GEORGIA v URUGUAY: Tbilisi Cup

13.06.2015

Venue: Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi

Referee:

Preview
The 2015 Tbilisi Cup gets underway today northern time. Should be a comfortable win to Georgia although Uruguay looks to be close to full strength.

Prediction: Georgia by 22 points. Score 30-8

TEAMS

Uruguay Squad

Agustín Alonso (Montevideo Cricket Club) Age 23, 9 caps
Carlos Arboleya (Trébol RC) 29, 39
Fernando Bascou (PSG) 28, 19
Matías Beer (Old Christians) 21, 5
Manuel Blengio (Old Christians) 21, 7
Mathias Braun (PSG) 28, 26
Alejo Corral (San Isidro Club, Argentina) 33, 38
Alejo Durán (Trébol RC) 24, 24
Jerónimo Etcheverry (Carrasco Polo Club) 27, 37
Juan Manuel Gaminara (Old Boys) 26, 19
Santiago Gibernau (Carrasco Polo Club) 27, 26
Germán Kessler (Los Cuervos) 20, 6
Niclolás Klappenbach (Champagnat) 33, 40
Franco Lamanna (Carrasco Polo Club) 23, 18
Leandro Leivas (Old Christians) 26, 35
Diego Magno (Montevideo Cricket Club) 26, 43
Gastón Mieres (Valpoliecella, Italy) 25, 32
Alejandro Nieto (Champagnat) 27, 22
Aguistín Ormaechea (Stade Montois, France) 24, 17
Mathias Palomeque (Trébol RC) 28, 19
Joaquín Prada (Los Cuervos) 23, 22
Alberto Román (PSG) 28, 32
Mario Sagario (Massy, France) 28, 39
Mateo Sanguinetti (Los Cuervos) 22, 9
Andrés Vilaseca (Old Boys) 24, 7
Santiago Vilaseca (Capt.) (Old Boys) 30, 27
Jorge Zerbino (Old Christians) 23, 7

Head Coach: Pablo Lemoine

Adapted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_rugby_union_team and
http://uru.org.uy/tbilisi-cup-los-teros-confirmados/

Georgia Squad

Giorgi Aptsiauri (AIA)
Dimitri Basilaia (Perpignan, France)
Giorgi Begadze (Kochebi RC)
Beka Bitsadze (Locomotive RC)
Jaba Bregvadze (Kochebi RC)
Giorgi Chkhaidze (Lille, France)
Levan Datunashvili (Aurillac, France)
Revaz Giaguri (Montlucon, France)
Muraz Giorgadze (Armazi)
Vasil Kakovin (Toulouse, France)
Victor Kolelishvili  (Clermont-Ferrand, France)
Nikoloz Khatiashvili (Aurillac, France)
Alexandre Khutsishvili (Kochebi RC)
Vazha Khutsishvili (Kharebi RC)
Lasha Lomidze (Beziers, France)
Simon Maisuradze (Valence, France)
Lasha Malaguradze (Bagneres, France)
Tamaz Mchedlidze (Agen, France)
Konstantine Mikautadze (Toulon, France)
Irakli Mirtskhulava (Tarbes, France)
Anton Peikrishvili (Brive, France)
Giorgi Pruidze (AIA)
Merab Sharikadze (Aurillac, France)
Giorgi Talakhadze (Lelo)
Beka Tsiklauri (Locomotive RC)
Zurab Zhvania (Stade Francais, France)

Head Coach: Milton Haig

Adapted from http://site.rugby.ge/en/news-view/?newsid=4490&callerModID=17363&Title=$TitleUrl$

In the other game (a non-test) Emerging Ireland will play Emerging Italy.

Prediction: Emerging Ireland to win by 19 points. Score 34-15