Georgia

As Georgia prepare to take on England on the opening weekend of the Autumn Nations Cup, attack coach Neil Doak spoke to TRU’s Joe Harvey.

England coach Eddie Jones has handed flanker Jack Willis his international debut in the Autumn Nations Cup opener against Georgia to be played at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.

Russia’s Kirill Yashenkov will challenge Octavian Morariu for Rugby Europe Presidency as Georgia carries the flag for smaller European rugby nations.

England will miss the services of Anthony Watson in the Autumn Nations Cup opener against Georgia following an ankle injury.

Duhan van der Merwe was pleased with the impact he made on his Scotland debut, but now the Edinburgh man is targeting the next step in the Six Nations.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend lavished praise on his side following their 48-7 win over Georgia at Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday.

Darcy Graham and Fraser Brown scored two tries apiece as Scotland warmed up for the upcoming Six Nations and Autumn Nations Cup with a 48-7 win over Georgia at Murrayfield Stadium on Friday.

South Africa-born Oli Kebble will make his Scotland debut in Friday's meeting with Georgia at Murrayfield and part of his journey to the international stage came at Dulwich College in London.

Georgia have confirmed the addition of former Ireland fly-half David Humphreys and ex-France international Sebastien Bruno to their coach panel ahead of the Autumn Nations Cup.

Welsh Rugby Union has confirmed that Parc y Scarlets in Llanelli will host the Wales' rescheduled Six Nations game against Scotland on 31st October.

The fixtures for the eight-team Autumn Nations Cup has been unveiled on Thursday with the tournament scheduled to be played between 13th November and 5th December.

World Champions South Africa will be seen in action for the first time since they won the showpiece event for the third time when they host Scotland and Georgia in July next year.

Australia were made to work hard by stern defence from Georgia as they completed a hard-working 27-8 win in their final game of the opening round at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa on Friday.

Australia have made two late changes to their matchday squad against Georgia with flanker Michael Hooper and lock Adam Coleman ruled out following fitness concerns.

Australia head coach Michael Cheika has named David Pocock as the captain for their upcoming World Cup game against Georgia to be played in Fukuroi on Friday.

Fiji registered their first win in the ongoing Rugby World Cup as they trounced Georgia with a 45-10 margin in their Pool D encounter at Hanazono Rugby Stadium on Thursday.

Georgia managed to open their account in the ongoing Rugby World Cup as they eased past Uruguay with a 33-7 victory at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium on Saturday.

Uruguay produced the first shock of the Rugby World Cup against Fiji.

Wales opened their World Cup campaign by scoring six tries as they beat Georgia 43-14 in Toyota.

Graham Rowntree insists Georgia are relishing the challenge of facing Tier One nations.