Georgia

23 - 25

Full Time

Japan

Georgia vs Japan

Events

Commentary

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

81'

Penalty Goal

Seungsin Lee makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

80'

Luka Matkava comes on.

79'

Tedo Abzhandadze comes off.

79'

Kenta Fukuda comes on.

77'

Naoto Saito comes off.

77'

Conversion

Tedo Abzhandadze has kicked a conversion.

77'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Georgia is finished off by Tornike Kakhoidze

76'

This is dangerous for the defence as Tornike Kakhoidze bursts through to advance the Georgia attack.

76'

Spellbinding play by Tedo Abzhandadze is finished off with a try.

76'

Penalty Goal

Seungsin Lee has kicked a penalty goal.

72'

Conversion

The Georgia supporters go wild as Tedo Abzhandadze successfully kicks the conversion.

69'

Try

Demur Tapladze scores the try from close range.

67'

Georgia make a substitution with Sandro Mamamtavrishvili coming on.

66'

Georgia make a substitution with Beka Gorgadze coming off.

66'

Georgia make a substitution with Nika Sutidze coming on.

65'

Georgia make a substitution with Irakli Kvatadze coming off.

65'

Georgia sub Luka Ivanishvili comes onto the field.

60'

Tornike Jalagonia departs for Georgia.

60'

Keijiro Tamefusa comes on for Japan.

59'

Shuhei Takeuchi leaves the field.

59'

What a run here by Kazuma Ueda as they get over the gainline!

58'

Gela Aprasidze comes on for Georgia.

55'

Vasil Lobzhanidze leaves the field.

55'

Giorgi Javakhia comes on.

50'

Lado Chachanidze comes off.

50'

What a run here by Akaki Tabutsadze as they get over the gainline!

50'

Japan decide to make a substitution, with Harry Hockings getting some game time.

48'

Japan decide to make a substitution, with Epineri Uluiviti being replaced.

48'

Penalty Goal

Tedo Abzhandadze kicks the penalty.

44'

Penalty Goal

Seungsin Lee kicks the penalty.

42'

The second half kicks off.

40'

Japan sub Yuki Ikeda comes onto the field.

40'

Charlie Lawrence departs for Japan.

40'

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

40'

Penalty Goal

The Japan supporters go wild as Seungsin Lee successfully kicks the penalty goal.

31'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as Tedo Abzhandadze kicks the penalty goal.

28'

Giorgi Mamaiashvili comes on.

28'

Giorgi Akhaladze comes off.

28'

Shinya Komura comes on.

26'

Sam Greene comes off.

26'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as Seungsin Lee kicks the penalty goal.

25'

Yellow Card

Irakli Aptsiauri (Georgia) is shown a yellow card

19'

This is dangerous for the defence as Naoto Saito bursts through to advance the Japan attack.

18'

This is dangerous for the defence as Dylan Riley bursts through to advance the Japan attack.

17'

Conversion

Seungsin Lee converts the try.

10'

Try

A bit of individual brilliance by Dylan Riley leads to a try for Japan

Penalty Goal

Seungsin Lee kicks the penalty.

Penalty Goal

Tedo Abzhandadze has kicked a penalty goal.

We are underway as the referee Eoghan Cross blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Georgia v Japan 
  
 Sat 22nd November 2025, 04:00am PST 
  
 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium 
  
 Flo Rugby 
  
 Eoghan Cross

Points Flow Chart

Japan win +2

Time in lead

Mins in lead

% Of Game In Lead

86%

67%

Possession Last 10 min

33%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Lee

80'

23 - 25

Abzhandadze

23 - 22

77'

Kakhoidze

21 - 22

76'

Lee

72'

16 - 22

Abzhandadze

16 - 19

69'

Tapladze

14 - 19

67'

Abzhandadze

9 - 19

44'

Lee

42'

6 - 19

Half Time

Lee

31'

6 - 16

Abzhandadze

6 - 13

28'

Lee

25'

3 - 13

Aptsiauri

3 - 10

19'

Lee

10'

3 - 10

Riley

3 - 8

Lee

3 - 3

Abzhandadze

3 - 0

Start

Win Probability

Georgia

52%

Draw

Japan

47%

Penalty by Seungsin Lee

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.1

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

Entries

Attack Profile

Georgia

Japan

More Less

Defence Profile

Georgia

Japan

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

63%

64%

3-6 secs

24%

6+ secs

14%

12%

105

Rucks Won

Last 5 Penalties

63'

64'

71'

73'

79'

Georgia

Japan

Georgia vs Japan Kick Off Times & TV Channel

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.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 places in the rankings with Japan in position 12 and Georgia in position 13, underlining just how tight this match could be.

Georgia vs Japan Squads

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.