Georgia vs Portugal 23/09/2023
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00:00:00 against the opposition's last round,
00:00:02 they had some good opportunities.
00:00:04 They just didn't capitalize it.
00:00:06 So it's again, that red zone efficiency,
00:00:08 making sure you're clinical,
00:00:10 you see off those chances when you get it.
00:00:12 I mean, Portugal, what an opportunity they get again.
00:00:14 This is their second Rugby World Cup.
00:00:16 They haven't won a Rugby World Cup match yet.
00:00:19 So imagine if they do that today against Georgia,
00:00:21 a team they haven't won against for a while,
00:00:23 but they know really well.
00:00:25 So for both teams, I just hope they take this opportunity
00:00:27 and enjoy playing in front of a big crowd.
00:00:29 Georgia, very rarely favorites, as I mentioned,
00:00:32 adds its own pressure for them to deliver here today.
00:00:35 How do they cope with that?
00:00:37 - Yeah, not only are they favorites for this game,
00:00:39 but like we've alluded to earlier,
00:00:40 this is a chance for them to make their point
00:00:43 to World Rugby, that they need to be playing
00:00:45 more competitive games.
00:00:46 They're too good for the opposition they're playing.
00:00:48 But wow, what a scalp it would be for Portugal.
00:00:50 Not only their first winner to World Cup,
00:00:52 but against the rival enemy that is Georgia.
00:00:55 - I think we're gonna see high emotions today.
00:00:57 Hopefully some exciting rugby as well.
00:00:59 Portugal played interluce against Eastern European
00:01:02 opposition at their first World Cup back in 2007,
00:01:06 just coming up short against Romania.
00:01:08 Let's see how they do today and join our commentary team
00:01:11 of Tom Shanklin and Claire Thomas.
00:01:13 - Thanks Hugh, and good afternoon everybody.
00:01:16 Pool C always promised drama,
00:01:19 and it has delivered in spades already.
00:01:21 Welsh doggedness, Eddie's antics, Fiji's ability
00:01:24 to transform any fixture into the game of the weekend,
00:01:26 and Portugal's heroics in their first World Cup in 16 years.
00:01:31 No one is talking about Georgia,
00:01:34 who've not played since the opening Saturday,
00:01:36 and who scarcely turned up as they misfired
00:01:38 against the Wallabies.
00:01:39 This is their chance to remind the rugby world
00:01:42 that there are four would-be quarter finalists
00:01:44 in this pool, and they take on some old rivals,
00:01:47 led out by three Georgian greats,
00:01:49 Gela Aprissidze, Georgi Fezaladze, and Nodar Chayeshvili,
00:01:53 receiving their 50th caps for the Lellos this afternoon.
00:01:57 We know each other well, these two.
00:02:00 They've met 25 times already, but never at a World Cup.
00:02:05 And just listen to the reception here in Toulouse.
00:02:09 We have to go all the way back to 2005,
00:02:16 when Portugal last got the better
00:02:17 of Tier 2's most famously ferocious forwards,
00:02:21 but they did hold them to a draw just last year,
00:02:23 and there's no denying that the men in white and green
00:02:26 went better in their opener than their opponents today did.
00:02:30 Georgia know that.
00:02:33 They know that on their day,
00:02:35 they are giant slayers with plenty of snarl of their own,
00:02:38 but can they rediscover it this afternoon?
00:02:42 We'll have the anthems first.
00:02:44 - Ladies and gentlemen, in honor of both teams,
00:02:50 will you please stand up if you are able
00:02:51 for the national anthems of Georgia and then Portugal.
00:02:56 (triumphant music)
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00:05:00 (audience applauding)
00:05:20 - For the 26th time in their history,
00:05:22 Georgian and Portuguese voices and gladiators side by side.
00:05:27 Never on a stage this big though.
00:05:30 This one trumps the lot.
00:05:32 And kickoff is up next.
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00:05:37 Welcome back to the Stadium de Toulouse,
00:05:42 occasionally home to the top 14 giants,
00:05:45 but today hosting the latest chapter
00:05:48 of Georgia versus Portugal,
00:05:50 a rugby tale as old as time.
00:05:54 New Zealand's Paul Williams gets the whistle this afternoon
00:05:57 as he did back in November
00:05:58 when he oversaw Portugal's last GASP qualification
00:06:01 for this competition.
00:06:02 He'll be assisted by Matthew Carley and Chris Busby
00:06:04 with Joy Neville on TMO GTs.
00:06:08 What a show Oslo Bos put on last week against Gatlin's men.
00:06:12 They had neutrals in the palms of their hands
00:06:14 and looked so at home on this stage.
00:06:16 They'll believe that today is the day
00:06:18 they can get their first ever win at a World Cup
00:06:21 whilst Georgia are hell bent on rediscovering
00:06:25 their banana skin credentials.
00:06:27 Paul C is an absolute cauldron.
00:06:30 And this weekend you get the feeling
00:06:32 it might just bubble over.
00:06:34 Portugal in white, Georgia in red.
00:06:38 Lobos versus Lelos.
00:06:41 Here we go.
00:06:45 (whistle)
00:06:47 - Advantage red, knock on.
00:06:49 - They're now a first.
00:06:51 Flexing the attacking muscles of the Georgians.
00:06:54 Probably at this moment, time to bring in the man
00:06:59 alongside me, Wales' finest
00:07:00 and one of the commentators in Cardiff
00:07:02 as Georgia clinched that famous win last November,
00:07:05 Tom Shanklin.
00:07:06 - Hello Claire, good afternoon everyone.
00:07:08 This is gonna be a fun game.
00:07:09 You can see the weather is great.
00:07:11 You've got the Georgian power
00:07:12 going against the Portuguese flair.
00:07:14 It's already a fast start.
00:07:17 Georgia will wanna keep it direct as much as they can.
00:07:21 They can revert back to their scrum, to their line-out
00:07:23 which is gonna be a big strength for them.
00:07:25 Portugal will wanna play with pace.
00:07:27 They wanna play in the wide channels.
00:07:29 They showed up really well against Wales last week
00:07:31 and they wanna take that through to today.
00:07:33 - David Nunez, really frees the hand.
00:07:36 It's an offload and of course,
00:07:38 it is Aker Tabard-Sakse with the opening score.
00:07:43 Georgia's all-time leading try scorer
00:07:45 and he's not stopping on a World Cup stage.
00:07:48 - Beautiful there from Georgia.
00:07:52 Nini Yashvili out the back door, does so well.
00:07:56 Defend and deliver the pass.
00:07:59 Tabard-Sakse.
00:08:02 Georgia just playing with pace, so direct.
00:08:05 The ruck speed was really good.
00:08:07 This is where it came from.
00:08:09 A kick out of defence from Portugal.
00:08:10 They couldn't field it.
00:08:12 Big carry there.
00:08:14 Look at the speed of the ruck ball,
00:08:15 comes out really quick.
00:08:17 And then it's about identifying where the space is.
00:08:20 One of the Portuguese players comes out of the line,
00:08:23 makes it easy for Nini Yashvili to go through.
00:08:26 Takes his time really well,
00:08:28 delivers the ball out the right-hand side.
00:08:30 - Easy as you like from 24-year-old
00:08:39 Tito Abjandadze, who started at fly half
00:08:42 in that famous win in Cardiff.
00:08:44 But Tabard-Sakse, that is now 30 tries in 33 caps.
00:08:49 He's prolific.
00:08:50 - Yeah, he was.
00:08:51 Rodrigo Mata there just makes a wrong call.
00:08:54 The hole opens up for Nini Yashvili.
00:08:56 That's what you want.
00:08:57 You want defences to make mistakes.
00:08:59 He made it easy for Nini Yashvili to go through.
00:09:04 Great bit of footwork from him as well.
00:09:06 (crowd cheering)
00:09:08 - When these two played in the Rugby Europe
00:09:14 Championship Final earlier on this year,
00:09:16 they played before a crowd of 6,000.
00:09:20 33,000 here in Toulouse.
00:09:23 They've already been treated to a score.
00:09:25 How will Oslobos respond?
00:09:29 It's Portela, son of the Portuguese great Miguel Portela.
00:09:34 - Oh! - He's a kick in fields.
00:09:36 The Portuguese great who competed in 2007
00:09:39 at the World Cup, the last time that we saw Portugal
00:09:42 at the sports pinnacle. - Oh, he won't!
00:09:44 Oh!
00:09:45 - His son following in his great footsteps.
00:09:47 - In red, hold here.
00:09:51 - Scattering effort from Nini Yashvili.
00:09:53 But it's taken quickly.
00:09:57 It's the way that Portugal like to play.
00:09:58 Unsurprising, of course.
00:09:59 - A nice knock on.
00:10:00 - With Patrice Lajusce, their captain.
00:10:04 - Messy knock-ons traded.
00:10:06 Our first look at the scrum.
00:10:07 - Knock on there, but Gokogadze flew over the top there.
00:10:12 Just trying to take quick line.
00:10:15 It wasn't far enough into the hands.
00:10:17 Portela just dies on it, but...
00:10:20 There's a knock on already before he's over the top.
00:10:24 Just have to be careful, Portugal.
00:10:27 These are the areas they need to work on.
00:10:31 It was a poor kick initially from Portela.
00:10:33 Just went into the midfield.
00:10:34 No real chase, wasn't a kick to challenge.
00:10:37 But what a kick from Nini Yashvili.
00:10:39 Drilled it so low.
00:10:41 - Stand up, you've got no ball.
00:10:42 - Volley again, football.
00:10:43 - Ball's here, bring it on, please.
00:10:45 - Great technique.
00:10:47 - Okay, bind up now, ball's here, let's go.
00:10:49 - Well, it's a cliche, but one for a reason.
00:10:53 As Georgia's head coach watches on.
00:10:55 Scrummaging is their bread and butter.
00:10:57 This is their party trick.
00:10:59 They were 100% against Australia,
00:11:01 97% in the Rugby Europe Championship.
00:11:04 This is what they do, but they have changed
00:11:06 both of their props since their run out
00:11:08 against the Wallabies a fortnight ago.
00:11:09 So their front row today, Nari Yashvili,
00:11:11 Mamu Yashvili and Giga Yashvili.
00:11:14 Packing down against Finance, Tadja and Ferreira.
00:11:17 - Stand up.
00:11:20 Both sides in.
00:11:22 Good, good side.
00:11:24 You two are excellent, excellent.
00:11:27 You two, not good.
00:11:28 More space, please.
00:11:29 Here's our mark.
00:11:31 - Ball on his shoulder.
00:11:33 - Nari Yashvili there, number one for Georgia.
00:11:35 He'll be trying to get the shoulder up against Ferreira.
00:11:39 Just trying to turn that scrum.
00:11:40 Left, try and move the Portuguese back row
00:11:44 away from where the contact's gonna be.
00:11:47 - Touch!
00:11:47 - Five!
00:11:51 - A snatch ball to the side there from Nari Yashvili.
00:11:54 Georgian props eat 5,000 calories a day
00:11:57 during match week, or in the week.
00:11:59 So they're nicely fueled on a fine attacking platform.
00:12:03 Charging up into the midfield and swift rock ball
00:12:10 for Aprocides, making his 50th appearance
00:12:12 for the Lelos today, the young scrum off.
00:12:15 He whips it back the way they came.
00:12:17 And Nari Yashvili dips his shoulder.
00:12:20 Perhaps a little bit of ascendancy.
00:12:28 - Yeah, yeah, it was fine, but now he's lost it.
00:12:30 - A little lost, but then back with Mamut Yashvili.
00:12:33 One of two centurions in this Georgian outfit.
00:12:36 Brings so much wisdom to proceedings.
00:12:39 Rock solid.
00:12:42 So to have these patient phases being in attack.
00:12:46 They're 10 meters shy.
00:12:47 Zalagonia.
00:12:52 As the phase tally reaches double figures.
00:12:56 And Mikhail Tadze, one of the other experienced forwards
00:12:59 in this pack, adds some grist to the mill.
00:13:01 And then Yashvili in reverse.
00:13:04 Bumping off Portela, but then going again.
00:13:06 - Portugal's doing really well at the moment.
00:13:07 Not committing too many players to the ruck.
00:13:09 Just spreading the field.
00:13:10 - He's saying no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:13:12 - And even though it looked nice from Georgia,
00:13:14 they weren't going anywhere.
00:13:16 It all came from, I thought, a great read
00:13:20 from Pedro Benincourt, Portugal's center.
00:13:23 When Georgia tried to attack from that right-hand scrum.
