The host Georgian national team celebrated the first victory in the second round of IRB Cup which is underway in Tbilisi. The team of Milton Haig defeated Uruguay 27:3. Todua, Zibzibadze and Nemsadze scored tries from “The Lelos”. Tsiklauri earned 12 points with conversions and penalties.
Vito Kolelishvili was named as the best player of the match.
On Sunday the Georgian rugby players will hold two matches against South Africa. In case of victory, the Georgians will win the main prize of the tournament.
Georgia 27:3 Uruguay
Georgia
15 Beka Tsiklauri
14 Irakli Machkhaneli (cap.)
13 Tedo Zibzibadze (22 Davit Kacharava. 64)
12 Merab Sharikadze
11 Sandro Todua
10 Lasha Khmaladze (21 Lasha Malaguradze. 80)
9 Giorgi Begadze (20 Vazha Khutsishvili. 41)
1 Irakli Mirtskhulava (17 Levan Chilachava. 48)
2 Revaz Belkania (16 Simon Maisuradze. 57)
3 Davit Zirakashvili
4 Vakhtang Maisuradze
5 Giorgi Chkhaidze (19 Givi Berishvili. 74)
6 Shalva Sutiashvili (18 Giorgi Nemsadze 32)
7 Viktor Kolelishvili
8 Beka Bitsadze
3t: Todua, Zibzibadze, Nemsadze; 3c 2p: Tsiklauri
Uruguay
15 Jeronimo Etcheverry
14 Maximiliano Gonzalez (22 Gaston Gibernau. 41)
13 Joaquin Prada
12 Alberto Roman
11 Leandro Leivas
10 Alejo Duran (21 Agustin Del Castillo, 41, 20 Juan Tasistro, 56, S. Sagario, 77-79)
9 German Albanell
1 Alejo Corral (17 Francisco Jimenez, 52)
2 Nicolas Klappenbach (cap.) (16 Arturo Avalo, 52)
3 Mario Sagario (18 Rodolfo De Mula, 72)
4 Rodrigo Espiga
5 Franco Lamanna
6 Sebastian Sagario (19 Juan De Freitas, 41)
7 Fernando Bascou
8 Juan Gaminara
P: Albanell
Referees
Rep: Vlad Iordachescu (Romania)
Gia Amirkhanashvili / Ucha Narimanidze
3:0 (2), 10:0 (11), 17:0 (36), half (40+2) /
20:0 (42), 27:0 (51), 27:3 (56), last (80+3)
Emerging Ireland – South Africa President’s XV 8:19
South Africa 2 2 0 0 56:17 1 9
Georgia 2 1 0 1 42:23 1 5
Ireland 2 1 0 1 28:34 0 4
Uruguay 2 0 0 2 12:64 0 0
16 June
14:00 Georgia – South Africa President’s XV
16:00 Uruguay – Emerging Ireland
