Australia take control with a final flourish

By JAMES ORPIN

Australia...........35pts
Tries: Leahy 54, Ieli 59, Staniforth 68, 80, Mcleod 70 Conversions: Mclaughlin-Phillips 54, 60
Penalties: Mclaughlin-Phillips 18, 37

Georgia.............. 11pts
Tries: Suluashvili 11
Penalties: Tsirekidze 27, 48
AUSTRALIA won their opening game with a late second half flourish, as they beat Georgia by a comfortable margin.
Despite going down to 14 men for 20 minutes after just two penalties in the first half, Australia outscored Georgia by scoring five second half unanswered tries.
Head coach Toby Macpherson was delighted with how his...

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