Wales v Georgia

Date:

Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff

Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)

Attendance: 63,585

Wales v Georgia Match Reports

Georgia celebrated a historic victory over Wales with a 13-12 win at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. The visitors made a confident start and were first to score courtesy of a Tedo Abzhandadze penalty kick. Wales hit back with Jac Morgan scoring two quick tries to give the hosts a 12-3 half-time lead. After the break, Georgia were again first to score when Sandro Todua collected a crossfield kick and touched down. Wales had their chances but failed to score any points in the second half. A penalty in the dying minutes was then kicked by replacement Luka Matkava to secure an unlikely, but thoroughly deserved victory for Georgia. A selection of match reports is listed below:

Wales v Georgia - Match Highlights

Wales v Georgia - Match Stats

Wales (12) 12
Try: Morgan (20', 24')
Conversion: Priestland (22')

Georgia (3) 13
Try: Todua (59')
Conversion: Abzhandadze (60')
Penalty: Abzhandadze (2'), Matkava (78')

Man of the match: Vasil Lobzhanidze (Georgia)


Wales v Georgia - Team Line-ups

Wales Team

Forwards

  • 1 Gareth Thomas
  • 2 Ken Owens
  • 3 Dillon Lewis
  • 4 Ben Carter
  • 5 Adam Beard
  • 6 Jac Morgan
  • 7 Justin Tipuric (Captain)
  • 8 Josh Macleod

Backs

  • 9 Tomos Williams
  • 10 Rhys Priestland
  • 11 Josh Adams
  • 12 Owen Watkin
  • 13 George North
  • 14 Alex Cuthbert
  • 15 Louis Rees-Zammit

Replacements

  • 16 Bradley Roberts
  • 17 Rhodri Jones
  • 18 Sam Wainwright
  • 19 Dafydd Jenkins
  • 20 Taulupe Faletau
  • 21 Dane Blacker
  • 22 Sam Costelow
  • 23 Leigh Halfpenny

Georgia Team

Forwards

  • 1 Guram Gogichashvili
  • 2 Giorgi Chkoidze
  • 3 Guram Papidze
  • 4 Nodar Cheishvili
  • 5 Kote Mikautadze
  • 6 Beka Saghinadze
  • 7 Beka Gorgadze
  • 8 Tornike Jalaghonia

Backs

  • 9 Vasil Lobzhanidze
  • 10 Tedo Abzhandadze
  • 11 Sandro Todua
  • 12 Merab Sharikadze (Captain)
  • 13 Deme Tafladze
  • 14 Mirian Modebadze
  • 15 Davit Niniashvili

Replacements

  • 16 Shalva Mamukashvili
  • 17 Nika Abuladze
  • 18 Aleksandre Kuntelia
  • 19 Lado Chachanidze
  • 20 Sandro Mamamtavrishvili
  • 21 Luka Matkava
  • 22 Lasha Khmaladze
  • 23 Lasha Lomidze