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Replacement flyhalf Luka Matkava, a 21-year-old playing his second international, landed a 77th-minute penalty to earn Georgia a famous 13-12 victory over a ragged Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.
France geared up for next weekend's much-awaited clash with New Zealand by labouring to a 41-15 victory over Georgia in Bordeaux on Sunday.
Scotland's test against Georgia in Tbilisi next Saturday has been cancelled after their hosts reported six positive COVID-19 cases while in South Africa this week.
South Africa named a strong team to take on Georgia on Friday in their first test in 20 months since winning the World Cup in Japan in 2019.
South Africa will play their first test matches since lifting the World Cup in November 2019 when they host Georgia for two tests in July as a warm-up for the British & Irish Lions series.
Fiji's powerhouse wing Nemani Nadolo marked his return to international rugby with a hat-trick of tries as they celebrated a late entrance into the Nations Cup with an emphatic 38-24 victory over Georgia at a wet Murrayfield on Saturday.
A lacklustre Ireland beat Georgia 23-10 on Sunday to wrap up the pool stages of the Autumn Nations Cup in a Pool A finale.
Fly-half Billy Burns has been handed a first start for Ireland as they take on Georgia in their final Autumn Nations Cup Group A clash in Dublin on Sunday, while uncapped centre Shane Daly has been included on the bench.
Georgia coach Levan Maisashvili has named a new half-back pairing to face Wales in their Autumn Nations Cup fixture in Llanelli on Saturday in a major change to the side that was trounced 40-0 by England last weekend.
Jack Willis will make his Test debut against Georgia on Saturday at Twickenham in England's opening match of the Autumn Nations Cup.
Scotland handed South African-born winger Duhan van der Merwe his first cap when coach Gregor Townsend on Wednesday named his team for the test against Georgia at Murrayfield on Friday.
Ramaz Kharazishvili, 32, the former captain of the Georgian national Sevens team, underwent surgery and his life is not in danger, doctors said.
A superb second-half try from Marika Koroibete helped Australia edge past Georgia as they warmed up for a likely quarterfinal clash with England.
Zimbabwe-born Wallabies star David Pocock has enjoyed the improved performances of some of rugby's Tier 2 nations at the World Cup and believes there may be some merit in further relaxing the eligibility laws to help continue that upward trajectory.
Georgia brought Uruguay back down to earth with a bump when they ran in five tries in a bonus-point victory.
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The Grand Slam winners showed they mean business with a dominant performance in Aichi.
Italy boosted their case for continued inclusion in the Six Nations on Saturday with a 28-17 win over Georgia, the team often cited as having better credentials.
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Pool A | ||||
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R | Team | GP | PD | P |
1 | France | 3 | +125 | 13 |
2 | Italy | 2 | +65 | 10 |
3 | New Zealand | 2 | +54 | 5 |
4 | Uruguay | 2 | -36 | 0 |
5 | Namibia | 3 | -208 | 0 |
Pool B | ||||
R | Team | GP | PD | P |
1 | Ireland | 2 | +117 | 10 |
2 | South Africa | 2 | +91 | 9 |
3 | Scotland | 1 | -15 | 0 |
4 | Tonga | 1 | -43 | 0 |
5 | Romania | 2 | -150 | 0 |
Pool C | ||||
R | Team | GP | PD | P |
1 | Wales | 2 | +26 | 10 |
2 | Fiji | 2 | +1 | 6 |
3 | Australia | 2 | +13 | 6 |
4 | Georgia | 1 | -20 | 0 |
5 | Portugal | 1 | -20 | 0 |
Pool D | ||||
R | Team | GP | PD | P |
1 | England | 2 | +39 | 9 |
2 | Samoa | 1 | +33 | 5 |
3 | Japan | 2 | +8 | 5 |
4 | Argentina | 1 | -17 | 0 |
5 | Chile | 2 | -63 | 0 |