Tblisi Cup. June 2013. "Emerging Ireland"

lurtz

when is the first match again?

ormond lad

lurtz wrote: »

when is the first match again?

friday

durkadurka

The tweets from the lads on tour are gas altogether.

its_phil

durkadurka wrote: »

The tweets from the lads on tour are gas altogether.

Noel Reid and the hot chocolate in particular.

.ak

What time (Irish time) is the first game?

ormond lad

.ak wrote: »

What time (Irish time) is the first game?

3pm I think

croket

Several changes in georgian team.

Here is the final squad :

LOOSEHEAD PROPS
Irakli Mirtskhulava (Tarbes PR - ProD2) : 24 years old, 2 caps
Giorgi Tetrashvili (SC Albi - ProD2) : 19 years old, uncapped

HOOKERS
Simon Maisuradze (Stade Bagnérais - Federale1) : 26 years old, 16 caps
Rezo Belkania (Lelo Tbilissi - Georgia) : 30 years old, 11 caps

TIGHTHEAD PROPS
Davit Zirakashvili (ASM Clermont - Top14) : 29 years old, 40 caps
Levan Chilachava (RC Toulon - Top14) : 21 years old, 3 caps

LOCKS
Konstantin Mikautadze (RC Toulon - Top14) : 21 years old, 10 caps
Beka Bitsadze (Army Tbilisi - Georgia) : 22 years old, 5 caps
Vakhtang Maisuradze (SC Albi - ProD2) : 26 years old, 16 caps

FLANKERS
Shalva Sutiashvili (RC Massy - ProD2) : 29 years old, 33 caps
Vito Kolelishvili (ASM Clermont - Top14) : 23 years old, 18 caps
Givi Berishvili (Lokomotiv Tbilisi - Georgia) : 25 years old, 9 caps

EIGHTMEN
Giorgi Nemsadze (Tarbes PR - ProD2) : 28 years old, 25 caps)
Giorgi Chkhaidze (Tarbes PR - ProD2) : 30 years old, 63 caps)

SCRUM HALVES
Giorgi Begadze (Batumi - Georgia) : 27 years old, 10 caps
Vazha Khutsivhili (Kharebi - Georgia) : 19 years old, 3 caps

FLY HALVES
Lasha Khmaladze (Lelo Tbilisi - Georgia) : 25 years old, 25 caps
Lasha Malaguradze (Stade Bagnérais - Federale1) : 27 years old, 37 caps

CENTRES
Merab Sharikadze (Hartpury College - BUCS) : 20 years old, 13 caps
Tedo Zibzibadze (CA Périgueux - Federale1) : 31 years old, 67 caps
Davit Kacharava (Stade Rodez - Federale1) : 28 years old, 61 caps

WINGERS
Tamaz Mchedlidze (Stade Montois - Top14) : 20 years old, 5 caps
Sandro Todua (SC Albi - ProD2) : 25 years old, 35 caps
Irakli Machkhaneli (Armazi - Georgia) : 31 years old, 63 caps

FULL BACKS
Merab Kvirikashvili (AS St Junien - Federale1) : 29 years old, 69 caps
Beka Tsiklauri (Lokomotiv Tbilisi - Georgia) : 24 years old, 5 caps


Key players missing : Vasil Kakovin (loosehead, Stade Toulousain), Mikheil Nariashvili (loosehead, Montpellier), Zurab Zhvania (loosehead, Stade Français), Jaba Bregvadze (hooker, Stade Toulousain), Irakli Natriashvili (hooker, Brive), Davit Kubriashvili (tighthead, RC Toulon), Giorgi Jgenti (tighthead, Montpellier), Anton Peikrishvili (tighthead, Castres), Levan Datunashvili (lock, Aurillac), Mamuka Gorgodze (flanker, Montpellier), Dimitri Basilaia (eightman, Edinburgh)

Can follow the game here :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1pAn8q8U_0

JustinDee

15- David Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster)*
14- Niall Morris (Leicester/Exiles)*
13- Eoin Griffin (Galwegians/Connacht)*
12- Michael Allen (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)*
11- Tiernan O'Halloran (Galwegians/Connacht)*
10- Ian Keatley (Young Munster/Munster)
9- Michael Heaney (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)*
1- Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s/Leinster)*
2- Robert Herring (Ballynahinch/Ulster)*
3- Michael Bent (Leinster)
4- Lewis Stevenson (Malone/Ulster)*
5- David Foley (UL Bohemian/Munster)*
6- Rhys Ruddock (St. Mary’s/Leinster) (Capt)
7- Dominic Ryan (Lansdowne/Leinster)*
8- Robbie Diack (Malone/Ulster)*

Replacements:
16-Niall Annett (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)*
17-Richard Lutton (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)*
18- Ian Nagle (Cork Constitution/Munster)*
19- Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster)*
20- John Cooney (Lansdowne/Leinster)*
21-Noel Reid (Clontarf/Leinster)*
22- Brendan Macken (Blackrock/Leinster)*

irishbucsfan

That would be such an interesting team to watch. I'm raging ill miss it.

