2020-09-10
We should mention the direct contribution of Mr. Bidzina Ivanishvili and Cartu Fund - we would not have achieved such a result without their support of rugby, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia stated during the session of the government.
As the Prime Minister noted, about 200 million has been invested in the virtually dilapidated and nonexistent infrastructure and, as a result, the Georgian national rugby team has been given the opportunity to prove its superiority to the world.
"The national rugby team has been given a unique chance to take part in the Eight Nations - the most well-known tournament. This will be the greatest success of Georgian rugby. This is the top-level competition in the world, where the Georgian team will have the opportunity to prove to everyone that rugby truly is our game. We met with the rugby players several days ago. We have done everything in our power to avoid hindering the ongoing championship, so that they could begin to compete in the usual manner. However, at this point we should mention the direct contribution of Mr. Bidzina Ivanishvili and Cartu Fund. We would not have achieved this result without their support of rugby. The investments made in the virtually dilapidated and nonexistent infrastructure - which amount to approximately 200 million - [provided us with the opportunity to] achieve these results today. We are being given the opportunity for Georgian rugby to prove to the world that rugby truly is our game. The Government of Georgia and the Rugby Union are doing everything possible to provide Georgian rugby players with this opportunity, and in just a few hours we can all celebrate our victory together. If we achieve this, I call on every single one of us to support Georgian rugby together," Giorgi Gakharia stated.
Press Service of the Government Administration