The Georgian sevens rugby team will fight for the fifth place at the final stage of European Grand Prix. Nobody thought that the Georgians would have achieved such success in Bucharest.
Our team arrived in Romania without legionaries (Bidzina Samkharadze who plays in Romania is an exception). These boys proved that they can play well.
Georgia faced Germany which defeated Scotland, Spain and Ukraine in the group and took the third place. The Georgians started bad. The Germans scored try-conversion but soon the Georgians gained advantage. Shavleg Makharashvili scored try but missed conversion. The first half ended up 5:7.
At the 10th minute the Georgians advanced. Giorgi Kalmakhelidze scored try but Makharashvili missed conversion again.
At the 13th minute Levan Gogolashvili scored try. At the end of the match Dzneladze scored try. Dimitri Kalandadze used one from two conversions and the Georgians won 22:7.
The match of V place will start at 18:05. Georgia will face Portugal which defeated us 7:0 in the group.
Georgian sevens rugby team in Bucharest: Bidzina Samkharadze, Levan Gogolashvili, Ramaz Kharazishvili, Rati Nutsubidze, Giorgi Kalmakhelidze, Giorgi Jimsheladze, Bakhva Kobakhidze, Giorgi Shkinin, Zurab Dzneladze, Dimitri Kalandadze, Shavleg Makharashvili, Tornike Tsertsvadze.
European Sevens Grand Prix
II stage. Bucharest (Romania). 21-22 September
Play offs. 22 September
Semifinals for IX-XII places
Wales – Ukraine 28:5
Romania – Spain 17:7
Semifinals for V-VIII places
Portugal – Scotland 19:12
Georgia – Germany 22:7
Cup semifinals
England – Russia 24:14
Italy – France 0:21
For XI place
Ukraine - Spain
For IX place
Wales - Romania
For VII place
Scotland - Germany
For V place
Portugal - Georgia
For III place
Russia - Italy
Final
England - France
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