16-try Georgia start as they mean to go on in the Rugby Europe Championship

Richard Cockerill’s Georgia got off to a flying start in Pool A with a 16-try win against Switzerland in Tbilisi.
The defending champions and competition favourites were far too powerful for the new boys, winning 110-0– a record for the Lelos in their Rugby Europe existence, their previous best being a 98-3 against Czechia in 2007.
Georgia were 14-0 up after the first quarter, scrum-half Gela Aprasidze scoring the first try and then centre Giorgi Kveseladze getting the second. Fly-half Luka Matkava converted both of them.
Tighhead Luka Japaridze powered over for the next quickly followed by ...

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