(video: highlights from Georgia A's win over the Principality Premiership XV)
With no commentary, I thought it would be helpful if the names of the players and what was happening was written below.
Georgia A kick off, and the Principality Premiership spread it out wide and Lee Rees makes some metres, but a knock on sees Irakli Gegenava go down the touchline but is judged to have a foot in touch.
The Principality Premiership XV win a scrum against the head and Morgan Allen picks up and goes but knocks on in attempting to offload to his support for a try.
The Principality Premiership XV win a penalty as the scrum collapses and Steffan Jones gets the first points of the match. Principality Premiership XV 3-0 Georgia A
A poor clearing kick by
Richard Carter allows Georgia A to counter, and after momentum gained by Davit Chitidze, and then winger
Lekso Gugava goes through some poor defence by
Richard Carter and despite being tackled short of the line the support is there to clearout and full back
Geraint O'Driscoll cannot stop hooker
Shalva Mamukashvili from three metres out. Try for Georgia A.
Saba Nikolava converts.
Principality Premiership XV 3-7 Georgia A
The Principality Premiership XV get momentum after a good scrum and piercing scrum half break by
Justin James, lock
Davit Chitidze gives away the penalty for offside, and
Steffan Jones slots it.
Principality Premiership XV 6-7 Georgia A
After a great high box kick by
Justin James and a very good chase by flanker
James Davies, the Principality Premiership XV regain the ball and get momentum and Georgia A give away a penalty for not releasing the tackler.
Steffan Jones gets the penalty and retakes the lead.
Principality Premiership XV 9-7 Georgia A
The Principality Premiership XV continue to dominate the scrum and win another penalty which
Steffan Jones get from 35 metres out.
Principality Premiership XV 12-7 Georgia A
After refusing going for points from a penalty and going for the corner instead, Georgia A get some phases close to the Principality Premiership XV line and
Davit Chitidze goes over from short range to score.
Saba Nikolava gets the conversion from the touchline.
Principality Premiership XV 12-14 Georgia A
After a clearing box kick by
Giorgi Kacharava, Principality Premiership XV winger
Lee Rees gets a run with the ball and rounds the Georgia A defence but after a chip kick is taken out by two defenders, who were lucky not to receive cards and are just warned by the referee.
Steffan Jones gets the penalty.
Principality Premiership XV 15-14 Georgia A
Prop
Irakli Mirtskhulava perhaps frustrated with his own performance reacts angrily to some rucking of lock
Adam Powell and launches an almighty air punch at Powell right in front of the referee and is sin binned for 10 minutes.
The Principality Premiership XV take advantage of their numerical advantage and despite some stubborn defence by Georgia A, flanker
James Davies makes a half break and a good offload to put in
Matt Llewellyn to score.
Steffan Jones gets a hard conversion.
Principality Premiership XV 22-14 Georgia A
After a clearance kick by the Principality Premiership XV, number 8
Morgan Allen goes far too high on
David Chitidze who fends him off and offloads to number 8
Giorgi Tkesheliadze who goes on a rampage and ends up just a few metres out. Georgia A lose the ball with short five metre attacks and the Principality Premiership XV clear but
Lekso Gugava puts pressure right back on them, wriggling out of tackles. After a high tackle from
James Davies,
Giorgi Kacharava takes it quickly and runs through some sleepy defence to score.
Saba Nikolava converts.
Principality Premiership XV 22-21 Georgia A
After a clearance kick by Georgia A,
Morgan Allen drops a simple catch and the teams go in for half time.
The Principality Premiership XV kickoff and replacement hooker
Beka Mekokishvili makes some metres.
Winger
Lee Rees again rounds the defence but his pass is out of reach of his support and also judged to be forward.
A strong pick up by
Giorgi Tkesheliadze gets forward momentum and after some good interplay by
Mikheil Gachechiladze and
Beka Mekokishvili Georgia A are storming down the pitch but
Saba Nikolava drops the ball and the play ends.
Davit Chitidze rampages up the pitch after picking up from a ruck, but
Giorgi Jimsheladze fumbles the pass.
