Rugby: Australia survives Georgia and weather to win 27-8

Swirling winds, heavy rain and a stout Georgian defense made Australia's path to a third win at the Rugby World Cup in Japan a difficult one, but the Wallabies prevailed 27-8 to move into the quarterfinals on a positive note.Scoring four tries to one but largely failing to convert possession and field position into points in conditions perfectly suited to the all-powerful Georgia pack, the Australians can now turn their minds from Pool D to likely knockout phase foes England.With typhoon Hagibis bearing down on eastern Japan, the players were faced with very wet and wildly gusting condition…READ FULL ARTICLE