Summary

  • Wales eventually run out comfortable winners against Georgia at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes

  • Bonus point win secures top spot in Pool C for Wales after four wins from four games

  • Gareth Anscombe injured in warm-up so Sam Costelow starts at fly-half for Wales

  • Tomas Francis scores the first try of the game after 16 minutes before Liam Williams adds second soon after

  • Merab Sharikadze shrugs off George North's tackle to score Georgia's first try of the game

  • Wales start second half with breakaway Louis Rees-Zammit try before losing all momentum

  • Vano Karkadze crosses to keep Georgia in touch before Davit Niniashvili reduces Wales' lead to five points

  • Second Rees-Zammit try seals try bonus point which ensures Wales finish top of Pool C before the wing scores hit hat-trick

  • George North gets his first try of the game in the final minute as Wales finish strongly in Nantes

  1. Postpublished at 31 mins

    Wales 17-0 Georgia

    Luka Matkava boots the ball up field. Liam Williams was convinced he had kept that in and is on his knee just staring at the touch judge.

  2. Postpublished at 30 mins

    Wales 17-0 Georgia

    James Hook
    Former Wales fly-half on BBC Radio Wales

    Sam Costelow has had a really assured start coming in at such short notice for Anscombe, he's kicked three from three, just the start you want.

  3. Postpublished at 29 mins

    Wales 17-0 Georgia

    Tommy Reffell comes up with another turnover... he's got a point to prove after missing the Portugal match at the last moment.

    Though it must be a little dispiriting to be playing in the same position as the captain.

  4. 'This is how you want the game to go'published at 29 mins

    Wales 17-0 Georgia

    Josh Navidi
    Former Wales and British and Irish Lions back row on Scrum V

    You can see the Georgian boys hands on knees, very tired and it's nice to see Wales controlling the game and going through the phases, keeping the ball which is massive.

    This is how you want the game to go just tick over the scoreboard like we have been in the past, especially in this World Cup campaign.

  5. Postpublished at 28 mins

    Wales 17-0 Georgia

    I wonder if Warren Gatland will be tempted to keep Sam Costelow on the for the full 80 - or a chance to get Dan Biggar back into match action for the last 20 with a quarter-final in mind.

  6. Penalty: Wales 17-0 Georgiapublished at 27 mins

    Sam Costelow

    Costelow is really settling into this game.

  7. Postpublished at 26 mins

    Wales 14-0 Georgia

    Caryl James
    Former Wales wing on BBC Radio Cymru

    Brilliant lineout from Wales, they are controlling the set-pieces completely.

    A brilliant pass from Sam Costelow, there are three Georgians in the way of the pass but he succeeds in finding Liam Williams who uses his footwork to score easily.

  8. Postpublished at 25 mins

    Wales 14-0 Georgia

    James Hook
    Former Wales fly-half on BBC Radio Wales

    A really good pass from Sam Costelow and a really good finish by Liam Williams.

  9. It feels 'very comfortable' for Walespublished at 25 mins

    Wales 14-0 Georgia

    Josh Navidi
    Former Wales and British and Irish Lions back row on Scrum V

    Wales will be very happy with that you can see a lot more control from the boys compared to the first five minutes, you can see we are settling in to the game very nicely and it feels very comfortable.

  10. try

    Converted try: Wales 14-0 Georgiapublished at 23 mins

    Liam Williams, con Sam Costelow

    Williams steps through but it was all about the pass from Sam Costelow. Delightful.

    Wales win the lineout, spread the ball wide before Costelow steps and delays his arching pass to Williams that took out the entire Georgian midfield.

    Williams has now scored 100 points for Wales.

    Liam Williams tryImage source, Getty Images
  11. Postpublished at 22 mins

    Wales 7-0 Georgia

    Rio Dyer is stopped on the narrow side and then Taulupe Faletau is dumped into touch. They need to be smarter than that.

  12. Mexican wavepublished at 21 mins

    Wales 7-0 Georgia

    Gareth Griffiths
    BBC Sport Wales at Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

    There is a really carnival atmosphere here in Nantes.

    The Mexican wave has started already!

  13. Postpublished at 20 mins

    Wales 7-0 Georgia

    That's a great chase by Rio Dyer who hounds full-back Lasha Khmaladze the second he catches the kick. Scrum Wales 20 yards out.

  14. Postpublished at 19 mins

    Wales 7-0 Georgia

    Wow. Georgia flanker Beka Saginadze was like a charging bull there - crashing through Sam Costelow, Gareth Thomas and Will Rowlands.

    That takes some doing!

  15. Postpublished at 18 mins

    Wales 7-0 Gerogia

    James Hook
    Former Wales fly-half on BBC Radio Wales

    Patient build up from Wales turning down an easy three points pretty much in front of the posts, they backed themselves, backed their drives and it was all about patience.

  16. Postpublished at 17 mins

    Wales 7-0 Georgia

    Caryl James
    Former Wales wing on BBC Radio Cymru

    Brilliant from Wales, the lineout looks great, the tempo is then high and they're carrying the ball strongly.

    Georgia fold around the corner and Wales come back to the blindside and Tomas Francis goes over. Very clinical from Wales.

  17. try

    Converted try: Wales 7-0 Georgiapublished at 16 mins

    Tomas Francis, con Sam Costelow

    Wales get the lineout drive, George North and Dewi Lake crash into midfield before Francis flops over for his first World Cup try in his 14th appearance.

    Costelow kicks his first World Cup points.

    That was clinical from Wales.

    Tomas Francis scores first try of gameImage source, Getty Images
  18. Wales need to 'convert territory to points'published at 15 mins

    Wales 0-0 Georgia

    James Hook
    Former Wales fly-half on BBC Radio Wales

    It's all Wales at the momentum they just want to tidy up a few things, Wales need to settle down they got all the possession, all the territory they just need to start converting this territory to points now.

  19. Close!published at 14 mins

    Wales 0-0 Georgia

    Ha, curse of the commentator.

    I just said there had been precious few openings and Tommy Reffell creates one straight away - charging down a kick and then getting the turn over but Rio Dyer and Sam Costelow are squeezed out in the corner. At last something to get excited about.

  20. Postpublished at 13 mins

    Wales 0-0 Georgia

    Sam Costelow shows a great pair of hands with that catch on the run and belts the ball up field. However there have been very few chances so far.