Rugby World Cup 2019 – Georgia vs Uruguay LIVE: Score, stream and latest updates from Pool D fixture
Follow all the live action from Kumagaya where the South Americans are hoping to trigger another World Cup upset after beating Fiji earlier this week
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow live updates from the Rugby World Cup as Uruguay and Georgia go head to head this morning in Kumagaya.
Fiji were stunned in Pool D on Wednesday when the South Americans achieved the greatest result in their rugby history with a 30-27 victory in Kamaishi.
Georgia, meanwhile, lost their opening game to Wales 43-14 on Monday, but they produced a dogged second-half performance in which they shared 28 points with Warren Gatland's side. Follow the live action below:
How can I live stream the match?
The game will be available to stream via the ITV Hub on your smartphone, desktop or tablet.
ITV will also be broadcasting the match on terrestrial TV.
What time is it?
Georgia vs Uruguay kicks off on Sunday 29 September at 2.15pm Japan Standard Time, which is 6.15am BST.
36 minutes
They are so adhesive, Uruguay. They've barely been in this game but they've kept themselves alive, and now they are playing with confidence and beginning to work through phases more effectively.
Georgia are offside in their own half.
37 minutes
There was a little bit of pushing after that penalty was awarded, and Wayne Barnes tells the Georgians to keep their hands down to prevent it escalating.
Felipe Berchesi will have a go at the sticks...
38 minutes
No dice. Underneath it, and it just fades wide of the right-hand post.
39 minutes
Gela Aprasidze claims a high ball nicely after dropping into the backfield, and the little scrum-half unfurls another brilliant box, which is magnificently claimed by a fast-moving Zura Dzveladze.
Toed beyond the defence by Tedo Abzhandadze, and Alexander Todua fancies his chances.
Superb defence by Nicolas Freitas! He's quick to turn and quick to get down on the grubber, and prevent Georgia profiting. Felipe Berchesi clears to his own 22-metre line, where Georgia will get one final chance.
40 minutes
The gong sounds as Georgia look to build with big forwards around the ruck.
But Otari Giorgadze ends a fine half with an error, the ball slipping from his hands like soap in the shower as he takes contact, and Wayne Barnes sends the players down the tunnel.
Georgia played just about perfectly for half-an-hour, grinding down the Uruguayan defence, taking territory when it was offered with Gela Aprasidze and Tedo Abzhandadze controlling well in the halves. Otari Giorgadze has been busy and powerful (40 run metres for the number eight in the half) and extended the lead to 12 from the back of the scrum, Alexander Todua the first to cross in the corner with a scrum penalty advantage coming.
But Uruguay have stuck in the contest with some solid defence, and produced a set-piece move of real quality, attacking the back of the Georgian defensive lineout - just as Wales had, and similarly devastatingly executed. Andres Vilaseca's try means the margin is just five, and Uruguay are right in this one.
Wayne Barnes has been a busy man. The referee has managed the game typically excellently, and his decision to instruct Juan Pedro Rombys how to solidify his defensive scrummaging rather than give him a swift yellow card was the right approach. Georgia still scored from the subsequent scrum, but Rombys' higher body position meant a more competitive scrum, and should aid the quality of the game henceforth.
Best referee in the world, for my money, and favourite for the final should England not be involved. Barnes moves on from refereeing after the tournament.
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