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Lesley McKenzie has joined Rugby World Cup-bound Portugal after six years in charge of the Sakura Fifteen.
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Georgia face off against Japan in Internationals on Sat 22nd November 2025 at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 12:00 and is broadcast on Premier Sports. In South Africa it’s at 14:00 SAST on RugbyPass TV, 01:00 NZST on RugbyPass TV in New Zealand, 23:00 AEST on RugbyPass TV in Australia and 04:00 EST on Flo Rugby in the US.
Japan won the last encounter but Georgia are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 4 places in the rankings with Japan in position 9 and Georgia in position 13, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Georgia vs Japan will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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Seungsin Lee makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
Tedo Abzhandadze has kicked a conversion.
A wonderful passing move by Georgia is finished off by Tornike Kakhoidze
Seungsin Lee has kicked a penalty goal.
The Georgia supporters go wild as Tedo Abzhandadze successfully kicks the conversion.
Demur Tapladze scores the try from close range.
Tedo Abzhandadze kicks the penalty.
Seungsin Lee kicks the penalty.
The Japan supporters go wild as Seungsin Lee successfully kicks the penalty goal.
The touch judges raise their flags as Tedo Abzhandadze kicks the penalty goal.
The touch judges raise their flags as Seungsin Lee kicks the penalty goal.
Irakli Aptsiauri (Georgia) is shown a yellow card
Seungsin Lee converts the try.
A bit of individual brilliance by Dylan Riley leads to a try for Japan
Seungsin Lee kicks the penalty.
Tedo Abzhandadze has kicked a penalty goal.