Georgia

1 Guram Gogichashvili
2 Jaba Bregvadze (capt.)
3 Levan Chilachava
4 Lasha Lomidze
5 Konstantine Mikautadze
6 Shalva Sutiashvili
7 Beka Saginadze
8 Otari Giorgadze
9 Gela Aprasidze
10 Tedo Abzhandadze
11 Alexander Todua
12 Lasha Malaguradze
13 Giorgi Kveseladze
14 Zura Dzneladze
15 Lasha Khmaladze

16 Vano Karkadze
17 Beka Gigashvili
18 Giorgi Melikidze
19 Mamuka Gorgodze
20 Beka Gorgadze
21 Vasil Lobzhanidze
22 Merab Sharikadze
23 Soso Matiashvili

Uruguay

1 Mateo Sanguinetti
2 German Kessler
3 Juan Pedro Rombys
4 Ignacio Dotti
5 Manuel Leindekar
6 Juan Manuel Gaminara (capt.)
7 Santiago Civetta
8 Alejandro Nieto
9 Santiago Arata
10 Felipe Berchesi
11 Rodrigo Silva
12 Andres Vilaseca
13 Juan Manuel Cat
14 Nicolas Freitas
15 Gaston Mieres

16 Facundo Gattas
17 Juan Echeverria
18 Diego Arbelo
19 Diego Magno
20 Juan Diego Ormaechea
21 Manuel Ardao
22 Agustin Ormaechea
23 Leandro Leivas

Uruguay fly-half Felipe Berchesi (pictured) was one of only four professional players in Los Teros' World Cup squad at Rugby World Cup 2015.

In Kamiashi on Wednesday, he was Player of the Match after posting 15 points, a Teros record in a single RWC game, as his side stunned Fiji to win 30-27 in Pool D.

Berchesi's tally in Uruguay's third and most prestigious RWC victory leaves the record points-haul by a Uruguay player in a World Cup tournament - Diego Aguirre's 17, in 1999 - well within reach.

Los Teros' Argentinian coach Esteban Meneses makes only two changes to the XV who started against the Pacific Islanders for their match against Georgia on Sunday.

Juan Pedro Rombys replaces Diego Arbelo at tight-head prop, and, in the back row, Manuel Diana, one of the try scorers against Fiji, makes way for number eight Alejandro Nieto.

Ten players in the Uruguay RWC 2019 squad are attached to clubs in North America's new Major League Rugby, and Berchesi is one of three who play in France. 

Georgia starting their best 9. And it shows.

@Billy-Tell these boys are up for it. Love me some world cup this is great fun

@nzzp said in RWC: Georgia v Uruguay (Pool D):

@Billy-Tell these boys are up for it. Love me some world cup this is great fun

Games like these are great because they are somewhat even and an upset is possible. In saying that Georgia look comfortably better so far. It’s so annoying that Ireland and Scotland killed the world league: cowards

@Billy-Tell said in RWC: Georgia v Uruguay (Pool D):

@nzzp said in RWC: Georgia v Uruguay (Pool D):

@Billy-Tell these boys are up for it. Love me some world cup this is great fun

Games like these are great because they are somewhat even and an upset is possible. In saying that Georgia look comfortably better so far. It’s so annoying that Ireland and Scotland killed the world league: cowards

Fark, the world league would have been great fun. Meaningful games like this most years ... bring that shit on, grow rugby, give us supporters an excuse to get blasted on the couch yelling at the TV. Brilliant.

Oh, man, don't start reviewing everything that remotely looks like a shoulder charge, if it doesn't touch the head/neck. Rugby is a physical game, there's always going to be some hard contact. Ugghh

@Stargazer Yeah that was very soft.

@Stargazer disagree on that, you've already posted about Peyper messing up, that wasn't head/neck.

The one just now was stupid though, I reckon he had every right to tackle that guy. It's just like when you see guys get snotted as they're attempting to regain a ball they've fumbled.

I reckon Barnes is a lock for the final if England aren’t there. He’s been the best of the “senior” refs.

“Water break”

What is this? U10 rugby?

@Billy-Tell Mandatory in case a certain temparature is reached, I think. Player welfare. Preventing dehydration etc.

@Stargazer said in RWC: Georgia v Uruguay (Pool D):

@Billy-Tell Mandatory in case a certain temparature is reached, I think. Player welfare. Preventing dehydration etc.

That’s why there are reserves. Just thinks it kills the advantage for a fitter team.

Georgia should win this comfortably if they take them on up front. Fiji take note.

@Billy-Tell They can't replace every player though. I think it's common sense. Players sweat a lot in high temperatures. Dehydration in itself is bad for your health, but it also increases the risk of other injuries (it affects your coordination, for example).

