ATLANTA (AP) Merab Kvirikashvili scored one of Georgia’s two tries and kicked three penalties and a conversion to help his team hold off the strong-finishing U.S. Eagles 21-17 in a rugby test in the state of Georgia on Saturday.
Fullback Kvirikashvili raced half the length of the field after swooping on a U.S. attacking error to score the first try. Six scrum penalties in the first half resulted in a penalty try – while the Americans had a player in the sin-bin – to the dominant Georgian pack right on halftime to give the Lelos an 18-3 lead.