Georgia bring back regulars

Georgia coach Claude Saurel has taken a calculated gamble ahead of Tuesday’s Pool C encounter with Uruguay at Aussie Stadium.

After watching what was regarded as his second choice XV give South Africa a tough workout on Friday, Saurel has opted to bring back seven of his established players for Georgia’s final World Cup outing, including skipper Gregoire Yachvili.

Flanker Gio Labadze is still out with an arm injury, while hooker David Dadunashvili retains his place after his try-scoring heroics against the Springboks.

Team: I Machkhaneli; M Urjukashvili, T Zibzibadze, I Giorgadze, A Kavtarashvili; P Jimsheladze, I Modebadze; G Shvelidze, D Dadunashvili, A Kopaliani, Z Mchedlishvili, S Gujaraidze, G Chkhaidze, G Yachvili (cpt), I Zedginidze.

Replacements: A Giorgadze, S Nikolaenko, G Tsiklauri, D Bolghashvili, M Kvirikashvili, V Katsadze, B Khamashuridze.