“It will be wonderful for the development of rugby in Georgia. We don’t have any illusions of how difficult it will be to play them and I am not going to predict the result but I think with this one match Georgian rugby will grow. It will be a great boost for rugby in our country.”
Georgia and New Zealand reside within Pool C with Argentina, Tonga, and the top qualifier from Africa, and will meet on October the 2nd at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium. Romania go into Pool D with France, Ireland, Canada and Italy.
Romania have played in every World Cup since the inaugural tournament in 1987 while Georgia have played in the last three.
Interesting fact:
Georgia have never progressed beyond the pool phase, perhaps they can make it further this time?
“It’s going to be huge for the Georgian team to play against the world champions and a team with the history and quality of New Zealand,”
- Irakli Machkhaneli (captain of Georgia)