After yet another strong pick up by number 8
Giorgi Tkesheliadze who fends off the tackler and then offloads to
Giorgi Kacharava who gets round the defence to make 30 metres. With some quick ball
Davit Chitidze finds a hole in the defence and a weak tackle by
Haydn Pugh but his next pass is judged forward.
The Principality Premiership get a scrum penalty against the general run of play, and replacement
Jamie Davies gets it from 45 metres out.
Principality Premiership XV 25-21 Georgia A
The increased pressure by Georgia A doesn't stop though, and after a few metres gained by
Lekso Gugava,
Davit Chitidze yet again went rampaging up the pitch finding some defensive mismatches in the backs, quick ball saw
Irakli Chkhikvadze run down the wing and more quick ball saw
Lekso Gugava find a mismatch in defence sidestepping replacement prop
Will Taylor but the move ends up with
Zurab Dzneladze bundled out into touch.
After an overthrown lineout by replacement
Andrew Brown, Georgia A gather and simply pass down the line and
Irakli Chkhikvadze gets on the end of a switch move for a simple score.
Saba Nikolava converts.
Principality Premiership XV 25-28 Georgia A
The Georgia A replacement
Jaba Kikvidze outpaced his opposite number 8 to go round him and up the field, followed by another rumble by replacement prop
Levan Chilachava (who stabilised the Georgia A scrum when he came on) but the play petered out in the end.
Off the back of a scrum,
Jaba Kikvidze continued to make a good impact and rumbled over for the score.
Saba Nikolava misses the conversion.
Principality Premiership XV 25-33 Georgia A
The Principality Premiership XV score a late try through a quick tap and was finished by replacement
Sam Sole,
Jamie Davies gets a hard conversion.
Principality Premiership XV 32-33 Georgia A
But Georgia A just go straight back down field and get a penalty thanks to
Chris Davies stupidly tackling the scrum half,
Saba Nikolava gets the penalty and there is just one minute left.
Principality Premiership XV 32-36 Georgia A
The Principality Premiership XV's last chance goes as a maul is held and the referee blows the final whistle.
Principality Premiership XV: 15 Geraint O'Driscoll (Pontypool/Dragons),
14 Richard Carter (Aberavon),
13 Matthew Jacobs (Llandovery/Scarlets),
12 Scott Williams (Newport),
11 Lee Rees (Llandovery);
10 Steffan Jones (Cross Keys/Dragons),
9 Justin James (Llanelli);
1 Richard Cornock (Cross Keys),
2 Gerwyn Price (Cross Keys),
3 Marc Jones (Cross Keys);
4 Adam Powell (Llanelli/Scarlets),
5 Haydn Pugh (captain, Carmarthen Quins);
6 Matt Llewellyn (Bridgend), 7 James Davies (Carmarthen Quins),
8 Morgan Allen (Aberavon/Ospreys)
16 Andrew Brown (Newport),
17 Will Taylor (Aberavon/Ospreys),
18 Ryan Harford (Pontpridd/Cardiff Blues),
19 Sam Kiley (Swansea),
20 Chris Davies (Aberavon);
21 Jamie Davies (Aberavon),
22 Sam Soul (Llandovery),
23 Elliot Frewen (Newport)
Georgia "A": 15 Saba Nikolava (Armia),
14 Zurab Dzneladze (AIA),
13 Irakli Chkhikvadze (Armia),
12 Giorgi Jimsheladze (Armia),
11 Lekso Gugava (captain, Lelo);
10 Irakli Gegenava (Lelo),
9 Giorgi Kacharava (Lelo);
1 Irakli Mirtskhulava (Tarbes),
2 Shalva Mamukashvili (Armia),
3 Giorgi Menabdishvili (Grenoble),
4 Mikheil Gachechiladze (Academy),
5 Davit Chitidze (Armia),
6 Beka Bitsadze (Armia), 7 Givi Berishvili (Locomotive),
8 Giorgi Tkesheliadze (Hartpury College)
Replacements: 16 Beka Mekokishvili (Armia),
17 Levan Chilachava (Toulon),
18 Jaba Kikvidze (Armia),
19 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili (Armia);
20 Sandro Nijaradze (Hartpury College),
21 Giga Gagoshvili (Armia),
22 Beka Urjukashvili (Figeac)