00:13:26 He's watching the ball come across the line.
00:13:29 Shot out, spot blitz.
00:13:31 Just stopped that Georgian attack.
00:13:33 - Okay, the back was to the right.
00:13:36 Nine ran round, took the ball.
00:13:37 Then red nine pulled him to the floor, which started it.
00:13:40 So, you can advance it 10 if you want.
00:13:43 But it's red nine who caused the issue.
00:13:45 - Yeah, I think so.
00:13:47 Here you go, boys.
00:13:48 So we had a penalty here for holding on.
00:13:51 Red nine has actually stopped them
00:13:53 from being able to go quickly.
00:13:55 So we're gonna advance the penalty.
00:13:56 It's gonna be a penalty.
00:13:57 And listen, just while we're here,
00:13:58 we don't need any more of that, okay?
00:14:00 It stops now.
00:14:01 (crowd chanting)
00:14:04 - Not much really there.
00:14:08 - Okay, time's gonna go back on, gentlemen.
00:14:12 - Time was given anyway.
00:14:12 I think the Martian backed in.
00:14:15 - Holding on.
00:14:15 - Advance 10 meters.
00:14:18 - They know each other so well, these two sides.
00:14:23 Competing for their countries,
00:14:25 for their clubs in the Rugby Europe Super Cup, of course.
00:14:28 As Milutin Tanos on the black lines.
00:14:29 And then so many of them plying their trade in France.
00:14:32 Familiar foes.
00:14:34 - Yeah, Baratsi there.
00:14:35 He just didn't like the ball taken quick out of his hand.
00:14:38 - Touched, over.
00:14:40 - Well, it's scrappy, but it gets the job done.
00:14:42 And Mako Masvili is able to jog back into position,
00:14:47 knowing that the ball's been secured.
00:14:48 And now Portela,
00:14:50 to find a bit of space backfield,
00:14:52 but it's accidentally read by the Lyon flyer, Nini Ashvili.
00:14:56 Too much on that one.
00:15:00 Again, these football stadiums, short dead goal areas.
00:15:03 - See it so many times.
00:15:04 You've seen Ramos, his kicks go over the line.
00:15:07 Just depends on the bounce.
00:15:09 And obviously it's grass.
00:15:10 You know, you get a lot of teams that do play
00:15:12 on these four or five G pitches,
00:15:14 which take a lot of bounce out of the ball.
00:15:15 But on grass, you get a bad bounce and it's gone.
00:15:21 (crowd cheering)
00:15:23 - Just sort of keeping Nini Ashvili,
00:15:25 just thinking twice about how much to put on it,
00:15:28 how far to kick it.
00:15:29 He's going for that low drive,
00:15:32 stinger of a boot.
00:15:34 - Decidedly mixed day in the office against Australia.
00:15:39 So bright and threatening ball in hand,
00:15:41 but also gifted with that loose offload.
00:15:43 Taniyala Tupo, the break,
00:15:44 that was a turning point in the game.
00:15:46 - Yeah, it was.
00:15:47 Now this is the ultimate scrum you can get.
00:15:48 Left-hand scrum brings your nine into it.
00:15:51 You see so many teams,
00:15:52 if Portugal can get parity at this scrum,
00:15:54 you'll get Marques just coming round,
00:15:58 being an extra attacker.
00:15:59 - Both down.
00:16:00 Nothing clear.
00:16:03 - I don't know if it's quite parity,
00:16:04 but the ball is away and clear.
00:16:06 And it's a hard, hard line from Mata.
00:16:09 Their own all-time top try score.
00:16:11 We've got two record holders out on the wings today,
00:16:13 which promises fireworks.
00:16:17 Marques drops it,
00:16:19 but it's deemed a knock on from the sideline.
00:16:21 The call comes in.
00:16:22 Williams thought it might've gone backwards, but no.
00:16:25 Scrum advantage to the Lelos.
00:16:27 And it's Gugachvili, the too long loose head.
00:16:32 - Holding now, far side, far side.
00:16:36 Move.
00:16:37 - A presser, you'd say.
00:16:39 Plenty of time to assess his options.
00:16:41 Lofts it high.
00:16:46 - A knock for that scrum advantage.
00:16:48 - He was never gonna be able to react to that.
00:16:51 - This is the area sometimes where you see
00:16:53 the tier two nations, they struggle at retaining ball,
00:16:55 whether it's from their own kicks
00:16:56 or whether it's the kicks to challenge.
00:16:58 You look at the tier one teams,
00:17:00 they're so good at it now.
00:17:02 It's a massive part of the game.
00:17:03 - Get some height up, yeah.
00:17:06 Height up.
00:17:07 - Forward from Marques.
00:17:09 It came from the scrum.
00:17:12 Scrum was down.
00:17:13 Couldn't really get a solid platform to attack.
00:17:16 It was just sloppy from behind in Portugal.
00:17:20 - Let's go, gentlemen.
00:17:26 - From the third scrum, we are racking them up,
00:17:33 which will be music to Georgian ears.
00:17:35 Portugal make 24 tackles already in 10 minutes.
00:17:42 - They have 25% of the possession
00:17:44 and that's not gonna get any better
00:17:45 because here come Georgia.
00:17:48 Abdjandadze now through the hands of Kveseladze.
00:17:51 It's out onto the wing and it's the danger man.
00:17:54 Oh, he manages to get back to his feet.
00:17:55 Finds his fly off on the inside.
00:17:57 Nini Ashvili juggles it, brought down.
00:17:59 Six meters short now.
00:18:02 - Nearly a beautiful turnover there from Portugal.
00:18:04 - It was knocked on.
00:18:05 - Just knocked on.
00:18:06 - Forward off red and touched the white player.
00:18:08 - You can see what Nini Ashvili and what a threat he is
00:18:11 because you have Portela just hanging off in there.
00:18:14 Didn't want to commit at all.
00:18:15 It's just simple plays.
00:18:16 A missed one and Nini Ashvili gets the ball.
00:18:19 But watch Portela there.
00:18:20 I think it's Portela just backs off him.
00:18:23 Doesn't want to make a tackle
00:18:24 because he's too worried about Nini Ashvili's feet.
00:18:27 - I don't think so.
00:18:28 I don't think so, mate.
00:18:30 - Just trying to work out where the knock on was.
00:18:32 - Time off for the CIS.
00:18:33 - Couldn't quite see it.
00:18:34 - Go quickly, please.
00:18:36 - But sometimes you see Georgian teams
00:18:38 and they go to their strength, which is their set piece,
00:18:41 which is being physical.
00:18:42 But they might want to do that against tier one teams.
00:18:44 But when it comes to a team like Portugal,
00:18:46 you want to see another side to them.
00:18:49 You want to see another way in which they can win
00:18:51 because they do have some exciting backs out there.
00:18:54 No more than Nini Ashvili.
00:18:55 - Crouch!
00:18:57 - Boin!
00:19:02 (whistle)
00:19:05 - No, no, no, no!
00:19:10 - Samuel March barking orders there.
00:19:11 Didn't want to go quickly.
00:19:13 Such an experienced scrum half.
00:19:16 Off to Béziers in France after this tournament concludes.
00:19:20 But pretty much the man responsible for seeing Portugal
00:19:23 in their first World Cup in 16 years.
00:19:24 It was his penalty that saw them draw with the USA
00:19:28 in the final qualification tournament
00:19:30 and scrape into their second World Cup.
00:19:33 - After Ndadi.
00:19:39 - Up over the top.
00:19:40 Picking out his opposite number.
00:19:45 - Go on, hold, hold, hold!
00:19:46 - Yep.
00:19:47 - Red!
00:19:49 - Nini Ashvili reckons he's spotted a bit of open field.
00:19:52 He has, he judges it.
00:19:53 Almost to perfection, but March is just about able
00:19:58 to get himself back there.
00:20:00 Will be a territory game though for the World Number 13s.
00:20:03 - Huge amount of space there.
00:20:05 Lack of communication from Portugal
00:20:06 to leave that much space open.
00:20:09 - A kick probably deserved to go out.
00:20:10 Beautiful kick.
00:20:12 Would have been a 50-22.
00:20:14 If it happens, it's a poor kick from Portugal.
00:20:17 - Excellent.
00:20:18 - Another attacking opportunity for Georgia.
00:20:20 Look how many ball carries they've had.
00:20:24 29 compared to six.
00:20:26 It's huge.
00:20:27 Portugal struggling to get in this game at the moment.
00:20:29 - Mamukashvili on his 102nd cap for Georgia.
00:20:37 Throws the darts.
00:20:39 Absolutely pinpoint.
00:20:40 Describe their loss to Australia,
00:20:43 their chastening loss to Australia
00:20:44 as a bit of a cold shower.
00:20:46 Said it was a wake-up call.
00:20:47 Hopefully they've emerged refreshed.
00:20:52 From the evidence of the opening 14 minutes of this one,
00:20:54 it's definitely done the job.
00:20:55 But they'll go hunting for another.
00:20:58 - Probably a penalty.
00:21:00 - There's the advantage.
00:21:04 Shadakadze, the captain,
00:21:06 his 50th time wearing the armband this afternoon.
00:21:08 Up over the top it goes.
00:21:11 It's speculative, and so it proves,
00:21:12 but that's all right.
00:21:13 They had a free head.
00:21:15 - Niklas Martins there on the wrong side.
00:21:16 Couldn't get away.
00:21:17 And he had Aparatse just falling over him.
00:21:21 - Number one, rolled out of that spice bucket.
00:21:23 - Quite easy for Paul Williams to give that penalty.
00:21:26 Thought maybe they could be a little bit more patient.
00:21:28 Kicked a little bit too early.
00:21:29 The kick really wasn't on.
00:21:31 You can afford to go through three or four more phases there
00:21:34 to see, you can see Martins there, he's over the top.
00:21:38 He's trying to roll away, but he can't.
00:21:39 Speed of ball is too quick.
00:21:41 They've got to roll left or right there,
00:21:44 rather than back into the number nine.
00:21:48 - Here we are.
00:21:49 I have a shot.
00:21:49 I got a shot, call, guys.
00:21:51 Shot, call, call.
00:21:53 - It's quite a sensible call there from Georgia.
00:21:55 You think they're going to go for it.
00:21:56 You think Portugal are under a lot of pressure,
00:21:59 giving away a lot of penalties,
00:22:00 but they're respecting them.
00:22:02 They want to build a score.
00:22:05 If you look at both these teams,
00:22:08 where they need to improve is their efficiency in the red zone.
00:22:11 When they enter 22, it's coming away with points.
00:22:15 Something they didn't do well against Australia.
00:22:19 It's about building a scoreboard,
00:22:21 and then 30, 40 minutes into the game,
00:22:24 in the second half, then you can start pulling away and trying things.
00:22:27 (crowd cheering)
00:22:29 - Mabjundadze sticks another three on it.
00:22:42 All right, Shanks, it's a real mark of respect.
00:22:45 Georgia will have seen what Portugal nearly did to Wales,
00:22:49 and they cannot afford, with no points so far in Pool C,
00:22:52 to slip up here today.
00:22:54 - No, they can't, and they won't be keeping an eye on Pool C.
00:22:56 With everything going on, they beat Wales last year.
00:23:00 They could do it again, you never know,
00:23:02 but Pool C is so open,
00:23:03 so the biggest thing for them is trying to win this game.
00:23:06 Just maybe a slight eye on trying to get qualification, maybe.
00:23:11 - He said that with a slightly sweaty brow, Shanks,
00:23:13 as the Welshman anxiously watching on this weekend.
00:23:17 Well, it was pragmatism from Georgia down one end.
00:23:20 Up this end, they opt to run it.
00:23:23 And they call themselves the penalty.
00:23:24 Biden's got a little breathing room.
00:23:27 And it's Stevie Sikaira, who can see a second straight penalty
00:23:31 at the breakdown for Orsolo Bosque.
00:23:33 He was impressive against Wales last week.
00:23:34 80 relentless minutes, 16 tackles, 31 rucks a hit,
00:23:39 and a turnover.
00:23:41 But not on the right side of the law this time.
00:23:45 - It's really hampering Portugal's
00:23:47 trying to get into this game.
00:23:50 Just giving penalties away.
00:23:52 You can't build any momentum.
00:23:54 This is good, 'cause you can keep Georgia pinned down.
00:23:58 You pin them down, you put pressure on the kick,
00:24:01 you can get the line out, hopefully, in Georgia's half.
