The Georgian sevens rugby team will fight for the fifth place at the final stage of European Grand Prix. Nobody thought that the Georgians would have achieved such success in Bucharest.

Our team arrived in Romania without legionaries (Bidzina Samkharadze who plays in Romania is an exception). These boys proved that they can play well.

Georgia faced Germany which defeated Scotland, Spain and Ukraine in the group and took the third place. The Georgians started bad. The Germans scored try-conversion but soon the Georgians gained advantage. Shavleg Makharashvili scored try but missed conversion. The first half ended up 5:7.

At the 10^th minute the Georgians advanced. Giorgi Kalmakhelidze scored try but Makharashvili missed conversion again.

At the 13^th minute Levan Gogolashvili scored try. At the end of the match Dzneladze scored try. Dimitri Kalandadze used one from two conversions and the Georgians won 22:7.

The match of V place will start at 18:05. Georgia will face Portugal which defeated us 7:0 in the group.

Georgian sevens rugby team in Bucharest: Bidzina Samkharadze, Levan Gogolashvili, Ramaz Kharazishvili, Rati Nutsubidze, Giorgi Kalmakhelidze, Giorgi Jimsheladze, Bakhva Kobakhidze, Giorgi Shkinin, Zurab Dzneladze, Dimitri Kalandadze, Shavleg Makharashvili, Tornike Tsertsvadze.

European Sevens Grand Prix

II stage. Bucharest (Romania). 21-22 September

Play offs. 22 September

Semifinals for IX-XII places

Wales – Ukraine 28:5

Romania – Spain 17:7

Semifinals for V-VIII places

Portugal – Scotland 19:12

Georgia – Germany 22:7

Cup semifinals

England – Russia 24:14

Italy – France 0:21

For XI place

Ukraine - Spain

For IX place

Wales - Romania

For VII place

Scotland - Germany

For V place

Portugal - Georgia

For III place

Russia - Italy

Final

England - France

Zura Ksovreli