TheBreakdown
Full time28 March 1999
Georgia
28–27
Tonga
National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia · Men's Rugby World Cup Qualifying 1999Head-to-head

Georgia won by 1 point.

Scoring

  1. 8’TGeorgia try · Levan Tsabadze5–0
  2. 14’TTonga try · Dave Tiueti5–5
  3. 23’CGeorgia conversion · Malkhaz Urjukashvili7–5
  4. 23’TGeorgia try · Badri Khekhelashvili12–5
  5. 40’TTonga try · Siua Taumalolo12–10
  6. 47’CTonga conversion · Siua Taumalolo12–12
  7. 47’TTonga try · Siua Taumalolo12–17
  8. 59’TTonga try · Siua Taumalolo12–22
  9. 67’PGeorgia penalty · Malkhaz Urjukashvili15–22
  10. 69’TTonga try · Aleki Lutui15–27
  11. 73’TGeorgia try · Goderdzi Shvelidze20–27
  12. 77’TGeorgia try · Kakha Kobakhidze25–27
  13. 94’PGeorgia penalty · Kakha Kobakhidze28–27

Line-ups

Georgia

  1. 1Goderdzi ShvelidzeProp
  2. 2Akvsenti GiorgadzeHooker
  3. 3Levan TsabadzeProp
  4. 4Guia Rapava-RuskiniSecond row
  5. 5Sosso PartsikanashviliSecond row
  6. 6Vasil KatsadzeFlanker
  7. 7Gia LabadzeFlanker
  8. 8Zurab MtchedlishviliNumber 8
  9. 9Shavleg JanelidzeScrum-half
  10. 10Pavle JimsheladzeFly-half
  11. 11Badri KhekhelashviliWing
  12. 12Ilia MaisuradzeCentre
  13. 13Besik KhamashuridzeCentre
  14. 14Malkhaz UrjukashviliWing
  15. 15Vasil AbashidzeFull-back
  16. Irakli GuiorkhelidzeBench
  17. Soso NikolaenkoBench
  18. Kakha KobakhidzeBench
  19. Archil KavtarashviliBench
  20. Kakha MachitidzeBench
  21. Zaza LezhavaBench
  22. Sandro EssakiaBench

Tonga

  1. 1Damien PenisiniProp
  2. 2Maikolo KaiheaHooker
  3. 3Puku FaletauProp
  4. 4Benhur KivaluSecond row
  5. 5Falamani MafiSecond row
  6. 6Matt Te PouFlanker
  7. 7Jonny KoloiFlanker
  8. 8Va'a TolokeNumber 8
  9. 9Sililo MartensScrum-half
  10. 10Brian WoolleyFly-half
  11. 11Semi HalaWing
  12. 12'Elisi VunipolaCentre
  13. 13Fepikou TatafuCentre
  14. 14Dave TiuetiWing
  15. 15Siua TaumaloloFull-back
  16. Isileli FataniBench
  17. Manu VunipolaBench
  18. Kusitafu TongaBench
  19. Semisi Faka 'osi'folauBench
  20. Uiniati MoaBench
  21. David EdwardsBench
  22. Aleki LutuiBench

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Context

All-time, Georgia 6–2 Tonga in 8 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Georgia going in
Tonga 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.