Veteran Georgian first-liner, Tariel Ratiani scored try but it did not help his club “Lyon” to beat “Montpellier” in top-14 delayed match.
Mamuka Gorgodze, Giorgi Zhgenti, Mikheil Nariashvili and Goderdzi Shvelidze ‘s club came in Lyon in good mood and after beating “Clermonte”, gained the fourth victory in this season. This match was tense, guests scored try at the 23^rd minute, then they managed to score penalty kicks and before the break the score was 14:0. At the beginning of the second time both teams scored penalty kicks and after an hour the score was 23:3.
Tariel Ratianidze 33-year-old first-liner of host club appeared on the field at the 48^th minutes. It is his second match in this season, he scored try at the 67^th minutes, “Lyon” managed to realize too but “Montpellier” activated and scored the second try. Finally the match finished 30:10 in favor of “Montpellier”. Another Georgian rugby player, Goderdzi Shvelidze was not in the main staff of ”Lyon”. Mikheil Nariashvili, Giorgi Jgenti and Mamuka Gorgodze were in the main staff of “Montpellier”. Gorgodze was substituted at the 65^th minute, Nariashvili at the 54^th minute and Jgenti at the 70^th minute. It is remarkable that while they playing together, the first line was strongly playing.
As a result of this victory, “Montpellier” has 22 points and keeps the 8^th place. “Lyon” is in the 14^th place with 13 points. In the XII round “Montpellier” plays against one of the outsiders “Biarritz” and “Lyon” against “Toulon”.
 

Zura Ksovreli