00:24:03 But now, it just allows Georgia to relieve pressure,
00:24:06 and they've got the territory and the possession.
00:24:08 - Double tops for Georgia.
00:24:14 And now captain finds on rushing centre, Kvese Ladsdij.
00:24:18 He spent two seasons playing for Gloucester
00:24:21 in the premiership, but now returning to Tbilisi
00:24:23 to represent the Black Lions, as so many of this side do.
00:24:26 Ligashvili adds another massive drive to the tally
00:24:36 for Georgia, who have just had all the ball,
00:24:38 and now seem to have all the space.
00:24:40 Zalegonja, arms wiring, thighs pumping.
00:24:43 And the try's given.
00:24:47 It's more opportunistic than beautiful,
00:24:50 but they all count.
00:24:51 - Geronimo Portela comes up with what we thought
00:25:05 was a try-saving tackle.
00:25:06 We're just gonna check this.
00:25:11 Ball's gone back, then it's come forward off a white player.
00:25:15 Joy Neville in the bunker, she'd be looking at this.
00:25:19 - I have to say, it's clever play from Georgia.
00:25:21 Just looking for the blind side,
00:25:23 looking where the space is, hitting the midfield.
00:25:25 - Okay.
00:25:26 He's checking this.
00:25:27 Yeah, no problem.
00:25:29 One field decision, Troy, obviously.
00:25:31 Yep.
00:25:34 - And up to Joy Neville, our TMO today.
00:25:38 The first woman, of course, to be a match official
00:25:40 on the men's World Cup.
00:25:42 She breaks glass sheetlings wherever she goes.
00:25:45 Clearly comes off the right arm of the red player.
00:25:48 (crowd cheering)
00:25:51 Clearly a knock on, Joy.
00:25:56 - Yeah, I agree.
00:25:57 - Yep, okay, thank you.
00:25:58 Back to me.
00:25:59 Okay, so no try.
00:26:03 Knock on.
00:26:05 - Apposizie's arm just touches it, glances past it.
00:26:12 It was close.
00:26:15 This is where they go down the blind side here.
00:26:17 Watch Sousa Ghege come up.
00:26:18 Comes up too much, overruns it.
00:26:21 And that's what sends Yalegodja down.
00:26:23 He's trying, he did have space on the inside,
00:26:27 probably should have given it.
00:26:28 Just warning signs again for Portugal.
00:26:33 You wonder, you just wonder how many times
00:26:41 Georgia are gonna get into the 22 and come away with nothing.
00:26:43 They've been in five times already.
00:26:46 Only 10 points to show for it.
00:26:47 - Pretty cacophonous in here.
00:27:03 The Portuguese fans are in full voice,
00:27:05 just as they were when they faced Wales.
00:27:08 They make themselves heard.
00:27:11 And then in white spots to exit.
00:27:16 Through their open side,
00:27:17 Martinsch, scorer of that wonderful try last week as well.
00:27:21 - Not now boys, not now.
00:27:23 - He's back in at the break down.
00:27:25 - Far side.
00:27:26 - March though, barking orders
00:27:28 behind the pile of bodies assessing
00:27:30 just how they're going to exit here.
00:27:33 It's the left foot of Portela.
00:27:35 Fails to find touch.
00:27:37 Tabat Sade, a try scorer.
00:27:39 Picks out, try assist there.
00:27:41 Nini Ashvili, who fancies a go himself,
00:27:42 sets off on a little adventure,
00:27:45 but can only watch as the ball trickles
00:27:47 into Portuguese hands.
00:27:48 Wasteful in possession again, the Georgians.
00:27:53 - Nini Ashvili's done well to get back.
00:27:55 He's made a mistake,
00:27:56 but you can see what not to do against him.
00:27:58 And that's just back off.
00:28:00 Because he'll go laterally,
00:28:02 the step, he'll get on the outside.
00:28:04 And then when he's on the outside,
00:28:06 he's got options there.
00:28:07 Get on the front foot to offload.
00:28:10 Watch this.
00:28:12 Stops, goes, gets on the outside, picks out.
00:28:15 Forward, a slower person.
00:28:16 He's going laterally and nearly went to hand.
00:28:19 - Six.
00:28:22 Six.
00:28:26 - That piece is getting quite the workout today.
00:28:35 Because Bron-Roers having a busy afternoon.
00:28:43 - This is storting for Portugal.
00:28:45 He won 23 last week against Wales
00:28:47 and impressed when he came on,
00:28:48 but could only find himself held over touch there.
00:28:52 - You can see he's left footed there
00:28:53 as he steps to the left.
00:28:55 If he's got a left boot on him,
00:28:56 he's going to kick that, but he can't.
00:28:57 It's good defense from Georgia, good chase.
00:29:01 - What's that?
00:29:07 - With just under 40% of this match
00:29:11 played in Portugal's 22.
00:29:13 I don't know who will be happier with that,
00:29:15 the Portuguese coaching staff
00:29:17 for how little return Georgia have had,
00:29:19 or Georgia for how hard they've gone from the get-go.
00:29:22 - They've both been trying to take the positives out of it.
00:29:25 And the Georgian team would be saying,
00:29:26 - Guys, the ball was actually still in play.
00:29:28 He wasn't in touch.
00:29:29 So we've made a mistake.
00:29:30 We're going to restart with a scrum,
00:29:32 your ball, okay, because you're in position.
00:29:33 Yep.
00:29:34 Should be a scrum, guys.
00:29:37 He wasn't in touch.
00:29:39 Scrum, Portugal ball.
00:29:41 We thought it was foot in touch.
00:29:43 As salty goes.
00:29:46 Just releases it before he goes in.
00:29:50 Good call there from Paul Williams.
00:29:53 Start again with a Portuguese scrum.
00:29:56 But Georgia are taking a lot of confidence
00:29:59 because they have got Portugal on the ropes at the moment.
00:30:01 They've got the possession, they've got the territory.
00:30:02 They're winning that physical battle.
00:30:04 - No hit on hit.
00:30:05 Keep your heads off each other.
00:30:06 - Portugal are saying to themselves,
00:30:08 "Georgia are throwing everything at us."
00:30:10 And they've only got 10 points to show for it.
00:30:12 They've got to try and stay in this game as much as they can
00:30:14 in the first half because momentum will change at some stage.
00:30:17 - Crutch!
00:30:23 Bine!
00:30:27 Set!
00:30:31 Oh!
00:30:32 Early push.
00:30:35 - Georgia do what Georgia do.
00:30:37 - Wait for the ball, please.
00:30:38 - Portugal trying to push before they've engaged.
00:30:41 They're obviously under a lot of pressure from the Georgian scrum,
00:30:43 just trying to get a little edge.
00:30:44 - Scrum.
00:30:45 Scrum again.
00:30:46 - It's been picked out.
00:30:48 That's the right decision from Georgia.
00:30:49 Here, take the scrum.
00:30:50 So key to the way they play.
00:30:54 - Like I said to him, get your shoulder out.
00:30:59 Nice and square, please.
00:31:00 - Hands on hips and a shake of the shaggy haired head
00:31:05 from Francesco Fernandes there.
00:31:07 He's playing at loose head for Portugal today.
00:31:09 He's gone through four World Cup qualification cycles.
00:31:13 Grand old age of 38, he's finally competing at rugby's top table.
00:31:17 What occasions like this must mean to them.
00:31:19 - Boy!
00:31:20 - That's huge.
00:31:21 Absolutely huge.
00:31:22 You can see Tabatsadze.
00:31:23 - Set!
00:31:24 - He's coming to shot now.
00:31:25 He's a blindside winger just hanging behind that scrum.
00:31:27 - Fernandes pulling back.
00:31:28 - Safety net for Georgia and they'll look to use it quickly.
00:31:32 Tabatsadze finds Kveseladze on a hard line,
00:31:36 right up the guts of the Portuguese defence.
00:31:39 Gorgadze awaits.
00:31:41 He's such a wrecking ball.
00:31:43 Ball in hand.
00:31:44 They go back the way they came past, doesn't connect.
00:31:47 They did have that free hit.
00:31:49 But again, Portugal soaking up an awful lot of pressure.
00:31:52 - Yeah, they are.
00:31:53 They are just, Georgia losing a bit of shape.
00:31:56 I think it came off one of the heads there.
00:32:01 They've been looking at England, how to score tries.
00:32:04 - Back and down.
00:32:06 - They're looking good, Georgia, for three or four phases.
00:32:08 Then the Portuguese defence is up and it's actually doing alright.
00:32:11 They come back here.
00:32:12 Early tackle there.
00:32:14 On Giga Gashvili.
00:32:16 Watch this.
00:32:19 - Mahler-esque.
00:32:22 - Mahler-esque.
00:32:23 - Perhaps that in the warm-up maybe.
00:32:26 - Six was the call.
00:32:30 Yeah, he's coming in now.
00:32:34 - This is Georgia's party trick.
00:32:37 No one puts the ball up the jumper quite like the men in red.
00:32:40 And just watch it rumbling towards the whitewash.
00:32:43 It's splintered, though.
00:32:45 Ferocious defence from the Portuguese.
00:32:47 And they think they might have turned it over.
00:32:49 Sakaira clapping his hands, appealing to Williams, the referee.
00:32:53 Somehow, though, Mahler-Gashvili manages to get it away.
00:32:56 And Georgia can reload.
00:32:59 - Can they?
00:33:00 - They can.
00:33:01 - They can.
00:33:02 - They can reload.
00:33:04 You can smell the whitewash.
00:33:05 They have stumbled and stuttered in their hunt for a second try.
00:33:11 And they'll be foiled again.
00:33:13 - Huge from Georgia.
00:33:17 They competed in the line-up, which meant they didn't have as many bodies on the ground to defend the drive.
00:33:22 It's Finance in shot there.
00:33:25 Some really good hits.
00:33:27 Really aggressive hits.
00:33:28 You can see Finance there.
00:33:30 Gets in a good position.
00:33:32 Half a second, he's got his hands on the ball.
00:33:34 That's a penalty.
00:33:36 But you knew that Georgia were going to drive it.
00:33:39 And it was a big risk, you think, for Portugal to put up Martins.
00:33:43 But they handled it so well.
00:33:46 At some stage now, Georgia might be questioning themselves.
00:33:49 Like, what do they have to do with the score tries?
00:33:51 Do they have to go and just be a little bit more pragmatic?
00:33:54 They're certainly going to take points on their offer at goal.
00:33:57 - Go! Go!
00:34:00 - Pintela absolutely flew from the turf there to reclaim that one.
00:34:10 Now this is Madeira, his name we've not said this afternoon.
00:34:16 He was a late withdrawal.
00:34:17 Was slated to start against Wales, but pulled out the eve of the match.
00:34:20 He's back in the mix, making his World Cup debut.
00:34:25 Another one making his debut today is Betancourt,
00:34:27 who flew up to make the tackle, but Nini Ashvili shrugged off his advances.
00:34:31 Managed to find Kveseladze.
00:34:33 Catches it on the volley. It's just heading into touch.
00:34:36 - Oh, we spoke about Nini Ashvili so much today already.
00:34:41 If Portugal want to stand a chance in staying in this game,
00:34:45 these are the tappers they need to make.
00:34:47 Just beats two players way too easy.
00:34:49 Beats Betancourt and Sortie.
00:34:51 And then links really well.
00:34:55 - With Kveseladze.
00:34:57 But you just seen Kveseladze.
00:34:59 He needs to do... I think he needs to do better to try and stay in field there.
00:35:03 He just went to touch and didn't really give himself another option.
00:35:06 To stay alive.
00:35:09 - Last feet!
00:35:12 - Fumbled off loads.
00:35:17 Creaking line-outs.
00:35:19 It's not been smooth sailing for either side so far.
00:35:22 But the run parts of the Portuguese defence have been mighty.
00:35:26 Marchnap.
00:35:29 Charge down. Straight into touch it goes.
00:35:32 They just can't exit, the Portuguese.
00:35:35 - They can't exit. They can't really get any territory.
00:35:37 And possession in the right territory as well.
00:35:39 A lot of the stuff they have to do is from their own half.
00:35:42 And they won't want to play too much from there.
00:35:45 It's just the onslaught of these big Georgian Clarys.
00:35:51 Georgia a lot more physical than Portugal as you'd expect.
00:35:54 Got Portela there.
00:35:58 - OK, let's get moving now.
00:36:01 - March, he's trying to go long with the kick.
00:36:03 When you go long with the kick, the flight is a lot lower.
00:36:05 He's trying to get himself, relieve some pressure.
