Rugby-Fiji dig deep to beat Georgia and close on last eight

Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Pool D - Fiji v Georgia - Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux, France - September 30, 2023 Fiji's Waisea Nayacalevu scores a try REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) -Waisea Nayacalevu and Vinaya Habosi scored second-half tries to steer Fiji to a gritty 17-12 victory over Georgia in World Cup Pool C on Saturday, taking the Pacific Islanders a step closer to the quarter-finals for the first time since 2007.

It was a poor game in Bordeaux between a Fijian side who made countless basic errors and a Georgian team who defended bravely but offered little in attack.