{"id":292322,"date":"2023-09-27T23:35:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T23:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=292322"},"modified":"2023-09-27T23:35:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T23:35:43","slug":"wales-insist-georgia-rematch-is-all-about-respect-not-revenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/rugby-union\/wales-insist-georgia-rematch-is-all-about-respect-not-revenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Wales insist Georgia rematch is all about respect not revenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Wales insist Georgia rematch is all about respect not revenge\u00a0after shock defeat last November as Warren Gatland&#8217;s men seek to clinch top spot\u00a0 \u00a0<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Welsh rugby hit an all-time low with the 13-12 defeat by Georgia in Cardiff<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wayne Pivac was sacked a month later and replaced by Warren Gatland<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gatland has guided Wales into the last eight of the World Cup in France<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wales have insisted they won\u2019t be out for revenge when they take on Georgia in their final World Cup Pool C clash having already become the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Last November, Welsh rugby hit an all-time low when the national side \u2013 then coached by Wayne Pivac \u2013 was beaten 13-12 by the Lelos in Cardiff. Pivac was sacked the following month.<\/p>\n<p>His replacement Warren Gatland promptly returned to the country\u2019s top job and, after a tough start, has guided Wales into the last eight of the World Cup in France.<\/p>\n<p>It means the team is in a very different place to the last time they faced Levan Maisashvili\u2019s men.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s about winning. We want to finish top of our group. It was only a few short months ago Georgia beat us. We\u2019ll be treating them with massive respect,\u2019 said Wales assistant Jonathan Humphreys.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/23\/75912229-0-image-a-34_1695852048249.jpg\" height=\"377\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Welsh rugby hit an all-time low with the 13-12 defeat by Georgia in Cardiff last November<\/p>\n<p>Forwards guru Humphreys was part of Pivac\u2019s coaching team when Wales were beaten by Georgia and stayed on in his role when Gatland came in.<\/p>\n<p>The former hooker added: \u2018There are no wrongs to right. They (Georgia) deserved it and were excellent on the day. It was difficult to watch at the end. This is a totally different thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s not about revenge or anything like that. It\u2019s about making sure we\u2019re at our best to win the game and top our group.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>After bonus-point wins over Fiji and Portugal, Wales sealed their quarter-final spot with a 40-6 hammering of Eddie Jones\u2019 Australia. Gatland gave his players three days off after the Wallaby win.<\/p>\n<p>They don\u2019t play Georgia until October 7, but know a fourth straight success will see them finish top of Pool C and set-up a more-than-winnable knock-out clash, most likely with Argentina.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/23\/75912395-0-image-a-46_1695852489072.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wales sealed their quarter-final spot at the World Cup with a 40-6 hammering of Australia<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We need to fully concentrate on Georgia,\u2019 said Humphreys, refuting any suggestion Wales have already turned their attentions to knock-out rugby.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We know we\u2019re in the quarter-finals but Georgia is a massive game for us. We want to keep momentum going and we don\u2019t want to fall off the standards we\u2019re setting.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Our focus after a couple of days off will turn directly to Georgia.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>An ambitious rugby nation with hopes of competing in the Six Nations, Georgia have been disappointed by their World Cup so far. They have lost to Australia and drew with Portugal to date.<\/p>\n<p>Before facing Wales, they face Fiji in Bordeaux on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>A Pacific Island win would knock Jones\u2019 Australia out of the World Cup, making his team the first Wallaby outfit never to make the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>For Wales, there is no such misery. Their turnaround from the Six Nations has been remarkable. Humphreys and his players were especially pleased with their forward display against Australia.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was probably up there with the most satisfying games I\u2019ve had,\u2019 said Wales lock Will Rowlands.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/23\/75912391-0-image-a-45_1695852413478.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Warren\u00a0Gatland has guided Wales into the last eight of the World Cup in France<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was so satisfying. We put pressure on them through a good scrum, good maul, and we got the points and went again. We\u2019re really pleased with how the three games have gone.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Now everyone is switched on and focused on doing a job on Georgia so we can top the pool and get into the quarter-finals.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Humphreys added: \u2018We\u2019d spent four-and-a-half months trying to improve and set standards. We talked afterwards about that\u2019s the standard we have to set.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When you get to the quarter-finals, everything is going to be tough.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12568629\/Wales-insist-Georgia-rematch-respect-not-revenge-shock-defeat-November-Warren-Gatlands-men-seek-clinch-spot.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wales insist Georgia rematch is all about respect not revenge\u00a0after shock defeat last November as Warren Gatland&#8217;s men seek to clinch top spot\u00a0 \u00a0 Welsh rugby hit an all-time low with the 13-12 defeat by Georgia in Cardiff Wayne Pivac was sacked a month later and replaced by Warren Gatland Gatland has guided Wales into&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292321,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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