Wales 18-0 Georgia
Date:
Venue: Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Attendance: Played behind closed doors
Wales v Georgia Match Reports
Wales beat Georgia 18-0 in an Autumn Nations Cup match played in difficult weather conditions at Parc y Scarlets. The much-needed victory ended a six-match losing streak for Wales. Nineteen-year-old wing Louis Rees-Zammit scored Wales' first try and replacement scrum-half Rhys Webb crossed for a second. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Wales see off Georgia to give under-fire Wayne Pivac welcome win
- BBC: Wales beat Georgia to end losing run
- Guardian: Louis Rees-Zammit and James Botham impress in Wales victory over Georgia
- Telegraph: Wales snap six-match losing streak with scrappy win over Georgia
- ESPN: Louis Rees-Zammit bags maiden try as Wales find relief with Georgia win
- WRU: Wales get Autumn Nations Cup campaign up and running with comfortable win
Wales v Georgia - Match Highlights
Wales v Georgia - Match Stats
Wales: (10) 18
Try: Rees-Zammit (26'), Webb (76')
Conversion: Sheedy (27')
Penalty: Sheedy (10', 52')
Georgia: (0) 0
Man of the match: Aaron Wainwright (Wales)
Wales v Georgia - Team Line-ups
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Wyn Jones
- 2 Elliot Dee
- 3 Samson Lee
- 4 Jake Ball
- 5 Seb Davies
- 6 James Botham
- 7 Justin Tipuric (Captain)
- 8 Aaron Wainwright
Backs
- 9 Kieran Hardy
- 10 Callum Sheedy
- 11 Louis Rees-Zammit
- 12 Johnny Williams
- 13 Nick Tompkins
- 14 Johnny McNicholl
- 15 Liam Williams
Replacements
- 16 Sam Parry
- 17 Nicky Smith
- 18 Leon Brown
- 19 Cory Hill
- 20 James Davies
- 21 Rhys Webb
- 22 Ioan Lloyd
- 23 Jonah Holmes
Georgia Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Mikheil Nariashvili
- 2 Jaba Bregvadze
- 3 Beka Gigashvili
- 4 Grigor Kerdikoshvili
- 5 Kote Mikautadze
- 6 Otar Giorgadze
- 7 Beka Saginadze
- 8 Beka Gorgadze
Backs
- 9 Vasil Lobzhanidze
- 10 Tedo Abzhandadze
- 11 Sandro Todua
- 12 Merab Sharikadze (Captain)
- 13 Giorgi Kveseladze
- 14 Akaki Tabutsadze
- 15 Lasha Khmaladze
Replacements
- 16 Giorgi Chkoidze
- 17 Guram Gogichashvili
- 18 Lexo Kaulashvili
- 19 Lasha Jaiani
- 20 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili
- 21 Gela Aprasidze
- 22 Demur Tapladze
- 23 Tamaz Mchedlidze