Okay, so last week I caught this rugby match on TV – Georgia versus Wales. Total underdogs, right? But Georgia smashed it! Got me wondering: how does this tiny country keep wrecking big European teams? Had to figure it out myself.
Started Simple: Just Watching
First thing I did was binge-watch old games. Grabbed coffee, planted myself on the couch, and watched like five matches straight. Noticed something fast: those Georgian forwards? Absolute monsters. Every single scrum looked like a bulldozer hitting a cardboard box. Their scrums didn’t just hold ground—they shoved other teams backwards. Seriously.
Digging Deeper Online
Next morning, I dove into forums and old articles. Turns out, their whole system feeds into this:
- Scrums are their bread and butter. From junior leagues up, it’s drilled like religion. They recruit farm kids—big, strong, used to grinding work.
- Zero fancy stuff. They don’t mess around with tricky backline plays. Win the ball, dominate scrums and lineouts, squeeze the life outta you.
- National pride is nuts. Found interviews where players literally say wearing the jersey is like “fighting for your ancestors.” Goosebumps stuff.
Physical Training? Brutal.
Watched some training clips online—holy hell. These guys lift stones, flip tractor tires, do mountain runs with logs. Their gym sessions look like medieval torture. No wonder they manhandle packs twice their size.
Tested the Philosophy
Even dragged some buddies into local park last Saturday. Made ’em focus ONLY on forward drives and scrums. Ignored kicks, ignored fancy passes. Just pure, simple grind. Took three tries to get the coordination right (almost snapped Joe’s collarbone—oops), but when it clicked? We shoved their scrum backwards ten meters. Felt unstoppable.
So Here’s My Takeaway
Georgia dominates ‘cause they mastered the basics to perfection and built a culture around raw, physical power. They found one superpower—owning every single scrum—and squeezed it until teams suffocate. No magic, just tradition and backbreaking work. Total respect. Need to try that mountain log run next… if my legs survive.
