Georgian National Rugby Team beat Portuguese National Rugby Team in the third round match of Nations Cup 13:12. The match was held in Lisbon.
Georgian and Portuguese National Rugby Teams have already won two matches, Georgians won over outsider teams – Ukraine and Spain and Georgian National Team kept the first place with 10 points. As for Portugal team, it was on the second place with 8 points. Georgian National Rugby Team beats Portuguese National Rugby Team 10:6 after the first half of the third round match of Nations Cup. At the beginning hosts had advantages for a long time after scoring penalty kick but at the end of the first half “crusandars” managed to advance, Kacharava scored try and Malaghuridze realized. As a result Georgian team won the first half with four points. The second half was more tense. At the 57th minutes Chkhaidze was sinnbined, in spite of this in three minutes Kvirikashvili increased Georgian points.
At the 75th minutes Portuguese shortened point difference with penalty kick. The match was to end and the hosts gained penalty kick in 40 meters distance, but they could not score this kick and as a result of it Georgians won -13:12.
Romanian National Team won over Russian 33:3, Spanish team beat Ukrainian one and gained premier point. Tournament condition is the following:
1. Georgia 3 3 0 0 135-15 14
2. Portugal 3 2 0 1 57-49 9
3. Spain 3 1 0 2 59-101 6
4. Romania 2 1 0 1 50-27 5
5. Russia 3 1 0 2 50-78 5
6. Ukraine 2 0 0 2 16-97 0
Zura Ksovreli
