Rugby World Cup 2015: Argentina v Georgia

Summary

Aimee Lewis

Full-timepublished at 19:00
Argentina 54-9 Georgia
That's enough from us for today, the director is fading to black.
You've probably not heard, but England take on Wales in a match which has been described as the biggest Pool match in Rugby World Cup history. It'll be a quite affair, only about 80,000 fans with big expectations and even bigger hopes.
Join us for live coverage of that match from about 18:00 BST. But South Africa take on Samoa before England's rumble with Wales, while the day starts with Canada taking on Italy. Exciting stuff ahead. Until tomorrow...
Full-timepublished at 18:55
Argentina 54-9 Georgia
It's a good day to be an Argentine rugby fan. The Pumas have now won all four of their meetings with Georgia, including their three World Cup clashes, and this victory was their biggest against Georgia - and their fourth biggest against any team at a Rugby World Cup.
Image source, Getty Images

Full-timepublished at 18:51
Argentina 54-9 Georgia
Three tries in five second-half minutes were the undoing of the Georgians who, before the sin-binning of Mamuka Gorgodze, were in contention.
You can read the match report by clicking here.
Image source, Getty Images
Full-timepublished at 18:44
Argentina 54-9 Georgia
Viktor Kolelishvili will need to rest his bones this evening after making 14 tackles in that match, the most of any player.
Image source, Getty Images

Argentina 54-9 Georgiapublished at 18:41
Image source, BBC Sport
Seven tries from Argentina and it could have been more. The Pumas leap from fourth to second in the table and order has been restored in Pool C, with New Zealand top.
Full-timepublished at 18:38
Argentina 54-9 Georgia
Image source, BBC Sport

Full-timepublished at 18:37
Argentina 54-9 Georgia
Argentina were oozing confidence in the second half, running from deep a la the French side of the 80s.
Image source, Santiago Cordero
Argentina 54-9 Georgiapublished at 18:36
The players meet at the centre of the pitch, exchanging handshakes and pleasantries. Argentina's fans continue to sing at full voice, creating a din at Kingsholm.
The Pumas shaded possession and territory (54% and 56% respectively) but there was only one team in it once Mamuka Gorgodze was sent to the sin-bin in the second half.
Image source, Reuters

Argentina 54-9 Georgiapublished at 80 min
JP Doyle puts the Georgians out of their misery. The Lelos battled to the end, showed plenty of spirit, but many a team would struggle against the likes of Santiago Cordero and Juan Imhoff.
Argentina 54-9 Georgiapublished at 79 min
One minute remaining. Argentina fans stamping their feet, chanting and hollering...

Postpublished at 18:29 BST 25 September 2015
Santiago starspublished at 78 min
Argentina 54-9 Georgia
Santiago Cordero has been the star man for Argentina today. He leads their stats for metres, defenders beaten and clean breaks... He's also scored two tries.
Image source, BBC Sport

Try - Imhoffpublished at 75 min
Argentina 54-9 Georgia
Argentina oozing confidence. Juan Imhoff scoring his second try of the match, but Marcelo Bosch misses the conversion.
Image source, Reuters
Converted try - Cordero; Bosch conpublished at 72 min
Argentina 49-9 Georgia
Martin Landajo opts for the quick penalty and sets Santiago Cordero loose. Clinical from the winger, evading one tackle before cantering towards the tryline at full speed. And a super-duper touchline conversion from Marcelo Bosch.
Image source, Reuters

Converted try - Landajo; Bosch convpublished at 69 min
Argentina 42-9 Georgia
A fourth international try for Martin Landajo. Argentina's forwards setting it up nicely, replacement scrum-half Landajo opts to go it alone and he has the strength to dive over from 2m out. It's Marcelo Bosch who takes the conversion and he bisects the posts.
Image source, Reuters
Attempting to tackle the problempublished at 68 min
Argentina 35-9 Georgia
As a sign of Argentina's dominance, the top five tackle-makers in the game are all Georgian...
Image source, BBC Sport

Argentina 35-9 Georgiapublished at 68 min
Georgia with a put-in at the scrum.. their fans urging their men on through song... but JP Doyle spots that a Georgian back-rower has kicked the ball away in the turning scrum. An opportunity missed for the Georgians. They were underneath the posts. They could have gone either side had they secured possession.
Argentina 35-9 Georgiapublished at 65 min
Replacement Ramiro Herrera caught offside. Tiredness can't be blamed for that. A chance for Georgia to boot to touch and earn some free yards.
Forward the Lelos drive... Argentina offside once more... Georgia under the posts! But the ball was knocked on. Back to the earlier offside we go.

Argentina 35-9 Georgiapublished at 62 min
Mamuka Gorgodze is back on the field but, you sense, Georgia's chances of winning this match has long since whistled into the Gloucester wind. The underdogs penalised at the breakdown again - the eight penalty they've shipped - holding on in the tackle and that sets up the Argentines for a line-out in the Georgian half from which they can attack.
Argentina 35-9 Georgiapublished at 58 min
Argentina playing with freedom, they now have the confidence to attack from deep... Juan Imhoff attempts to outsprint his opposite number, but is dragged into touch by the scruff of his neck.