June International Test: Tonga vs. Georgia (18/06/2016)

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Location: Suva, Fiji
Time: 01:00 CAT (SA, GMT+2)​

Date: 18/06/2016

 

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Tonga

1- Eddie Aholeilei (London Welsh/ENG)
2- Elvis Taione (Exeter Chiefs/ENG)
3- Sione Faletau (Counties Manukau/NZL)
4- Uili Kolo'ofai (Jersey/ENG)
5- Daniel Falefa (Albi/FRA)
6- Nili Latu (Newcastle Falcons/ENG) - captain
7- Jack Ram (Blues/NZL)
8- Sione Tau (Agen/FRA)
9- Tane Tukulua (Newcastle Falcons/ENG)
10- Kali Hala (Counties Manukau/NZL)
11- Viliami Iongi (San Francisco Rush/USA)
12- Latiume Fosita (Papatoetoe/NZL)
13- Apapuki Ma'afu (Randwick/AUS)
14- Otulea Katoa (Edinburgh Rugby/SCO)
15- David Halaifonua (Gloucester/ENG)

16- Kamalia Sakalia (Marist Apifo'ou/TON)
17- Sione Anga'eelangi (Counties Manukau/NZL)
18- Sila Puafasi (Glasgow Warriors/SCO)
19- Opeti Fonua (Leicester Tigers/ENG)
20- Mikaele Mafi (Otago/NZL)
21- Wayne Ngaluafe (West Harbour/AUS)
22- Viliami Hakalo (Nottingham/TON)
23- Daniel Kilioni (Grenoble/FRA)



Georgia

1- Zurab Zhvania (Stade Français/FRA)
2- Jaba Bregvadze (Worcester Warriors/ENG)
3- Anton Peikrishvili (Bayonne/FRA)
4- Giorgi Chkhaidze (unattached)
5- Giorgi Nemsadze (Tarbes/FRA)
6- Shalva Sutiashvili (Soyaux-Angouleme/FRA) - captain
7- Giga Tkhilaishvili (Batumi/GEO)
8- Beka Bitsadze (Chambery/FRA)
9- Giorgi Begadze (Qochebi Bolnisi/GEO)
10- Lasha Khmaladze (Lelo Saracens/GEO)
11- Sandro Todua (Lelo Saracens/GEO)
12- Merab Sharikadze (Aurillac/FRA)
13- Davit Kacharava (Enisei-STM/RUS)
14- Tamaz Mchedlidze (Agen/FRA)
15- Merab Kvirikashvili (Montluçon/FRA)

16- Shalva Mamukashvili (Glasgow Warriors/SCO)
17- Karlen Asieshvili (Brive/FRA)
18- Irakli Mirtskhulava (Tarbes/FRA)
19- Nodar Cheishvili (Lelo Saracens/GEO)
20- Lasha Lomidze (Béziers/FRA)
21- Vazha Khutsishvili (Locomotive Tbilisi/GEO)
22- Lasha Malaguradze (Krasny Yar/RUS)
23- Giorgi Pruidze (Aia Kutaisi/GEO)

 

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No Piutau or Veianu for Tonga?

 

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Missing players in both teams. compared to 2015 RWC and ENC 2016

No Piutau or Veianu for Tonga?

Tonga missing:
forwards: Tevita Mailau, Halani Aulika, Steve Mafi, Tukulua Lokotui, Sona Taumalolo, Sila Puafisi
Backs: Kurt Morath, Fetu'u Vainikolo, Siale Piutau, William Helu, Telusa Veainu, Vunga Lilo,

Georgia Missing:
Forwards: Mikheil Nariashvili, Davit Zirakashvili, Levan Chilachava, Konstantine Mikautadze, Levan Datunashvili, Viktor Kolelishvili, Mamuka Gorgodze, Davit Kubriashvili, Beka Gorgadze, Giorgi Melikidze, Otar Giorgadze, Giorgi Javakhia.
Backs: Vasil Lobzhanidze, Muraz Giorgadze, Beka Tsiklauri, Giorgi Aptsiauri.

 

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Final result:

Tonga 20 - 23 Georgia

outstanding scrums, mauls, line breaks. poor mistakes like forward pass, knock on, and etc.
Lelos are victorious.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Good result for Georgia. Sooner or later they got to be in the six nations in place of Wales.