00:36:08 - OK, water off please.
00:36:10 - Going low is risky when you're doing it down the barrel of Konstantin Mikhailovtsev.
00:36:15 Six foot sevens worth of granite humes.
00:36:19 Granite hume Georgian.
00:36:20 - Alisson, water off please.
00:36:23 Stay in front of him, mate. Stay in front of him.
00:36:28 - There he is, it's third World Cup.
00:36:30 - Time back on.
00:36:36 - That's Tadja, the Perpignan hooker.
00:36:39 Kicks out Martins, we saw that recipient in that line out throw against Wales.
00:36:46 Martins, he dotted down in Nice.
00:36:49 And this time March gets the kick away.
00:36:53 - Much better, a lot cleaner.
00:36:55 Good contact.
00:36:57 Quick ball.
00:37:01 Just release.
00:37:03 It's a lot easier to kick out of the fence when you're winning contacts.
00:37:06 You're kicking on your terms.
00:37:07 - Numbers five.
00:37:11 - Go on, go on, go on.
00:37:13 - Chachanidze rises the highest as Portugal put in their 50th hit of the afternoon.
00:37:25 Just 26 minutes late.
00:37:28 And again, here come the Lelos.
00:37:34 Chachanidze, Tordua, now Nini Ashvili, Schimmy skinning one,
00:37:39 but brought down by the second defender.
00:37:41 It's an almighty counter-rock and again,
00:37:45 Lelos having a party at the breakdown.
00:37:48 - You asked me about 10 minutes ago, who do you think would be the preferred camp?
00:37:54 I think it's Portugal at the moment now.
00:37:55 They're getting everything thrown at them, but they're coming up with answers.
00:37:59 It was a good attack from Georgia.
00:38:02 - I didn't see anything, but I'll have a look.
00:38:04 - But also, very good defensive reads from Portugal.
00:38:09 Proving a real hard team to attack and to get clean line breaks against.
00:38:13 Look at that, seven visits to one.
00:38:17 - That's right, guys.
00:38:18 - That's not functioning too well for them today.
00:38:21 It was decent last week against Wales.
00:38:24 These are the calls of the game that you really need to nail.
00:38:27 This is a big game for them.
00:38:29 Against opposition they know about, they're on the world stage here.
00:38:33 They're going to be a bit more aggressive.
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00:43:05 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:07 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:09 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:11 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:13 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:15 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:17 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:19 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:21 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:23 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:26 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:27 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:29 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:31 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:33 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:35 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:37 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:39 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:41 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:43 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:45 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:47 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:49 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:51 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:54 - I think it's going to be a bit more aggressive.
00:43:56 - To Appleton.
00:43:57 - And he's a dentist in Lisbon when he's not carving it up.
00:44:01 - In Test Match Rugby.
00:44:03 - Ganache.
00:44:05 - Onto Sakaira.
00:44:07 - And now Tadja, picking out Storti.
00:44:09 - He thinks he's spotted a gap. He has.
00:44:11 - Foot to the floor. It's a foot race.
00:44:13 - Nili Ashmili versus Storti and it's the Portuguese flyer who gets it.
00:44:17 - Belvite from the right winger.
00:44:23 - Portugal's first chance really and they've come away with a try.
00:44:27 - And that's because Georgia put under a lot of pressure.
00:44:30 - There's two penalty advantages there so it just allowed Portugal to go out and play and try something
00:44:34 - because they're always going to get pulled back and able to have a penalty.
00:44:37 - Fantastic take from Portela off the chip and over from Marques.
00:44:43 - And then the Spacers out there and you think they've slightly overrun it.
00:44:48 - But watch this. Step inside. Over chasing from the Georgian players.
00:44:53 - And a huge amount of play from Raphael Sorti to finish it.
00:44:57 - You think there's no way he's going to be able to score on that right hand channel.
00:45:00 - He pulls it there. Look. Three players on him but steps inside.
00:45:03 - They've all over chased. They can't get across.
00:45:05 - And then he's got the pace to finish.
00:45:07 - Fantastic try.
00:45:09 - One shot. One kill.
00:45:15 - One hell of a party in Toulouse.
00:45:18 [CHEERING]
00:45:20 - It bent round something wicked but denied by the Woodworks.
00:45:42 - Samuel Marcuchu of course only fired one out of four through the goal.
00:45:46 - One out of four through the uprights against Wales.
00:45:48 - Not quite on song from the touchline there.
00:45:51 - Sorti step. Four players there from Georgia.
00:45:54 - Really good vision and awareness to know where the space is.
00:45:59 - Good pace as you imagine from a winger to finish and look at those celebrations.
00:46:04 - It's a warning shot to Georgia to say we're still here.
00:46:08 [CHEERING]
00:46:10 - Sousa Ghege, the man who lit up the Rugby Europe Championship.
00:46:27 - Those slow-mo replays of him off against the Welsh defence have been all over the internet this week
00:46:33 - and now his opposite number has a go.
00:46:35 - This is amazing.
00:46:37 - Beresiville strictly auditioning to lose. Look at the footwork from those flyers.
00:46:41 - Oh, there's only one way that was going.
00:46:46 - Footwork and then firepower.
00:46:53 - Look at the work rate from Naby Ashvili to get back out.
00:46:55 - He finds Abkranidze on the inside.
00:46:59 - And then Naby Ashvili, March looking to disrupt over the ball.
00:47:05 [WHISTLE]
00:47:06 - Back. Yeah, check, check.
00:47:09 - Because Naby Ashvili looks in some considerable discomfort, the Georgian centurion.
00:47:16 - It was a tackle from Fnash, I think.
00:47:20 - Yeah, so Paul, I want to show you the actions of number one White.
00:47:27 - It's a high tackle and there's no attempt to wrap also.
00:47:31 - It was a huge collision.
00:47:34 - Stand by for the angles, please.
00:47:35 - Both men just dropped. You're talking 22 stone each going into each other.
00:47:39 - Oh, yeah. That's really poor. Just turns his shoulder.
00:47:49 - The next angle is the best angle.
00:47:51 - I'm not sure if it hits his face as well, though.
00:48:03 - Fnash's face hits Naby Ashvili's face.
00:48:05 - Yes, number one White.
00:48:07 - OK.
00:48:10 - And one.
00:48:13 - Number one.
00:48:16 - Just let me deal with this and then I'll come back to you, OK?
00:48:19 - So clearly no wrap in the tackle. It's dangerous.
00:48:23 - Missed the ala carte threshold.
00:48:25 - Yes.
00:48:27 - So, we're going to unbreak?
00:48:29 - Yeah.
00:48:31 - We're going to tackle on the guy.
00:48:32 - OK.
00:48:34 - As soon as he was lifting, there was a clear view of such and such two guys.
00:48:36 - OK. Obviously, I couldn't see it, otherwise I would have made a call on him.
00:48:39 - I think they will be reviewing this, just seeing where contact was made.
00:48:46 - There was absolutely no attempt to make an illegal tackle there.
00:48:48 - Just turns his shoulder.
00:48:50 - Just behind the kicker, please.
00:48:52 - Great amount of force going through both those players there.
00:48:54 - OK. Time's going back on.
00:48:57 - Dangerous tackle.
00:49:00 - How exciting were the 15s at the moment for Georgia and Portugal.
00:49:01 - Oh, no.
00:49:03 - Sousa Ghege and Nini Ashvili.
00:49:05 - You know, the game is breaking up now because it's quite a tiring game.
00:49:07 - You know, a lot of players are walking because there's quite a lot of open phases.
00:49:10 - That's a blow for Portugal just when they got themselves back into it.
00:49:16 - They scored a try, ran the ball out from their own 22.
00:49:21 - Maybe the pass is on for the inside.
00:49:25 - We've got six.
00:49:27 - It's kicked.
00:49:30 - And now missing one of their biggest bodies as they have to defend one of the most unstoppable forces in rugby.
00:49:31 - Yeah, this isn't going anywhere.
00:49:38 - Down it comes safely.
00:49:41 - And now the men in red start to do what Georgia are best at.
00:49:43 - It's a varnish penalty, so they'd always get called back unless they score.
00:49:52 - What will they do here? Is it wide?
00:49:58 - Is it wide?
00:49:59 - Take it short.
00:50:00 - It's the former.
00:50:02 - It's what the crowd don't want to see.
00:50:03 - It's up over the top.
00:50:04 - Kick's not going anywhere good, but will come back.
00:50:06 - A little bit more patience needed again.
00:50:10 - You've got a free shot.
00:50:12 - You don't have to kick it straight away.
00:50:13 - Kick it if the space is there, but if the space wasn't there, just keep plugging away.
00:50:15 - They panicked a little bit.
00:50:21 - But they have got the penalty.
00:50:23 - They will go back to touch, you'd imagine.
00:50:25 - Mike, that was you.
00:50:28 - That was you, collapsing.
00:50:29 - There's our mark.
00:50:31 - Well done, men.
00:50:32 - Well, that proceeds a scrum half.
00:50:35 - Who has it?
00:50:37 - What are we doing? Let's go.
00:50:38 - Discipline, discipline.
00:50:44 - Nice half-back partner, Abdoulaid.
00:50:46 - Yeah, I know.
00:50:48 - Buries that one right in the corner, as Finance can only watch on.
00:50:49 - Yeah, Finance, they're losing a player to defend.
00:50:52 - You'd imagine they won't put a player up now, Portugal.
00:50:56 - They're manned down already, they want to stay low.
00:50:57 - Trying to defend this as soon as it lands.
00:50:59 - You can't defend it, other players in the air.
00:51:01 - It's the Georgian subs, watch on.
00:51:06 - It's clean as you like.
00:51:08 - Drilled nicely.
00:51:10 - Again, Portugal's staunch in defence.
00:51:12 - Keep it up, keep it up.
00:51:15 - Down by Red.
00:51:17 - Down by Red.
00:51:19 - Down by Red.
00:51:20 - Dean Short.
00:51:21 - Georgia really struggling to make hay with this particular play.
00:51:24 - Well done.
00:51:25 - What a turn off for the books for Portugal.
00:51:27 - Just when you think they've sent someone up,
00:51:30 Martins makes a half effort to get off the ground.
00:51:32 But again, really good defence.
00:51:35 Working really hard.
00:51:37 Portugal pack.
00:51:39 They have to at the moment.
00:51:41 - Five metres.
00:51:44 - 30 seconds remain.
00:51:45 Gorgadze pinwheeling past White Shirt.
00:51:47 - Go narrow.
00:51:50 - Eventually they snagged.
00:51:52 Just about brought down.
00:51:54 Now Procidze finds Mamukashvili locked in.
00:51:56 - He's got it.
00:51:58 - He's got it.
00:52:00 - He's got it.
00:52:02 - He's got it.
00:52:04 - He's got it.
00:52:06 - He's got it.
00:52:08 - He's got it.
00:52:10 - He's got it.
00:52:12 - Mamukashvili, lovely line from Niniashvili.
00:52:13 He's got a big man on the inside.
00:52:15 And now Procidze.
00:52:17 Oh, another one goes wastefully away.
00:52:19 - Seven seconds.
00:52:21 - Georgia just cannot get their second.
00:52:23 - Very clever attack from Georgia.
00:52:25 Ionesque looking to hit that winger.
00:52:27 Through the ruck area.
00:52:29 - Boys.
00:52:31 - Back inside.
00:52:33 Big hole opens up for Niniashvili.
00:52:35 Really well linked.
00:52:37 Good scramble defence from Portugal.
00:52:39 - He's got it.
00:52:41 - He's got it.
00:52:42 - Just seems to be three or four occasions
00:52:44 that final pass from Georgia isn't going to hand.
00:52:47 You have to say Portugal,
00:52:52 if they can keep the score like this
00:52:54 we're going into half time feeling most confident.
00:52:56 - Inside the five.
00:52:58 Time is it.
00:53:00 - Heads up.
00:53:02 - Half time in.
00:53:04 - Smart play from Mark.
00:53:06 She says enough is enough.
00:53:08 They will head to the sheds.
00:53:11 - An intriguing Eresun first half
00:53:13 but with moments of absolute brilliance.
00:53:15 Don't go anywhere
00:53:17 because there's 40 minutes left of this tussle.
00:53:19 - 28.
00:53:21 That's all to come in good time
00:53:23 but we wonder who will be the pride of their nation
00:53:25 this afternoon.
00:53:27 A bit of an opportunity for Portugal
00:53:29 to do something special here.
