Rich Dixon head coach of Georgian National Rugby Team has called up the strongest staff against Portuguese National Team, but due to injuries he made several experiments.
There were made seven changes in this match. 20 –year-old Beka Urjukashvili had debut against Ukrainian National Team on February 5. He participates in the match against Portuguese team also and scored try in both matches, now he was called up by Dixon for the main staff. There was not made any change against in the back line. Malaghuridze and Kvirikashvili are in reserve against Portuguese team. First line completely was changed. Vasil Kakovin, Iuri Natriashvili and Anton Peikrishvili will be replaced by Davit Zirakishvili, Akvsenti Giorgadze ad Davit Khinchagashvili. The second line is unchangeable, Shalva Sutiashvili stays in the third line, but Labadze was replaced by Maisuradze and Giorgi Chkhaidze byMamuka Gorgodze, who has not played more than year.
Due to injury Peikrishvili (firstliner), Zedgenidze and Giorgi Nemsadze(secondliners), Labadze and Udesani (thirdliners) do not participate in this match. Malkhaz Urjukishvili also has not been called up for this match. This time Besik Khamashuridze and Vasil Kakovin are not in the main staff. Viktor Kolelikashvili who was transferred in “Clermonte” (France) is called up for this match. Goderdzi Shvelidze and Irakli Chkhikvadze have returned to team.
This match is one of the central matches. Portuguese and Georgian National Teams won two matches, Georgians won over outsider teams – Ukraine and Spain and Georgian National Team keeps the first place with 10 points. Portuguese team could not manage to gain premier points in compare with Georgian Team which managed to gain two premier points, Portuguese team beat Romania and Russia. Georgian National Team has 68,21 rating points and XV and Portugal with 63, 81 is on the 20th place.
Georgian and Portuguese National Teams have met each other 14 times. “Crusandars” won 8 matches and Portuguese team won 4 ones, two draws. On February 26 the match between Georgian and Portuguese National Team is held in Lisbon at 19:00 o’clock and 1TV broadcast LIVE of this match.
Romania - Russia
Spain - Ukraine
|
1 |
Georgia |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
122-3 |
10 |
|
2 |
Portugal |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
45-36 |
8 |
|
3 |
Russia |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
47-45 |
5 |
|
4 |
Romania |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
17-24 |
1 |
|
5 |
Spain |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
24-88 |
1 |
|
6 |
Ukraine |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3-62 |
0 |
Zura Ksovreli
