“Garkalne” / “Livonia” and Ķekava “Miesnieki” teams in Lithuania suffer losses in “Top” league games

Latvian rugby teams “Garkalne” / “Livonia” and “Miesnieki” suffered losses in Lithuania in the “Top” league games on Saturday.

“Garkalne” / “Livonia” lost to “Šiauliai” with 20:24 (15:17).

Markuss Krallišs, Kristers Rubins and Gundars Grieķis took the ball behind the final line to the Latvian champion, but Enco Ignasio Beltramino was on the ground and an accurate penalty kick.

The Livonians were in the lead several times in this match, including in the second half with 20:17, but the last word in the fight belonged to the Lithuanian club.

Meanwhile, “Miesnieki” with the result 30:41 (13:27) acknowledged the superiority of Kaunas “Ažuola”.

The Lion’s Court or 20 points for “Butchers” was taken care of by Juris Iesalnieks, who marked with one ground, three realizations and three penalties. Emil Balodis and Leno Bramanis were also on the ground.

The next teams in the “Top” league will take place in two weeks, when “Garkalne” / “Livonia” in Upesciems will fight with “Vairas” / “Kalvis” / “Jupoja”, but “Miesnieki” in Baldone will measure their strength with “Šiauliai”.

Last week, the two Latvian grandiques met each other, winning the “Butchers” victory with 40:23. Two Latvian and four Lithuanian teams are competing in the “Top” league this season.