The Georgia national rugby union team held the second official match of the current year and celebrated the second victory. “The Lelos” beat Portugal in “Mikheil Meskhi” stadium. After the match we talked to Merab Kvirikashvili, one of the best players of the Georgia team. He scored 6 penalties in this match.

“We knew Portugal was a very tough team. The first half was not good for us. However, we managed to improve our mistakes in the second half and we achieved success. We made Georgian fans happy which is very important” – noted Merab Kvirikashvili.

“Of course, I am pleased with the result. This match showed we have many good players and competition among them will increase. Today we made some mistakes but we improved them and won the match” – noted head coach Milton Haig.

At the end of the match Shalva Mamukashvili injured knee. The coaching staff stated medical examination will show his situation.

On February 28 the Georgia national rugby union team will play Spain in Madrid.