Overview
- The Junior Springboks beat Georgia 33-5 in Tbilisi on Thursday, securing a bonus point and moving to 10 points at the top of Pool A.
- Georgia opened the scoring through Luka Tabatadze but were reduced to 14 and then 13 players after multiple yellow cards, one of which was upgraded to a 20-minute red and left the hosts vulnerable.
- South Africa relied on set-piece control and a rolling maul to wear down Georgia, with captain and hooker Siphosethu Mnebelele scoring twice from maul drives and the pack dominating possession in key phases.
- Flyhalf Luan Giliomee contributed 11 points, including a second-half try and three conversions, and briefly left for a blood/HIA check before returning to the field.
- Coach Kevin Foote called the result a character test and warned the side must sharpen up as the win sets up a winner-takes-all pool decider with Wales that will determine who advances toward the semi-finals.