1.   The Welsh team was surprisingly knocked out in the semi finals.

2.   For the Welsh team, the match will mark the return of Brett Sinkinson to the forward pack.

3.   Georgia gained its first goals and points in the competition and piled more misery on a Welsh team that also lost to Moldova last month.

4.   Hours later, the Welsh team announced that four of its hockey players were in hospital and four others were receiving treatment for gastroenteritis.

5.   Injury has also struck the Welsh team, with center Jamie Robinson doubtful of making his first start.

6.   Terry Yorath, John Toshack and Mike Smith all have been in charge of the Welsh team in the past two years with little success.

7.   The bigger and stronger Welsh team kept the Americans at bay, allowing the hosts just one series of downs the entire opening half.

8.   The new team of Welsh team selectors have named seven uncapped players including Gareth Thomas, who can play either at center or on the wing.

9.   They include big names such as Ron Atkinson, Argentine World Cup star Osvaldo Ardiles, Keith Burkinshaw and current manager of the Welsh national team, Bobby Gould.

10.   Veteran Mark Hughes, who also is the Welsh national team manager, replied for Rovers who are just above the relegation zone.