■By SAM JACKSON

9TH PLACE PLAY-OFF
Georgia........... 24 Italy.................. 13
GEORGIA beat Italy in difficult conditions for a second time at this year’s U20 Championship to claim ninth place. The Junior Lelos won the previous encounter 28-17 at a rain-sodden Danie Craven Stadium and conditions in Cape Town were not much easier.
This time, however, Italy’s pack achieved parity and, more than once, had the upper hand.
Georgia lived on scraps in the first half as Italy dominated both territory and possession, but only had two successful penalties from Mart...