgia congratulated the Georgian and French teams with winning titles at the competition.
The Ministry said members of the squad had gone through “tactical and technical drills” throughout the year in preparation for the competition.
The World Military Rugby Championship was hosted in France for the fourth time and ran between August 16-September 10 with the involvement of 12 teams.
The rugby team of the Georgian Defence Forces defeated Spain 87-0 at the World Military Championship in France, the Ministry of Defence of Georgia said on Monday.
The Georgian national rugby team on Saturday defeated the United States by 22:7 in a test match of the preparation for the World Cup at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi.
The Georgian national rugby team defeated Romania on Saturday by 56:6 in a test match of the preparation for the World Cup at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi.
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.
The football team of Georgia on Sunday won the first edition of the Nations League competition of the European Amputee Football Federation in Blankenberge, Belgium.