@Billy-Tell said in RWC: Georgia v Uruguay (Pool D):

@Stargazer said in RWC: Georgia v Uruguay (Pool D):

@Billy-Tell Mandatory in case a certain temparature is reached, I think. Player welfare. Preventing dehydration etc.

That’s why there are reserves. Just thinks it kills the advantage for a fitter team.

Haha! Oh sure, the reserves are there for if you send players off to hospital unconscious or severely ill from dehydration or heatstroke.

@Bones said in RWC: Georgia v Uruguay (Pool D):

@Billy-Tell said in RWC: Georgia v Uruguay (Pool D):

@Stargazer said in RWC: Georgia v Uruguay (Pool D):

@Billy-Tell Mandatory in case a certain temparature is reached, I think. Player welfare. Preventing dehydration etc.

That’s why there are reserves. Just thinks it kills the advantage for a fitter team.

Haha! Oh sure, the reserves are there for if you send players off to hospital unconscious or severely ill from dehydration or heatstroke.

Ok be a dick.

@Billy-Tell said in RWC: Georgia v Uruguay (Pool D):

@Bones said in RWC: Georgia v Uruguay (Pool D):

@Billy-Tell said in RWC: Georgia v Uruguay (Pool D):

@Stargazer said in RWC: Georgia v Uruguay (Pool D):

@Billy-Tell Mandatory in case a certain temparature is reached, I think. Player welfare. Preventing dehydration etc.

That’s why there are reserves. Just thinks it kills the advantage for a fitter team.

Haha! Oh sure, the reserves are there for if you send players off to hospital unconscious or severely ill from dehydration or heatstroke.
Ok be a dick.

Yeah I'm the dick because an absolute common sense water break in very hot conditions should only be done in u10 rugby.

@Stargazer said in RWC: Georgia v Uruguay (Pool D):

@Billy-Tell They can't replace every player though. I think it's common sense. Players sweat a lot in high temperatures. Dehydration in itself is bad for your health, but it also increases the risk of other injuries (it affects your coordination, for example).

Don't be a dick, they should just get fitter.

This is a good contest so far.

Georgia's defence from set piece exposed again.

@Stargazer said in RWC: Georgia v Uruguay (Pool D):

@Billy-Tell They can't replace every player though. I think it's common sense. Players sweat a lot in high temperatures. Dehydration in itself is bad for your health, but it also increases the risk of other injuries (it affects your coordination, for example).

Yeah ok I accept your point.

Back to the rugby ...
... 12-7 Half time.

Nice try Los Teros.

Had a chance to make it 12-10 but muffed the penalty.

Pretty even from what I've seen. Comms suggesting the Adzes and Ashvilis had the better of the half though.

Agree with whoever said the Georgies should just take them on in the forwards. Massive size difference.

Georgia will run away with it now. The Uruguayans look knackered.

Interesting that these 2 teams both have genuinely good home-grown, fully pro, 9s and 10s.

Each team has 2 x 9s and 1 x10 playing in Top 14.

Often teams at this level have a tier 1 first-five.

I remember when Georgia only had a pack, then a pack plus a 9, the quality gradually getting out to the high numbers.

Edit. Actually Arata doesn't appear to be a Top 14 pro, but is keeping Top 14 pro Ormachaea on the bench.

Bugger. Red card, 3 minutes before full time. RWC over for the Uru reseve hooker.

Question is whether they have a third hooker in their squad.

Don't really have to do all that much to get a red card these days do you?

@mariner4life said in RWC: Georgia v Uruguay (Pool D):

Don't really have to do all that much to get a red card these days do you?

That seems harsh to me. There is accidental contact to the head in every game, are they all red cards now?

@Kirwan Yeah, this one seemed harsh to me, too.

FT: Georgia 33 - 7 Uruguay

Well-deserved win to Georgia, who were clearly the better team. But hats off to Uruguay, who tried until the final whistle, despite playing Fiji only 4 days ago.

@Stargazer said in RWC: Georgia v Uruguay (Pool D):

FT: Georgia 33 - 7 Uruguay

Well-deserved win to Georgia, who were clearly the better team. But hats off to Uruguay, who tried until the final whistle, despite playing Fiji only 4 days ago.

Good game, looked pretty hot out there.

Great, humble bloke, that Uruguayan captain.

@Stargazer said in RWC: Georgia v Uruguay (Pool D):

@Kirwan Yeah, this one seemed harsh to me, too.

Yeah definitely. Looked to me like bad timing and the other player had definitely dropped. Certainly wasn't intentional, yellow would have been fair but he put himself in position for the red I guess.

Georgia v Fiji should be a cracker

@Kirwan

Not sure how they define that eye area; where the boundaries are, but the tips of his fingers came close to the eye.

@Stargazer not an eye gouge though is it.

@Kirwan No. I don't think he made contact with the eyes, but you'd need different camera angles to be sure. (I changed the pic in my previous post by the way, to show the three different offences).