Italy

28 - 17

Full Time

Georgia

Georgia vs Italy

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It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.

80'

Lasha Malaguradze comes on for Georgia.

79'

Lasha Khmaladze leaves the field.

79'

Carlo Canna comes on.

75'

Tommaso Allan comes off.

75'

Merab Sharikadze has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

74'

Italy have won 100 rucks so far this game.

73'

Lasha Lomidze has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

73'

Luca Bigi comes on.

71'

Leonardo Ghiraldini comes off.

71'

Guglielmo Palazzani comes on.

71'

Tito Tebaldi comes off.

71'

Italy decide to make a substitution, with Cherif Traore getting some game time.

71'

Italy decide to make a substitution, with Andrea Lovotti being replaced.

71'

This is dangerous for the defence as Shalva Sutiashvili bursts through to advance the Georgia attack.

70'

Georgia make a substitution with Shalva Sutiashvili coming on.

65'

Georgia make a substitution with Nodar Tcheishvili coming off.

65'

Italy sub Johan Meyer comes onto the field.

63'

Sebastian Negri departs for Italy.

63'

Yellow Card

Tommaso Benvenuti (Italy) is shown a yellow card.

62'

The referee awards a penalty try to Georgia.

62'

A gap opened in the defence and Giorgi Tsutskeridze took full advantage.

62'

Georgia have won 40 rucks so far this game.

62'

Marco Fuser comes on for Italy.

61'

Alessandro Zanni leaves the field.

61'

Luca Morisi comes on.

58'

Tommaso Castello comes off.

58'

Gela Aprasidze comes on.

58'

Vasil Lobzhanidze comes off.

58'

Zurabi Zhvania comes on.

58'

Mikheil Nariashvili comes off.

58'

Georgia decide to make a substitution, with Shalva Mamukashvili getting some game time.

58'

Georgia decide to make a substitution, with Jaba Bregvadze being replaced.

58'

Conversion attempt from Tommaso Allan has the distance but not the direction.

57'

Braam Steyn played a key part in that try.

56'

Try

A series of passes by Italy results in a try for Tommaso Allan.

56'

The defensive line has been broken as Tommaso Allan goes through the gap.

56'

Italy make a substitution with Tizano Pasquali coming on.

55'

Italy make a substitution with Simone Ferrari coming off.

55'

Georgia sub Beka Bitsadze comes onto the field.

55'

Otar Giorgadze departs for Georgia.

55'

Italy have won 80 rucks so far this game.

54'

What a run here by Tommaso Castello as they gets over the gainline!.

53'

Otar Giorgadze has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

53'

Giorgi Tsutskeridze has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

53'

Penalty Goal

Soso Matiashvili makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

52'

Levan Chilachava comes on for Georgia.

47'

Davit Kubriashvili leaves the field.

47'

Merab Sharikadze makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

46'

Tommaso Allan curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

44'

Giorgi Kveseladze comes on.

44'

Giorgi Koshadze comes off.

44'

Try

Dean Budd scores a try for Italy.

42'

The second half is underway.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Tommaso Allan has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

39'

That's a great try assist by Tito Tebaldi.

38'

Try

Italy are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Mattia Bellini touching down.

38'

Fabulous play by Italy has led to Tito Tebaldi being able to wriggle through a gap.

37'

Penalty Goal

Tommaso Allan kicks the penalty.

36'

Italy have won 60 rucks so far this game.

35'

Trouble here as Tommaso Castello breaches the defence.

34'

Lasha Khmaladze has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

33'

Beka Gorgadze has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

33'

Italy have won 40 rucks so far this game.

32'

Yellow Card

Giorgi Tsutskeridze (Georgia) is shown a yellow card.

27'

Soso Matiashvili steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.

25'

Conversion

Tommaso Allan converts the try.

21'

Tommaso Allan sets up the try.

19'

Try

Great hands by Italy leads to a try for Michele Campagnaro.

19'

Italy have won 20 rucks so far this game.

18'

Conversion

Soso Matiashvili has kicked a conversion.

16'

This is dangerous for the defence as Tamaz Mchedlidze bursts through to advance the Georgia attack.

15'

Try

A stunning solo try from Tamaz Mchedlidze.

15'

Georgia have won 20 rucks so far this game.

14'

Penalty Goal

Tommaso Allan has kicked a penalty goal.

A gap opened in the defence and Sebastian Negri took full advantage.

The defensive line has been broken as Tommaso Benvenuti goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

Italy v Georgia

Sat 10th November 2018, 06:00am PST

Points Flow Chart

Italy win +11

Time in lead

Mins in lead

85%

% Of Game In Lead

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Benvenuti

28 - 17

62'

Penalty Try

62'

28 - 17

Allan

28 - 10

56'

Matiashvili

52'

23 - 10

Budd

23 - 7

42'

Half Time

Bellini

18 - 7

38'

Allan

13 - 7

36'

Tsutskeridze

27'

10 - 7

Allan

10 - 7

21'

Campagnaro

8 - 7

19'

Matiashvili

16'

3 - 7

Mchedlidze

15'

3 - 5

Allan

3 - 0

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Italy vs Georgia Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Italy face off against Georgia in Internationals on Sat 10th November 2018 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 14:00. In South Africa it’s at 16:00 SAST, 03:00 NZST in New Zealand, 01:00 AEST in Australia and 06:00 EST in the US.

Italy won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 3 places in the rankings with Italy in position 10 and Georgia in position 13, underlining just how tight this match could be.

Italy vs Georgia Squads

The official squads for Italy vs Georgia will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.