Georgian national rugby team beat Romania 25:9 at World Cup 2011 and established three records.
The main goal of Georgian rugby players, like Romanians, was to win this match. Both teams made a lot of mistakes but in the first half, Georgians used mistakes of opponents and advanced 12:6. Georgians had advantage in the second half and at the 56th minute Mamuka Gorgodze scored the only try of the match. Merab Kvirikashvili used conversion – 19:6. It was the 20th try of Mamuka Gorgodze in the national team and he improved his own record.
The advantage increased at the 69th minute when Kvirikashvili scored another penalty. Soon, Romanians scored penalty too. Though, at the 76th minute, Malkhaz Urjukashvili scored penalty and the match ended up 25:9. It is worth mentioning that these three points advanced Urjukashvili among top scorers of Georgian national team. Before that, Pavle Jimsheladze was top scorer of the team with 320 points. And one more record – before that, Georgia defeated Romania with 15 points (22:7) in 2008. Now, this record improved with one point.
Georgian national team will hold the next match against Argentina on October 2. Romanians ended up participation in World Cup.
Group B
Palmerston North. “Arena Manavatu”.
Georgia– Romania 25:9 (12:6)
Georgia: 15. Lasha Khmaladze, 14. Revaz Gigauri, 13. Davit Kacharava, 12. Tedo Zibzibadze, 11. Aleksandre Todua, 10. Merab Kvirikashvili, 9. Irakli Abuseridze; 1. Davit Khinchagishvili, 2. Jaba Bregvadze, 3. Davit Zirakashvili, 4. Ilia Zedginidze, 5. Vakhtang Maisuradze, 6. Giorgi Chkhaidze, 7. Mamuka Gorgodze, 8. Dimitri Basilaia.
Substitutes: 16. Goderdzi Shvelidze, 17. Vasil Kakovon, 18. Levan Datunashvili, 19. Givi Berishvili, 20. Bidzina Samkharadze, 21. Irakli Chkhikvadze, 22. Malkhaz Urjukashvili.
Head coach: Richard Dixon
1 try: Gorgodze
1 conversion: Kvirikashvili
6 penalties: Kvirikashvili (5), Urjukashvili
Romania: 15. Iulian Dumitras, 14. Stefan Ciuntu, 13. Csaba Gal, 12. Ionut Dimofte, 11. Madalin Lemnaru, 10. Danut Dumbrava, 9. Florin Surugiu; 1. Mihaita Lazar, 2. Marius Tincu, 3. Paulica Ion, 4. Valentin Ursache, 5. Cristian Petre, 6. Mihai Macovei, 7. Ovidiu Tonita, 8. Daniel Carpo.
Substitutes: 16. Bogdan Zebega, 17. Silviu Florea, 18. Valentin Popirlan, 19. Daniel Ianus, 20. Valentin Calafeteanu, 21. Constantin Gheara, 22. Florin Vlaicu.
Head coach: Romeo Gontineac
3 penalties: Dumbrava (2), Vlaicu
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 121-22 | 14 |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65-33 | 10 |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61-43 | 10 |
| 4 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41-65 | 4 |
| 5 | Romania | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44-180 | 0 |
October 1. Auckland
England - Scotland
October 2. Palmerston
Argentina - Georgia
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