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As it happened: Tonga 10 - 17 Georgia

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19 Sep 2015

Thanks for joining us here! Don't forget to tune in throughout the day for the rest of our Live Updates! We'll be covering every match ... 

19 Sep 2015

80' GEORGIA WIN! Georgia have beaten Tonga 17-10 in Saturday's opening World Cup match. 

19 Sep 2015

80'  Georgia win a scrum penalty inside their own 22 and that should be enough for them to win the game.

19 Sep 2015

80'  Tonga lose possession after their throw into the lineout wasn't straight! Criminal at this stage! 

19 Sep 2015

79'  Tonga penalty and they knock it into touch. LAST CHANCE!

19 Sep 2015

77' Lasha Malaguradze misses the penalty and Tonga are still alive! 

19 Sep 2015

76' Scrum penalty and now Georgia have a chance to go 10 points clear!

19 Sep 2015

73'  Conversion is good Kurt Morath adds the extra two and it's Tonga 10-17 Georgia. 

19 Sep 2015

73'  Georgia's Merab Kvirikashvili has been yellow carded for his role in the build-up to the try

19 Sep 2015

72' This time there is no dount! Fetu'u Vainikolo goes over in the left corner after a sustained Tonga attack. Tonga 8 - 17 Georgia. 

19 Sep 2015

71' TRY Tonga! 

19 Sep 2015

69'  Another penalty to Tonga, who set up the lineout once more. They're running out of time now. 

19 Sep 2015

67'  Georgia win the ball back after a knock on! Their defence has been amazing! 

19 Sep 2015

66' Tonga set up a lineout ...

19 Sep 2015

66' Georgia give away another penalty and have been warned that the next one will be a yellow card ...

19 Sep 2015

65'  NO TRY! Siale Piutau didn't have control over the ball. We'll come back for a Tonga penalty where they set up ANOTHER lineout.  

19 Sep 2015

65'  We've gone upstairs again to check Siale Piutau's grounding.

19 Sep 2015

65'  TRY TO TONGA!

19 Sep 2015

64' Another Tongan lineout 5m out from Georgia's tryline. 

19 Sep 2015

64' 21 phases of Tonga attacking inside the Georgian 22 sees them win another penalty. This defence is ferocious! 

19 Sep 2015

61'  Tonga set up the lineout ... 

19 Sep 2015

61' Penalty to Tonga 22m out. Surely they have to go for the try. 

19 Sep 2015

60'  Georgia turn the ball over and knock Tonga right back towards their own try line.

19 Sep 2015

58' Merab Kvirikashvili adds the extra two from the left touchline and Georgia now look good for the win with a 17-3 lead. 

19 Sep 2015

57' TRY! Georgian flank Giorgi Tkhilaishvili dives over in the corner to round off a breathtaking Georgian counter attack! It's Tonga 3 - 15 Georgia. 

19 Sep 2015

57' TRY GEORGIA

19 Sep 2015

56'  The Georgian defence continues to be the difference here.

19 Sep 2015

53'  Tonga have turned to their bench now as they look to find a way back into this game.

19 Sep 2015

52'  Another penalty to Georgia and this time they find touch inside the Tonga 22m area. 

19 Sep 2015

51' Merab Kvirikashvili misses the penalty and it stays Tonga 3 - 10 Georgia. How costly will that prove?    

19 Sep 2015

50'  Penalty to Georgia after a maul 40-odd metres out and they can extend their lead here. 

19 Sep 2015

46'  Tonga turn the ball over but then knock it on looking to counter! Scrum to Georgia 22m out. 

19 Sep 2015

45' Georgia now have a lineout on the Tongan 22m line

19 Sep 2015

44'  Georgia turn the ball over and now have a srcum about 30 metres out. 

19 Sep 2015

43'  Kurt Morath misses touch with a penalty and Tonga lose massive distance

19 Sep 2015

It's Tonga 3 - 10 Georgia as Georgia kick off the second half ...

19 Sep 2015

It's been a scrappy, physical battle so far and if it carries on that way in the second half Georgia will be a happy bunch. Tonga have shown none of the flair we expected from them. 

19 Sep 2015

HT: Georgia win the scrum penalty and boot the ball into touch. At half-time it's Tonga 3 - 10 Georgia. Join us for the second half in a little bit! 

19 Sep 2015

40'  Viliami Ma'afu thought he had scored but the pass he received was deemed to have been forward. Tough call! 

19 Sep 2015

39'  TRY Tonga! wait ... Nigel Owens has called a forward pass! 

19 Sep 2015

38' Tonga win a scrum penalty! Kurt Morath denies the opportunity for points and sets up a lineout. 

19 Sep 2015

37'  Tonga bashing away through the phases but again the Georgia defence is solid enough. Scrum to Tonga about 15 metres out now. 
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