NEWS EXTRA
By ROB COLE
LYN Jones is used to big derby matches and they don’t come much bigger than today’s in Tbilisi.
The former Ospreys and Dragons coach, now in charge of Russia, is aiming to put one over on biggest rivals, Georgia, in the final round of the held-over 2020 Rugby Europe Championship.
Georgia, seeking a third successive Grand Slam, have hogged top spot in the second tier of European Test rugby with wins over Romania (41-13), Spain (23- 10), Belgium (78-6) and Portugal (39-24) last February and March.
Russia got off to a terrible start with back-to-back defeats ...
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