DUBLIN (AFP) – Georgia have secured their place on the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France in any case remaining video games involving Russia within the Rugby Europe Championship 2022 had been deserted, World Rugby introduced on Thursday (March 10).
Russia and Belarus had been final week suspended from all worldwide rugby “until further notice” following the invasion of Ukraine on Feb 24.
Four match factors had been awarded to every of the three groups – Georgia, Portugal and the Netherlands – set to play Russia which meant that Georgia are actually assured a top-two end within the area’s general qualification desk.
Taking outcomes from the Rugby Europe Championship in 2021 and 2022 under consideration, Georgia can’t be overhauled as the primary or second-ranked staff and are nonetheless agency favourites to say the Europe 1 spot at France 2023.
Georgia change into the fifteenth staff to qualify for Rugby World Cup 2023, after South Africa, Japan, England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa, Argentina, Uruguay and France, who secured their berth as hosts.
Georgia have competed at each Rugby World Cup since their first look within the sport’s showcase match in Australia in 2003. They achieved a best-ever third-place pool end at England 2015 however received just one sport on the final match in Japan.
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