
A feature of the game had been Georgia’s inability to turn breaks into tries and they had nothing to show from 10 visits to Fiji’s 22. With time up, they had a final chance having just kicked a penalty with a break down the left but instead of keeping the ball in hand Gela Aprasidze kicked to the line and full-back Ilaisa Droasese gratefully kicked the ball dead under pressure from Luka Matkava.
Fiji’s players flopped to the ground in exhaustion. An expected stroll against a side that had failed to turn up against Australia and Portugal turned into a slog with the Georgians fighting for every scrap of possession and, led by outside-half Matkava who made 15 tackles, tackling with relish.
Fiji struggled to find a response. They trailed 9-0 at the interval having shown, like Georgia against Portugal the previous week, a discomfort when being expected to win rather than being tagged as underdogs. Having to make the running, they lacked shape and leadership and expectation quickly disintegrated into hope.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة October 01, 2023 من The Rugby Paper.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة October 01, 2023 من The Rugby Paper.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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