Summary

  • Georgia 5-34 Ireland (Result)

  • Debutant Tommy O'Brien scored twice in opening eight minutes to help Ireland into 14-0 lead

  • Tornike Jalagonia crossed for Georgia in last play of first half but Craig Casey responded in first minute after the restart

  • Nick Timoney crossed with 10 minutes remaining to round out tries

  • Ireland were without 16 players representing the British and Irish Lions as well as head coach Andy Farrell

Live Reporting

Andy Gray

  1. Here we go

    Georgia v Ireland (18:00 BST)

    Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in TbilisiInpho

    Hello, this is Tbilisi calling!

    Ireland's summer tour kicks off in Georgia as a youthful side look to pick up with Andy Farrell's side left off.

    With 16 players with the British and Irish Lions, as well as head coach Farrell and a number of his coaching team, it's an Ireland team with a difference.

    However, this game still matters and could play a role in world rankings by the time the draw for the World Cup is done at the end of the year.

    We'll have a live text from this one, so thanks for joining us.