In the 4th round of English Premier League “Sale Sharks” of Shalva Mamukashvili scored three tries against “Saracen”, but missed 4 tries and lost to the hosts with a point.
The member of the Georgian national team was in lineup. In the first half he had a bleeding at the nose twice, but both times returned to the field. At the 50th minute the coach replaced him.
The hosts, encouraged by 8 500 spectators, scored the first try at the beginning of the match and the penalty was followed to conversion at the 7th minute. The visitors soon responded with a try, but “Saracen” increased the advantage by two penalties, used both conversions and promoted 30:7. “Sale” scored the second try at the 52th minute. The situation was not changed until the 68th minute. Twelve minutes before the final whistle the hosts scored the 4th try. The visitors scored the third try at the 71th minute, but could not score the fourth try and stayed without a point.
“Sale Sharks” has 7 points and dropped to the 10th place. In the next round, on October 5, the team of the Georgian legionary hosts “London Wasps”.
Zura Ksovreli
