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- ↑ "Rugby World Cup 2015 Georgia Squad List". Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ↑ "Karlen Asieshvili". Eurosport. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ "The Lelos of Georgia". Archived from the original on 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
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