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.
RED CARD!
Shoulder-to-head contact, no real attempt to wrap, significant force, no mitigating factors - Wayne Barnes says it is a clear red!
Off Facundo Gattas trots. He can't really have any arguments, and Uruguay don't question the decision. They knew.
77 minutes
Georgia opt to scrum.
Uruguay will play the rest of the game with 14, and have to bring German Kessler back into the game to take over from Gattas at hooker.
78 minutes
The scrum goes down but there's nothing doing penalty-wise, and when Wayne Barnes instructs Georgia to use it the pass is forward. Uruguay will have the scrum feed.
80 minutes
Into the final few seconds. Uruguay play on, desperately hoping for a final flourish of sorts, but struggling to get any degree of go forward with their crab-like attacking movements, side-to-side with a great Georgian wall well organised ahead of them.
Better - Agustin Ormaechea darts from scrum-half to make a couple of yards.
81 minutes
Now the offloads come, each riskier than the last, and the fourth in quick succession falls into Georgian hands.
And fittingly it is Mamuka Gorgodze who has the duties of sending this one to a close. Booted emphatically out, and that's a bonus point victory for Georgia to get their tournament properly underway.
A very solid performance from Georgia, wearing Uruguay down and pulling away in the second half. A bonus point win puts them in pole position for third place in the group with a lively contest with Fiji to come on Thursday. That could be some fun.
Another very valiant showing from Uruguay, but it was always going to be tough to back up that shock win over the Fijians with a short turnaround between games. They fatigued in the second half and couldn't truly cope with the Lelos' power, particularly up front.
A few standouts for you, starting with Otari Giorgadze, who was effective at number eight, with 81 metres and four defenders beaten. There's a real chance Georgia start Giorgadze, Gorgodze and Gorgadze in the back row against Fiji - that'll be fun.
And then the young Georgian half-backs - Tedo Abzhandadze and Gela Aprasidze (below) were fantastic, particularly the latter, 42 accurate passes, nine brilliant box-kicks and plenty of threat around the fringes. They put their team in the right areas, and built to a strong and stable win.
Here is the final Georgian try. Not too often you see a hooker opt to try a deft little chip over the top, but it worked, to some extent, on this occasion. Jaba Bregvadze performed well in the middle of the front row, with a try of his own to mark a proud day as captain.
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