00:53:31 They're going to have to limit the involvement
00:53:33 of David Niniashvili.
00:53:35 - You know what?
00:53:37 I think Portugal will have the most
00:53:39 momentum.
00:53:40 - Just letting you both know
00:53:42 that a dangerous tackle in the first half.
00:53:44 - It's going to remain at a yellow card.
00:53:46 Most of the contact was through the chest.
00:53:48 It's a low degree of danger.
00:53:50 It stays at a yellow card.
00:53:52 - So confirmation.
00:53:54 It stays at a yellow card
00:53:56 which is great news for Portugal.
00:53:58 We'll see if they can come back against Georgia
00:54:00 in to lose the second half
00:54:02 with Tom Shanklin and Claire Thomas.
00:54:04 - Well a cheeky smile on the face of Fernandes
00:54:06 who knows that he will be returning to the fray.
00:54:08 - The 26th meeting of these two sides.
00:54:09 The first ever at a World Cup
00:54:11 in everything.
00:54:13 History, the statistics at half time,
00:54:15 the team sheets suggest
00:54:17 that Georgia should be away and clear
00:54:19 but Tom Shanklin,
00:54:21 especially with Fernandes returning to the fray,
00:54:23 we have got a game on our hands.
00:54:25 - That was a nice little smile wasn't it
00:54:27 from Fernandes who's just been past the good news.
00:54:29 He's quite lucky mind.
00:54:31 It was a poor tackle,
00:54:33 poor attempted tackle.
00:54:35 Georgia, they're going to have to
00:54:37 get back into the game.
00:54:38 - Yeah, 10 visits in the first half
00:54:40 and only come away with 13 points.
00:54:42 On the flip side, Portugal,
00:54:44 two visits into Georgia's 22
00:54:46 and they've come away from five points.
00:54:48 But this guy will have a big say
00:54:50 on how the game goes, Nini Yashvili.
00:54:52 As John Barkley said,
00:54:54 best player on the field so far.
00:54:56 But as these players get a little bit more tired
00:54:58 because it is quite an open game
00:55:00 with lots of phases,
00:55:02 look out for Sousa Ghege,
00:55:04 Portugal 15.
00:55:06 - As he has done all afternoon,
00:55:07 it's Portela
00:55:09 who's quickest to act
00:55:11 and grab that bouncing ball.
00:55:13 He's slow to rise to his feet though,
00:55:15 the young fly half.
00:55:17 No doubt being watched on by Dad Miguel
00:55:19 who was in France
00:55:21 16 years ago,
00:55:23 the last time we saw Oslobos
00:55:25 at the pinnacle of our sport.
00:55:27 Just knocked on there.
00:55:29 - They're not far on the ground.
00:55:31 - Georgia right in the centre of the pitch
00:55:33 will have their first scrum of the second half
00:55:35 and they're holding the game.
00:55:36 They really should have put to bed.
00:55:38 - Portugal lost the shape,
00:55:40 taking the ball, stood still.
00:55:42 No one knew what to do.
00:55:44 They've just come out in the second half
00:55:46 and starting big.
00:55:48 Not giving George or anything.
00:55:50 They didn't really get into any pattern
00:55:52 really quickly and then you've got
00:55:54 Beddingcourt trying to carry it up
00:55:56 into huge traffic.
00:55:58 Just giving away possession and territory now.
00:56:00 In an attacking situation
00:56:02 right in the middle of the field.
00:56:04 And Georgia want to speed the game up
00:56:05 as much as they can now
00:56:07 with a one-man advantage for another four minutes.
00:56:09 Trying to make the use of that.
00:56:11 And you've got Portugal who want to slow it down.
00:56:14 I can imagine this scrum now going to ground
00:56:16 just trying to buy themselves a little bit more time.
00:56:18 Portugal have to be careful at scrum time.
00:56:20 They're pushing a little bit too early.
00:56:22 And that is because the Georgian pack is formidable.
00:56:25 And it's got the upper hand at the moment.
00:56:27 - David Costa wearing 16 but playing
00:56:32 at loose head.
00:56:34 He is on to complete the front row
00:56:36 which is now Costa, Tadja and Ferreira.
00:56:39 Costa who's been described by head coach
00:56:42 Nageskaya as the team clown.
00:56:45 But with a serious job to do right now.
00:56:47 Balls away and clear.
00:56:49 Gorgadze from the base finds Novzhenitsa
00:56:52 and the captain Shadakadze can only watch
00:56:55 from the floor as that one trickles into touch.
00:56:57 - The scrum went down.
00:56:59 And Gorgadze picked up the ball.
00:57:01 Didn't really attack anyone.
00:57:02 Just passed the ball wide.
00:57:04 Quite easy to defend.
00:57:06 No change of direction.
00:57:08 No one taking it flat.
00:57:10 And you've got Shadakadze there.
00:57:13 Just holds on too late to the ball.
00:57:16 - Red, come down.
00:57:18 - And apologises.
00:57:20 - Yep, good there. Thank you.
00:57:22 - Tadja to Martins.
00:57:24 And now Portela passes it wide
00:57:27 through the hands of Bettencourt and Suse Gedjian.
00:57:30 Now on the wing.
00:57:31 Marta does all that he can to stay in touch.
00:57:34 But just crossed the green grass here in Toulouse.
00:57:38 - Couple of nice passes.
00:57:41 He's got to do a little bit better to stay in the field there.
00:57:44 They're trying to go wide.
00:57:46 Obviously against Georgia.
00:57:48 When you go wide like that,
00:57:50 often the defence just hangs off you.
00:57:52 You're able to get on the front foot a little bit.
00:57:54 And you want to attack them when the Georgias are backpedalling.
00:57:57 But the first job is to stay in the field.
00:57:59 - Out, out, out. Go.
00:58:00 - It's been a sloppy start to the second half.
00:58:02 - No, no, no. Back.
00:58:07 - Yes.
00:58:09 - Portugal's all defence to an immense in the opening 14.
00:58:21 They've done well to stem the bleeding again here.
00:58:24 - Nikolas Martins.
00:58:27 - See him with the orange scrum hat on.
00:58:28 Beautiful job there.
00:58:32 - Take him in red. Turn over.
00:58:34 - That is the strength of Georgia.
00:58:36 Is there more? But so far in this game,
00:58:38 Portugal repelled it amazingly well.
00:58:41 You can see him with the orange hat on there.
00:58:43 Doesn't change his mind.
00:58:45 Just trying to get his hands on the ball.
00:58:47 Wrapped it up there.
00:58:49 And it goes down on the ground. Doesn't have to move at all.
00:58:51 - Let's use it.
00:58:53 - Let's lift that wide up, OK?
00:58:56 - Really saved Portugal so much in this game so far.
00:58:59 It's their line-out drive defence.
00:59:02 Even throwing men up in the line-out when the five-meter's out,
00:59:05 they're still able to stop Georgia from going over the line.
00:59:07 Take a huge amount of confidence from that.
00:59:09 - Boy!
00:59:11 - Too much from you?
00:59:17 - OK, I thought it was all right.
00:59:19 - Remember, we stay down, stay in position.
00:59:21 - Yep.
00:59:24 - Too much movement.
00:59:25 - Just to remind you,
00:59:31 we have to go all the way back to 2005
00:59:34 for the last time that Portugal got the better of Georgia,
00:59:37 who lead the head-to-head, 18 wins to four.
00:59:41 They've drawn three times, the most recently just last year.
00:59:44 So history suggests this is Georgia's to lose.
00:59:49 Portugal are making their lives absolutely miserable.
00:59:53 Simo Ash opts to go from the base of that one
00:59:59 and now it's through the hands of Madeira.
01:00:02 Takes a couple of Georgians to bring him down.
01:00:05 30 seconds left on the sin bone.
01:00:07 We'll soon have Portugal back up to a full complement.
01:00:09 Portela...
01:00:11 eyes alight, looking to make mischief in the midfield.
01:00:15 - Penalties.
01:00:18 - Not supporting Portugal.
01:00:21 - Not supporting Moliwai.
01:00:22 - Referee's hand goes out,
01:00:24 the handbrake comes off and offsets Madeira.
01:00:27 And he plays his rugby for Grenoble
01:00:31 and making his World Cup debut in France this afternoon.
01:00:34 Now Besinco, out to Souza Ghege.
01:00:36 Sorti drops it to his laces and almost gets there.
01:00:41 The ball wins the footrace.
01:00:43 - Good patience from Portugal.
01:00:45 They're a man down, so they can't really do too much.
01:00:48 Just keep it tight.
01:00:50 It all came from a scrum that was disrupted,
01:00:53 which meant that Simoes had to get on the front court.
01:00:57 And this is penalty advantage again.
01:01:00 Portela...
01:01:03 Seatbelt tackle from Chapninidze.
01:01:07 Any points they can take now with a man down, they'll do it.
01:01:11 - Short of goal.
01:01:12 - Yes, Chapnidze...
01:01:23 concedes the penalty there as the man at the heart of the loss,
01:01:28 officiating intervention, returns to the field.
01:01:31 So for now it's goodbye to David Costa.
01:01:34 Francisco Farnanche is back with us
01:01:37 and all of his fans delighted to see him on the pitch.
01:01:40 I wonder if I can get one of those.
01:01:41 And now all eyes on Samuel Marcx,
01:01:44 who's had such mixed fortunes off the tee.
01:01:48 Kicked them into the World Cup.
01:01:51 Left eight points begging against Wales,
01:01:53 but now with an opportunity to see Portugal winning this period 3-0
01:01:57 and having won this in-bound period too.
01:02:07 It's eminently kickable and so it proves.
01:02:10 Portugal not only surviving but thriving one man down.
01:02:14 - I think Georgia might start questioning themselves now.
01:02:16 Might have to change up their game plan a little bit.
01:02:19 I think anything on offer now,
01:02:21 Portugal, Georgia will take going for posts.
01:02:25 The line-out drive hasn't worked too much.
01:02:28 They've got a bit of an upper hand in the scrum,
01:02:30 but it's not really going anywhere.
01:02:32 A lot of collapsed scrums.
01:02:34 And Portugal have got the momentum.
01:02:36 This is the area they really need to work on.
01:02:38 It's just clearing lines safely.
01:02:40 They're doing it on their own terms,
01:02:43 but they've got a good kick chase sorted.
01:02:44 It's much better here.
01:02:52 Marks just sent up,
01:02:54 making sure they've got a good kick chase
01:02:56 because they're kicking it to a dangerous man on the field.
01:02:59 Not him. He's one of them though.
01:03:04 Nini Ashby in the top there.
01:03:06 - They're all pretty dangerous when they get it right,
01:03:10 these Georgians.
01:03:12 - They're all coming off danger.
01:03:13 How about Gungadze, player of the match
01:03:15 the last time these two sides met
01:03:17 in that Rugby Europe Championship final.
01:03:19 Played 80 minutes
01:03:21 and topped practically every single statistic.
01:03:25 Abhijan Dadze,
01:03:28 the man who started at fly half.
01:03:30 Georgia defeated Wales in Cardiff last autumn.
01:03:34 - You can just see there's not much line speed
01:03:38 coming from Portugal at the moment.
01:03:41 - They're doing a good job.
01:03:42 They're not committing anyone to the rope.
01:03:44 - Marks punting well above his weight there,
01:03:48 wrapping up Nini Ashby, affecting the turnover.
01:03:50 And now Susa Ghege picks up Martine.
01:03:52 She scored last week.
01:03:54 What can he achieve this week?
01:03:56 The captain, Appleton, barrelling his way
01:03:58 through the Georgian defensive lines.
01:04:00 Listen to the roar in Toulouse.
01:04:02 Now Granat with a gravity carry.
01:04:06 - No!
01:04:08 - Marks really forced to rummage.
01:04:11 Sakaira.
01:04:12 Portugal have never scored two tries
01:04:14 in a World Cup match.
01:04:16 This would be huge.
01:04:18 Simo Ash.
01:04:20 - They're forced to work hard now.
01:04:22 They're quite slow coming around the corner.
01:04:24 Need to come around the corner and put some pace on it,
01:04:26 otherwise they're going to get knocked back.
01:04:28 - Coming around that left-hand side
01:04:30 each and every time.
01:04:32 The ball squirts from the hands of Marta
01:04:34 and it's thumped away by Apra Sidze.
01:04:36 - All players be glad that ball's gone.
01:04:39 All players be glad that ball's gone into touch.
01:04:40 Lovely turnover from Portugal.
01:04:44 That's what gives them the ball.
