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- ↑ "Georgia Rugby`s Coaching Staff". rugby.ge. Georgian Rugby Union.
- ↑ ""That one was for you coach": Black Lion players dedicate win to Maisashvili". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ↑ "Georgia coach Levan Maisashvili returns home after two-month Covid battle in South Africa". Daily Mirror. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ↑ "Georgia rugby coach on Covid ordeal in SA: 'I had less than 2% chance of survival'". News24. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ↑ "ლევან მაისაშვილმა ბორჯღალოსნების მთავარი მწვრთნელის პოსტი დატოვა" (in Georgian). rugby.ge. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
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