Georgia (3) 10 / 45 (7) Fiji (Final Score)
Georgia and Fiji did battle in a Rugby World Cup 2019 International at
Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Prefecture, Japan on 3 October 2019 at 07:15 SA Time (14:15 Japan Time, 09:15 Georgia Time, 17:15 Fiji Time, 05:15 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Georgia:
- Penalties – Soso Matiashvili (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Mamuka Gorgodze (1)
- Conversions – Soso Matiashvili (1)
Fiji:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Waisea Nayacalevu (1), Frank Lomani (1), Josua Tuisova (1), Semi Radradra (2), Semi Kunatani (1), Apisalome Ratuniyarawa (1)
- Conversions – Ben Volavola (5)
Teams:
Georgia |
Fiji |
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Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Matthew Carley (England)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)
Players out on the field, the Georgia Anthem already done…
Fiji Anthem now being sung…
Anthems done… now for the Fijian Thimbi challenge…
Game ON!
Kick-Off by Fiji!
The rankings would suggest that Fiji will win comfortably… but hey, they lost against lowly Uruguay…
Georgia will want to play many scrums and tight, with their strong-scrumming forwards, whereas Fiji will want to run, run, run and play their offload game.
It’s raining at the stadium…
Georgia penalty, 5m inside the Fiji half… no arms tackle.
Georgia tries the lineout maul… it goes nowhere.
The ball goes wide, and out.
Fiji tries the quick throw… and then get a penalty in their own 22.
Ripped by Fiji, but it goes forward.
Georgia scrum penalty… their scrum starting to work…
Another Georgia penalty, high tackle… this one is very kickable.
Georgia 3 / 0 Fiji
The penalty was actually missed but the one touchie said it was over… big mistake by the officials!
Try Fiji, the outside centre, Waisea Nayacalevu!
Georgia 3 / 7 Fiji
Fiji penalty, kicked out near the Georgia 22.
Georgia defensive penalty, 12m from their own line.
Tackle in the air by one of the “Adze’s”… Fiji penalty.
Another Fiji penalty advantage… no release in the tackle.
Penalty given.
The rain seems to have abated.
Georgia gets the lineout steal…
Fiji running from everywhere… almost trouble for Georgia, but a forward pass and then a Fijian knock.
All the Rugby World Cup stadiums have been packed, with the Japanese spectators really doing their thing… kudos to the Japan people and the way this Rugby World Cup was organised.
Georgia scrum, deep inside their own 22.
Georgia 1m out… and an advantage for a high tackle is played.
Try Georgia?
TMO
No try… back for the high penalty tackle.
Georgia 6 / 7 Fiji
Fiji penalty, man over the ball, Lepani Botia.
Halftime
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