Lelos for Holland

THU, 24 January, 2002 
Georgian LELOS will assemble in Tbilissi for the opening 
fixture of ENC 2002 on MON, 28 JAN

The game itself is to be played on SUN, 3 FEB, in Tbilissi, 
at Paitchadze National Stadium (capacity 68 thousand) and 
kick-off at 15h GeoT = 11h GMT
	Eutelsat W2 @ 16E, or 
	Eutelsat Sesat W4 @ 36E
LELOS probably would field their best line-up vs HOLLAND

Of the last year ENC winning team, they will be deprived 
services ONLY of five players:

Flanker Guia LABADZE (capped 24 times - 5 Tries) who was 
red carded in French league, and injured quartet of 'Georgian 
Lomu', centre Vassil KATSADZE (18 - 3 Tries), flanker 
Gregory Yachvili (3), left wing Vassil ABASHIDZE (13 - 3T) 
and first-choise scrumhalf Irakli ABUSSERIDZE (11 - 3T)

This means, that experienced prop Mevlud MTIULISHVILI and
main No8 Ilia ZEDGUINIDZE have recovered in time.

                  LELOS Squad for HOLLAND

(three still to be ommited;
 tabulated under Club Division AGE; CAPS - SCORING;
 French divisional hierarchy: T16 > D2 > F1 > F2 )

15   Bessik KHAMASHURIDZE   Toulon      D2      25   18 - 2T
14   Makho URJUKASHVILI     Mazamet     F1      22   17 - 3T, 12c, 15p
11   Guio BUGUIANISHVILI    Locomotivi  GEO     28   13 - 1T
     Badri KHEKHELASHVILI   Angouleme   F1      24   13 - 3T
     Vassil ABASHIDZE       Locomotivi  GEO     24   13 - 3T

13   Tedo ZIBZIBADZE        Mazamet     F1      22   11 - 2T
12   Kakha ALANIA           Locomotivi  GEO     29   15
10   Paliko JIMSHELADZE     Grenoble    D2      27   26 - 6T, 25c, 12p
     Irakli MACHKHANELI     ChateuRoux  F2      21    0

 9   Guja IOVADZE           Agde        F2      28    9 - 3T
     Shota MODEBADZE        Nimes       F1      28   18 - 1T,  4c, 13p
     Irakli ABUSSERIDZE     Locomotivi  GEO     25   11 - 3T

 1   Mevlud MTIULISHVILI    Agen        T16     32   18
 2   Akvsenti GUIORGADZE    Toulon      D2      26   19 - 4T
 3  *Levan TSABADZE         Castres     T16     29   26 - 8T
     Levan JAVELIDZE        Nantes      F2      25    6 - 1T
     Goderdzi SHVELIDZE     Beziers     T16     24   14 - 2T

 4   Vano NADIRADZE        Bourg'Bresse F1      30   21 - 3T
 5   Victor DIDEBULIDZE     Fisgeac     F2      32   15 - 4T
     Tato RATIANIDZE        Beziers     T16     22    6

 6   David BOLGHASHVILI     Mazamet     F1      23   11 - 2T
 7   Zurab MTCHEDLISHVILI   Albi        F1      31   21 - 2T
 8   Ilia ZEDGUINIDZE       Toulon      D2      25   12 - 4T
     Bessik UDESSIANI       Creusot     F1      23    2
     George CHKHAIDZE       StNazaire   F2      21    0
      <<<< OUT FOR VARIOUS REASONS but played in 2001 >>>>

12   Vassil KATSADZE        Grenoble    D2      26   18 - 3T
11   Archil KAVTARASHVILI   Lavelanet   F2      30   19 - 11T
13   Irakli GUIORGADZE      Toulon      D2      20    2
14   Nodar ANDGHULADZE      Locomotivi  GEO     24    7 - 1T

 3   Ioseb NIKOLAENKO       Rumilly     D2      27    9
 5   Mamuka MAGRAKVELIDZE   Auch        D2      25    3
 7   Guia LABADZE           Toulon      D2      29   24 - 5T
 7   Gregory YACHVILI      Metro Racing D2      26    3 - 1T
 6   Shalva PAPASHVILI      ChateuRoux  F2      20    1

Management:

Claude SAUREL (coach)       54
Thierry ROUDIL (fitness)    51
Jean-Louis SALOMON (doc)    45

** HOLLAND arrive on FRI, 1 FEB

Press call will be held at GRU Offices
on SAT, 2 FEB, at 13h GeoT