Lelos has nothing to do after 40 minutes of great defense.
Nations Summer Series: Georgia holds on for a while, then Scotland picks up pace – Highlights
Georgia had a great first half at Murrayfield, put Scotland in a tight spot and ended the first half 6-0 thanks to two free kicks from Maktava. However, in the second half, the hosts scored 5 attempts and easily won with a score of 33-6.
After an uneventful first half, Finn Russell unleashed his will in the second half, with his superb crossback shot in response to Van der Merwe’s attempt culminating in an overtaking corner conversion. Scotland took over and scored again with Darge after a 10-phase game set up by the strikers.
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Step by step, Townsend’s team wore down the Georgians and scored Dempsey again. The same number 8, who also propitiated the fourth try with a stunning break, stopped one centimeter from the goal line. However, the other grouping is enough and Kyle Stein arrives to smash the center post 28-6.
Van der Merwe’s personal double will also appear in the final as a photocopy of his first attempt. This time around, Healy sets the stage, using his arms instead of his feet to make a great long pass to an attacker who has only to crush the gates of the final match with a score of 33-6.
“Georgia put pressure on us in the first half and repelled many of our attacks,” Van der Merwe commented after the games.
Nations Summer Series: Highlights from Scotland and Georgia
Scotland: 15 Ollie Smith, 14 Kyle Stein, 13 Hugh Jones, 12 Sion Tuipulotu, 11 Doohan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ben White, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Rory Darge, 6 Jamie Ritchie (captain), 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Sam Skinner, 3 UP Nel, 2 Dave Cherry, 1 Jamie Bhatti.
Subs: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Javan Sebastian, 19 Scott Cummings, 20 Matt Fagerson, 21 George Horne, 22 Ben Healy, 23 Chris Harris.
Goals: Van der Merwe (2), Darge, Dempsey, Stein
Transformations: Russell (2), Healy (2)
Georgia: 15 David Niniashvili, 14 Akaki Tabutsadze, 13 Demur Tapadze, 12 Merab Sharikadze (Captain), 11 Mirian Modebadze, 10 Luka Matkava, 9 Vasil Lobzhanidze, 8 Tornike Jalagonia, 7 Mikhail Gachechiladze, 6 Luka Ivanishvili, 5 Konstantin Mikautadze, 4 sides Chachanidze, 3 Beka Gigashvili, 2 Shalva Mamukashvili, 1 Mikhail Nariashvili
Substitutes: 16 Tengiz Zamtaradze, 17 Guram Gogichashvili, 18 Guram Papidze, 19 Lasha Jaiani, 20 Sandro Mamamtavrishvili, 21 Gela Aprasidze, 22 Tedo Abjandadze, 23 Giorgi Kveseladze
Penalties: Maktava (2)
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