Georgia’s national rugby team defeats Netherlands in second round of Rugby Europe Championship
After two rounds, the Lelos have two wins, as they defeated their German opponents with a score of 72:12 in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi last week. Photo via Georgia Rugby Union/Facebook
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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 national team, coached by Levan Maisashvili, claimed the victory with the final score of 40:8, following six tries, including two tries by Giorgi Chkoidze and Mikheil Gachechiladze, as well as one by Davit Niniashvili and Lado Chachanidze. Tedo Abzhandadze and Luka Matkava also contributed with accurate conversion kicks.
???????? v ???????? | Georgia take the spoils in Amsterdam and made to work hard from the hosts. pic.twitter.com/zLhpePUVoz
— Rugby Europe (@rugby_europe) February 11, 2023
After two rounds, the Lelos have two wins, as they defeated their German opponents with a score of 72:12 in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi last week.
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