Scottish Daily Mail

THE GEORGIANS AND RUGBY...

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GEORGIA have dominated the ‘Six Nations B’ in recent years.

RUGBY EUROPE INTERNATIO­NAL CHAMPIONSH­IPS WINNERS

12 GEORGIA’S world ranking. They sit two places above Italy, hot on the heels of Japan and Fiji.

4BUT they never have the chance to test their skills against the best. Excluding World Cup games they have played Tier 1 sides only four times in their 28-year history. 54,549 THE capacity of the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, the national stadium where they play their biggest fixtures. It hosted the 2015 UEFA Super Cup when Barcelona beat Sevilla 5-4 after extra-time. 2019 BY winning twice and finishing third in their World Cup 2015 pool, Georgia have automatica­lly qualified for the 2019 tournament in Japan.

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Warrior: scrum-half Giorgi Begadze in battle against the Russians in 2008 (above) and in training for Georgia (below).
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