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Sixteen years before Uruguay’s famous win over Fiji in Kamishi, Los Teros were winners over Georgia in Sydney, Australia. The match was a war of attrition with brutal defense from two highly committed teams.
The South Americans claimed victory and celebrated the win with their traveling supporters. Post match the players and coaching were ecstatic with there even being players running into the stands the hug supporters.
Captain Diego Aguirre had a strong performance and led the team well. Crossing for tries were right winger Alfonso Cardoso, hooker Diego Lamelas, and replacement flanker Nicolás Brignoni.
Attendance: 28,576
Venue: SFS, Sydney, Australia
Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)
SCORING
GEORGIA (12)
Penalty: Kvirikashvili (3), Urjukashvili
URUGUAY (24)
Try: Brignoni, Cardoso, Lamelas
Conversion: D Aguirre (2), Menchaca
Penalty: Menchaca
TEAMS
GEORGIA
1 Goderdzi Shvelidze, 2 Davit Dadunashvili, 3 Avto Kopaliani, 4 Zurab Mtchedlishvili, 5 Sergo Gujaraidze, 6 Giorgi Chkhaidze, 7 Gregoire Yachvili, 8 Ilia Zedginidze (capt.), 9 Irakli Modebadze, 10 Paliko Jimsheladze, 11 Archil Kavtarahvili, 12 Tedo Zibzibadze, 13 Tedo Zibzibadze, 14 Malkhaz Urjukashvili, 15 Irakli Machkhaneli
Replacements: 16 Akvsenti Giorgadze, 17 Soso Nikolaenko, 18 Giorgi Tsiklauri, 19 Davit Bolghashvili, 20 Merab Kvirikashvili, 21 Vasil Katsadze, 22 Beso Khamashuridze
URUGUAY
1 Rodrigo Sánchez, 2 Diego Lamelas, 3 Pablo Lemoine, 4 Juan Carlos Bado, 5 Juan Alzueta, 6 Hernán Ponte, 7 Nicolás Grille, 8 Rodrigo Capó Ortega, Juan Camponar, 10 Sebastián Aguirre, 11 Carlos Baldassari, 12 Martín Mendaro, 13 Diego Aguirre (capt.), 14 Alfonso Cardoso, 15 Juan Menchaca
Replacements: 16 Juan Andrés Pérez, 17 Eduardo Berruti, 18 Guillermo Storace, 19 Nicolás Brignoni, 20 Marcelo Gutíerrez, 21 Bernardo Amarillo, 22 Joaquín Pastore
