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Men's Rugby World Cup 2015 · Millennium Stadium, Cardiff · 2 October 2015Head-to-head
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New Zealand won by 33 points.Half-time 22–10 · Tries 7–1

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12′25817225274772018Attacks68Ball won13458261618891413411729321153%Own 2270%Own half67%Opp half80%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
NZL644
GEO11726
← Georgia attack · New Zealand 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.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
2′New ZealandTry, Waisake Naholo, converted5–0
5′GeorgiaTry, Beka Tsiklauri, converted7–5
8′New ZealandTry, Julian Savea, conversion missed12–7
17′New ZealandTry, Julian Savea, conversion missed17–10
22′New ZealandTry, Dane Coles, conversion missed22–10
52′New ZealandTry, Kieran Read, converted27–10
74′New ZealandTry, Julian Savea, converted34–10
77′New ZealandTry, Malakai Fekitoa, converted41–10
12′GeorgiaPenalty goal scored
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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013253850HT0′20′40′60′80′
2′Waisake Naholo5′Beka Tsiklauri8′Julian Savea17′Julian Savea22′Dane Coles52′Kieran Read74′Julian Savea77′Malakai Fekitoa
NZL

Team stats

GEO
60%Possession40%
68%Territory32%
131Carries59
732Metres gained96
12Clean breaks2
26Defenders beaten4
209Passes49
9Offloads4
64Tackles made117
4Tackles missed26
73/75Rucks won37/42
13/14Lineouts won11/17
8/8Scrums won8/10
1/1Mauls won5/8
8Turnovers won14
9Penalties conceded12
28Kicks from hand38
310Kick metres419
Goal kicking
NZL conversions 4/7, 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.

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Wyatt CrockettProp
  2. 2Dane ColesHooker
  3. 3Charlie FaumuinaProp
  4. 4Brodie RetallickSecond row
  5. 5Samuel WhitelockSecond row
  6. 6Jerome KainoFlanker
  7. 7Richie McCawFlanker
  8. 8Kieran ReadNumber 8
  9. 9Aaron SmithScrum-half
  10. 10Daniel CarterFly-half
  11. 11Julian SaveaWing
  12. 12Sonny Bill WilliamsCentre
  13. 13Conrad SmithCentre
  14. 14Waisake NaholoWing
  15. 15Ben SmithFull-back
  16. 16Keven MealamuBench
  17. 17Tony WoodcockBench
  18. 18Owen FranksBench
  19. 19Victor VitoBench
  20. 20Sam CaneBench
  21. 21Tawera Kerr-BarlowBench
  22. 22TJ PerenaraBench
  23. 23Malakai FekitoaBench

Georgia

  1. 1Karlen AsieshviliProp
  2. 2Shalva MamukashviliHooker
  3. 3Levan ChilachavaProp
  4. 4Giorgi ChkhaidzeSecond row
  5. 5Levan DatunashviliSecond row
  6. 6Shalva SutiashviliFlanker
  7. 7Mamuka GorgodzeFlanker
  8. 8Lasha LomidzeNumber 8
  9. 9Giorgi BegadzeScrum-half
  10. 10Lasha MalaguradzeFly-half
  11. 11Alexander ToduaWing
  12. 12Tamaz MchedlidzeCentre
  13. 13Davit KacharavaCentre
  14. 14Giorgi AptsiauriWing
  15. 15Beka TsiklauriFull-back
  16. 16Simon MaisuradzeBench
  17. 17Mikheil NariashviliBench
  18. 18Anton PeikrishviliBench
  19. 19Konstantine MikautadzeBench
  20. 20Viktor KolelishviliBench
  21. 21Vasil LobzhanidzeBench
  22. 22Merab SharikadzeBench
  23. 23Murazi GiorgadzeBench

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Context

All-time, New Zealand 1–0 Georgia in 1 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

New Zealand going in
Georgia going in

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