Wales have already qualified for the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, but a point here against Georgia will ensure top spot in Pool C and set up a last-eight match against the second-placed team from Pool D in Marseille next Saturday, regardless of the outcome of this weekend’s other pool match between Fiji and Portugal.
But it’s a win Wales want, if only to erase the memory of a first-ever test defeat to Georgia just 11 months ago, when they gave up a 12-3 half-time lead to lose 13-12, courtesy of a late penalty from Luka Matkava.
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Head coach Warren Gatland unveiled his matchday 23 on Monday. It included six changes to the starting XV from the comprehensive win over Australia – with Gareth Anscombe starting at flyhalf for the injured Dan Biggar, and co-captain Dewi Lake returning in the middle of the front row.
Opposite number Levan Maisashvili has made five personnel changes to his starting XV after their 17-12 loss against Fiji, with
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