REPORT: Wales close accepting Georgia's request for a play-off match

worth the trip, especially if there just magically happens to be a game rugby going on at Murrayfield on the same weekend."

"The Lelos have been pushing for a place in the Six Nations for a number of years now, with talk of them replacing Italy tending to crop up each year," said Georgia coach Richard Cockerill, acknowledging the aspirations of his team.

In response to Georgia's proposal, Georgian Rugby president Ioseb Tkemaladze expressed his enthusiasm, stating to the Mail, "It’s my great pleasure to invite our dear friends from Wales to play Georgia in Tbilisi this autumn."

Tkemaladze continued, "After a thrilling Six Nations and Georgia’s seventh success in a row in Rugby Europe, it’s the fixture rugby fans everywhere are crying out for so I really hope the Welsh can take up our invitation."

He added, "Of course we’d be equally happy to play them in Cardiff – where we won a famous victory in 2022. Maybe a double-header can be arranged."

"There is a strong connection between our two proud rugby nations and we have had some exciting contests recently. We are rugby brothers," Tkemaladze emphasized.

"It would be my honour to host Wales in Tbilisi. I’m confident we would get a record crowd and I would be especially proud to invite Welsh supporters to come and experience our unique Georgian hospitality," Tkemaladze concluded.

In response to the invitation, the Welsh Rugby Union stated, "We'll be in touch..." - signalling ongoing discussions regarding the potential matchup.

The guys over at Host A Fan have attempted to rank the Six Nations fan bases.

They've based their ranking, from most important to least, on six different categories:

Read their full analysis and ranking by CLICKING HERE.

Or check out the brief ranking below:

" The French also score below-average rating for both 

Away Support and Home Stadium Atmosphere, the latter not helped by the fact you need a telescope (never mind a pair of binoculars) to see the pitch (never mind the action) from some of the seats at the Stade de France."

They Said: "Like the French, they are let down by Away Support and, most impactfully, Home Stadium Atmosphere, which can often suffer from one-sided, processional performances on the pitch, although thankfully, these are becoming rarer occasions."

They said: "They may have created the game, be the only side on the list to have won the World Cup and boast the largest stadium on the list but England's fans can only scrape a fourth place in our list"

Nigel Slater (no, not that one) from Facebook said: "Twickenham is a 'place of corporate knobs in chinos, blue shirt and tweed" 

They said: "Quite simply, no one matches the Celts for rugby and kicking off our top 3 are England's oldest enemies, the Scots. A spring visit up to the beautifully exquisite Edinburgh is always 

They said: "Guinnesses on tap at the home of the black stuff, the hum of Irish music whistling into the spring air from almost every pub and the world famous friendliness of the locals. There's nothing quite like a 'cultural' trip to Dublin on a Six Nations weekend."

They Said: "Topping our list of the best supporters with a mightily impressive score of over 9, are the Welsh. Quite simply, no one does it better. On a Six Nations matchday, eyes up and down the country from rural farmyard to remote rural pubs are fixed on the green, green grass of the national stadiums and the XV men wearing their country's red with pride. "