Interesting that Jordi Murphy is on the bench? There seems to be a bit of a lack of open field carrying ability in that pack which he would have added. 3 seriously good players starting ahead of him though.

Class. Can't wait for this!

Someone sort a Match Thread out please

Swan Curry

irishbucsfan wrote: »

That would be such an interesting team to watch. I'm raging ill miss it.

Interesting that Jordi Murphy is on the bench? There seems to be a bit of a lack of open field carrying ability in that pack which he would have added. 3 seriously good players starting ahead of him though.

Ruddock,Ryan and Diack are all pretty good carriers.Stevenson isn't bad in the loose as well.I don't know what Foley's strengths are though.The thought of Jordi Murphy being unleashed on a tired team gets me pretty excited for this match.

That list shows Keatley as being capped.When did he play for Ireland?

ScissorPaperRock

Swan Curry wrote: »

Ruddock,Ryan and Diack are all pretty good carriers.Stevenson isn't bad in the loose as well.I don't know what Foley's strengths are though.The thought of Jordi Murphy being unleashed on a tired team gets me pretty excited for this match.

That list shows Keatley as being capped.When did he play for Ireland?

Previous tour to US, I think.

bilston

Nice set of backs and a strong back row.

What a great weekend of rugby ahead.

thomond2006

That's a decent looking pack, hopefully they can set the platform.

desertcircus

Is Georgia's missing men list the result of injury? If not, and it's due to clubs putting pressure on, then it's an offensive farce. Georgia are going into this with two Top14 tightheads, a D2 loose, and a few amateurs to make up the front row. Meanwhile they have EIGHT Top14 frontrowers absent; that's scandalous. The IRB needs to get aggressive in dealing with players not being released.

ormond lad

desertcircus wrote: »

Is Georgia's missing men list the result of injury? If not, and it's due to clubs putting pressure on, then it's an offensive farce. Georgia are going into this with two Top14 tightheads, a D2 loose, and a few amateurs to make up the front row. Meanwhile they have EIGHT Top14 frontrowers absent; that's scandalous. The IRB needs to get aggressive in dealing with players not being released.

Georgia have games against Argentina and some players will be playing in that and others are being rested but will be called up for the Tbilisi Cup if required

CIARAN_BOYLE

desertcircus wrote: »

Is Georgia's missing men list the result of injury? If not, and it's due to clubs putting pressure on, then it's an offensive farce. Georgia are going into this with two Top14 tightheads, a D2 loose, and a few amateurs to make up the front row. Meanwhile they have EIGHT Top14 frontrowers absent; that's scandalous. The IRB needs to get aggressive in dealing with players not being released.

I think Georgia are treating it as a development competition like we are. Its a pity some of the top players are out but that is life sometimes.

Fireball07

I think that team looks very exciting... we should definitely do this kind of thing more often.

Georgia have a couple of big players....and a Georgian pack can never be underestimated, but considering most of the Irish players have played Heineken Cup rugby a few times...you'd expect us to win.

irishbucsfan

Swan Curry wrote: »

Ruddock,Ryan and Diack are all pretty good carriers.Stevenson isn't bad in the loose as well.I don't know what Foley's strengths are though.The thought of Jordi Murphy being unleashed on a tired team gets me pretty excited for this match.

Ruddock and Diack are good carriers in the tight, as is Stevenson. But I was thinking more of open field carrying.