01:04:46 Here it is. Nini Ashvili takes the ball
01:04:48 but they counter-ruck it.
01:04:50 There's no Georgian player going into the ruck.
01:04:52 And then one pass.
01:04:54 Look at Susak Edge there.
01:04:56 But one, two, four, he's against.
01:04:58 Delivers the ball perfectly.
01:05:00 - That's the one.
01:05:02 - George is well there not to commit too many.
01:05:04 You commit to a tackle like that,
01:05:06 you sell yourself.
01:05:08 - By their time, force Portugal back inside.
01:05:09 - Time back on.
01:05:11 - Just give them a little bit more time to defend
01:05:13 and get their defensive line set.
01:05:15 - Guram Gogichashvili, the russing 92 Luced
01:05:20 is with us now.
01:05:22 - Advantage.
01:05:25 - Wow, some carry from Marta there.
01:05:29 And now it's Tadja.
01:05:31 He played 78 minutes against Wales,
01:05:33 still going strong in this equally titanic tussle.
01:05:37 Marsh, Portela, Appleton to Betancourt.
01:05:41 Wearing 13 today but he's played flanker,
01:05:44 he knows how to carry hard and straight.
01:05:46 Simoes offloads, Granats.
01:05:48 They can smell the Whitewash Portugal.
01:05:51 - Excuse.
01:05:53 - History beckons if they can just execute here.
01:05:56 Appleton sells the dummy, driving hard.
01:05:58 They're oh so close now.
01:06:02 - Ball's there.
01:06:04 Got the advantage, Tinrid offside.
01:06:06 - It's a ponderous ball but they've got the advantage.
01:06:08 A free hit.
01:06:12 - So many people in the ruck at the moment,
01:06:14 they need a couple of phases to be able to get players out wide.
01:06:16 Otherwise it's going to be pretty simple
01:06:18 what they're going to do.
01:06:20 Now they look ready.
01:06:22 - White shirts flooding that side of the pitch
01:06:24 but the pass doesn't go to hand.
01:06:26 We'll come back for the advantage.
01:06:28 Portugal have got the bit between their teeth.
01:06:30 - They set themselves up really well there.
01:06:32 Left the ruck, they got their back line sorted
01:06:35 but the pass from Sousa Gage was too deep.
01:06:37 - A warning, yeah.
01:06:39 We've just come down here now
01:06:42 and we've had a couple of quick penalties inside the 22, OK.
01:06:45 It's an official warning.
01:06:47 You need to pass that message on now, next one goes.
01:06:49 - A big play from Simoes for that offload
01:06:53 which gets Portugal deep, deep into the Georgian half.
01:06:57 Totally the right decision now.
01:07:00 Take your points and then an offer.
01:07:02 This game could come down to it right towards the end.
01:07:05 The difference being this half is that Portugal have more ball.
01:07:06 When they keep hold of ball, the Georgians are infringing.
01:07:08 This is where they were set up really well here.
01:07:10 I have to say, I think,
01:07:13 probably Mata was a little bit too flat.
01:07:16 Maybe they were looking for a cross-field kick.
01:07:18 - Defening.
01:07:29 We're inside a precaution section in the middle of the pitch.
01:07:33 - Precaution section in Toulouse
01:07:34 but it doesn't affect much.
01:07:36 Not one bit.
01:07:38 It's a two-point game.
01:07:40 - That's exactly what you want.
01:07:42 You wouldn't have thought that after the first 10 minutes
01:07:44 when it was just Georgia, all of possession, all of territory.
01:07:47 Portugal come right back into it.
01:07:50 Fans are enjoying it.
01:07:52 Something to shout about now.
01:07:57 - Portugal, of course, is a football mad country.
01:08:02 It hasn't even come close.
01:08:03 But there are players in this team who have spoken about
01:08:05 how watching the World Cup in '07 is what inspired them
01:08:07 to take up the sport.
01:08:09 This generation now, they're taking up the torch.
01:08:12 What a win today would do for Portuguese rugby.
01:08:14 - It would be huge.
01:08:16 They haven't won in 18 years against Georgia.
01:08:18 It would be massive.
01:08:20 And these two have dominated the second-tier European competition.
01:08:22 They're the equivalents of Ireland and France.
01:08:25 This is huge.
01:08:31 - And they're right back in it now with a genuine chance.
01:08:32 - OK, use the ball!
01:08:36 Holding.
01:08:38 - So this is the area they've tidied up in the second half.
01:08:40 Just been able to clear their lines safely.
01:08:42 And on their own terms, really good kick there.
01:08:45 The marks.
01:08:47 Not straight.
01:08:54 - Come on, Portugal.
01:08:55 - It's coming, please.
01:09:07 Come on!
01:09:09 - It's Georgia's ball to play with now.
01:09:12 They've taken points in just three of their ten visits.
01:09:14 And that one did not go according to plan.
01:09:17 Plenty of work for Gogi Chashvili to do from the base there.
01:09:21 Kourgadze piles in.
01:09:22 - Oh, Madeira there.
01:09:24 - Holding here now, Reg.
01:09:26 - Fabulous turnover.
01:09:28 - That's their fifth of the afternoon.
01:09:31 Sousa Ghege has it.
01:09:33 Feeds this out to Bettencourt.
01:09:35 It's presented quickly, but there's no-one home to play Scrum Halfbury.
01:09:41 There he is. March.
01:09:43 To Furnance.
01:09:49 - Furnance, hard, places it backwards.
01:09:51 Not seen many box kicks this afternoon.
01:09:56 And that one picks out the last man on the pitch you want to see
01:09:59 with ball in two hands, Nini Ashvili, thrashes it back.
01:10:02 - OK, White, waiting.
01:10:09 - Have to be careful of this bounce.
01:10:12 Saw it in the first half, Nini Ashvili did the same.
01:10:18 - OK, OK, two options.
01:10:19 - Not big dead ball areas, the pitchers are quite small.
01:10:22 - OK.
01:10:24 - He's annoyed with himself.
01:10:26 I think from that turnover that we had from Madeira,
01:10:28 when the ball was ship wide, it wasn't really hard to run it.
01:10:31 You know, they're up against men on men defence.
01:10:34 And that was probably the perfect opportunity to put the ball down the field.
01:10:37 - Yeah, Scrum mid.
01:10:39 - Not trying to overplay it a little bit too much in their own half.
01:10:41 When they did decide to kick now, they kicked it too long.
01:10:45 - It was Georgia, Scrum, 40 metres out.
01:10:47 - Fresh hooker and a fresh look forward involved.
01:10:52 - Spice and balance.
01:10:54 - Nodar Cheshvili are on the latter, making his 50th appearance for the Lelos.
01:10:58 Finanches off.
01:11:01 Which means that Xavi Costa is on for the rest of this one.
01:11:04 Whichever way this undulating encounter might finish up.
01:11:08 - Crouch!
01:11:14 - And we've seen the same set up.
01:11:15 - Bane!
01:11:17 - It's Tavis Adze behind the Scrum.
01:11:19 - Save!
01:11:21 - Trying to come in at the last minute.
01:11:23 - That's defensive line-out.
01:11:25 You'll have an eye on him, trying to adjust.
01:11:27 - Tavis Adze finds Matt Carver, who's on and wearing 22.
01:11:35 A brilliant young attacking talent.
01:11:37 The man, of course, who kicked the penalty to clinch it in Cardiff.
01:11:40 Somehow that's offloaded and he's got a chance.
01:11:43 - Somehow that's offloaded and now Gorgadze sets off, but he's stripped.
01:11:46 Madeira's made such an impact on this game.
01:11:49 Portugal leading at the turnover count 6-0.
01:11:57 We're all entranced by the work of Manuel Ardau for Uruguay earlier in the week,
01:12:02 but Portuguese forwards getting it done.
01:12:04 Cesar Gheg likes that one.
01:12:06 - Clap and a kick.
01:12:10 - And that Georgian Scrum there, Tavis Adze takes it behind, but it just goes lateral.
01:12:13 So it's easy for the Portuguese to defend, because no-one's engaging the line.
01:12:18 What a second half Madeira's had.
01:12:21 It's the second turnover.
01:12:23 A loose kick from Georgia.
01:12:25 Georgia making a lot more mistakes now in the second half because they're under pressure.
01:12:38 Here come the Portuguese, Simo Ash running straight and true.
01:12:43 And little things just going the way of the Portuguese there.
01:12:47 That loose ball staying with the men in white and green.
01:12:50 It's an outrageous offload from Portela.
01:12:52 Storti has it now.
01:12:54 And Portugal believe.
01:12:59 They've never scored two tries in a World Cup match.
01:13:07 Look at the scenes in Toulouse, imagine the scenes in Lisbon.
01:13:10 - So good.
01:13:12 We didn't see this in the first half.
01:13:14 Superb line-out attack, it's taken flat and they get over the gain line.
01:13:19 Look at the delivery to Portela.
01:13:21 Marques isn't great.
01:13:24 But then, just that half-break and look at Storti here.
01:13:29 Pushes it off the left.
01:13:34 Because he pushes it off, Tadoua just cannot keep his foot in.
01:13:37 There's really calm play there from Portela.
01:13:41 And when Storti's got his ball in hand, he's looking for the space.
01:13:45 Tordado just gives it to him, slips, can't adjust.
01:13:51 And he's in.
01:13:54 - Not only is he in, but Rafael Storti is now Portugal's all-time top-try scorer at the Rugby World Cup.
01:14:04 - Portugal! Portugal! Portugal! Portugal!
01:14:09 Marques adds the extras, he wobbled off the tee against Wales,
01:14:13 but everything is going the way of Ossolo Boss right now.
01:14:16 - It's great support play from Storti.
01:14:19 Portela just delays the pass, nothing's on, he takes it and he gets it through the half-break,
01:14:26 but Storti's coming on the inside.
01:14:28 Look at that emotion.
01:14:32 Great scenes with you in here.
01:14:35 [Whistle]
01:14:36 - Pivotal ten minutes.
01:14:57 And so too Shamoash, they're both off.
01:14:59 We've got two fresh forwards on for Portugal.
01:15:03 David Wallisch and Thibaut De Freitas.
01:15:06 - You wonder how Georgia will get back in this game,
01:15:08 when all the momentum was in Portugal.
01:15:10 You have a player like Rafael Storti, just beating three defenders both times he scores tries.
01:15:15 But that is big, from the kick-off, holding on.
01:15:18 But, can Georgia get their line-up drive sorted?
01:15:26 He's defended really well by Portugal in the first half.
01:15:30 - Really wrong with changes here.
01:15:34 Georgia, they've also brought on Gauram Papidze,
01:15:37 who scored against Portugal in that Rugby Europe Championship final.
01:15:40 And Lobzhanidze, replacement scrum half to bring some zip to proceedings, but it doesn't matter.
01:15:44 You can't do anything without the ball, and it's Portugal's now.
01:15:48 - The tension's gone up nearly every single time, five metres out.
01:15:52 As you know, it's a risk, because you've got one less body on the ground to push.
01:15:55 But it's come off.
01:15:59 - Easy!
01:16:00 - Ceiling straight off.
01:16:09 - There's penalty for ceiling.
01:16:11 - Stay up on your feet, please. Ceiling straight off.
01:16:14 - You've got to stay on your feet, you can't put your body over the ball.
01:16:18 It's got to be a genuine challenge at the ruck area.
01:16:20 - Go straight over the top.
01:16:23 - It's been for ceiling.
01:16:27 - Georgia go quickly, they get it to the big man.
01:16:29 Looks as though he might just have been held up.
01:16:31 Portugal were celebrating before he'd even hit the ground.
01:16:35 - That's a great defensive tackle.
01:16:38 Gorgadze, you think he's over.
01:16:43 Nice well-moved.
01:16:45 - There's a goal line drop-out.
01:16:47 - A lot of movement there, a lot of decoys.
01:16:49 It's something they planned in training.
01:16:54 - Portuguese defence is just doing everything they can at the moment to stop Georgia going over.
01:16:57 - Their 96th tackle of the afternoon, and perhaps the most important because not many stop Becker Gorgadze at short range.
01:17:08 Martins, who's just been omnipresent this afternoon.
01:17:16 And now Marcs, picking out Zakaira.
01:17:23 - Portuguese players, so many of them semi-professionals, having the game of their lives.
01:17:28 Less than 20 minutes between them and a first ever World Cup win.
01:17:33 Appleton stretches out, manages to find Marcs, who picks out De Freitas.
01:17:40 There's five in it.
