Georgia climbed above Tonga in the race for third place in Pool C but only after an heroic - if not always legal - rearguard action by Namibia, who broke their Rugby World Cup points duck at Sandy Park on Wednesday night. <br /> <br />Barely credibly, the Africans survived the loss of their captain, Jacques Burger, to a concussion injury after 10 minutes, as well as two late yellow cards yet still managed to lead 6-0 at half-time. <br /> <br />The ferocity of the Namibians’ defence was matched only by the profligacy of the Georgians’ error-strewn handling as two first-half touchdowns were ruled out, for a knock-on and a forward pass. <br /> <br />Logic suggested it couldn’t last and eventually Georgia’s man-mountain of a captain, Mamuka Gorgodze (pictured above), powered over for a try in the 50th minute. <br />THIRD YELLOW CARD <br /> <br />Merab Kvirikashvili converted but only after number eight Renaldo Bothma became the third Namibian to be shown a yellow card, this time for a high tackle in the build-up to the try. <br /> <br />Flagging visibly, Namibia could not halt the tide and, five minutes later, a Georgian lineout led to fly-half Lasha Malaguradze bursting over for a second try and a 14-6 lead.