Dom Ryan was good at it once upon a time but its hard to know where he's at right now. Hopefully he has a storming summer with no injuries.

croket

Line Up Georgia
1. Irakli Mirtskhulava (Tarbes PR/France)
2. Rezo Belkania (Lelo Tbilisi/Georgia)
3. Levan Chilachava (RC Toulon/France)
4. Vakhtang Maisuradze (SC Albi/France)
5. Kote Mikautadze (RC Toulon/France)
6. Shalva Sutiashvili (RC Massy/France)
7. Vito Kolelishvili (ASM Clermont/France)
8. Giorgi Chkhaidze (Tarbes PR/France)

9. Giorgi Begadze (Batumi/Georgia)
10. Lasha Malaguradze (Stade Bagnérais/France)
11. Tamaz Mchedlidze (Stade Montois/France)
12. Merab Sharikadze (Hartpury College/England)
13. Davit Kacharava (Stade Rodez/France)
14. Irakli Machkhaneli (captain/Armazi/Georgia)
15. Beka Tsiklauri (Lokomotiv Tbilisi/Georgia)

16. Simon Maisuradze (Stade Bagnérais/France)
17. Giorgi Tetrashvili (SC Albi/France)
18. Giorgi Nemsadze (Tarbes PR/France)
19. Givi Berishvili (Lokomotiv Tbilisi/Georgia)
20. Vazha Khutsishvili (Kharebi/Georgia)
21. Lasha Khmaladze (Lelo Tbilisi/Georgia)
22. Tedo Zibzibadze (CA Périgueux/France)

its_phil

croket wrote: »

Line Up Georgia
1. Irakli Mirtskhulava (Tarbes PR/France)
2. Rezo Belkania (Lelo Tbilisi/Georgia)
3. Levan Chilachava (RC Toulon/France)
4. Vakhtang Maisuradze (SC Albi/France)
5. Kote Mikautadze (RC Toulon/France)
6. Shalva Sutiashvili (RC Massy/France)
7. Vito Kolelishvili (ASM Clermont/France)
8. Giorgi Chkhaidze (Tarbes PR/France)

9. Giorgi Begadze (Batumi/Georgia)
10. Lasha Malaguradze (Stade Bagnérais/France)
11. Tamaz Mchedlidze (Stade Montois/France)
12. Merab Sharikadze (Hartpury College/England)
13. Davit Kacharava (Stade Rodez/France)
14. Irakli Machkhaneli (captain/Armazi/Georgia)
15. Beka Tsiklauri (Lokomotiv Tbilisi/Georgia)

16. Simon Maisuradze (Stade Bagnérais/France)
17. Giorgi Tetrashvili (SC Albi/France)
18. Giorgi Nemsadze (Tarbes PR/France)
19. Givi Berishvili (Lokomotiv Tbilisi/Georgia)
20. Vazha Khutsishvili (Kharebi/Georgia)
21. Lasha Khmaladze (Lelo Tbilisi/Georgia)
22. Tedo Zibzibadze (CA Périgueux/France)

I don't think the letters 'Z' and 'V' have ever been used as much in one post on Boards.ie

TheGoldenAges

Who's looking after this team management wise?

ScissorPaperRock

.ak wrote: »

What time (Irish time) is the first game?

ormond lad wrote: »

3pm I think

Times are all over the place

10pm according to The Times http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/international/emerging-ireland-have-georgia-on-their-minds-1.1419090

4pm according to IRFU http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/29292.php


If the times on the wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_IRB_Tbilisi_Cup) are correct, then it should be at 4:00pm, given Georgia are three hours ahead, and it's at 7:00pm local time.

locum-motion

its_phil wrote: »

I don't think the letters 'Z' and 'V' have ever been used as much in one post on Boards.ie

When we played Georgia in a RWC qualifier ('02, perhaps?) the bookies were offering odds on whether Georgia's first score would come from an -adze or a -vili.
(Unlike this team, they were 100% one or the other.)

ScissorPaperRock

Don't know if it's been posted already, but apparently Conway has picked up a calf injury in training and Peter Nelson has been called into the squad.

thebaz

love to see Georgia make the breaktrhrough into the big time - its a fantastic country that has had it tough , and any Georgians I have met are top notch people.

irishbucsfan

TheGoldenAges wrote: »

Who's looking after this team management wise?

Clarke and Costello are.

And did I hear Richie Murphy is there? Or was it McEntee?

ormond lad

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Clarke and Costello are.

And did I hear Richie Murphy is there? Or was it McEntee?

You did. Murphy's also in coaching set up with Clarke and Costello

irishbucsfan

ormond lad wrote: »

You did. Murphy's also in coaching set up with Clarke and Costello

It's interesting. I wonder who of Costello/Murphy are doing what.

OnTheCouch

For those who know more about Georgian rugby than I, is it fair to say that is a Georgian 'B' team?