Team news - Georgia captain returns to lift Lelospublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 7 October 2023
Wales v Georgia (14:00 BST)
Captain Merab Sharikadze returns for Georgia's final World Cup pool game against Wales in Nantes.
Sharikadze missed the Fiji defeat through injury but the centre is back as one of five changes made by head coach Levan Maisashvili.
Guram Gogichashvili and Shalva Mamukashvili return to the front row and Nodar Cheishvili comes into the second row.
Full-back Lasha Khmaladze makes his first appearance at this World Cup.
There are 15 survivors in the matchday 23 from Georgia's 13-12 victory in Cardiff last year, including 11 in the starting side.
Fly-half Luka Matkava played just seven minutes off the bench in that game, but kicked the winning penalty from 45 metres.
Georgia: Khmaladze; Tabutsadze, Kveseladze, Sharikadze (capt), Niniashvili; Matkava, Lobzhanidze; Gogichashvili, Mamukashvili, Gigashvili, Cheishvili, Mikautadze, Gachechiladze, Saginadze, Jalagonia
Replacements: Karkadze, Abuladze, Aptsiauri, Chachanidze, Tsutskiridze, Aprasidze, Abzhandadze, Tapladze.