01:17:50 Portugal work hard on the kick-chase. What a take from Marta!
01:17:54 Tadja goes it alone, needs some support, has it in the form of Zakaira.
01:18:00 And now Marcs to the open side.
01:18:03 Appleton, captain to fly half to the man on a hat-trick.
01:18:09 Storti, who's played his first season in the Pro D'etat in France this year and has absolutely lit the league alight.
01:18:18 - Much better defence there from Georgia, real good line speed from Lojnacy.
01:18:22 Marcs thinks better of going down the blind side and this way they come to Tela.
01:18:28 Marta, well wrapped up by Shadikardze.
01:18:32 - Has to be careful when Portugal go wide, because Georgia are getting on the ball, they're not quite stolen it yet, but...
01:18:38 Portugal are trying to go down that wide channel.
01:18:41 Here we go.
01:18:45 And now they spread it wide. This is the champagne rugby that has seen them edge ahead in this match.
01:18:51 Martins.
01:18:53 - Use it!
01:18:55 Gives it to Sunweli, frees the ball.
01:18:57 - OK, take the roll!
01:19:00 Twelve phases.
01:19:02 We've not seen so many all afternoon long. The cross-field kick is on, Marta is in pursuit, it's well gathered.
01:19:09 Tabatsaze, essential intervention.
01:19:12 - That called.
01:19:13 - Georgia line is getting quite narrow.
01:19:18 Portugal hit the wide channels.
01:19:20 That's where the cross-field kick has been across.
01:19:24 There seems to be quite a lot of space and Portugal are doing a pretty good job at recognising where the space is.
01:19:30 Gorgadze was out on the wide channel there.
01:19:32 Down the right-hand side.
01:19:35 It's just a bit too much.
01:19:41 - Guys, back in ten minutes.
01:19:42 - A couple of Portuguese players.
01:19:44 - And it's a penalty.
01:19:45 - Been excellent in the second half.
01:19:46 - It's a penalty, so don't charge points.
01:19:47 - Madera's been good, Martins has been really good.
01:19:49 - OK, go!
01:19:51 - Great take in the air there from Marta.
01:19:52 These are the moments that you need to nail in these big games, because it is a big game.
01:19:57 Teams might not be able to qualify, but it's a World Cup game against your biggest rival.
01:20:03 - What a shot window for these individuals too.
01:20:10 How many of them might we see popping up across professional leagues over the next few seasons?
01:20:15 Lobzhanidze.
01:20:28 Manages to pick out a Portuguese flyer.
01:20:35 Sushigaj.
01:20:39 - Got to his feet.
01:20:40 OK, Hughes now.
01:20:43 - The tables have really turned in this second half.
01:20:46 Georgia have had to make 60 tackles already, with only 23 minutes on the clock.
01:20:50 It's Messi from Sakaira.
01:20:52 - This is the area I was talking about with Portugal on the wide channels, just making sure they look after the ball.
01:20:57 When they come into these wide channels, they'll hit again, go back, then the other way.
01:21:01 And that's when they want to attack then, after that third phase.
01:21:04 And the Georgian line is short and narrow.
01:21:08 Portugal hoping to keep their width.
01:21:10 Martins.
01:21:16 Recognizable scrum hat.
01:21:18 - Spice the bell with Sam again, let's go, man.
01:21:22 Couple of steals as well.
01:21:23 - Let's go.
01:21:26 - It's the only time he's been stationary all afternoon.
01:21:28 - Let's go, let's go.
01:21:30 - Good play.
01:21:32 - Let's go, water off.
01:21:34 Water off.
01:21:37 - Can't see that.
01:21:38 - Where's it going?
01:21:39 - Maestro Shvili, the head coach, has really sent the cavalry out in an attempt to revive their chances,
01:21:47 because of course, it's do or die this in Toulsie.
01:21:49 - It is.
01:21:50 And we might see less of an expansive game from Georgia now.
01:21:53 We might see a little bit more route one.
01:21:55 You find that when you come to the business end of the game, teams just tighten up a little bit.
01:22:05 Georgia chasing it, and Portugal have got the lead by five points.
01:22:09 Portugal don't really need to overplay, they just need to defend.
01:22:11 Actually, they've got numbers on feet.
01:22:13 Just try and get some parity at set piece time.
01:22:17 The line-up's been good for Portugal, but the scrum has been a bit of an issue.
01:22:21 - 16 extra, extra large jerseys combined.
01:22:30 - Really good scrum from Portugal.
01:22:32 - How about that?
01:22:35 - From Oslo, boss.
01:22:36 Samuel March absolutely loved it.
01:22:39 - We talk about moments in games, it's changing around.
01:22:42 You have the Josh Adams tackle against Fiji.
01:22:44 This could be the moment.
01:22:46 That is a huge scrum from Portugal.
01:22:47 - Five wide.
01:22:50 - What a penalty for it.
01:22:51 Now, you want to see Portela kick this ball deep into 22.
01:22:55 Look at March.
01:22:57 He's still got a massive job to play.
01:23:02 Any penalties now that Portugal are going to get,
01:23:04 you're going to need Samuel March to knock over.
01:23:07 You can see now, they're just taking their time a little bit.
01:23:16 Making sure the call is clear.
01:23:19 - On comes Demurta-Palazzo for Georgia,
01:23:28 as they empty their bench.
01:23:31 - 11.
01:23:32 - Oh, is there?
01:23:35 - Bailão.
01:23:36 Martin Bailão, who started against Wales, is on.
01:23:39 Can you imagine what an impact right away in the line-out here for Portugal?
01:23:44 He was their top recipient last week,
01:23:46 but it's over the tips of his fingers there.
01:23:48 Somehow, Appleton manages to pounce upon it.
01:23:52 Martin, hungry for a second World Cup trial,
01:23:57 he got Portugal's campaign up and running against Wales.
01:24:01 Oslobos, leading their great rivals.
01:24:05 So many records there to be shot at this afternoon
01:24:09 in the sun in Toulouse.
01:24:11 March now has options.
01:24:13 It's De Freitas that he picks out.
01:24:16 A little help from his mate, Vales.
01:24:20 And now Bailão.
01:24:22 He's been straining at the leash on the sideline.
01:24:25 Finally, he can play his part in what could be a big afternoon
01:24:28 for Portuguese rugby.
01:24:29 Marta, knocked on just about by Portela.
01:24:33 - Get a red flag, guys.
01:24:35 - Didn't need to go wide, I don't think.
01:24:39 Needed to keep it tight.
01:24:40 - Touch a red flag.
01:24:41 - Then you strike when there's an overlap.
01:24:45 You try and shorten the defences first.
01:24:47 There's no real space out there.
01:24:49 It's rushed.
01:24:51 - Can we keep going?
01:24:53 - A couple of times Portugal have been like that.
01:24:55 Just been a little bit too keen to try and nail it straight away
01:24:57 when you've got to be a little bit more composed.
01:24:59 Sometimes it's just picking and going, waiting for Georgia
01:25:03 to get offside, make a bad tackle, roll on, wait, take the points.
01:25:07 We talked all about Georgia in the first half
01:25:11 and how good they were.
01:25:12 The second half, it's been about Portugal,
01:25:16 right from the off.
01:25:20 I just wonder how the visits that Georgia had in the first half,
01:25:23 ten visits in that first half, in the Portugal half,
01:25:27 and only come away with 13 points,
01:25:29 and how much that's come back to bite them a little bit.
01:25:31 Only one visit so far in 28 minutes.
01:25:37 Second half.
01:25:40 - Get foot!
01:25:41 - Lin! Lin!
01:25:46 - No way.
01:25:48 - Lin, fight for it off.
01:25:53 - Spice and balance, Roy, we start to be out.
01:25:57 - It's Luka Makarov, clears their lines.
01:26:03 - It's a free kick, though, it's not a penalty.
01:26:05 They're getting the spacing right.
01:26:08 So again, Portugal have some possession.
01:26:11 They've just fluffed the line out,
01:26:14 five metres out or ten metres out,
01:26:16 but it went over the top and they're able to regather it just...
01:26:19 if they really want to stand a chance of winning.
01:26:23 These are the basics they've got to nail.
01:26:26 Look at the passion.
01:26:28 It's huge, it's exactly what you want to see in a World Cup.
01:26:31 It means so much to these players and these fans.
01:26:37 It's a fine first throw from Lionel Kamperg,
01:26:39 who's retiring after this competition.
01:26:41 Every intervention matters for him.
01:26:44 There's another fine one from Mata.
01:26:48 Sousa Ghege finds March in at first receiver this time,
01:26:52 the scrum of an Atherton out to Bettencourt,
01:26:54 space on the wing, Storti, he's a man on fire this afternoon.
01:26:58 Just about hauled into touch, the flag goes up.
01:27:02 - Unlucky Portugal, but brilliant play.
01:27:05 Not often do you see teams go wide, wide.
01:27:07 They normally hit back, try and shorten defences that way.
01:27:10 Although they just went for it.
01:27:12 Went for a Hail Mary.
01:27:14 And it so nearly came off.
01:27:16 Good spacing, balls in front, Storti hits it at pace.
01:27:20 The Georgian defence unable to get to him.
01:27:23 Slightly high, round his shoulder.
01:27:30 - Just waiting for the party to get off.
01:27:32 - Impressive all the same.
01:27:37 - Are you a receiver? Clearly out there.
01:27:42 Clearly out, thank you.
01:27:44 Time back on.
01:27:47 - Well, that's a tricksy looping line out to Gorgadze,
01:27:51 the recipient there.
01:27:52 Buys plenty of space for Matt Carver
01:27:56 to reach for the driver.
01:27:59 Get that up to almost the half.
01:28:01 Oh, just outside the 22.
01:28:03 - They've cleared their lines, they've done it well.
01:28:05 But again now, they've got to defend
01:28:08 against another Portuguese attack.
01:28:10 Don't imagine they'll do the same thing
01:28:13 if going wide, wide again.
01:28:14 They might try and mix it up a bit.
01:28:15 We haven't seen too many drives from Portugal,
01:28:17 but that's not their strength.
01:28:19 Their strength is getting to Susakic and Storti.
01:28:22 Let's give the ball to Storti.
01:28:26 - The man can do no wrong.
01:28:28 - Kemperg.
01:28:32 - And again, it's Appleton who finds himself
01:28:35 on a list of picking duties.
01:28:36 He's been so key in those little 50-50s.
01:28:38 - Yeah, he's cleared up a lot of loose ball.
01:28:40 Georgia here need to be so disciplined.
01:28:42 Don't want to give a penalty away,
01:28:43 want to make sure they're onside.
01:28:44 Not rolling the wrong side either.
01:28:48 - This time Portugal keep it tight.
01:28:51 Let the heavies do the work.
01:28:54 Mocs wonders about Sniper,
01:28:56 but instead finds another one.
01:28:58 One of those granitey, meaty forwards,
01:29:00 but it's a penalty to the Georgians.
01:29:02 - That's big.
01:29:04 That is big for Georgia.
01:29:05 If they're ill-disciplined,
01:29:07 they're going to give a penalty away.
01:29:08 That makes an eight-point game.
01:29:09 That's awesome.
01:29:16 Ruck work there.
01:29:17 Awesome breakdown work.
01:29:18 Not sure who it was.
01:29:23 Papidze.
01:29:24 Here we go.
01:29:29 - That's Gorgadze.
01:29:31 - Yeah.
01:29:32 - Awesome work from Gorgadze.
01:29:36 Really saved him there.
01:29:37 What it does,
01:29:38 the A's have to clear their lines
01:29:40 because for three or four line-outs,
01:29:41 Georgia have just been defending non-stop.
01:29:43 Now they've got the ball in Portugal's half.
01:29:47 Need to do something with it.
01:29:49 - 25% of possession in this second half.
01:29:54 Hardly anything to use,
01:29:57 but use it now they do.
01:29:58 Lobzhanidze finding Gorgadze.
01:30:01 And they reload again.
01:30:04 Patient play.
01:30:09 The captain, Sharafkadze,
01:30:12 thumping into De Fleitas.
01:30:17 And now Preseladze with a fend like a piston.
01:30:21 Still going, knocked on.
01:30:23 - He's devastated with himself as well.
01:30:26 Preseladze was a huge carry.
01:30:29 The offload wasn't as good.
01:30:32 - Okay, we've got to time off because he's down.
01:30:34 Time off.
01:30:36 Nine lights and we go.
01:30:38 Can you just let him know that he's being subbed,
01:30:39 please, Matthew?
01:30:40 - So eight for him.
