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Game Info

Venue: Sandy Park

3:00 PM, October 7, 2015

Attendance: 11,156

3269dPA Sport

Georgia close in on automatic spot at RWC 2019

Georgia will watch on hopefully as New Zealand face Tonga on Friday night in Cardiff, with an automatic spot at the 2019 Rugby World Cup on the line.

81'		FULL TIME ANALYSIS ESPN's Rob Bartlett had this to say: "What a second half of rugby. Thrills, spills, edge of your seat stuff - it was like Spielberg had written the script. And how fitting that both Georgia and Namibia each earned their slice of history. Georgia have won two matches at a World Cup for the first time - which should see them qualify automatically for Japan in four years' time - while Phil Davies' side earned their first ever tournament point. The damage was done from Bothma's early yellow card - Georgia took advantage of the head count as Gorgodze and Malaguradze both wen over. But, with less than 10 minutes left, Sandy Park erupted when Kotze dived into the far left corner. Georgia held on - just. There won't be a dry eye - or glass - in Tbilisi tonight"
81'		15-16 End of second half
80'		Well, not much further! FULL TIME!

GEO

NAMIB

65%

35%

69%

31%

GEO

NAMIB

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