World Rugby forced into apology after music gaffe leaves Georgian team fuming
World Rugby has been left red-faced after being forced to apologise due to a Russian song being mistakenly played after Georgia's win against Uruguay at the World Cup
Following the end of Georgia's impressive 33-7 win, a Russian song blared throughout the stadium, leaving the Georgian players and coaching staff frustrated.
"Georgia is not Russia," Georgian coach Milton Haig said.
"They were playing a song after the match that was a Russian song, sung by a Georgian singer but it is a Russian song.
Uruguay was no match for the Europeans who were slick in their second half performance Getty
"Again, we want to make it clear that Russia is not Georgia, Georgia is not Russia.
"We have a different language, different culture, different everything, so World Rugby, please make sure you get these sort of things ironed out for us."
Haig's statements were echoed by Georgian skipper Jaba Bregvadze who told reporters that he hoped the mistake would not occur in the future.
"I want to take this moment to ask the person who played the Russian music, next time don't make the mistake again, please," he said.
