The Georgian national rugby union team beat Namibia 17:16 in the last match of World Cup.
Irish referee George Clancy made some mistakes and annulled two tries of the Georgians in the first half. As a result of it, the Africans won the first half 6:0. At the extra time two Namibian players were sin-binned and they started the second half with 13 players.
At the beginning of the second half Mamuka Gorgodze scored a try and Merab Kvirikashvili used conversion. Soon Lasha Malaguradze scored the second try and Kvirikashvili used conversion again and then scored a penalty – 17:6. The Namibians played very actively in the last minutes. First, they scored a penalty, then a try and conversion. Finally, “The Lelos” won the match 17:16.
Pool C
October 7
Exeter. Sandy Park. 23:00 (Tbilisi time)
Georgia – Namibia 17:16 (0:6)
Georgia: 15. Merab Kvirikashvili (23. Beka Tsiklauri 75), 14. Tamaz Mchedlidze (22. Giorgi Aptsiauri 43), 13. Davit Kacharava, 12. Merab Sharikadze, 11. Sandro Todua, 10. Lasha Malaguradze, 9. Vasil Lobzhanidze (21. Giorgi Begadze 65); 1. Mikheil Nariashvili (17. Karlen Aseishvili 35), 2. Jaba Bregvadze (16. Shalva Mamukashvili 57), 3. Davit Zirakashvili, 4. Giorgi Nemsadze, 5. Kote Mikautadze (19. Levan Datunashvili 57), 6. Giorgi Tkhilaishvili, 7. Vito Kolelishvili (20. Lasha Lomidze 41), 8. Mamuka Gorgodze.
Did not play: 18. Anton Peikrishvili
2 tries: Gorgodze, Malaguradze
2 conversions: Kvirikashvili
1 penalty: Kvirikashvili
1 sin-binned: Bregvadze
Namibia: 15. Chrysander Botha, 14. David Philander, 13. Danie van Wyk, 12. Darryl de la Harpe, 11. Russell van Wyk, 10. Theuns Kotze, 9. Eugene Jantjies; 1. Johnny Redelinghuys, 2. Torsten van Jaarsveld, 3. Raoul Larson, 4. PJ van Lill, 5. Tjiuee Uanivi, 6. Jacques Burger (cap.), 7. Tinus du Plessis, 8. Renaldo Bothma.
Substitutes: 16. Louis van der Westhuizen, 17. Jaco Engels, 18. Aranos Coetzee, 19. Wian Conradie, 20. Rohan Kitshoff; 21. Johan Tromp, 22. Damian Stevens, 23. Heinrich Smit.
1 try: Kotze
1 converions: Kotze
3 penalties: Kotze
3 sin-binned: Larson, Coetzee, Bothma
| 1. | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 127:40 | 14 | 2 |
| 2. | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 115:51 | 10 | 2 |
| 3. | Georgia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 53:123 | 8 | 0 |
| 4. | Tonga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61:83 | 6 | 2 |
| 5. | Namibia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51:110 | 1 | 1 |
October 9
New Zealand – Tonga
October 11
Argentina – Namibia
