[RWC2023] Georgia vs Portugal (23/09/2023)

[TRF_Olyy]

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[Quel Carreleur]

Dammit - I'll be missing this one.
My KO is 1.30

 

[IT157]

This is a 5am start for me. Yeah I will be watching.

 

[Verde-Rubro]

Should be a good game both know each other well

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

GEORGIA Davit Niniashvili; Akaki Tabutsadze, Giorgi Kveseladze, Merab Sharikadze (captain), Alexander Todua; Tedo Abzhandadze, Gela Aprasidze; Mikheil Nariashvili, Shalva Mamukashvili, Beka Gigashvili; Vladimer Chachanidze, Konstantine Mikautadze; Tornike Jalagonia, Beka Saginadze, Beka Gorgadze

Replacements: Tengizi Zamtaradze, Guram Gogichashvili, Guram Papidze, Nodar Cheishvili, Giorgi Tsutskiridze, Vasil Lobzhanidze, Luka Matkava, Demur Tapladze

PORTUGAL Nuno Sousa Guedes; Raffaele Storti, Pedro Bettencourt, Tomás Appleton (captain), Rodrigo Marta; Jerónimo Portela, Samuel Marques; Francisco Fernandes, Mike Tadjer, Diogo Hasse Ferreira; José Madeira, Steevy Cerqueira; João Granate, Nicolas Martins, Rafael Simões

Replacements: David Costa, Lionel Campergue, Anthony Alves, Martim Belo, David Wallis, Thibault de Freitas, Pedro Lucas, Manuel Cardoso Pinto

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

Portugal weakened by losing Lima at centre, Georgia strengthened with return of first choice fly half from a long absence, so...

Georgia 27 - 19 Portugal

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Had hoped this would be a good competitive game but the power difference between Georgia and Portugal looks like men vs boys,
Then silky hands for a fast paced backs try?
Could be a big scoreline here

 

[Cruz_del_Sur]

That kinda looked like a pen for Port, didnt it?

 

[die_mole]

"Couple of meercats jousting" is what the international com called it and it's so accurate

 

[Bigger Gingerer 8]

Trying to follow this on the train. Tabutsadze in the fantasy team and off to a fast start by the looking it!

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Georgia looking a lot better today

 

[Summer Rose]

Portugal were so fun last match. Hope they can get it together, but it's not looking good for them so far.

 

[Lé Ddanno]

Portugal were so fun last match. Hope they can get it together, but it's not looking good for them so far.

To overuse the phrase, I think Portugal already played their final. Theyre defending hard though

 

[IT157]

Nice try by Portugal. Good for the game, but Georgia should still win this fairly comfortably.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

If there's head contact there (can't tell from that one angle) it's an easy red

 

[Verde-Rubro]

Wow that was tough 1st half hopefully we come out the 2nd half and get to play our rugby

 

[IT157]

Think it will be upgraded to a red.

 

[IT157]

Stays as a yellow.

 

[Lé Ddanno]

That's err... fortunate

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Argh, they were lining up for that try!

Fair play Portugal have woken up massively