2020 Autumn Nations Cup – Ireland vs Georgia Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Ireland vs Georgia taking place? Sunday 29th November, 2020 – 14:00
Where is Ireland vs Georgia taking place? Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Where can I get tickets for Ireland vs Georgia? This match will be played without spectators
What channel is Ireland vs Georgia on? Channel 4
Where can I stream Ireland vs Georgia? This match can be streamed online via All 4
THE TEAM NEWS
IRELAND
Starting line-up: 15 Jacob Stockdale, 14 Hugo Keenan, 13 Chris Farrell, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Keith Earls, 10 Billy Burns, 9 Conor Murray, 8 CJ Stander, 7 Will Connors, 6 Tadhg Beirne, 5 James Ryan (c), 4 Iain Henderson, 3 Andrew Porter, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Finlay Bealham
Replacements: 16 Dave Heffernan, 17 Cian Healy, 18 John Ryan, 19 Quinn Roux, 20 Peter O’Mahony, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Shane Daly
GEORGIA
Starting line-up: 15 Soso Matiashvili, 14 Akaki Tabutsadze, 13 Giorgi Kveseladze, 12 Merab Sharikadze, 11 Tamaz Mchedlidze, 10 Tedo Abzhandadze, 9 Vasil Lobzhanidze, 8 Beka Gorgadze, 7 Tornike Jalagonia, 6 Beka Saghinadze, 5 Lasha Jaiani, 4 Nodar Tcheishvili, 3 Beka Gigashvili, 2 Shalva Mamukashvili, 1 Mikheil Nariashvili
Replacements: 16 Giorgi Chkoidze, 17 Lekso Kaulashvili, 18 Giorgi Melikidze, 19 Giorgi Javakhia, 20 Mikheil Gachechiladze, 21 Mikheil Alania, 22 Demur Tapladze, 23 Davit NiniashviliTHE PREDICTION
This will be a question of “by how much” rather than a result here as Ireland take on Georgia at home to finish off the group stage of the Autumn Nations Cup. With their fate in the second-placed play-off all but already decided, the Irish will be able to enjoy this match as an exhibition of their offensive prowess and wait in the small hope that Wales manage to pull the upset of the tournament by beating an impressive England. To that end, coach Andy Farrell will probably utilise his squad well throughout this match against a Georgia side who will likely play their last match here considering Fiji may not be able to field a team for the final round. Ireland may not score as many points as expected with a potentially rotating line-up but can still cover -30 to win in full comfort.
