South Africa take 2013 Tbilisi Rugby Cup

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South Africa on Sunday extended its winning streak to three to complete their trip to the Georgian capital to take away the inaugural IRB Tbilisi Cup.

The SA President's XV defeated hosts Georgian Lelos 21-16 with a halftime scoring of 16-13.

Ireland, represented by Emerging Ireland, downed Uruguay 42-33 to finish runner-up in the four-team round-robin tournament.

The Irish led the first half 21-7, en route to scoring six tries for a tournament per-game high.

The International Rugby Board (IRB) created the Tbilisi Cup tourney for world second-tier rugby nations in the tune-up toward the 2015 World Rugby Cup.

The Tbilisi Cup is the first time ever for the South Caucasus country of Georgia to host an IRB event for senior players.

Tbilisi played host to an IRB junior World Cup event in 2011. Endi

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