

The squad is a neat blend of youth and experience and that’s what you want, some competitiveness in the side with the young guys challenging the older guys for positions. “So we’ve got experience where we need it and talent where we need it. And we’ve got some younger guys on the wing - Muraz Giorgadze is a young and exciting talent, as well as Merab Kvirikashvili at fullback. "He trialled for Leicester recently and they loved him, but his English just wasn’t quite there yet. “There’s also the young Giorgi Tkhilaishvili who is a locally-based Georgian player," said Haig. The coach will also look to other key players, among them the 2014 Georgian player of the year, Merab Sharikadze, props Mikheil Nariashvili and two-time World Cup veteran Davit Zirakashvili, and Vito Kolelishvili at No 7, who is known as ‘Le Yeti’ at his French club side Clermont. "He’s a kind of talisman for us, and he’s our leader,” Haig said. Gorgodze, the Toulon-based flanker, is nicknamed ‘Gorgodzilla’ in France and ‘Gulliver’ by Georgia fans for his towering size. “Obviously one of the main guys for us is going to be our captain, Mamuka Gorgodze, because generally when he plays well, we play well," Haig said.

'When he plays well, we play well'īRISTOL, 15 Sept – The performance of Georgia captain Mamuka Gorgodze will be key to the Lelos’ hopes of achieving their goal of finishing third in Pool C at Rugby World Cup 2015, says coach Milton Haig. No part of this may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the author.FOLLOW THE LEADER: Mamuka Gorgodze is a kind of talisman for us, says Georgia coach Milton Haig.

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