RUGBY MATTERS
A weekly look at the game’s other talking points
BRENDAN GALLAGHER

It was bittersweet bordering on intensely frustrating to listen to Georgia’s victorious captain Merab Sharikadze speak after his side’s historic win over Wales at the Principality Stadium.
Sharikadze did not mince his words: “It would be unfair if World Rugby tried to pretend this [win] didn’t happen. It says a lot, doesn’t it, that we have beaten two top tier sides this year. I hope World Rugby are watching us. I’m not arrogant, but I hope they don’t try to ignore what is happening. How can you when somethin...