The Georgian national rugby team will play in Eight Nations rugby tournament, announced Georgian Rugby Union today.

During Autumn Nations Cup 2020, national rugby team will face England, Ireland, Wales in their pool. The other group includes Scotland, France, Italy and Fiji.

“Georgia got a chance to participate in this tournament after Japan refused to come to Europe due to coronavirus. The leaders of “6 Nations” had enough choices for the vacancy. Fortunately, finally, they chose Georgia, for which we have to thank the “6 Nations”. We want to thank the World Rugby for supporting Georgia. The Georgian Rugby Union negotiated with the Six Nations in close coordination with the government, with the help of “World Rugby”. We are well aware that in the absence of a full-fledged training period and playing practice, it will be challenging to compete and show a high-quality game. However, we all agree on one thing - our team goes on the field to fight and will never spare themselves. We do not doubt that it will be the same now”, - reads the statement of the Rugby Union.