Match Day Programme RWC Edition: Australia v Georgia
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Fixture: Australia v Georgia
Venue: Stade de France, Saint Denis, Paris, France
Kickoff Time: 16:00 (GMT)
Referee: Luke Pearce
Head-to-head Played:
Played: 1
Australia Wins: 1
Georgia: 0
Draws: 0
Rugby World Cup Head-to-Head
Played: 1
Australia Wins: 1
Georgia: 0
Draws: 0
Points for:
Australia: 27
Georgia: 8
Biggest winning margin:
Australia: 19 (11.10.19)
Georgia: 0
Last Meeting: 11 October 2019 – Australia 27 – 8 Georgia. Japan.
World Cup Fixtures
Australia
- Fiji
- Italy
- Portugal
Georgia
- Portugal
- Fiji
- Wales
Referee: Luke Pearce
Debut as Referee: 2013
Tests as Referee: 35
RWC Games as Referee: 0
Pearce was included in the panel of referees for the Rugby World Cup in Japan.
Team News:
Australia: Australia have won just one of their last nine Test matches (L8) and have lost each of their last five in a row; however, the Wallabies have not lost six consecutive matches since October 2015 to August 2016, a run which began with defeat in the 2015 Rugby World Cup final (17-34 v New Zealand).
Georgia: Georgia have won 14 of their last 16 Test matches (L2) after going winless in their previous four (D2 L2), however, they lost their most recent fixture (6-33 v Scotland) and will be aiming to avoid back-to-back defeats for the first time since 2021 (v South Africa and France).
- Australia have won 23 of their last 25 pool stage matches in the Rugby World Cup (L2), however, both of their defeats during that period came against European opposition (v Ireland in 2011 and Wales in 2019) – the Wallabies have never lost a pool stage match in Europe though (W14).
- Georgia have won just one of their previous five opening round matches in the Rugby World Cup (L4), that victory coming against Tonga in 2015; Australia meanwhile have won their opening game in eight of their nine Rugby World Cup campaigns (L1), with their solitary defeat coming against South Africa in 1995.
