Rugby World Cup
, Pool C - Sydney, 24 October 2003, 20:00 local, 10:00 GMT
Georgia
(6)
19 - 46
(24)
South Africa
(FT)
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Teams
Georgia
South Africa
Tries
Dadunashvili
Tries
Botha, Burger, Fourie, Hougaard, Rossouw 2, van Niekerk
Cons
Jimsheladze
Cons
Hougaard 4
Pens
Jimsheladze 3, Kvirikashvili
Pens
Hougaard
Team
15
FB
Irakli Machkhaneli
14
W
Gocha Khonelidze
13
C
Otar Eloshvili
12
C
Vasil Katsadze
(c)
11
W
Archil Kavtarahvili
10
FH
Paliko Jimsheladze
9
SH
Irakli Modebadze
1
P
Avto Kopaliani
2
H
Davit Dadunashvili
3
P
Aleko Margvelashvili
4
L
Sergo Gujaraidze
5
L
Victor Didebulidze
6
F
Davit Bolghashvili
7
F
Giorgi Tsiklauri
8
N8
Giorgi Chkhaidze
Replacements
16
H
Akvsenti Giorgadze
17
P
Soso Nikolaenko
18
N8
Ilia Zedginidze
19
Gregoire Yachvili
20
SH
Irakli Abuseridze
21
FH
Merab Kvirikashvili
22
FB
Beso Khamashuridze
Team
15
FB
Ricardo Loubscher
14
W
Stefan Terblanche
13
C
Jaque Fourie
12
C
Werner Greeff
11
W
Breyton Paulse
10
FH
Derick Hougaard
9
SH
Neil de Kock
1
P
Lawrence Sephaka
2
H
John Smit
(c)
3
P
Faan Rautenbach
4
L
Bakkies Botha
5
L
Selborne Boome
6
F
Hendro Scholtz
7
F
Danie Rossouw
8
N8
Joe van Niekerk
Replacements
16
H
Dale Santon
17
Christo Bezuidenhout
18
Victor Matfield
19
N8
Schalk Burger
20
Joost van der Westhuizen
21
Louis Koen
22
C
Jorrie Muller
Notes
Result
South Africa won by a margin of 27 points
Rugby World Cup points
South Africa 5 (1 try bonus), Georgia 0
Ground name
Sydney Football Stadium
(neutral venue)
Attendance
34308
Referee
SJ Dickinson
Georgia Test debuts
S Gujaraidze
,
G Tsiklauri
South Africa Test debuts
SWP Burger
Other scores
Rugby World Cup
New Zealand
91 - 7
Tonga
Brisbane