Red Bull Lelos Winner Revealed

The winner of the Red Bull Lelos 2018 Championship has been revealed. The final was held at the Martkopi Rugby Base on September 29. Victory this year was taken by the Junkers team who played against the ‘Children’ team and defeated them 11: 6 in a tense final. The third place was taken by the team One Chakra, which defeated Kirile Power 16: 5.

Red Bull Lelos is an amateur Touch Rugby championship, which was held in Georgia for the fourth time this year. Up to 50 teams were registered for free participation in the 2018 series. The qualifying matches were held in Kutaisi and Tbilisi on September 22-23 where the 10 best teams met each other in the finals.

The prize fund of the tournament amounted to 5000 GEL. First place winners, the Junkers, received 3000 GEL, second place Children won 1500 GEL, and the team taking the third place won 500 GEL.

After the final match and award ceremony, the captain of the Junkers, Bondo Lomidze, evaluated the tournament and said that such competitions like Red Bull Lelos increase youth engagement in sport.

Red Bull Lelos is an amateur tournament aimed at promoting rugby and a healthy lifestyle. The project supporters were: Georgian National Federation Sport for All, Bakuriani water, Vake Meat Products, Circle, and www.sport.adjara.com

By Mariam Merabishvili