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Georgia give Romania a big reality check

By AFP
Saturday 12 Aug 2023

REPORT: Georgia hammered Romania 56-6 in Tbilisi in a warm-up fixture for this year's World Cup on Saturday.

The Lelos crossed for eight tries as 21-year-old flyhalf Luka Matkava kicked 16 points on just his ninth Test appearance.

Wing Otar Lashkhi made just his second international appearance at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, the ground named after his grandfather, a former Soviet Union footballer.

The visitors' only points came from two first-half penalty goals, a week after their 31-17 defeat to the USA in Bucharest.

Georgia have two remaining warm-up games, against the US Eagles and Scotland.

They start their World Cup campaign by playing Australia on September 9 before further pool games against Portugal, Fiji and Wales.

Romania end their preparations against Italy next weekend and play World Cup contenders Ireland in their first game of the tournament.

They also face World Cup holders South Africa, Scotland and Tonga in Pool B.

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