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Australia v Georgia

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Eddie has picked a pretty green side to open the RWC, with just 19 caps per player on average.

And no Kellaway

1. Angus Bell (24 Tests)
2. David Porecki (15 Tests)
3. Taniela Tupou (49 Tests)
4. Richie Arnold (5 Tests)
5. Will Skelton (c) (29 Tests)
6. Tom Hooper (4 Tests)
7. Fraser McReight (13 Tests)
8. Rob Valetini (35 Tests)
9. Tate McDermott (vc) (26 Tests)
10. Carter Gordon (5 Tests)
11. Marika Koroibete (55 Tests)
12. Samu Kerevi (45 Tests)
13. Jordan Petaia (28 Tests)
14. Mark Nawaqanitawase (7 Tests)
15. Ben Donaldson (3 Tests)

16. Matt Faessler (2 Tests)
17. Blake Schoupp (1 Test)
18. Zane Nonggorr (3 Tests)
19. Rob Leota (17 Tests)
20. Langi Gleeson (4 Tests)
21. Nic White (63 Tests)
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Georgia
1 Nika Abuladze
2 Shalva Mamukashvili
3 Guram Papidze
4 Nodar Cheishvili
5 Konstantine Mikautadze
6 Tornike Jalagonia
7 Luka Ivanishvili
8 Beka Gorgadze
9 Vasil Lobzhanidze
10 Luka Matkava
11 Miriani Modebadze
12 Merab Sharikadze (c)
13 Demur Tapladze
14 Akaki Tabutsadze
15 Davit Niniashvili

16 Tengizi Zamtaradze
17 Guram Gogichashvili
18 Beka Gigashvili
19 Lasha Jaiani
20 Giorgi Tsutskiridze
21 Gela Aprasidze
22 Tedo Abzhandadze
23 Giorgi Kveseladze
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I really do hope the Georgians turn them over. That would make me so very happy.

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That would be brilliant, but I don't see it happening. Georgia might keep them in check for 30 or 40 minutes but the bookies have the Wallabies at $1.05 which is probably about right.
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Lizard wrote: Fri Sep 08, 2023 1:19 am That would be brilliant, but I don't see it happening. Georgia might keep them in check for 30 or 40 minutes but the bookies have the Wallabies at $1.05 which is probably about right.
Yeah, unfortunately, the Australians are just crap enough at the moment that Georgia could be a genuine threat to them, which unfortunately means that they won't be as there's now no chance that Australia will take them lightly.

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Well f...
Coup contra-coup and he's unconscious before he lands

HIA already failed, no need to test
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Georgians have been massively disappointing so far.

Not helped that Pearce apparently can't see gold shirts when they're lying on top of their own ball at rucks.
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Georgia keep persisting with speculative kicks with few showing any interest in chasing, and it’s sadly evident that in their overall play they don’t merit being considered for the 6N.
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Lots of folk bang on about Georgia but they overlook one important fact. They’re a bit shit.
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What's the law about where the hooker has to stand when throwing in?
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I suspect we've now got a lock on the "dumbest play of the RWC" award, 8 weeks early
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Sean Gregan? Sean?
It was so much easier to blame Them. It was bleakly depressing to think They were Us. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.
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francoisfou wrote: Sat Sep 09, 2023 5:56 pm Georgia keep persisting with speculative kicks with few showing any interest in chasing, and it’s sadly evident that in their overall play they don’t merit being considered for the 6N.
It's really down to whether or not they can beat 6N teams. They beat two of them last year.
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It looked like the Aussie 14 kneed the Georgian try-scorer in the head. No one was interested.
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