Rugby union is a popular team sport played in Georgia.

Rugby union is considered the second most popular sport in Georgia, after football.

Rugby union is one of the most popular sports in Georgia.

The Georgian national sevens team became the first national side from Georgia to compete in a major tournament, playing in the International Rugby Board ( IRB ) Sevens World Cup in Argentina.

The Georgia Rugby Union was founded in 1964, but until the late 1980s it was part of the Soviet Union's rugby federation.

Ireland national rugby union team | Ireland and Georgia national rugby union team | Georgia contesting a lineout in the 2007 Rugby World Cup-several numbers on the Irish forwards can be clearly seen.

He made his debut against Georgia in 2003 at the Rugby World Cup and has since carved out a name as one of the best flankers in the world with solid performances in the Super 12, Tri-Nations and Currie Cup.

On May 14, 2006 Ohata scored three tries for Japan against Georgia at Hanazono Stadium, in doing so claiming the world record for tries in Rugby test matches.

The winners were Georgia, building on their impressive display at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

Parks made his first Rugby World Cup 2011 appearance in the 15-6 victory over Georgia where he scored all of the points ( 4P, 1DG ).

There was a motion from the Georgia Rugby Union just before the 2000 European Nations Cup decider in Tbilisi, to establish a challenge cup along the lines of the Calcutta and Bledisloe Cups to be annually played for between the Oaks and the Lelos.

The Rugby Supporters ' League ( RML ) of Georgia approached the Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Ilia the Second, through influential go-betweens and received his blessing for the use of the name ' Antim '.

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The Georgia Rugby Union ( GRU ) is the Local Area Union ( LAU ) for rugby union teams in the U. S. state of Georgia and other parts of the Southeastern United States.

* Georgia Rugby Union Officials

The Netherlands failed to progress past the preliminary stages of qualifying for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, after being defeated by Georgia and Russia in 2006.

In 2004 Paata Tsintsadze established rugby league in Georgia, with the backing of the Rugby League European Federation.

In June 2004 the Georgia Rugby League ( GRL ) was incorporated, and recognised by the State Sports Ministry.

Rugby league has not been played in Georgia since, and no plans are in place to resume competition.

Serbia failed to qualify for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, losing to Holland, Russia and Georgia in 2006, to be eliminated from the qualification process.

The stadium hosted three pool matches in the 2007 Rugby World Cup: Australia vs Japan, Argentina vs Georgia and New Zealand vs Portugal.

In 2005 they also participated in a three-way qualification tournament for the Rugby League European Nations Cup with the Holland and Georgia.

The Upper Lars border crossing ( at Darial Gorge ) between Georgia and Russia across the Caucasus Mountains served as Armenia's sole overland route to the former Soviet Union and Europe.

* 1864 – During the American Civil War, Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta, Georgia.

These studies were performed mainly in the former Soviet Union, at the Eliava Institute of Bacteriophage, Microbiology and Virology, Republic of Georgia.

* 1991 – The Republic of Georgia introduces the post of President after its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.

** Andersonville National Historic Site, Confederate POW prison camp in Georgia holding Union POWs

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* 1864 – American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea – Major General William Tecumseh Sherman's Union Army troops reach the outer Confederate defenses of Savannah, Georgia.

In particular the flag has become a banner for pro-Europeanism outside the Union, for example in Georgia, where the flag is on most government buildings since the coming to power of Mikhail Saakashvili, who used it during his inauguration, stating: " European flag is Georgia ’ s flag as well, as far as it embodies our civilisation, our culture, the essence of our history and perspective, and our vision for the future of Georgia.

The population grew steadily while Georgia was part of the Soviet Union and during the first years of independence, rising from less than 4 million in the 1950s to a peak of 5. 5 million in 1992.

The United States began assisting Georgia in reform process soon after the country gained independence from Soviet Union.

The first fighting in Georgia and the most significant Union defeat.

The novel unfolds against the backdrop of rebellion wherein seven southern states, Georgia among them, have declared their secession from the United States ( the " Union ") and formed the Confederate States of America ( the " Confederacy "), after Abraham Lincoln was elected president with no ballots from ten Southern states where slavery was legal.

* 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Peachtree Creek – Near Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate forces led by General John Bell Hood unsuccessfully attack Union troops under General William T. Sherman.

* 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Atlanta – outside Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate General John Bell Hood leads an unsuccessful attack on Union troops under General William T. Sherman on Bald Hill.

* 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church – Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia.

* 1870 – Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.

Abraham Landis had been wounded fighting on the Union side at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in Georgia, and when his parents proved unable to agree on a name for the new baby, Mary Landis proposed that they call him Kenesaw Mountain.

* Victory Day observances, celebration of the Soviet Union victory over Nazi Germany ( Soviet Union, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan )

* 1865 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is captured by Union troops near Irwinville, Georgia.

* 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Resaca – the battle begins with Union General Sherman fighting toward Atlanta, Georgia.

* 1864 – American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea – Union General William Tecumseh Sherman begins burning Atlanta, Georgia to the ground in preparation for his march south.

* 1864 – American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea: Confederate General John Bell Hood invades Tennessee in an unsuccessful attempt to draw Union General William T. Sherman from Georgia.