After the second round of “Heineken Cup”, only two from eight Georgian legionaries’ teams is unbeaten.
In the first group “Castres” of Anton Peikrishvili visited “Leinster” in Ireland and lost 7:19. The Georgian rugby player was in lineup and played 45 minutes. 185000 spectators attended the match. The Irish team scored three penalties in the first 17 minutes. At the 32nd minute “Castres” scored try and used conversion. Till the 61st minute the difference was 2 points. Then “Leinster” scored try, used conversion, scored penalty and won 19:7.
“Castres” lacked one player from the last 25 minutes. The French team has 4 points and is in the 3rd place. On 6 December it will host “Ospreys” of Wales.
In the second group “Toulonnais” of Kote Mikautadze and Levan Chilachava was close to victory but 3 minutes before the final whistle “Cardiff” of Wales scored try-conversion and “Toulonnais” lost 15:19. The Georgian legionaries were not on the list. “Toulonnais” is leading the group with 6 points. In the next round “Toulonnais” will visit England on 6 December.
In the 3rd group “Toulousain” of Vasil Kakovin and Jaba Bregvadze is unbeaten. The team visited “Saracens” in England and beat it 17:16 in front of 61248 spectators. The Georgian legionaries are injured and were not on the list. “Toulousain” has 9 points and is leading the group. On 8 December it will host “Connacht” of Ireland.
In the 4th group “Racing Metro” of Davit Khinchagishvili is unbeaten. It visited “Scarlets” in Wales and played draw 26:26. The Georgian legionary was not on the list. “Clermont” of Davit Zirakashvili hosted “Harlequin” of England and beat it 23:16. The Georgian is injured and was not on the list. “Racing Metro” has 6 points and is leading the group with “Scarlets”. “Clermont” is in the 3rd place with 5 points. On 7 December “Clermont” will host “Scarlets” and “Racing Metro” – “Harlequin”.
In the 5th group “Montpellier” of Mamuka Gorgodze and Mikheil Nariashvili hosted “Ulster” of Ireland and lost 8:25. Gorgodze was in lineup and played 62 minutes. Nariashvili showed up at the 46th minute. “Montpellier” is in the 3rd place with 4 points. On 8 December “Montpellier” will face “Leicester” in England.
In the 6th group “Perpignan” of Giorgi Zhgenti defeated “Edinburgh” of Dimitri Basilaia 31:14. Basilaia was not on the list. Zhgenti played till the 52nd minute. “Perpignan” is in the first place with 6 points and “Edinburgh” – in the 3rd place with 4 points. On 8 December “Perpignan” will play “Munster” in Ireland and “Edinburgh” – “Gloucester” of England.
Zura Ksovreli
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