Eastern European giants Georgia have picked up perhaps the biggest scalp in their rugby history as they stunned Wayne Pivac’s Wales in Cardiff for a famous 13 – 12 win.
Having opened their Autumn Nations Series with a thumping at the hands of New Zealand, Wales rebounded to beat Argentina last week.
This loss will however be considered the worst of the Pivac era and piles on further pressure to a coaching ticket that game into the game under the pump.
For the Georgian’s wins like this do their campaign to be included in the Six Nations a world of good.
The Big Number 8 from @BOPBweb 🙌
Tornike Jalaghonia with the huge break for @GeorgianRugby #AutumnNationsSeries | #WALvGEO pic.twitter.com/zR3qmqOFom
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Always possessing a powerful pack, the Georgians now have plenty of players in the backline who have joined their forward compatriots in the top European leagues.
This victory in particular showed their never say die attitude as they went into the halftime break trailing 12 – 3 before not conceding a single point in the second half whilst scoring 10 of their own.
ბედნიერ ვარსკვლავზე დაბადებული
Alexander Todua collecting the cross-field kick for the try🙌 @GeorgianRugby #AutumnNationsSeries | #WALvGEO pic.twitter.com/7GVFmE8NAO
— Autumn Nations Series (@autumnnations) November 19, 2022
An incredible result that once again highlights the gap between the world’s top teams is closing.
🙌 History made in Cardiff @GeorgianRugby 🙌
The Lelos defeat Wales for the first time! 🇬🇪 #AutumnNationsSeries | #WALvGEO#ბორჯღალოსნების | #TheLelos pic.twitter.com/onmAf1bYP3
— Autumn Nations Series (@autumnnations) November 19, 2022
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