NAGOYA, 21 Sep - Georgia have named a squad to take on Wales on Monday night that features 10 Rugby World Cup debutants and is without captain Merab Sharikadze, who is still recovering from injury.
The Pool D match takes place at City of Toyota Stadium and coach Milton Haig has opted for six World Cup newcomers in the starting line-up, including fly-half Tedo Abzhandadze, full-back Soso Matiashvili and winger Miriani Modebadze. The team will be led by loose-head prop Mikheil Nariashvili, pictured above, and includes talismanic giant Mamuka Gorgodze at No.7, who is featuring at his fourth World Cup.
Centre David Kacharava, also notching up four World Cup campaigns in Japan, is joined by second-row and three-time World Cup campaigner Giorgi Nemsadze to round out the team's most experienced players. The youngest player at RWC 2019, Vano Karkadze, was not named in the squad.
1. Mikheil Nariashvili (capt.)
2. Shalva Mamukashvili
3. Beka Gigashvili
4. Giorgi Nemsadze
5. Konstantine Mikautadze
6. Giorgi Tkhilaishvili
7. Mamuka Gorgodze
8. Beka Gorgadze
9. Vasil Lobzhanidze
10. Tedo Abzhandadze
11. Giorgi Kveseladze
12. Tamaz Mchedlidze
13. David Kacharava
14. Miriani Modebadze
15. Soso Matiashvili
16. Jaba Bregvadze
17. Guram Gogichashvili
18. Levan Chilachava
19. Shalva Sutiashvili
20. Beka Saginadze
21. Otari Giorgadze
22. Gela Aprasidze
23. Lasha Khmaladze
RNS yw/pp