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Georgia
Georgia
22 - 28
Full Time
Japan
Japan

Georgia vs Japan

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

80'

Keisuke Uchida comes on for Japan.

79'

Lomano Lemeki leaves the field.

79'

Amanaki Lotoahea comes on.

76'

Timothy Lafaele comes off.

76'
Penalty Goal

Yu Tamura makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

75'
Yellow Card

Anzor Sitchinava (Georgia) is shown a yellow card.

66'

Giorgi Tkhilaishvili comes on.

65'

Beka Bitsadze comes off.

65'

Lasha Lomidze comes on.

65'

Konstantin Mikautadze comes off.

65'

Georgia decide to make a substitution, with Giorgi Begadze getting some game time.

65'

Georgia decide to make a substitution, with Vasil Lobzhanidze being replaced.

65'

The conversion attempt by Yu Tamura is waved away.

64'
Try

Kenki Fukuoka scores a try for Japan.

63'

Japan make a substitution with Yasuo Yamaji coming on.

61'

Japan make a substitution with Heiichiro Ito coming off.

61'

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Conversion

Yu Tamura makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

61'
Try

Lomano Lemeki scores a try for Japan.

59'

Japan sub Koki Yamamoto comes onto the field.

58'

Satoshi Nakatani departs for Japan.

58'

Vasil Kakovin comes on for Georgia.

57'

Mikheil Nariashvili leaves the field.

57'
Penalty Goal

Merab Kvirikashvili kicks the penalty.

56'

Davit Kubriashvili comes on.

54'

Levan Chilachava comes off.

54'

Uwe Helu comes on.

51'

Malgene Ilaua comes off.

51'

Anzor Sitchinava comes on.

51'

Davit Kacharava comes off.

51'

Japan decide to make a substitution, with Kenki Fukuoka getting some game time.

51'

Japan decide to make a substitution, with Karne Hesketh being replaced.

51'
Conversion

Merab Kvirikashvili converts the try.

51'
Try

Beka Bitsadze scores a try for Georgia.

49'

Yu Tamura fails to add the extras.

46'
Try

Lomano Lemeki scores a try for Japan.

44'

Georgia make a substitution with Mamuka Gorgodze coming on.

40'

Georgia make a substitution with Giorgi Tkhilaishvili coming off.

40'

Japan sub Samuela Anise comes onto the field.

40'

Kotaro Yatabe departs for Japan.

40'

The second half is underway.

40'

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

37'
Conversion

Merab Kvirikashvili has kicked a conversion.

37'
Try

Vasil Lobzhanidze scores a try for Georgia.

37'

Giorgi Tkhilaishvili comes on for Georgia.

36'

Mamuka Gorgodze leaves the field.

36'

Merab Kvirikashvili misses the conversion.

26'
Try

Viktor Kolelishvili scores a try for Georgia.

25'

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Yellow Card

Kyosuke Kajikawa (Japan) is shown a yellow card.

23'
Penalty Goal

Yu Tamura has kicked a penalty goal.

16'

Lasha Malaguradze comes on.

10'

Lasha Khmaladze comes off.

10'

Conversion attempt from Yu Tamura has the distance but not the direction.

9'
Try

Kotaro Matsushima scores a try for Japan.

8'

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

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Match Details

Georgia v Japan
Georgia v Japan
Sat 12th November 2016, 03:00am PST
Sat 12th November 2016, 03:00am PST

Points Flow Chart

Japan win +6
Georgia
Japan
Georgia
Time in lead
Japan
21
Mins in lead
52
26%
% Of Game In Lead
65%
0%
Possession Last 10 min
%
0
Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time
Tamura
75'
22 - 28
Sitchinava
22 - 25
66'
Fukuoka
63'
22 - 25
Tamura
61'
22 - 20
Lemeki
59'
22 - 18
Kvirikashvili
22 - 13
56'
Kvirikashvili
19 - 13
51'
Bitsadze
17 - 13
49'
Lemeki
44'
12 - 13
Half Time
Kvirikashvili
12 - 8
37'
Lobzhanidze
10 - 8
37'
Kolelishvili
5 - 8
25'
Kajikawa
23'
0 - 8
Tamura
16'
0 - 8
Matsushima
8'
0 - 5
Start

Attack Profile

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Georgia vs Japan Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Georgia face off against Japan in Internationals on Sat 12th November 2016 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 11:00. In South Africa it’s at 13:00 SAST, 00:00 NZST in New Zealand, 22:00 AEST in Australia and 03:00 EST 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.

Other Fixtures

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FT
14 - 38
FT
26 - 50
FT
22 - 22
FT
46 - 17
FT
66 - 19
FT
WOMENS
27 - 19
FT
28 - 24
FT
16 - 33
FT
45 - 12
FT
61 - 22
FT
33 - 24
FT
35 - 41
FT
Thursday
00:10
Thursday
10:00
Thursday
10:30
Thursday
10:30
Thursday
10:30
Thursday
10:30
Thursday
10:30
Thursday
12:00
Friday
00:10
Friday
08:05
Friday
10:15
Friday
12:00
Friday
19:05
Friday
22:05

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