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.
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.
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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Yu Tamura makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
Anzor Sitchinava (Georgia) is shown a yellow card.
Kenki Fukuoka scores a try for Japan.
Yu Tamura makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
Lomano Lemeki scores a try for Japan.
Merab Kvirikashvili kicks the penalty.
Merab Kvirikashvili converts the try.
Beka Bitsadze scores a try for Georgia.
Lomano Lemeki scores a try for Japan.
Merab Kvirikashvili has kicked a conversion.
Vasil Lobzhanidze scores a try for Georgia.
Viktor Kolelishvili scores a try for Georgia.
Kyosuke Kajikawa (Japan) is shown a yellow card.
Yu Tamura has kicked a penalty goal.
Kotaro Matsushima scores a try for Japan.