Canada men fall 59-14 to Georgia after solid start in World Rugby Nations Cup play
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TBILISI – Canada’s men had a solid start before surrendering 49 straight points in a 59-14 loss to Georgia in World Rugby Nations Cup action on Saturday.
Dachi Papunashvili opened the scoring with a try for Georgia in the third minute, but with no conversion, the hosts held a 5-0 lead.
Ben Lesage answered with a try seven minutes later with Takoda McMullin booting in the conversion for a 7-5 edge.
Akaki Tabutsadze got another try for 13th-ranked Georgia at the 20-minute mark before Izzak Kelly replied for Canada six minutes later, wth McMullin firing through another conversion for a 14-10 lead.
The Georgians took a 24-14 lead into halftime thanks to two more tries with a conversion for each before outscoring Canada 35-0 in the second half.
It’s the second loss in Nations Cup action for 22nd-ranked Canada, which was 1-1-1 in its three-game stretch in July. The Canadians next play Hong Kong on Nov. 14 and Romania on Nov. 20.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 7, 2026.