We invite Los Leones to face Georgia (Saturday, 13:00) – Royal Spanish Rugby Federation – FERugby

Pablo Buza and his staff released the list 24 players which will be the decisive result of the third and final match of the group stage European Rugby Championshipwho will face Spain this year Saturday, 13:00. (Spanish Peninsula time) to Georgia leads Group A at Avchala Rugby Stadium from Tbilisi. The return of Thierry Futeu, Alvaro Garcia and Brice Ferrer in attack, as well as the possible debut of Borja Ibáñez, are the main additions to the team that travels to Georgia today.

With one discard yet to be confirmed to make the final 23, seventeen players support the block that won with a 27-5 bonus against Germany in front of more than 6,000 spectators and from the first list of the European Championship with which they defeated Countries Low, return Alvaro Garcia, Thierry Foutet And Bryce Ferrer to strengthen leadership. Lucas Santamaria, Pau Aira And Jordi HorbaFor their part, they will return to Spain, play their first match in the Buza era and complete the list. Borja Ibáñezwho could make his debut for Los Leones.

Since 2000, with the creation European Nations CupLeones and Lelos dated each other for a total of 24 times. They played almost every year, with the exception of 2005 due to Spain’s elimination in 2004, but in 2014 they faced each other twice: the first time in the European Championship and the second in the IRB Tbilisi Cup.

Spain won their first match against Georgia 36-32 on 4 March 2000, and have since added 2 more wins, in 2007 and 2012, a draw in 2004 and 20 defeats, the last twelve in a row. The Lions are 19th in the world rugby rankings (63.46 points) while Los Lelos, fourteen-time European champions – the last six in a row – are 13th with 72.68 points.

COLLISION HISTORY

4 March 2000 Spain Georgia 36–32 Madrid (European Championship)
March 17, 2001 Georgia Spain – Rustavi 43:3 (European Championship)
24 March 2002 Spain Georgia 18–34 Madrid (European Championship)
February 23, 2003 Georgia Spain – Tbilisi 34:3 (European Championship)
22 February 2004 Spain Georgia 6–6 Reus (European Championship)
28 October 2006 Georgia Spain 37–23 Tbilisi (2007 World Cup qualifier)
17 March 2007 Spain Georgia 31–17 Madrid (European Championship)
April 26, 2008 Georgia Spain – Tbilisi 22-20 (European Championship)
February 28, 2009 Spain Georgia – Madrid 11-55 (European Championship)
February 27, 2010 Georgia Spain – Tbilisi 17-9 (European Championship)
February 12, 2011 Georgia Spain – Tbilisi 60-0 (European Championship)
11 February 2012 Spain Georgia – Madrid 25–18 (European Championship)
March 9, 2013 Georgia Spain 61-18 Tbilisi (European Championship)
March 8, 2014 Spain Georgia – Madrid 17-24 (European Championship)
June 14, 2014 Georgia Spain – Tbilisi 23-13 (IRB Tbilisi Cup)
February 28, 2015 Spain Georgia – Madrid 13-26 (European Championship)
February 27, 2016 Georgia Spain – Tbilisi 38-7 (European Championship)
March 4, 2017 Spain Georgia 10-20 Medina del Campo (European Championship)
March 3, 2018 Georgia Spain – Tbilisi 23-10 (European Championship)
February 17, 2019 Georgia Spain – Tbilisi 24-10 (European Championship)
February 9, 2020 Spain Georgia – Madrid 10–23 (European Championship)
March 14, 2021 Spain Georgia – Madrid 19-25 (European Championship)
March 20, 2022 Georgia Spain 49 15 Tbilisi (European Championship)
February 18, 2023 Spain Georgia – Torrelavega 3–41 (European Championship)