01:30:45 - So eight thrilling minutes, no doubt, left in this one.
01:30:48 But just to remind you what is coming up today,
01:30:51 as if you've been foolish enough to make yourself
01:30:53 Saturday plans during a World Cup.
01:30:55 Up next, England take on Chile.
01:30:58 More playmakers than you could possibly dream of before.
01:31:02 It's a clash of the titans.
01:31:05 South Africa up against Ireland.
01:31:07 Two of rugby's biggest, meanest, greenest machines colliding.
01:31:12 It's like a World Cup final lap in one.
01:31:15 Both teams could meet again in the final.
01:31:17 Ireland, South Africa.
01:31:18 It's going to be nice weather.
01:31:20 Played well, marked.
01:31:23 Kicked well today.
01:31:25 But he's going off and could come down to kick in.
01:31:30 There's eight minutes left for Georgia.
01:31:32 Five points behind still, could go either way.
01:31:35 It's those moments, Preseladze,
01:31:38 just throwing that offload.
01:31:41 Didn't even look, just threw it.
01:31:42 It was a poor offload, didn't go to hand.
01:31:45 They've not had any territorial possession
01:31:48 for about ten minutes in Portugal's half.
01:31:50 They've just lost it.
01:31:52 Portugal now, don't be messing around with it too much.
01:31:58 We've seen them run the ball a lot
01:31:59 from their own 22 and out their own half.
01:32:02 This time you either kick from source if the scrum is good.
01:32:06 You use your line chase or two or three phases.
01:32:11 And then get rid of it.
01:32:12 No need to overplay at all.
01:32:13 The cry of "Come on, Lelos" from the Georgians.
01:32:24 And they drive Portugal right back off that ball.
01:32:27 But still clinging gamely to it at the base of that rock
01:32:30 is a white jersey.
01:32:32 There's the advantage.
01:32:38 Seven minutes remain and Portugal have a free hit.
01:32:41 Susa Ghege stabs it through.
01:32:43 But will come back.
01:32:45 Lukasz way in front of the kick there from Susa Ghege.
01:32:49 But it was penalty advantage.
01:32:51 Georgia's disciplined second half.
01:32:55 So much poorer.
01:32:58 A lot of that is down to the possession that Portugal had
01:33:02 and the pressure they put on them.
01:33:04 You are going to give penalties away
01:33:07 when you are under a lot of pressure.
01:33:08 Constantly going backwards in defence.
01:33:11 18 years since Portugal beat Georgia.
01:33:28 And they've never won at a Rugby World Cup.
01:33:33 If you're just joining us,
01:33:34 welcome to something that could be pretty historic.
01:33:37 Lionel Campagne plays his rugby for Bassin d'Archon in France.
01:33:47 Gets it away.
01:33:49 And now Bessincourt,
01:33:51 who's had a debut to remember on the World Cup stage.
01:33:54 Appleton.
01:33:56 Nice little interplay between himself and Portela.
01:33:58 And Mata driven on ceremoniously backwards there.
01:34:01 Portela's passing has been really good today.
01:34:03 Just puts that ball right out in front.
01:34:04 Such an inviting pass for players to run on to.
01:34:07 Took a half break for the try.
01:34:11 Storti as well.
01:34:12 It's Martins, the open side,
01:34:17 who finds himself on the kick chase.
01:34:19 Tabisatse, though, forced to dance infield
01:34:21 where he's dealt with well by the Portuguese defence.
01:34:24 Ceusvili bringing up the half century
01:34:27 in Lelos colours this afternoon.
01:34:29 Namakava.
01:34:32 Manages to find Bogacic-Ceusvili in support.
01:34:35 That ball could have gone.
01:34:37 You can see all the Georgian players out there.
01:34:39 They might have another chance now.
01:34:41 Just recognising where the space is
01:34:42 and being able to get the ball there through communication
01:34:44 and realigning.
01:34:45 There could be some tired bodies out there.
01:34:49 Lobzhenitsa.
01:34:53 He played in the World Cup for the first time
01:34:56 at just 18 years old.
01:34:57 So he's been around the block a few times.
01:34:59 Despite only being a youngster.
01:35:01 Ceusvili at the other end of the scale
01:35:03 made his World Cup debut at 32
01:35:05 against the Wallabies.
01:35:07 All right, Georgia.
01:35:09 What have you got?
01:35:10 Five minutes to save your 2023 World Cup.
01:35:13 One big carry to get Portugal on the back foot.
01:35:16 When you get one big carry,
01:35:17 you're back footed and you can't set your defence.
01:35:19 And the space will open up.
01:35:21 This could be it.
01:35:22 Veseladze offloads
01:35:25 to find Tapalards.
01:35:27 Last minute step here.
01:35:29 Six foot four of him.
01:35:30 He's a big back.
01:35:31 And now Papidze.
01:35:34 Slowly working their way towards the Portuguese 22.
01:35:38 Niniasvili delays that pass delicately.
01:35:41 And now it's with Gorgadze.
01:35:42 Nothing delicate about that.
01:35:44 Zalagonia.
01:35:48 Carver darts back in against the grey.
01:35:54 Mazey footwork.
01:35:57 No!
01:35:59 He lost the first one.
01:36:00 15 phases.
01:36:02 Georgia finding a patience
01:36:06 that he didn't have earlier on in this fixture.
01:36:08 They need it now.
01:36:09 Accuracy.
01:36:10 Is that a premium?
01:36:12 Blindside looks like it's open.
01:36:14 It's whether Georgia or not can realign.
01:36:16 We'll see that in a moment.
01:36:17 They're going the same way.
01:36:18 Holding here.
01:36:20 Last feet.
01:36:21 Use.
01:36:22 You can see Tordado just dropping back
01:36:26 to where the space is.
01:36:28 It's whether or not Georgia can now get the ball there.
01:36:30 No!
01:36:31 They're tired.
01:36:32 I mean,
01:36:33 that's the worst thing you can do.
01:36:35 The ball is out.
01:36:36 Lukasz.
01:36:40 The ball was not beyond the line of sport.
01:36:44 Simple, that is.
01:36:45 Still on the right offside.
01:36:46 The ball comes out behind the back foot.
01:36:47 Yeah, he can go for it.
01:36:48 But even Paul Williams is saying no.
01:36:51 No.
01:36:52 Just about.
01:36:58 How many times have you seen this position?
01:37:00 You've had it once in the second half,
01:37:03 but four or five times in that first half.
01:37:05 OK.
01:37:11 Just watch Martins here with the goal cap.
01:37:14 Just shadowing where he thinks the ball is going to go.
01:37:17 Yes.
01:37:18 So Atleti can get up.
01:37:20 Absolutely critical line-out.
01:37:22 Xhalegonia has it.
01:37:23 And now it's at the base with Zantoradze and Portugal
01:37:28 throwing absolutely everything they have at defusing
01:37:33 this mighty marching pack of Georgians.
01:37:36 They're oh so close.
01:37:37 Rather, we need to have a look at that.
01:37:43 A lot of shouting.
01:37:48 This all depends on Paul Williams' chance to join Naval.
01:37:51 Whether he thinks it's a try or not.
01:37:53 Do I have to prove him right or prove him wrong?
01:37:57 I don't have anything clear.
01:37:59 So at this stage, at this stage, I've got nothing.
01:38:02 Yeah, Joy.
01:38:04 Yeah, I love you.
01:38:06 Yeah, we are going to come to you with a third question here, unfortunately.
01:38:09 We don't have a clear grounding.
01:38:11 I don't have it clearly held up.
01:38:13 We've just got bodies everywhere.
01:38:14 So we need to establish a restart, please.
01:38:17 Yeah, OK.
01:38:18 So, um, off your decisions, third question.
01:38:21 Establishing restart, establishing whether the ball has been grounded.
01:38:24 Stand by.
01:38:25 Yeah, thank you.
01:38:26 So it has to be clear evidence now.
01:38:27 We can see from the TMI that the ball has been scored.
01:38:30 If there's not, it'll be a dropout 22.
01:38:33 I don't think there was an infringement before.
01:38:35 OK, stand by for the first angle.
01:38:37 This is maybe what Georgia should have done in the first half.
01:38:42 All the bats piling in.
01:38:43 They didn't.
01:38:44 They kept them out.
01:38:45 Ooh, that's on the line.
01:38:47 OK.
01:38:50 Slowly.
01:38:52 We've a player in possession.
01:38:54 And has the ball on the goal line.
01:38:57 So the decision is try.
01:38:59 The ball is successfully being grounded.
01:39:01 Yeah, OK.
01:39:03 Thomas.
01:39:10 We do have clear footage of the ball being carried and put on the line.
01:39:13 So it is going to be a try.
01:39:15 And Georgia crank up the base into loose.
01:39:20 An enormous try with the conversion to come.
01:39:24 Finally came from Georgia, the driving line out.
01:39:27 But this position came from Lukasz going around the back to pick up the ball.
01:39:32 So much for the ball.
01:39:34 So much for the ball.
01:39:37 Going around the back to pick up the ball.
01:39:39 Substitute from Portugal gave a penalty away which allowed Georgia to get the ball five metres out.
01:39:45 Martins nearly gathers it.
01:39:49 But then all the bats come in.
01:39:51 Look at all those Portuguese players that aren't able to push in the ruck because it's just shifted.
01:39:57 How big is this kick now?
01:40:04 And here's Gerardze, the replacement hooker with his first score for Georgia.
01:40:07 And it could scarcely have been a more seismic one.
01:40:10 They drew in 2022.
01:40:13 But we know that this man, Matt Carver, can execute under pressure.
01:40:18 Remember what he did to Wales in Cardiff.
01:40:22 It's not going to go.
01:40:23 We remain locked up into loose.
01:40:25 Admirable attempt there.
01:40:27 So close for Matt Carver.
01:40:29 There have not been many opportunities for Georgia.
01:40:33 But it's a chance for Georgia to get the ball.
01:40:35 And it's a chance for Georgia to get the ball.
01:40:37 And it's a chance for Georgia to get the ball.
01:40:39 And it's a chance for Georgia to get the ball.
01:40:41 And it's a chance for Georgia to get the ball.
01:40:43 And it's a chance for Georgia to get the ball.
01:40:45 And it's a chance for Georgia to get the ball.
01:40:47 And it's a chance for Georgia to get the ball.
01:40:50 There have not been many opportunities for Georgia in the second half.
01:40:51 They all came in the first half.
01:40:53 But when it mattered, they took it.
01:40:55 30 seconds left.
01:40:57 This ball has to beat the challenge from Portugal.
01:41:01 There is no point kicking it deep.
01:41:03 They have to challenge this kick.
01:41:05 Try and win it back somehow.
01:41:07 The last draw we had in a Rugby World Cup was back in 2011.
01:41:13 Japan, Canada, 33 all in Napier.
01:41:18 15 seconds left to decide this one.
01:41:20 Portugal with a penalty.
01:41:25 That could be massive.
01:41:28 David Vališ.
01:41:30 I thought the kick had to beat the challenge to try and win the ball back.
01:41:34 But Nuno de Sousa gets just, puts it a little bit too long.
01:41:39 And there's Georgia take it.
01:41:42 With David Vališ straining on the ball.
01:41:48 That's Caligonia.
01:41:49 But look at that.
01:41:51 From David Vališ.
01:41:53 Biggest kick of his life, do you reckon?
01:42:04 Nuno de Sousa, 28 years old.
01:42:09 Hasn't kicked one either because Samuel Marks has been down.
01:42:16 Samuel Marks has been kicking all day.
01:42:17 He's gone off, made room for Lukáš.
01:42:20 He's over 80% though this year off the tee.
01:42:23 So he knows how to slot them.
01:42:25 But he will never, never have felt pressure like this.
01:42:31 For history.
01:42:34 It's agonisingly wide.
01:42:46 And the score remains 18 apiece.
01:42:50 And that will be that.
01:42:54 It's been absolutely thrilling in Toulouse.
01:43:00 On a knife edge between two great rivals.
01:43:08 Sousa Gedges with a kick to clinch the first ever win in Portugal's World Cup history.
01:43:15 It wasn't to be.
01:43:18 But the heroics from this side will have earned them even more fans than they scored up against the Welsh in Nice last week.
01:43:27 Georgia's campaign also lies in tatters.
01:43:31 So much significance.
01:43:33 But in the end, nothing to separate them.
01:43:37 What an all-Wrestler that finishes.
01:43:39 18 apiece in Toulouse.
01:43:42 (crowd murmuring)