David versus Goliath: Israel's rugby champion lost to Georgia's champion

David vs. Goliath: Israel's rugby champion, Tel Aviv Heat lost today to Georgia's champion Black Lion with a score of 27:17 in a match held in Tbilisi. The game took place as part of the European Super Cup tournament.

The ties were tightened during the visit of the Minister of Culture Mr. Miki Zohar, who arrived as part of the 21 UEFA European competition for young national teams, and in this context a meeting was held between the team leaders, Mr. Yusev (Soso) Takmaladze, President of the Georgia Rugby Union, and the leaders of Israel Rugby, Mr. Ofer Fabian, President of the Rugby Union Israel and Mr. Adi Raz, chairman of Tel-Aviv-Hit.

This meeting was attended by the Ambassador of Israel, Mrs. Hadas Mitsad, Mr. Yasha Aligola, a senior advisor to the president of the Georgian Rugby Union, who has been dealing with the promotion of the partnership between the parties for a long time, and the chairman of the advocacy organization "Beit Israel", Mr. Itzik Moshe. Before the game, the president of the Israeli union, Mr. Ofer Fabian, and the president of Georgia Rugby They will sign an agreement for their cooperation. Mr. Yasha Aligola, who contributed a lot to the association, was appointed as a special envoy to the President of Rugby Israel.

The businessman, Yasha Aligola: My ambition is for the Israeli rugby team to qualify for the World Championship to be held in 2031 in the USA, and it is also important to me that the children and youth in Israel understand the advantages of the team and friendly game which is popular in the world. An industry that has 2.5 billion fans and viewers
The national team of Georgia qualified for the World Cup in Paris this year, and rugby is one of the most popular sports in Georgia also due to its resemblance to the Georgian game "Lello Ball".

The Jewish and Israeli organizations will take advantage of this game to promote cooperation in the field of sports between the countries with the participation of all parties and to publish the photos of the abductees as well as to express support for Israel in cooperation with the ambassador Ms. Hadas Mitsad.