Georgia overhaul backline as they look to fire against Fiji

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LYON, France : Georgia coach Levan Maisashvili has overhauled his backline after his side's disappointing World Cup draw against Portugal as the Lelos look to finally show what they are capable of against Fiji in their third Pool C match on Saturday.Regular captain Merab Sharikadze drops out of the matchd

LYON, France : Georgia coach Levan Maisashvili has overhauled his backline after his side's disappointing World Cup draw against Portugal as the Lelos look to finally show what they are capable of against Fiji in their third Pool C match on Saturday.

In the back row, Tornike Jalaghonia, who has not missed a tackle yet at the tournament, shifts from blindside flanker back to number eight with Mikheil Gachechiladze replacing him in the number six shirt in his first appearance of the tournament. The ambitious Georgians were hugely disappointed with their 35-15 opening loss to Australia, a feeling compounded when they raced to a 13-0 lead against Portugal last week only to have to settle for an 18-18 draw."We're hoping against Fiji we're going to produce a performance in which our DNA - being physically dominant and aggressive towards the opposition - we're going to see that for 80 minutes rather than just for 10 minutes here and there.

 

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