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- ↑ "The Lelos of Georgia". site.rugby.ge. Archived from the original on 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ↑ "After crushing loss to Pumas, Georgia next faces All Blacks", Yahoo.com.
- ↑ "Resounding Win over Germany Brings Birthday Cheer to Georgian Coach Haig", Georgia Today.
- ↑ "Georgia’s 6 Nations Claims Louder than Ever after Rout of Romania", Georgia Today, March 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Georgia make minor changes for Fiji", Lions Rugby, June 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Preview: Fiji v Georgia", Planet Rugby, June 23, 2016.
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