Georgia 43 - 30 USA

Full time

08 Nov 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 2

Adjarabet Arena

Georgia secured a 43-30 victory over the USA in an exciting international friendly. The match began with Kvatadze scoring a try for Georgia, quickly followed by Carty's response for the USA. The USA surged ahead with tries from Besag and Fricker, showcasing their attacking prowess. Georgia responded with a flurry of tries from Kveseladze and Gorgadze, leveraging their home advantage. Abzhandadze's accurate kicking added to Georgia's score, while Carty kept the USA competitive with penalties and a drop goal. In the second half, Japaridze extended Georgia's lead with another try, before Aprasidze capped it off late in the game. Despite the USA's spirited performance, Georgia's strong offensive display proved decisive.

Weather

Temperature: 20.3°C (Feels like 21.0°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 9.9 km/h, gusting to 13.4 km/h Humidity: 77% Cloud Cover: 37%

Events

Kickoff
1'

Try

Irakli Kvatadze · Georgia

5 - 0
2'

Conversion

Tedo Abzhandadze · Georgia

7 - 0
7'

Try

Dominic Besag · USA

7 - 5
7'

Conversion

Luke Carty · USA

7 - 7
14'

Try

Toby Fricker · USA

7 - 12
15'

Conversion

Luke Carty · USA

7 - 14
17'

Try

Dominic Besag · USA

7 - 19
18'

Conversion

Luke Carty · USA

7 - 21
20'

Try

Giorgi Kveseladze · Georgia

12 - 21
21'

Conversion

Tedo Abzhandadze · Georgia

14 - 21
24'

Yellow Card

Mark O'Keeffe · USA
28'

Try

Beka Gorgadze · Georgia

19 - 21
32'

Try

Giorgi Kveseladze · Georgia

24 - 21
33'

Conversion

Tedo Abzhandadze · Georgia

26 - 21
34'

Yellow Card Complete

Mark O'Keeffe · USA
40'

Penalty

Luke Carty · USA

26 - 24
40'

Substitution

Tonga Kofe on for Pono Davis · USA
Halftime 26 - 24
Second Half
45'

Substitution

Payton Telea-Ilalio on for Ezekiel Lindenmuth · USA
50'

Drop Goal

Luke Carty · USA

26 - 27
50'

Substitution

Vano Karkadze on for Irakli Kvatadze · Georgia
50'

Substitution

Giorgi Tetrashvili on for Dato Abdushelishvili · Georgia
50'

Substitution

Luka Japaridze on for Beka Gigashvili · Georgia
50'

Substitution

Vili Helu on for Tevita Naqali · USA
50'

Substitution

Brandon Harvey on for Marno Redelinghuys · USA
53'

Substitution

Ilia Spanderashvili on for Luka Ivanishvili · Georgia
60'

Substitution

Mike Sosene-Feagai on for Kaleb Geiger · USA
64'

Try

Luka Japaridze · Georgia

31 - 27
65'

Conversion

Tedo Abzhandadze · Georgia

33 - 27
65'

Substitution

Gela Aprasidze on for Vasil Lobzhanidze · Georgia
65'

Substitution

Nafi Ma'afu on for Paddy Ryan · USA
68'

Substitution

Michael Baska on for Ruben de Haas · USA
70'

Substitution

Christian Poidevin on for Jason Damm · USA
70'

Substitution

Demur Epremidze on for Lado Chachanidze · Georgia
72'

Penalty

Tedo Abzhandadze · Georgia

36 - 27
72'

Substitution

Demur Tapladze on for Akaki Tabutsadze · Georgia
77'

Penalty

Luke Carty · USA

36 - 30
79'

Try

Gela Aprasidze · Georgia

41 - 30
81'

Conversion

Tedo Abzhandadze · Georgia

43 - 30
Fulltime 43 - 30

Player ratings

Georgia

15 Davit Niniashvili 9.4
14 Akaki Tabutsadze 6.0
13 Giorgi Kveseladze 7.8
12 Tornike Kakhoidze 7.8
11 Georges Shvelidze 6.2
10 Tedo Abzhandadze 7.4
9 Vasil Lobzhanidze 7.0
1 Dato Abdushelishvili 6.0
2 Irakli Kvatadze 7.8
3 Beka Gigashvili 6.9
4 Mikheil Babunashvili 6.3
5 Lado Chachanidze 6.7
6 Luka Ivanishvili 6.4
7 Beka Saginadze 8.0
8 Beka Gorgadze 8.3
16 Vano Karkadze 7.1
17 Giorgi Tetrashvili 6.0
18 Luka Japaridze 7.2
19 Demur Epremidze 6.4
20 Ilia Spanderashvili 6.5
21 Gela Aprasidze 7.0
22 Luka Matkava –
23 Demur Tapladze –

USA

15 Toby Fricker 8.3
14 Mark O'Keeffe 5.6
13 Dominic Besag 8.4
12 Tavite Lopeti 6.3
11 Rufus McLean 5.9
10 Luke Carty 7.1
9 Ruben de Haas 7.1
1 Ezekiel Lindenmuth 6.2
2 Kaleb Geiger 6.6
3 Pono Davis 5.7
4 Tevita Naqali 7.0
5 Jason Damm 6.9
6 Marno Redelinghuys 5.8
7 Paddy Ryan 6.5
8 Makeen Alikhan 5.8
16 Mike Sosene-Feagai 6.2
17 Payton Telea-Ilalio 5.4
18 Tonga Kofe 5.5
19 Brandon Harvey 6.0
20 Nafi Ma'afu 5.7
21 Vili Helu 6.0
22 Christian Poidevin 5.9
23 Michael Baska 5.9