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Men's Rugby World Cup 2007 · Stade Chaban Delmas, Bordeaux · 15 September 2007Head-to-head
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Ireland won by 4 points.Half-time 7–3 · Tries 2–1 · IRE 1 yellow card

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1846563252Attacks1526Ball won4396164478613726502924938%Own 2231%Own half56%Opp half63%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
IRE1161
GEO7911
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
IRE2/20/00
GEO1/11/10
← Georgia attack · Ireland attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
18′IrelandTry, Rory Best, converted5–0
46′GeorgiaTry, Giorgi Shkinin, converted7–8
56′IrelandTry, Girvan Dempsey, converted12–10
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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05101520HT0′20′40′60′80′1 IRE card
18′Rory Best46′Giorgi Shkinin56′Girvan Dempsey
IRE

Team stats

GEO
47%Possession53%
46%Territory54%
74Carries96
454Metres gained401
11Defenders beaten1
108Passes87
9Offloads1
116Tackles made79
1Tackles missed11
62/66Rucks won99/101
12/13Lineouts won16/22
4/4Mauls won5/5
1Turnovers won5
7Penalties conceded4
Goal kicking
IRE conversions 2/2, penalties 0/0 · GEO conversions 1/1, penalties 1/1. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Marcus HoranProp
  2. 2Rory BestHooker
  3. 3John HayesProp
  4. 4Donncha O'CallaghanSecond row
  5. 5Paul O'ConnellSecond row
  6. 6Simon EasterbyFlanker
  7. 7David WallaceFlanker
  8. 8Denis LeamyNumber 8
  9. 9Peter StringerScrum-half
  10. 10Ronan O'GaraFly-half
  11. 11Denis HickieWing
  12. 12Gordon D'ArcyCentre
  13. 13Brian O'DriscollCentre
  14. 14Shane HorganWing
  15. 15Girvan DempseyFull-back
  16. 16Jerry FlanneryBench
  17. 17Simon BestBench
  18. 18Malcolm O'KellyBench
  19. 19Neil BestBench
  20. 20Isaac BossBench
  21. 21Paddy WallaceBench
  22. 22Geordan MurphyBench

Georgia

  1. 1Mamuka MagrakvelidzeProp
  2. 2Goderdzi ShvelidzeHooker
  3. 3Avtandil KopalianiProp
  4. 4Ilia ZedginidzeSecond row
  5. 5Mamuka GorgodzeSecond row
  6. 6Ilia MaisuradzeFlanker
  7. 7Rati UrushadzeFlanker
  8. 8Giorgi ChkhaidzeNumber 8
  9. 9Bidzina SamkharadzeScrum-half
  10. 10Merab KvirikashviliFly-half
  11. 11Giorgi ElizbarashviliWing
  12. 12Davit KacharavaCentre
  13. 13Malkhaz UrjukashviliCentre
  14. 14Giorgi ShkininWing
  15. 15Otar BarkalaiaFull-back
  16. 16Akvsenti GiorgadzeBench
  17. 17David KhinchagishviliBench
  18. 18Levan DatunashviliBench
  19. 19Zviad MaisuradzeBench
  20. 20Irakli AbuseridzeBench
  21. 21Irakli MachkhaneliBench
  22. 22Otar EloshviliBench

Match officials

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Context

All-time, Ireland 6–0 Georgia in 6 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Ireland going in
Georgia going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.